[Aust-NZ] Re: [Foss4g2010] FOSS4G 2010 Call for Abstract

[Cameron Shorter]

So you saw FOSS4G in Australia. Want to see it in a more exotic location?

Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
>
> Subject: FOSS4G 2010 Call for Abstract
>
>
> We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstract for the FOSS4G (Free 
> and Open Source Software for Geospatial) 2010 conference, being held 
> September 6-9, in beautiful Barcelona, Spain.
>
> Held annually, FOSS4G is the premier conference for the open source 
> geospatial community, providing a full-immersion experience in 
> established and leading edge geospatial technologies for developers, 
> users, and people new to open source geospatial.
>
> http://2010.foss4g.org
>
> FOSS4G 2010 presentations are 25 minute talks, with 5 minute question 
> and answer sessions at the end. Presentations cover the use or 
> development of open source geospatial software. Anyone can can submit 
> a presentation proposal and take part in the conference as a presenter.
>
> Some topics of interest for this year are:
>
>     * Case Studies: Relate the experiences of you and your
>       organization using open source geospatial. Where do things work
>       well? Poorly? What problems did you solve, and at what cost?
>       What do you recommend for others? Why?
>     * Benchmarks: Comparisons between pieces of geospatial software.
>       How do features compare? Speed? Ease of use? What do you
>       recommend for others?
>     * Visualization: Tell about your tips and tricks for effective
>       visualization. How do you present information in a compelling
>       way? 3D? Cartographic tricks? Labelling and naming ideas? Graphs
>       and hybrid map/data combinations?
>     * Development: What are the new developments in your open source
>       geospatial software product? How does it work, how do people use
>       it, what are the technical issues you are running into?
>     * Hacks and Mashing: Have you put together something novel or cool
>       this year? What did you stick together, how did it work, show us
>       your gizmo!
>     * Collaboration: What techniques are you using to improve
>       collaboration between organizations and between individuals.
>       Public geodata, collaborative data collection, data sharing,
>       open standards, de facto standards, and more!
>
> If you have an open source geospatial story to tell, we want to hear it!
>
> For more information, see the FOSS4G site:
>
> http://2010.foss4g.org/presentations.php
>
> The deadline for abstract submissions is April 1, 2010. Submit early, 
> submit often!
>
>
>     Academic Track
>
> The FOSS4G 2010 academic track aims to bringing together researchers, 
> developers, users and practitioners carrying out research and 
> development in the geospatial and the free and open source fields and 
> willing to share original and recent research developments and 
> experiences.
>
> The academic track will act as an inventory of current research 
> topics, but the major goal is to promote cooperative research between 
> OSGeo developers and the academia. The academic track is the right 
> forum to highlight the most important research challenges and trends 
> in the domain, and let them became the basis for an informal OSGeo 
> research agenda. It will foster interdisciplinary discussions in all 
> aspects of the geospatial and free and open source domains. It will be 
> organized in a way to promote networking between the participants, to 
> initiate and favour discussions regarding cutting-edge technologies in 
> the field, to exchange research ideas and to promote international 
> collaboration.
>
>
>       Submission guidelines
>
> All submissions to the academic track must be original unpublished 
> work written in English. Papers should not exceed the 6000 words 
> limit. Formatting guidelines will be available soon. Submitted papers 
> will be thoroughly reviewed by three members of the international 
> scientific committee and refereed for their quality, originality and 
> relevance.
>
>
>       Submission deadline (full paper for the academic track) - May,
>       31th, 2010
>
>
>     upcoming milestones
>
>     * 15 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials opens
>     * 30 Jan 2010, Call for Workshops/Tutorials closes
>     * 1 Feb 2010, Call for Abstracts opens
>     * 16 Feb 2010, Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials
>     * 22 Feb 2010, Registration for workshop and tutorials opens
>     * 1 Apr 2010, Abstract submission deadline
>     * 1 May 2010, Presenters notified of acceptance for talks
>     * 15 Jun 2010, Author/Early registration deadline
>     * 15 Jul 2010 Full article submission deadline
>     * Aug 2010, Completed program available
>     * 6-7 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Workshops
>     * 7-9 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
>     * 10 Sep 2010, FOSS4G Code Sprint
>
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