[postgis-users] OSGIS 2004 and MUM2 - 4 days left for early bird registration

[Gerry Creager]

Perfect timing... I've a meeting in Oklahoma and one in Colorado that 
correspond to the MUM2 meeting dates.  And I really wanted to get to 
this one!

gerry

Daniel Morissette wrote:
> (Sorry for the cross-posting, but I think this may be of interest to 
> many of you.)
> 
> 
> For those of you who have not heard yet, the Ottawa MapServer Users 
> Group is very busy preparing for Open Source GIS (OSGIS) 2004 and 2nd 
> Annual MapServer User Meeting scheduled for June 9-11, 2004 at Carleton 
> University, Ottawa, Canada.
> 
> The early bird registration is available only until April 30th (that's 
> this Friday), so please register soon. Not only does this save you some 
> money, it also helps the committee plan for the numbers that we may 
> expect for the big event.
> 
> As you will see on the conference website (http://www.omsug.ca), some 
> new additions have now been included:
> 
> - Online Registration is now Available!
> 
> - We have a number of workshops and presenters committed -- take a look 
> at the conference program for details 
> (http://www.omsug.ca/osgis2004/program.html). This is tentative, but 
> should give you an idea of the kinds of presenters and topics that will 
> be covered.
> 
> - Our program is not full -- so we're looking to you to give us your 
> suggestions on presentations that you are interested in giving. See the 
> call for presentations for more details. We also want to hear from you 
> about the workshops we have lined up with any suggestions for others you 
> may be interested in.
> 
> - Thank you to our initial sponsors - Tydac, GIS Monitor and DM 
> Solutions Group. Anyone who is interested in sponsoring and/or 
> exhibiting, please contact us. There is also a bonus for early-bird 
> sponsors before April 30th.
> 
> 
> Some additional notes:
> 
> The Open Source GIS 2004 component of the Conference will be focussing 
> on the open source movement within the GIS community, exposure to the 
> many open source technologies in use and development in our community 
> such as OpenEV and Grass, and a stream focussed on management issues for 
> incorporating Open Source in your organization. I encourage all of you 
> to look into participating in this event and help us to get the word out 
> to those using these technologies. If you haven't seen a reference to 
> this in your area ... please pass the message along!
> 
> Also - the hotel rooms and conference rates are only guaranteed through 
> May 9th, so book your accommodations as soon as possible, as we cannot 
> provide any guarantees beyond this date. Tourist season in Ottawa starts 
> in May/June so booking a hotel late can be tricky.
> 
> 
> We are eager for any feedback or comments you may have so don't hesitate
> to contact the committee directly (info at omsug.ca) or provide feedback 
> through the conference website.
> 
> Only 2 months to go! Looking forward to seeing you all soon here in Ottawa!
> 
> 
> Daniel (on behalf of the Ottawa MapServer Users Group)

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