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FOSS4G 2009 will be held in Sydney, Australia which is built around one of the largest, most beautiful harbours in the world with miles of golden beaches stretching north and south of the city on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. It has a warm climate in October with average temperatures ranging from 15 - 22°C. Sydney and its surrounding areas provide a diverse range of visual excitement and vibrancy. Visitors to Sydney are spoiled with choice including national parks, famous beaches, the World Heritage Blue Mountains area and the picturesque Sydney Harbour. Sydney’s also offers a diverse range of cultural activities including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Ballet and the Sydney Theatre Company all performing at the well know Sydney Opera House.
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== Upcoming milestones ==
 
== Upcoming milestones ==

Revision as of 06:12, 12 July 2009

Translations at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_21_Translations

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FOSS4G abstracts announced

Sydney, Australia. 20 July 2009.

http://2009.foss4g.org

  • Community selection
  • 183 papers submitted, viaing for 97 slots, 85 slots for general track, + 12 slots for academic track.
  • 52 reviewers for the academic track, over 150 reviewers for the general track, with 47 pages to review.

Upcoming milestones

  • 31 Jul 2009, Early bird registration deadline
  • 14 Sep 2009, Completed program available on the wiki
  • 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
  • 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
  • 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint

Media Sponsors

For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/

or contact:

Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft

tel +61-2-8570-5050

c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m

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