FOSS4G2008 Communication

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Dear OSGEO project leaders!

I would be most grateful if you could forward the following message (redacted to the part 
between ---- 's below) on to your project mailing list(s).

Best regards

Tim Sutton (FOSS4G2008 Code Sprint, Lightning Talks & Demo session coordinator)

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Free and Open Source Geospatial Conference 2008 (FOSS4G2008)

FOSS4G2008 will be taking place this year in September / October in South Africa. FOSS4G is a 
an annual gathering place for Free and Open Source  projects with a geospatial leaning. The conference venue 
is the Cape Town International Conference Center (CTICC) in the Foreshore area of Cape Town - the beautiful 
'mother city' of South Africa.

Demo Sessions:
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We will be holding a demo theatre during tea breaks and lunch times. Demos are a great way to show off your 
work to decision makers, GIS professionals and fellow code crunchers. The demos will be restricted to 10 minutes
 each (including questions and setup time) so they need to be brief and to the point. If you would like to demo 
your project, something you have achieved with FOSS geospatial, or anything else relevant to a geospatial 
practitioner audience, you can register by following the instructions provided on the demo wiki page here:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_Demos

Lightning Talks:
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During the plenary session on Monday 29 July, there will be eight lightning talks of 5 minutes each. Time limits
 will be strictly adhered to and we are looking for the most entertaining, thought provoking and informative 
speeches possible. The speeches will be presented to the entire conference. If you are interested in making a 
lightning speech, or know of any good candidates to give such a speech, please visit the lightning talks wiki 
page to register your interest here:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_LightningTalks

Code Sprint:
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We will be holding an all day code sprint on Saturday 4 October - the day following the end of the main 
conference activities. Given that most FOSS projects are conducted as virtual collaborations over the internet,
 the code sprint is a rare opportunity for you to get together in person with other developers in your project.

The code sprint is also a great opportunity for those who are interested in getting involved in a project to go 
and meet the developers face to face and get some help in getting started with development. If you are not a 
developer, but interested in other aspects of project development, (documentation, creating demonstrator 
implementations of software etc.) the code sprint is an equally good opportunity to collaborate.

We will provide a venue, lunch and refreshments, internet connection and flip charts. If you have other special 
requirements let us know and we will see what we can do.

In order to provide the very best experience for you it would be helpful to get an idea of how many people are 
likely to attend. We have created a Wiki page at:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2008_CodeSprint

On this page you can create a section for your project and list the people planning to attend. The page also 
provides a space to help you organise your code sprint day by writing up the goals and preparation work 
needed for your sprint.

Contact Info:
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The code sprint, lightning talks & demo session organiser is Tim Sutton (tim@linfiniti.com) - 
if you have any questions or special requirements, please don't hesitate to ask. If you haven't 
already registered for the conference, we advise doing so as soon as possible to secure your 
place. Visit the conference registration page at:

http://conference.osgeo.org/index.php/foss4g/2008/schedConf/registration

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