FOSS4G 2011 Call for Presentations

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Format
FOSS4G presentations are either 25 minute talks, with a 5 minute question and answer session at the end or 5 minute lightning talks. See the program overview for more information on scheduling.

Presenters are expected to upload a digital copy of their presentation materials (slide shows, papers, etc) to the conference web site prior to the conference.

Quantity
The conference will run presentations in up to five concurrent tracks, and has room in the schedule for a maximum of 120 presentations.

Topics
Presentations should cover aspects of the use or development of open source geospatial software. Some topics of interest for this year are: 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? Comparisons between pieces of geospatial software. How do features compare? Speed? Ease of use? What do you recommend for others? 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? 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? Have you put together something novel or cool this year? What did you stick together, how did it work, show us your gizmo! 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!
 * Case Studies
 * Benchmarks
 * Visualization
 * Development
 * Hacks and Mashing
 * Collaboration

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 * Author/presenter name(s)
 * Presentation title (15 characters)
 * Topic category (case studies, benchmarks, visualization, development, hacks, collaboration)
 * Type (lightning talk, 30 min talk, etc)
 * Company name
 * Complete address, phone, email, website, twitter
 * Brief presenter biography (no more than a paragraph)
 * Abstract (300 words or less)
 * Permission for FOSS4G2011 to use/reuse/publish presentations slides
 * Location (Lat/Long)