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Call for Presentations (Posted 2007/03/05)
Subject: FOSS4G 2007 Call for Presentations

We are pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for the FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) 2007 conference, being held September 24-27, in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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://www.foss4g2007.org

FOSS4G 2007 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://www.foss4g2007.org/presentations/

The deadline for presentation submissions is June 29, 2007. Submit early, submit often!

Call for Workshops Reminder (Posted 2007/02/25)
Subject: FOSS4G 2007 Call for Workshops reminder

The deadline for submission of workshop proposals for the FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference is fast approaching.

If you are considering submitting a workshop proposal, please make your submission before the end of February. All workshop submissions are welcome.

More information is available on the Call for Workshops page: http://www.foss4g2007.org/workshops/

When planning your workshop submission, it would be a good idea to check with others who might be thinking about submitting workshops on the same or similar topics. This could be done via discussion with project leads or via relevant discussion lists.

Feel free to submit more than one workshop proposal. Proposals could be for different topics, or variations of a proposal tailored to different audiences (e.g. beginner vs advanced). Multiple related proposals could be submitted for a series of workshops that build on each other, such as "Introduction to X", "X for Intermediate Users", "Advanced uses of X".

Any questions about the workshop submission process can be asked on the FOSS4G2007 mailing list or on the IRC channel. Conference Mailing List: http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2007 Conference IRC Channel: irc://us.freenode.net/foss4g2007

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Call for Workshops (Posted 2007/02/05)
Subject: FOSS4G 2007 Call for Workshops

The FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference is pleased to announce the Call for Workshops for the 2007 conference, being held September 24-27 in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

FOSS4G is the premier conference for the open source geospatial community, providing a place for developers, users, and people new to open source geospatial to get a full-immersion experience in both established and leading edge geospatial technologies.

This is your chance to showcase your favorite application, integration solution, or other topic. You will use your superior classroom skills to lead a group of attendees through your chosen topic in either a half-day or ninety minute lab or classroom format. Half-day workshops will be delivered on Monday, September 24 (the Workshops day), while the ninety minute workshops will run concurrently with the presentations during the remainder of the conference.

While we are open to workshops on a wide range of topics, we strongly encourage workshop submissions on the following topics:


 * Practical Introduction to ___________
 * Interoperability
 * NeoGeography and NovelGeography
 * Using a Software Stack
 * 3D Worlds

In the tradition of previous FOSS4G events, we expect that the majority of workshops will be "hands on", with participants seated in front of computers and able to follow along with the instructor, working directly with the software and applications under discussion.

Be prepared to spend considerable effort in creating your workshop. Past experience has shown that a high quality workshop requires about three days of preparation for each hour of presentation time. As part of this preparation you will be expected to develop material for attendees to take away with them, such as handouts, a 'workbook', CDROM, etc.

In recognition of this effort, workshop presenters will receive a reduction in the price of conference registration:


 * free registration for delivering a half-day workshop
 * half-price registration for delivering a 90-minute workshop

Because of limited space, you may want to consider submitting two versions of your topic, one for each length format.

Please visit the workshops page on our website to download the submission templates and instructions for sending them in:

http://www.foss4g2007.org/workshops.html

The deadline for workshop submissions is February 28, 2007. Submit early, submit often!

Initial Announcement (Posted 2007/01/10)
Subject: FOSS4G in Victoria, Canada, September 24-27, 2007

This fall, the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference will be presented by OSGeo in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from September 24th to 27th, at the Victoria Conference Centre.

http://www.foss4g2007.org/

FOSS4G gathers developers and users of open source geo-spatial software from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in the field of open source geo-spatial software. Focused on the practical "make it work, get it done" world of open source application development, this annual conference boasts a very high concentration of geo-spatial technical opinion leaders.

Attendance at this event has grown at over 50% a year since its inception in 2003, paralleling the rapid growth and adoption curve of open source geo-spatial tools in the marketplace, and over 500 attendees are expected in 2007. Sponsorship opportunies at FOSS4G are available, please see the prospectus at http://www.foss4g2007.org/sponsorship_exhibition.html


 * Call for workshops open : January 19
 * Call for workshops closed : February 28
 * Call for papers open : March 1
 * Registration open : April 2
 * Call for papers closed : June 29
 * Conference Dates : September 24 - 27

For up-to-date information, registration and/or to submit a contribution, please visit the conference website at

http://www.foss4g2007.org/

Take advantage of the opportunity FOSS4G2007 offers to network with fellow geospatial data professionals, renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. Hope to see you there!