FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 7 - Revision history

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	= FOSS4G 2009 Call for Abstracts =		= FOSS4G 2009 Call for Abstracts =
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		+	Sydney, Australia. 9 March 2009.

	The Organising Committee would like to welcome all interested participants to submit abstracts for presentations for the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G), being held in Sydney, Australia October 20-23. FOSS4G offers participants an opportunity to learn from and share your knowledge, experience and ideas with a group of like minded individuals representing a wide array of industries, governments, technologies and nationalities.		The Organising Committee would like to welcome all interested participants to submit abstracts for presentations for the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G), being held in Sydney, Australia October 20-23. FOSS4G offers participants an opportunity to learn from and share your knowledge, experience and ideas with a group of like minded individuals representing a wide array of industries, governments, technologies and nationalities.

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 '''FOSS4G Live DVD''': LiveDVDs, based on the Xubuntu operating system and including Geospatial Open Source Software, will be given to all delegates. Users can boot a Live DVD on their computer and trial the software without installing or effecting the existing system.  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc
-'''Installfest''': The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on their laptops, EEPC or any other system they care to bring in.  Community members will be around to assist with any troubles and provide help and insight into the software.  The install fest will take place after workshops on the first day.
+'''Installfest''': The Installfest will give delegates the opportunity to meet in a common area and install a wide variety of FOSS software on their laptops, EE PC or any other system they care to bring in.  Community members will be around to assist with any troubles and provide help and insight into the software.  The install fest will take place after workshops on the first day.
 '''Workshops and Tutorials''': Workshops and Tutorials allow presenters to lead attendees through applications, integration solutions, or other topics in an interactive environment.  Half-day workshops (3 hours) will be held in computer rooms on the first day.  Tutorials (90 minutes) will be held in standard presentation rooms, run concurrently with presentations during the third and fourth days.
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 '''Presentations''': The meat of the conference are it's presentations.  Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.
-'''Demo Theatre''': During lunch and coffee breaks the demonstration theatre will be open showcasing live software. These short demonstrations from sponsors, open source projects and the user community show what is possible with open source today.
+'''Demo Theatre''': During lunch and coffee breaks the demonstration theatre will be showcasing live software. These short demonstrations from sponsors, open source projects and the user community show what is possible with open source today.
 '''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.

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	= FOSS4G 2009 Call for Abstracts =		= FOSS4G 2009 Call for Abstracts =

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 In deference to the conference theme of “User Driven,” topics of particular interest are:
 * Case Studies: Share your experiences implementing and using open source geospatial.  What problems were you attempting to solve?  How successful were you and at what cost?  What can others learn from your experience?
-* Internal Advocacy: Have you had to sell the Open Source concept within your organisation?  How did you present the concept to management?  How did you present the cost/benefit scenarios and build the business case?  What hurdles did you encounter and how did you surmount them?
+* Business Case: Have you had to sell the Open Source concept within your organisation?  How did you present the concept to management?  How did you present the cost/benefit scenarios and build the business case?  What hurdles did you encounter and how did you surmount them?
 * Collaboration: Have you faced the trials of collaboration between organisations, remote offices or team members scattered to the far corners of the globe?  What steps have you taken to improve the efficiency of your collaboration: open or de facto standards, decentralised data collection, or the myriad of solutions that only you could describe?
 * Security: Securing you data while ensuring ease of access to those select few within your inner circle can be a daunting task.  Share you successes, and your failures, with others facing their own security issues.

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	'''Demo Theatre''': During lunch and coffee breaks the demonstration theatre will be open showcasing live software. These short demonstrations from sponsors, open source projects and the user community show what is possible with open source today.		'''Demo Theatre''': During lunch and coffee breaks the demonstration theatre will be open showcasing live software. These short demonstrations from sponsors, open source projects and the user community show what is possible with open source today.
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−	~~geospatial. These live software demonstrations are limited to 10 minuets in length.~~

	'''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.		'''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.

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	'''Presentations''': The meat of the conference are it's presentations. Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.		'''Presentations''': The meat of the conference are it's presentations. Drawing on a huge community of local, regional and international experts we will discuss some of the most current and poignant topics in the industry today.
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		+	'''Demo Theatre''': During lunch and coffee breaks the demonstration theatre will be open showcasing live software. These short demonstrations from sponsors, open source projects and the user community show what is possible with open source today.
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		+	geospatial. These live software demonstrations are limited to 10 minuets in length.

	'''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.		'''Birds of a Feather''': Rooms have been set aside for semi-organised meetings between like minded groups. Some prominant community initiatives started in prior FOSS4G Birds of a Feather sessions.

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 == Media Sponsors ==
-* [http://www.positionmag.com.au Position Magazine]
+* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au
-* [http://www.geoconnexion.com/ Geoconnexions Magazine]
+* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
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 * 9 Mar 2009, '''Call for Abstracts opens'''
 * 30 Mar 2009, Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials
-* 13 Apr 2009, '''Registration for conference and tutorials opens'''
+* 13 Apr 2009, '''Registration for conference and workshops opens'''
 * 1 Jun 2009, Abstract submission deadline
 * 13 Jul 2009, Presenters notified of acceptance for talks

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 * 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
 * 24-25 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
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