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=FOSS4G Abstracts announced + Early Bird registration looming =
  
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Sydney, Australia. 20 July 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
  
Sydney, Australia. 20 July 2009.
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== Abstracts Announced ==
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A comprehensive list of presentations has been announced for the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, in Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009.
  
http://2009.foss4g.org
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Abstracts presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals include the latest geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business processes and case studies.
  
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Topics include mobile platforms, location based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.
A comprehensive range of exciting abstracts has been announced for the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, in Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009.
 
  
Abstracts are being presented by the best international Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors, Decision Makers and Geospatial Professionals who are showing off the latest geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business processes and case studies.
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For the full list of quality abstracts, view: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/
  
Abstracts cover mobile platforms, location based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development and uptake of spatial standards, integration of cross-agency data through Spatial Data Infrastructures, Sensor Webs and Web Processing Services, Integration of Open Source and Proprietary, along with the latest developments, case studies and business models.
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Community participation in the abstract selection was impressive, with over 150 community members selecting 85 general track abstracts from the 183 submitted and a further 12 academic abstracts selected by 52 academic peers.
  
... showcase the technologies, standards, case studies and geospatial trends up-heaving today's IT industry ...
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== Early Bird Registration ==
  
 
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After getting inspired from the breadth of abstracts, be sure to register for the FOSS4G conference. Early Bird registration closes in just over two weeks, on 7 August, 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org/registration/
Over 150 community members selected 85 general abstracts from 183 submitted, with a further 12 academic abstracts were selected by by 52 academic peers.
 
 
 
* 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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== Upcoming milestones ==
 
== Upcoming milestones ==
  
* 31 Jul 2009, '''Early bird registration deadline'''
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* 7 Aug 2009, '''Early bird registration deadline'''
* 14 Sep 2009, '''Completed program available on the wiki'''
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* 14 Sep 2009, '''Completed program available'''
 
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
 
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
 
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
 
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
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Latest revision as of 04:18, 11 February 2015

Translations at: FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 21 Translations

FOSS4G Abstracts announced + Early Bird registration looming

Sydney, Australia. 20 July 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org

Abstracts Announced

A comprehensive list of presentations has been announced for the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, in Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009.

Abstracts presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals include the latest geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business processes and case studies.

Topics include mobile platforms, location based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.

For the full list of quality abstracts, view: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/

Community participation in the abstract selection was impressive, with over 150 community members selecting 85 general track abstracts from the 183 submitted and a further 12 academic abstracts selected by 52 academic peers.

Early Bird Registration

After getting inspired from the breadth of abstracts, be sure to register for the FOSS4G conference. Early Bird registration closes in just over two weeks, on 7 August, 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org/registration/

Upcoming milestones

  • 7 Aug 2009, Early bird registration deadline
  • 14 Sep 2009, Completed program available
  • 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