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= OSGeo Supports the 2012 GIS Developer Meeting in Essen, Germany = | = OSGeo Supports the 2012 GIS Developer Meeting in Essen, Germany = | ||
| − | OSGeo is happy to announce that it will be one of the financial supporters of the 8th annual QGIS Hackfest in Essen, Germany, from 3rd to 7th October 2012. The event will bring developers from around the world to work in the same location for a week, focusing on enhancing the popular Quantum GIS desktop software, a Open Source project. | + | OSGeo is happy to announce that it will be one of the financial supporters of the 8th annual QGIS Hackfest in Essen, Germany, from 3rd to 7th October 2012. The event will bring developers from around the world to work in the same location for a week, focusing on enhancing the popular Quantum GIS desktop software, a Open Source project. Everyone is encouraged to attend, so if you are a user or developer of QGIS be sure to take part in this wonderful event. |
Other groups around the world interested in support from OSGeo for their local events should contact the OSGeo Board through its mailing list. | Other groups around the world interested in support from OSGeo for their local events should contact the OSGeo Board through its mailing list. | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 11 September 2012
OSGeo Supports the 2012 GIS Developer Meeting in Essen, Germany
OSGeo is happy to announce that it will be one of the financial supporters of the 8th annual QGIS Hackfest in Essen, Germany, from 3rd to 7th October 2012. The event will bring developers from around the world to work in the same location for a week, focusing on enhancing the popular Quantum GIS desktop software, a Open Source project. Everyone is encouraged to attend, so if you are a user or developer of QGIS be sure to take part in this wonderful event.
Other groups around the world interested in support from OSGeo for their local events should contact the OSGeo Board through its mailing list.
About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The Foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.