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= Rush on Geospatial Open Source Workshops at FOSS4G =
 
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Sydney, Australia. 23 September 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
 
Sydney, Australia. 23 September 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
  
One of the FOSS4G workshops have reached capacity and many of the other workshops are close to full. http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/ People wanting to learn about Geospatial Standards, Geospatial Open Source Software and Business Cases should sign up soon to avoid disappointment.
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Many FOSS4G workshops are close to full, with one workshop already at capacity. http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/ People wanting to learn about Geospatial Standards, Geospatial Open Source Software and Business Cases should sign up soon to avoid disappointment.
  
And in Open Source tradition, there is a breadth of other exciting activities including:
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Also, in Open Source tradition, there is a breadth of other exciting activities to sign up for:
* Wed evening: [[http://www.ignitespatial.com/ Ignite Spatial]] - 5 minute talks about anything spatial
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* Wed evening: [http://www.ignitespatial.com/ Ignite Spatial] - 5 minute talks about anything spatial
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather|Birds of a Feather]] - register a discussion topic
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_BirdsOfAFeather|Birds of a Feather]] - register a discussion topic
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD|Live DVD]] - beta version is ready to test
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_Live_DVD|Live DVD]] - beta version is ready to test
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* [[FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest|InstallFest]] - sign up if you will be there
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_InstallFest|InstallFest]] - sign up if you will be there
 
* [[Annual_General_Meeting_2009|OSGeo Annual Meeting]]
 
* [[Annual_General_Meeting_2009|OSGeo Annual Meeting]]
* [[FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers|Volunteers]] - and sign up if you have a space set of hands that can be put to good use
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* [[FOSS4G_2009_Volunteers|Volunteers]] - do you have a space set of hands that can be put to good use
 
* [[Benchmarking 2009]] - the famous WMS shootout
 
* [[Benchmarking 2009]] - the famous WMS shootout
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_Posters|Posters]]
 
* [[FOSS4G_2009_Posters|Posters]]
* Monday: [[http://www.safe.com/aboutus/events/australia2009/registration.php FME User meeting]]
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* Monday: [http://www.safe.com/aboutus/events/australia2009/registration.php FME User meeting]
  
 
== About FOSS4G ==
 
== About FOSS4G ==
FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a code sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes 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.
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FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a code sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes 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. http://2009.foss4g.org
 
 
== Upcoming milestones ==
 
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
 
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
 
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
 
  
 
== Media Sponsors ==
 
== Media Sponsors ==
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Latest revision as of 04:22, 11 February 2015

Sent to foss4g2009-announce and discuss@osgeo

Rush on Geospatial Open Source Workshops at FOSS4G

Sydney, Australia. 23 September 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org

Many FOSS4G workshops are close to full, with one workshop already at capacity. http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/ People wanting to learn about Geospatial Standards, Geospatial Open Source Software and Business Cases should sign up soon to avoid disappointment.

Also, in Open Source tradition, there is a breadth of other exciting activities to sign up for:

About FOSS4G

FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a code sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes 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. http://2009.foss4g.org

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/about_us/

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