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This is the first meeting in Portugal specifically related to Free and Open Source for Geographic Information Systems.
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This page is about the meetings for GFOSS organized by the Portuguese OSGeo Local chapter,
  
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The meeting is promoted by a group in individuals interested in the creation and formalization of a OSGeo Local Chapter in Portugal. There is already a mailing list running for the Local Chapter, with some interesting activity. The http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Portugal OSGeo wiki already has some information about the Local Chapter.
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The meetings are promoted by a group in individuals interested in the creation and formalization of a OSGeo Local Chapter in Portugal. There is already a mailing list running for the Local Chapter, with some interesting activity. The http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Portugal OSGeo wiki already has some information about the Local Chapter.
  
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The event will take place in October, from 20th to 22th, of 2008. It will be held in Águeda, which is a small, but active city, in the centre of Portugal. One and a half day will be dedicated to presentations, and another one day and a half is dedicated to the workshops (six workshops where scheduled, but there are already more people interested than available places). The expected number of participants is about 120 to 150, mostly from the local administration, interested is FOSS4G based solutions.
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The first meeting took place in October 2008, from 20th to 22th. It was held in Águeda, in the centre of Portugal. One and a half day were dedicated to presentations, and another one day and a half were dedicated to the workshops. With about 160 participants the meeting was undoubtedly a success. The site of this event is [http://agueda.sigaberto.org I SASIG].
  
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The [http://www.sigaberto.org SASIG] meeting web site is only available in Portuguese. Almost all information is already there: a draft program, a registration form, travel and accommodation information, etc.
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The second meeting will take place from 2 and 4 of November 2009 in Èvora, in the south of Portugal. The organization is assured by a group of academic, public and private institutions.
  
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The Local Organising Committee is assured by the Municipality of Águeda. They manage the participants registration and payments. The  Organising Committee is responsible for all other activities.
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The 2009 meeting web site '''[http://evora.sigaberto.org II SASIG]''' is available for now in Portuguese but it will be soon available also in English. All information is already there: a draft program, a registration form, travel and accommodation information, etc.
  
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The event is already supported by 3 gold sponsors (Autodesk, NovaGeo, Skysoft) and one silver sponsor (National Mapping Agency). More sponsors are very welcome. The information for the sponsors is available at the event's site. There is an additional social partner, a local non-profit organization. All profit of the event will go to this organization.
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The event needs to be supported by sponsors. The information for sponsors is available at the event's site.
  
 
The main language will be the Portuguese to promote the development of a local FOSS4G users community. English or Spanish presentations are also welcome by invited speakers.
 
The main language will be the Portuguese to promote the development of a local FOSS4G users community. English or Spanish presentations are also welcome by invited speakers.

Revision as of 13:12, 7 March 2009

This page is about the meetings for GFOSS organized by the Portuguese OSGeo Local chapter,

The meetings are promoted by a group in individuals interested in the creation and formalization of a OSGeo Local Chapter in Portugal. There is already a mailing list running for the Local Chapter, with some interesting activity. The http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Portugal OSGeo wiki already has some information about the Local Chapter.

The first meeting took place in October 2008, from 20th to 22th. It was held in Águeda, in the centre of Portugal. One and a half day were dedicated to presentations, and another one day and a half were dedicated to the workshops. With about 160 participants the meeting was undoubtedly a success. The site of this event is I SASIG.

The second meeting will take place from 2 and 4 of November 2009 in Èvora, in the south of Portugal. The organization is assured by a group of academic, public and private institutions.

The 2009 meeting web site II SASIG is available for now in Portuguese but it will be soon available also in English. All information is already there: a draft program, a registration form, travel and accommodation information, etc.

The event needs to be supported by sponsors. The information for sponsors is available at the event's site.

The main language will be the Portuguese to promote the development of a local FOSS4G users community. English or Spanish presentations are also welcome by invited speakers.

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