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Invitation
We are delighted to welcome you to Sydney, Australia, for the FOSS4G 2009 Conference, which will take place from Tuesday 20 - Friday 23 October, 2009.
Registrations are now open, click below to go straight to register or click here to read about how to register.
FOSS4G is heralded as the international "gathering of tribes" of open source geospatial communities, where developers and users show off their latest software and projects. The theme for 2009 is "User Driven", highlighting the power of Open Source to solve business problems.
What to expect in 2009!
Carrying on the FOSS4G conference tradition 2009 will present a comprehensive agenda, combining content from across the geospatial spectrum.
In line with the 2009 theme, "User Driven", the conference will have renewed focus on the business imperatives for adopting open source solutions. The program will contain a broad range of presentations and case studies that address the topics of interest to managers and decision makers as well as those that may be more technically orientated.
There is a supurb range of workshops and tuitorials that will appeal to those new to geospatial and looking to get started, and to those that are keen to expand their skills and take their existing implementations and projects to the next level.
FOSS4G 2009 also boasts a excellent range of keynote speakers. FOSS4G is a unique event which collects together a global community into a single location for an intensive week of activity. Year on year, FOSS4G provides a great opportunity to take part in a very special event, where ideas mix together with language to create a network of collaboration and creativity.
Important Dates to mark in your Calendar!
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Academic track full paper due - Monday 29 June 2009
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Notification of paper acceptance - Monday 20 July 2009
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Final academic track paper due - Friday 31 July 2009
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FOSS4G 2009 Conference - Tuesday 20 October 2009
FOSS4G 2009 Highlights
The Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest (CCIP): FOSS4G will launch the OGC's Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest (CCIP) , which demonstrates standards based interoperability between Open Source and Proprietary geospatial applications. It consists of a server with multiple virtual machines, each installed with geospatial applications offering standards based web services. All web services will demonstrate a common dataset, and will be accessed by a range of geospatial client applications installed on client computers. OGC Climate Challenge 2009 Wiki
Presenters are encouraged (but not mandated) to make use of scenarios and on-site data from the Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest (CCIP). This is especially important as demand for access to data over the internet is expected to be high, and Australia has notoriously slow connections to the outside world.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Code Sprint: The weekend after FOSS4G is reserved for the Hackers' Code Sprint. Hackers will be locked in a basement with lots of bandwidth, pizzas and coke. (Well, maybe something better than that, but we don't want to spoil the mystical hacker image by describing it any differently.)
Venue - Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
The FOSS4G Conference will be held at the largest purpose-built facility in Australia, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC). The venue is nestled in 50 hectares of parks, gardens, museums, shopping malls and amusement areas.
Sponsorship and Exhibition
The FOSS4G Conference offers a dynamic opportunity to strengthen your organisation's exposure to your key target markets. This Conference brings together the people who create, use, and support open source spatial software. No other event brings together members of the open source development, open data creation, and open standards promotion communities like FOSS4G!
The Sponsorship & Exhibition Prospectus can be downloaded from the Conference website sponsorship .
For abstract & workshops submissions or to express your interest, please visit Workshops and Tutorials .
We look forward to meeting you in Sydney in October!
About OSGeo - Australia/New Zealand
The Australian and New Zealand chapter of OSGeo focuses on local issues such as promoting OSGeo principles at conferences and lobbying for and building open, local and geographic datasets.
