[Freegis-list] Open Source Geospatial '05 Conference Announcement

[Jan-Oliver Wagner]

Hi FreeGIS people,

please note that the web site for this conference is extended (program) and
operational (online bookings) now.
Note that the early registration ends April 14, 2005.

Best

	Jan

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 09:39:06AM +0100, Jan-Oliver Wagner wrote:
> I received this announcement from Steve Lime, one of the guys with the
> longest Free GIS Software developement track record. I expect this event
> to be quite interesting for the community around Free Software and GIS.
> 
> Best
> 
> 	Jan
> 
> | Open Source Geospatial '05, an international conference addressing 
> | geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open 
> | Source community, will be held June 16-18, 2005 in Minneapolis, 
> | Minnesota, USA. The conference will bring together the MapServer, 
> | EOGEO, and OSGIS communities with the intent to be broadly inclusive. A 
> | committee has been working since July to design a program with elements 
> | that will interest participants from the novice to the expert. The 
> | conference strives to build on the successes and enthusiasm generated 
> | by previous, related meetings. This exciting event is being held on 
> | June 16 - 18, 2005, at the University of Minnesota campus in 
> | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
> | 
> |   Important dates to note (dates are approximate and subject to change):
> | 
> |   Call for presentations: January 1st, 2005
> | 
> |   Online registration begins: January 1st, 2005
> | 
> |   Abstracts for presentations due: April 1st, 2005
> | 
> |   Early registration ends: April 15th, 2005
> | 
> | Make your plans to attend early, as hotel space on and around the 
> | University campus is expected to fill up quickly for the week of the 
> | conference.
> | 
> | For more information as it becomes available, please visit the 
> | conference website at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/mum/mtg2005.html 
> | 
> | Take advantage of the opportunity Open Source Geospatial '05 offers to 
> | network with fellow geospatial data professionals, renewing old 
> | acquaintances and making new ones. Hope to see you there!

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