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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 27

emailed to registered attendees.
=FOSS4G conference: Draft program available=
Sydney, Australia. 22 August 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
An early draft of the FOSS4G program has been released in response to some delegates wishing to book flights and accommodation early. While there may still be some minor changes to the program, we are not anticipating many presentations to move from one day to another.
Details at: http://2009.foss4g.org/schedule/
== 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.
== Upcoming milestones ==
* 14 Sep 2009, Final program available
* 21 Sep 2009, Poster Submission closes
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
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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
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 3

=Climate Change Integration Plugfest to be launched at FOSS4G=
For information about this announcement, contact:
Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
s b a c h a r a c h @ o p e n g e o s p a t i a l . o r g
Cameron Shorter
Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft
tel +61-8570-5050
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
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Sydney, Australia. 20 January 2009. The Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and the Open Source
Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) have announced a Climate Change
Integration Plugfest (CCIP) to be launched at the FOSS4G conference,
20-23 October 2009, http://2009.foss4g.org.
The CCIP will demonstrate standards based interoperability between
geospatial applications based on a Climate Change scenario.
Raj Singh, Director of Interoperability Programs at OGC, explained
that, "The CCIP is a server with multiple virtual machines providing a
number of different geospatial Web services that implement the OGC's
open interface and encoding standards. It will be used in the coming
months to demonstrate open Web-based geoprocessing at conferences,
testbeds, classes and other events around the world."
Graham de Hoedt, Manager of Climate Information Services at the
Australian Bureau of Meteorology said, "Integration of data and
applications is crucial for solving complex problems like the
provision/sharing of decadal and multi-decadal climate change related
data and information".
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G organizing committee and Systems
Architect at LISAsoft said "Geospatial users regularly ask how to
integrate Open Source, COTS and proprietary software. At FOSS4G,
attendees will see the major geospatial applications working together
and talk with implementers about what really works".
Companies or individuals interested in sponsoring or participating in
the Climate Change Integration Plugfest should contact Greg Buehler 
<gbuehler@opengeospatial.org>.
The OGC® is an international
consortium of more than 365 companies, government agencies, research
organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process
to develop publicly available geospatial standards. OpenGIS®
Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web,
wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT. http://www.opengeospatial.org/
FOSS4G is 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 integrate with existing
systems. http://2009.foss4g.org
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has been created to
support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software.
The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative
development of community-led projects, data development and education.
http://osgeo.org
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 30

=Got any great FOSS4G related Posters?=
Sydney, Australia. 7 September 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
FOSS4G Conference Organisors are now looking at how much space to
allocate for posters and are inviting prospective poster authors to register their interest.
Posters are a great way to contribute and be seen if you don't
have time to prepare a presentation. Many work places will already have
suitable posters, now is the time to think about whether they cover
projects that may be of interest to the FOSS4G community.
If you think you have a poster or want to make one, please visit the
FOSS4G web site and submit your poster idea soon. On topic posters are accepted on a "first come, first served" basis, until there is no more room or the deadline passes (Monday 21 September).
(http://2009.foss4g.org/posters/).
Posters should be related to Free and Open Source Geospatial software
(FOSS4G). Posters need not be technical and may describe a project that
makes use of FOSS4G software. Posters can be A0 or A1 in size.
For more information about Posters, contact Antti Roppola, FOSS4G Posters coordinator:
Antti Roppola <ha s t ur AT gmail.c om>
== 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.
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
----
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
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 31

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:
* Wed evening: Ignite Spatial - 5 minute talks about anything spatial
* Birds of a Feather - register a discussion topic
* Live DVD - beta version is ready to test
* Saturday afterwards: Code Sprint
* Demonstration Theatre still a few slots free
* InstallFest - sign up if you will be there
* OSGeo Annual Meeting
* Volunteers - do you have a space set of hands that can be put to good use
* Benchmarking 2009 - the famous WMS shootout
* Posters
* Monday: FME User meeting
== 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 ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
----
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
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 33

= Email to FOSS4G 2009 Presenters =
Email sent 22/9/2009
Dear Presenter,
I hope you have all had a chance to review the conference schedule (http://2009.foss4g.org/schedule/) to see when you are presenting and to experience that little flutter of presenter nerves now that you know you are all booked in!
Important presenter information/guidance is now available as a PDF download from the conference website: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/
If you have not already registered for the conference, then I would encourage you to get that done as soon as possible so that we can be sure that all of our presenters are able to attend. Also, the workshops are filling up fast!
If you are in doubt about your attendance, then please let us know as soon as possible as we need to ensure that the schedule remains as stable as possible from this point forward. We will be sending the program for printing at the end of this week.
Please be aware that there are still demonstration theatre slots available. This is a great chance to show off your latest project; or a cool hack, an example of your organisations work, or a new feature. The only restriction is to show running software (i.e. not a presentation). 
Contact jody.garnett AT lisasoft.com if you would like to sign up for a slot, but do it now as these slots will not be available for long! For more information and the current demo theatre schedule visit: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Demonstration_Theatre
Regards
Harley Prowse
Presentation Co-ordinator (but really Simon has done more work on it than me, I just take the glory).
Disclaimer: I have done my best to maintain the presenter email list as accurately as possible but there have been a lot of changes recently. If you receive this email in error, then I do apologise. Please don't hesitate to contact me if this email generates any confusion about your participation as a presenter at the FOSS4G 2009 Conference.
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 34

Sent by Ben Searle to the OSDM Australian contact list
= Spatial 2.0 tools explained by international experts at FOSS4G =
Sydney, Australia. 5 October 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
Spatial tools for supporting integration and sharing of Public Sector Information will be explained by international experts during the international conference for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial in Sydney, 20-23 October 2009.
* Talk about Gershon report
* Talk about Gov 2.0 initiatives
* Talk about Creative Commons
To see such high calibre presenters, Australians usually need to travel to Where 2.0 in San Francisco, or Global SDI conferences in Europe. This year we are lucky enough to have the conference here in Sydney. I look forward to seeing you there,
Ben Searle, General Manager of the Office of Spatial Data Management
== About FOSS4G ==
http://2009.foss4g.org
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.
== About click2try ==
Click2try to add a sentence here.
== Upcoming milestones ==
* 14 Sep 2009, Final program available
* 21 Sep 2009, Poster Submission closes
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
* Slashgeo: http://slashgeo.org
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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/
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 35 Cover

=Translators=
15 October 2009
OSGeo Translators,
I'm very excited about our next press release as it is a major achievement toward making it easy for people to try Geospatial Open Source Software, and not just at the FOSS4G conference, but around the world.
I hope that you will be able to translate this and forward to your communities.
The press release is final now, but please don't send it until you hear that the LiveDVD has been enabled on the click2try website, which all going well, will be within 24 hours.
Press release and link to translations is at:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_35
By the way,
I'll also be interested to hear how we should provide translated versions of the LiveDVD. I suggest we discuss this at the Code Sprint at FOSS4G. Feel free to drop by in person, or via IRC on http://freenode.net#foss4g
Add your name here if you plan to come by in person, or virtually:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Code_Sprint#Live_DVD 
=Project Leaders=
16 October 2009
OSGeo Project Leaders,
I'm very excited about our next press release about viewing the OSGeo Virtual Machine in a browser, as it is a major achievement toward making it easy for people to try Geospatial Open Source Software. I think it will likely become our most used marketing tools.
As before, could you please forward this release onto your communities, along with a personal introduction from yourself. Maybe something like "Here is an excellent, easy way to show <insert project> to your friends. Just ... I look forward to hearing your feedback."
Press release is at:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Press_Release_35
FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 36

= Two weeks till FOSS4G =
Sydney, Australia. 8 October 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
There is less than two weeks till the international conference for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial starts. If you haven't already done so, now would be a good time to purchase you ticket and sort out your travel plans.
== About FOSS4G ==
http://2009.foss4g.org
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.
== Upcoming milestones ==
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
* Slashgeo: http://slashgeo.org
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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/
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 37

__ DRAFT __
= Volunteers needed to record FOSS4G for prosperity =
Sydney, Australia. 18 October 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
Andrew Ross from FOSSLC and Ingres has offered the use of equipment and experience to film all the sessions at FOSS4G. Yes, you heard right, if we can find enough volunteers, all the FOSS4G presentations will be recorded and made available online for free through the FOSSLC website (http://fosslc.org). This includes the speaker talking and what ever they show on the screen. The videos will be licensed under the Creative Commons and embeddable in any web site.
The recordings will allow FOSS4G attendees to see talks they missed due to conflicts. It will bring the knowledge to people who could not afford to travel. It will allow the community to use the material as a reference library. It will also provide material for newcomers to assist their learning. 
In order to do so, he needs approximately 8 volunteers to run the gear, and needs to borrow linux based computers (Fedora or Ubuntu based) temporarily. If you will be at the conference, and will be watching a sessions, why not help record the session for prosperity? If you can help out, please contact him at:
aross at fosslc dot org
==About the Free and Open Source Software Learning Centre==
The Free and Open Source Learning Centre (FOSSLC) is a non-profit organization run by volunteers from industry, academia, and community. It provides conferences, webcasts, online videos, and workshops teaching skills with open source software. FOSSLC is a vendor neutral and friendly place to learn about open source development, the business of open source, and meet people from the open source community. Read more about FOSSLC or follow FOSSLC on Twitter. 
== About FOSS4G ==
http://2009.foss4g.org
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.
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
* Slashgeo: http://slashgeo.org
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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/
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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 38

Distributation: to be incorporated into WMS Shootout presentation.
= ESRI withdraws from WMS Shootout =
Sydney, Australia. 17 October 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org
ESRI has informed the organizers of the FOSS4G their inability to continue participating in the WMS shootout event because of other priority obligations that have emerged and resource availability constraints. ESRI has informed us that they will nevertheless continue their participation in the Climate Challenge Integration Plugfest event at the conference. While we would have liked to have seen ESRI's participation in the event, we understand their commitment to their users and appreciate their efforts to date. We look forward to seeing them at FOSS4G in the weeks ahead.
 
== About FOSS4G ==
http://2009.foss4g.org
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.
== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/
* Slashgeo: http://slashgeo.org
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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/
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