FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 17 - Revision history

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Get your friends to vote for your FOSS4G abstract

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Get your friends to vote for your FOSS4G abstract

Wiki-Camerons: New page: = Get your friends to vote for your FOSS4G abstract = Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009. With 170 [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Proposed_Abstracts|quality abstracts] vying for 96...

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New page: = Get your friends to vote for your FOSS4G abstract = Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009. With 170 [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Proposed_Abstracts|quality abstracts] vying for 96...

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= Get your friends to vote for your FOSS4G abstract =

Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009.

With 170 [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Proposed_Abstracts|quality abstracts] vying for 96 slots at the international [http://2009.foss4g.org|FOSS4G] conference, there is a lot competition for air-time. Some innovative presenters are stacking the odds in their favour by inviting their friends to vote for their presentation on their [http://themapguyde.blogspot.com/2009/06/want-to-hear-more-about-fdo-toolbox-at.html|blogs] and email lists.

If you have submitted a presentation, I'd encourage you to do the same, and don't forget to give FOSS4G a plug while you are at it.

To vote follow the link here: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/

For instructions on how to vote, please refer to the voting page on the Conference website or http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting

Successful authors will be notified on the 20th of July. A preliminary program will be in place by August.

== Upcoming FOSS4G milestones ==

* 15-28 June 2009, Abstract Voting is Open
* 31 Jul 2009, Early registration deadline
* 14 Sep 2009, Completed program available
* 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 announcement list or twitter feed at: http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/

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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 If you have submitted a presentation, I'd encourage you to do the same, and don't forget to give FOSS4G a plug while you are at it.
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+To vote, follow the link here: http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/
 For instructions on how to vote, please refer to the voting page on the Conference website or http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Program#Presentation_Voting
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 Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2009.
-With 170 [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Proposed_Abstracts|quality abstracts] vying for 96 slots at the international [http://2009.foss4g.org|FOSS4G] conference, there is a lot competition for air-time. Some innovative presenters are stacking the odds in their favour by inviting their friends to vote for their presentation on their [http://themapguyde.blogspot.com/2009/06/want-to-hear-more-about-fdo-toolbox-at.html|blogs] and email lists.
+With 170 [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Proposed_Abstracts quality abstracts] vying for 96 slots at the international [http://2009.foss4g.org FOSS4G] conference, there is a lot competition for air-time. Some innovative presenters are stacking the odds in their favour by inviting their friends to vote for their presentation on their [http://themapguyde.blogspot.com/2009/06/want-to-hear-more-about-fdo-toolbox-at.html blogs] and email lists.
 If you have submitted a presentation, I'd encourage you to do the same, and don't forget to give FOSS4G a plug while you are at it.