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The conference will be held on 22 June 2009 at the University of Nottingham. The conference is co-organised by:
o The Centre for Geospatial Science of the University of Nottingham
o Open Source Geospatial Foundation (UK Chapter)
o ICA Working Group on Open Source Geospatial Technologies
o SOSoRNET and
o Open Knowledge Foundation.
The conference has a strong international focus and takes a holistic approach, bringing together speakers and delegates from government, academic circles, industry and open source communities. High profile speakers from North America and Europe will be giving presentations and running hands-on workshops within the conference schedule.
Open source GIS software is a range of free applications which use a combination of digital maps and georeferenced data.
Key aims of the conference are:
o to hear presentations from government, academics, industry and policy makers on open source geospatial technologies
o to provide a platform to network and develop ideas for future collaborative work in open source GIS
o to understand current developments in open source GIS.
Registration for the event and more information is available through the above link.
HA to consider attending
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