Top 10 Reasons to Attend FOSS4G 2011 in Denver
The Event Presents Great Value and Rare Opportunity
DENVER, July 27, 2011 -- The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
(FOSS4G) conference is the premier international conference focused on open
source geospatial software. The event presents a number of unique learning
opportunities at a great value compared to similar professional conferences.
Following are the Top 10 reasons to consider attendance at this event.
Open source software for geospatial is gaining strong momentum with high
performance and high-profile use cases, and you need to know what's available.
If you are currently using closed source commercial software, you owe it to
yourself and your organization to understand the capabilities, cost
justifications, and the community of open source geospatial software developers.
Location: Denver is the recognized geospatial hub of the United States with
many commercial geospatial data providers, commercial software companies,
engaged software developers, and a wide array of federal agencies that create
and manage geospatial data and applications. Coming to this hub will expose
attendees to an engaged and vibrant community to interact and learn from.
Location: This is the first of these global gatherings to take place in North
America in the past four years, and will likely not be repeated soon. The event
makes its way around the world on a yearly basis, and if you live and work in
North America, this is a chance to catch it while it’s close.
Location: The weather and touring possibilities make it an excellent draw for
global participants. The timing coincides with peak golden aspen viewing in the
mountains, with typically clear and crisp autumn weather. Denver is also a key
jumping off point for tours of the scenic American west, including many of the
large national parks that are within a day’s drive.
Gain a global perspective with presentations from speakers from around the
world.
An introductory immersion welcomes newcomers with concentrated content to get
you up to speed. With an all-day planned as an introduction, it’s a prime
opportunity to understand what’s available and at a very low cost of only $149
for the day.
This is the top educational event for detailed workshops and sessions on tools,
custom development, and applications. Again, there is great value here with
Monday workshops at only $149 each, and one-day registration at only $349.
Evening social gatherings, big party night, and informal meetings make this a
prime event to meet peers and extend your social network.
The event draws top developers in the community who are developing the
next-generation tools. If you are looking for top talent to act as consultants
in creating custom tools or to integrate FOSS solutions with your commercial
implementations, this is the marketplace to meet them.
It’s rare to encounter such a dedicated group of individuals on a mission to
change the world with software. Be part of the movement to extend the reach and
possibilities of Open Source Software for Geospatial and put a little passion
in your work.
If you still aren’t convinced, you can watch this video
http://vimeo.com/osgeo/foss4g2011 from the local committee with a personal
appeal, and insistence, that you come to FOSS4G in Denver.
About FOSS4G
FOSS4G is the global conference focused on Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial that is organized by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
with support from an all-volunteer organizing committee and professional
conference management from the Geospatial Information Technology Association
(GITA). The 2011 FOSS4G event in Denver marks the first North American event in
four years, with the prior three events taking place in Barcelona, Sydney and
Cape Town.
SOURCE: FOSS4G Organizing Committee
RELATED LINKS:
http://2011.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G Denver 2011
http://www.osgeo.org/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://stateofthemap.org/ State of the Map Conference
http://www.gita.org/ Geospatial Information Technology Association
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