FOSS4G2006 conference announcement

FOSS4G2006, the international conference addressing geospatial data
technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source
community,
will be held September 12-15th, 2006 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The
conference will bring together all the Free and Open Source Software
for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) communities. The conference incorporates
the OSGIS Conference, Mapserver User Meeting, GRASS Users Conference,
Java oriented FOSS4G and EOGEO Workshops with the intent to be broadly

inclusive.

Lausanne, Switzerland will host the conference, making it the first
time
many of these groups will meet in Europe. A committee is working 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.

Important dates to note (dates are approximate and subject to change):

April 15, 2006 Workshop submission deadline

June 30, 2006 Presentation submission deadline


April 15, 2006 Final registration opening
(pre-registration is open)

June 30, 2006 Early registration deadline

We strongly encourage making your room reservation early as September
is
still high season for tourism in Lausanne.

For more information, registration and/or submit a contribution, please

visit the conference website at
http://www.foss4g2006.org

Take advantage of the opportunity FOSS4G2006 offers to network with
fellow geospatial data professionals, renewing old acquaintances and
making new ones. Hope to see you there!