Announcement: FOSSGIS 2018
The announcement for FOSSGIS 2018, the conference for Free and Open Source GIS Software (and OpenStreetMap) from 21.03.2018 to 24.03.2018 in Bonn is out!
The original wording of the announcement from https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-at/2018-January/009054.html :
Dear FOSSGIS activists, dear FOSSGIS beginners, OSM enthusiasts and interested parties, From 21-24 March 2018, the FOSSGIS conference of the non-profit FOSSGIS e.V and the OpenStreetMap community with the support of the University of Bonn will take place in Bonn. The FOSSGIS conference is the leading conference in the D-A-CH region for free and open source software for geoinformation systems, as well as for OpenStreetMap and Open Data. Over four days, insights into the latest developments and possible applications of software projects will be provided in lectures for beginners and experts, hands-on workshops and user meetings. The OSM Saturday is intended as an unconference (barcamp) and mapper meeting and is aimed at mappers, developers and those interested in OSM. The exact programme will be determined in the morning during the introduction and welcome. Participation in the Bonn OSM Saturday is free of charge and independent of the FOSSGIS conference. Registration is desired for better planning, either via the FOSSGIS conference registration system or via the OSM wiki. On the evening of the first day of the conference, 21 March 2018, the evening event ‘Campus-Dialoge’ will take place. Further information about the other social events around the FOSSGIS can be found on the conference homepage. In anticipation of more than 400 participants, registration is necessary and helpful for the organisation. Prices FOSSGIS Conference 2018 Supporter ticket (supporters): from €250 Standard ticket (normal price): €190 Standard ticket (early bird discount until 6 February 2018, 9 p.m.): €150 Student ticket: €80 Community ticket*: € 0* Workshop: € 100 Workshop (early bird discount until 6 February 2018, 9 p.m.): € 90
Included in the conference ticket: FOSSGIS conference participation, snacks, bag and, if ordered, conference proceedings, T-shirt and evening event Campus-Dialoge. The free community ticket* is intended for active members of the open source and OpenStreetMap community (developers, active mappers) and for helpers at the 2018 conference. Please indicate this in the ‘Free text for community ticket’ when registering. The FOSSGIS Conference 2018 is organised by the non-profit association FOSSGIS e.V., the OpenStreetMap community and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) in cooperation with the University of Bonn. All information about the FOSSGIS conference (programme, travel and accommodation, registration, volunteer opportunities and sponsors) can be found on the conference homepage. Please note that this year’s Friday programme will be longer than in previous years.
Helpers: Volunteers are invited and welcome to support the conference with video recordings, as session leaders or with catering. If you are interested, please contact us directly by email at konferenz-orga@fossgis.de or answer the relevant questions in the online registration form. It is possible to get the free ‘Communityticket’ for this.
Dates and information: FOSSGIS-Conference 2018: 21.-24.03.2018 Location: Institute of Geography and Geocentre of the University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166+176, 53115 Bonn, Germany Programme: https://www.fossgis-konferenz.de/2018/programm/ Registration: https://www.fossgis-konferenz.de/2018/anmeldung/ (early bird rate until 06.02.2018, 9 p.m.) Social Events: https://fossgis-konferenz.de/2018/socialevents/ OSM-Saturday: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FOSSGIS_2018/OSM-Samstag All information: https://www.fossgis-konferenz.de/2018/ Questions: an konferenz-orga@fossgis.de Twitter: twitter.com/FOSSGIS_Konf #FOSSGIS2018
The FOSSGIS conference organisation team is looking forward to welcoming you to an exciting FOSSGIS conference 2018 in Bonn.