The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, the premier international conference focused on open source geospatial software, is fast approaching. The event, which will take place in Denver from Sept. 12-16, has gathered a great deal of momentum, with more than 600 attendees from 31 countries and 43 states signed up so far. It’s not too late to take advantage of this unique learning opportunity that presents a world-class program at great value to attendees, and in a beautiful setting.
The response has been very positive for the Monday and Tuesday workshops that provide a hands-on experience to participants. If you’ve been thinking about taking some of these courses, you’ll want to act now as a few have reached the maximum capacity of 80 participants, and many are well subscribed.
In addition to the strong interest in content from current free and open source geospatial software users, there is a growing interest for this year’s event from those that haven’t explored the technology in the past. Many are responding to the full-day introduction that will take place on Tuesday of the event, as well as to compelling blog posts from top technology developers that have articulated their reasons for attending.
Here’s what some are saying about the event on the blogosphere:
The event has strong support from major sponsors that include Esri, RadiantBlue, Google, OpenGeo, MapQuest, Newmont, and Safe Software. Additional support at the bronze level include AppGeo, Azavea, Camptocamp, EOX, GeoCat, GeoIQ, GeoSolutions, Korem, MapGears, Metaspatial, NBT Solutions, Oracle Spatial, SkyGone, Spatial Networks, Spatialytics and Terrestris.
You can view the full program at http://2011.foss4g.org/
