From August 29 to 31, 2018, this year’s global FOSS4G will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, marking the second time it has been held on the African continent after 2008 (Cape Town). FOSS4G is the conference where the international OSGeo community meets.
An event like FOSS4G always has the potential to influence the geocommunity in the respective host country and to initiate activities on many levels or to continue existing ones. The topic of Free and Open Source Software is certainly still in its infancy in sub-Saharan Africa, but especially for developing countries, Open Source is an excellent alternative, as the knowledge about the software and how to adapt it for one’s own needs can remain in the respective country along with the software.
Till Adams, founder of terrestris, managing director of mundialis, and not least Chair of the global FOSS4G conference in 2016, will be on site at this year’s conference and actively participate in the conference. Further information on our activities and the program in general will follow shortly. You can already note the most important dates:
- March 21, 2018: End of the Call for Papers
- May 15, 2018: Last day for Early Bird registration
- 27. – August 28, 2018: Workshops
- August 29 – 31, 2018: Main conference
- September 01 – 02, 2018: Code Sprints + Community Events
