Re: Open Source Symposium in September, 2001.

[Jack Morgan <jack@example.com>]

Venkatesh Raghavan,

Thank you for your email. Sorry that there hasn't been much responce to
your proposal, but I hope we can help. What exactly would you require
in us sponsering you? 
Can you give us an update? I'm sure we could offer at least some
speakers.

Thanks,
Jack Morgan
TLUG President


On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 09:08:58AM +0900, Venkatesh Raghavan wrote:
> 
> Sorry the proposed Symposium is scheduled for Nov, 2001.
> My mistake in thinking that it was Sept, 2001.
> Hoping for some more suggestions from the
> ML members.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Venkatesh
> Osaka City Univ
> 
> Venkatesh Raghavan wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The Japan Society of Geoinformatics (JSGI) is planning to host
> > a 2 day Symposium in Tokyo in September, 2001. The main theme
> > of this 2001 Symposium is likely be Open Source Software.
> > I, in the capcity Executive Member of the Geoinformatics
> > Society, am seriously trying to make this event happen.
> >
> > The English language page of the JSGI is at (one year behind)
> >
> > http://wwwsoc.nacsis.ac.jp/jsgi/index-e.html
> >
> > A more uptodate Japanese language page is at
> >
> > http://www.jsgi.org/
> >
> > Would TLUG be interested to be a Co-Sponsor if this event
> > comes thru? The audience would be mainly Japanese speaking
> > (private companies, Government agencies, Univs etc).
> > In case the Open Source Theme comes thru, we would also
> > like to invite some Open Source Gurus on the list to speak on
> > the following topics
> >
> > a) Open Source Philosophy
> > b) I18n Internationalization Initiative. CJK and Open Source Software.
> > c) Multiimedia on Open Source
> > d) Internet Security
> > e) Embedded Systems
> > f) OODBMS
> > g) XML & ISO Data Standardization Issues
> > f) Spatial Information Systems
> >
> > Any suggestions about possible speakers.
> > Any volunteers who can speak if the Symposium
> > comes thru?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Venkatesh
>