Some of you may know two terms *SOTM* - State of the Map which is normally an annual conference around OpenStreetMap. Sitting under that are SOTM annual conferences in regions, ours is Oceania
*FOSS4G* - Free and Open Source Software 4 Geospatial and these are also normally annual conferences and yes Oceania is covered. Oceania decided to merge both of these into one conference. It sold out in Melbourne in 2018 and sold out again in Wellington 2019 and we want to sell it out in the year 2020. This year, the plan was Fiji, however the FOSS4G-SOTM crew are agile and responsive and have opened up 13 hubs around the pacific for a one day get together including three in New Zealand, Perth, Canberra, Hobart, Cairns and Melbourne and all the hubs would welcome you on Friday November 20th. *Melbourne *are hosting their conference at the Mint directly opposite the Flagstaff Gardens train station. For $25 you not only get lunch and a drink but you get to listen to local speakers before all hubs join together for the keynote speakers on the big screen. We hope that the day will also allow you to unpack some of the baggage from the last seven months and enjoy discussing all things Geo. This appears to be the first conference to be held in Melbourne since lock down so do yourself a favour as Molly would say. Melbourne tickets are limited and we cannot expand the size sadly. All the information for all the hubs is located at https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org/index.html#map and if you are keen on Geo, OSM or both then the FOSS4G crew would love to see you there. Let's make it a big day! Feel free to email directly for any queries or contact the hubs directly Ewen Hill
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