Paul Ramsey, Senior Consultant at OpenGeo and PostGIS co-founder, will be giving a keynote address at FOSS4G 2009 in Sydney. Titled "Beyond Geeks Bearing Gifts: The Future of the Open Source Economy," the talk will cover how open source companies are building businesses by nurturing open source communities and adding value for customers through services and enhancements. Mr. Ramsey will also examine the relationship between proprietary and open source software and explain why the future is so bright for open source.   Be sure to catch the talk in the Parkside Auditorium 9:25am on Thursday, October 22nd.   OpenGeo is a Gold Sponsor of FOSS4G 2009, and OpenGeo staff will be leading 7 presentations, 5 workshops, and 3 tutorials at the conference. A complete schedule of OpenGeo’s presence at FOSS4G is available on our blog.    

About OpenGeo OpenGeo is a social enterprise working to build the best web-based geospatial technology. The company provides clients with supported, tested, and integrated open source solutions to build the GeoWeb. OpenGeo also supports open source communities by employing key developers of PostGIS, GeoServer, and OpenLayers. The company has a seven year history of providing successful consulting services and products to clients like Google, Tri-Met, Landgate, and the Open Geospatial Consortium. OpenGeo is the geospatial division of The Open Planning Project (TOPP), a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that functions as a high tech social incubator. All of OpenGeo’s revenue has been and will continue to be re-invested into innovative and useful software in support of TOPP’s mission.     Media Contact Mike Pumphrey ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Phone: (917) 388-9037