A post graduate form

Has some useful info on Master's programs and PHD programs.

http://www.postgraduateforum.com/index.asp

MIT's Open source resource

This website publishes papers, joursnals, and even post grad theses on open source.
opensource.mit.edu

Geospatial standards

The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.® (OGC) is a non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.

http://www.opengeospatial.org/

OS GIS conferences

http://www.foss4g2007.org/

http://www.hollandopen.nl/agendaevent.jsp?nr=4736