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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Innovation</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#323232'> in use -</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#323232'>Idea – concept – implementation - application</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt'>52°North Student Innovation Prize for Geoinformatics</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Innovation is a driving force for the development of our economy. Innovation is based on innovative ideas, on applicable and implementable concepts, generating new technologies and applications. However, a novel idea becomes an innovation only if it meets certain demands and unfolds its use in practice.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The 52°North Student Innovation Prize encourages students to contribute to innovation in the field of Geoinformatics. The prize will acknowledge and financially reward outstanding innovative and trendsetting concepts and announce them to a greater audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB>52°North invites all students of Geoinformatics and related fields, who have not yet completed a Master’s Degree or Diploma in either Geoinformatics, Informatics or a related field, to submit a paper outlining their innovative concept. </span><span lang=EN-US>In addition, the paper must emphasize the innovative quality of the concept and convincingly describe its feasibility and practical use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-GB>Students may apply as individuals or in small teams (</span><span lang=EN-US>2 - 3 members)</span><span lang=EN-GB>.</span><span lang=EN-US> Each applicant (each member of a team) must submit a written declaration and a tabular CV along with his or her application. An appropriate form is available here [http://52north.org/52nprize]. The paper should be 3500 – 5000 words long and written in English. All application documents must be submitted in digital form per email. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Members of the jury are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>Prof. Dr. Edzer Pebesma, Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'>Dr. Ir. Rob Lemmens, </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Karl Wiesmann, con terra GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Prof. Dr. Gerd Buziek, ESRI Deutschland GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Prof. Dr. Ulrich Streit 52°North<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Dr. Andreas Wytzisk, 52°North<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Günther Pichler, ESRI Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:53.85pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Prof. Dr. Lars Bernard, Fakultät Forst-, Geo- und Hydrowissenschaften, Technische Universität Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>The winning concepts will be presented at the opening ceremony of the “<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>GEOINFORMATIK 2011 – GEOCHANGE”</span></strong> on <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>June 15, 2011</span></strong> in <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Münster, Germany. </span></strong>According to the quality of the submissions, the jury will award the following prizes: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>First Prize: 1.500 EUR, plus reimbursement of expenses for presenting a paper at a Geoinformatics conference in 2011/2012 (travel, accommodation, fees) up to 1.000 EUR.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Second and Third Prize: reimbursement of expenses for presenting a paper at a Geoinformatics conference in 2011/2012 (travel, accommodation, fees) up to 500 EUR.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>52°North offers an internship to all prize winners to foster the practical realization of innovative ideas. In an inspiring environment, the winners receive academic and technical support for implementing their technical ideas as a proof of concept.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The deadline for submitting digital applications is May 1, 2011. The winner(s) will be notified by May 31, 2011 and publicized and awarded at the Geoinformatik 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Please send your application to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>52°North Initiative<br>Ms. Ann Hitchcock<br><a href="mailto:52nprize@52north.org">52nprize@52north.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt'>The innovation prize is sponsored by 52°North GmbH, con terra GmbH, ESRI Deutschland GmbH, the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente and the Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Muenster. These institutions work together under the banner of the 52°North Open Source Initiative to promote research and education in the field of Geoinformatics. A central part of 52°North’s activities is the constant exchange of research ideas and innovative developments between academia and business. Based in Muenster, the 52°North Initiative possesses a level of potential which is unique throughout Europe when it comes to the development of innovative solutions in the field of geoinformation as a whole, as well as in its constituent applications.</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Ann Hitchcock<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Martin-Luther-King-Weg 24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>48155 Muenster, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>tel. +49 (0)251 396371 -0<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>fax: +49 (0)251 396371 -11<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>a.hitchcock@52north.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>http://52north.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>General Managers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Local Court Muenster HRB 10849</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>