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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear GeoForAll,<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">With congratulations and in honour of our freshly minted GeoAmbassador, Dr. Claus Rinner, the ultimate ‘cartographer’!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We might take a moment to recall the penultimate cartographer to Earth’s dynamic nature, Marie Tharp,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/woman-who-mapped-ocean-floor/"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://www.wnyc.org/story/woman-who-mapped-ocean-floor/</span></font></a><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(a seven minute listen)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In celebration of the extraordinary geo-map talent and history Claus brings, our dear wish for that much more
to GeoForAll!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Discuss
[mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:52 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> geoforall@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Dear colleagues,</span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">On behalf of the GeoForAll community, we are delighted to honour Dr. Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador.
Dr. Claus Rinner is a Professor and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Ryerson University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree (1993) in Mathématiques appliquées et sciences sociales from Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
3, France, a Master’s degree (1996) in Applied Systems Science from the University of Osnabrück, Germany, and a PhD (1999) in Geography from the University of Bonn. After a brief stint as a software developer, he taught at the Institute for Geoinformatics
at the University of Münster (2001-2003) and the Department of Geography and Programme in Planning at the University of Toronto (2003-2006), prior to joining Ryerson.</span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Within Geographic Information Science, Claus specializes in geographic visualization and multi-criteria
decision analysis to support effective spatial decision-making. He develops map-centred, exploratory methods to evaluate phenomena such as public health and urban quality of life. Claus also works on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts to support
participatory planning, and investigates the decision support capabilities of GIS technologies such as location-based services and spatial data infrastructures.
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Most recently, Claus developed a keen interested in the collaborative and educational uses of 3D-printed terrain and cityscapes. He
is co-author of a 2015 Springer monograph on Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Geographic Information Science and published 30 peer-reviewed articles, which summarize externally funded research. His h-index is currently at 24, with six publications exceeding
100 citations each.</span></font><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#1F497D">
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Claus teaches cartographic design and geovisualization, GIS, and spatial decision support. As the graduate program director of the
Master of Spatial Analysis (MSA) from 2007 to 2015, he was also responsible for mentoring numerous graduate students through their practicum placements and major research papers. More details at
</span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><a href="https://www.ryerson.ca/~crinner/" id="LPlnk242105"><font color="black"><span style="color:black">https://www.ryerson.ca/~crinner/</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Claus’s contributions to open source go back to his student days. Please find below a summary of his excellent work and experiences
that he kindly shared with us at </span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/" id="LPlnk756098"><font color="black"><span style="color:black">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">We are proud to honour Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador and we are extremely grateful for his contributions to expanding geoeducation
opportunities for all.</span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Best wishes,</span></font><font size="2" color="#454545" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal;min-height: 14px"><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Suchith</span></font><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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