<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Maria and I are organizing a one-day Forum
on Openness and Innovation in Geomatics and Earth Observation at the
XXIV ISPRS CONGRESS 2020, 14-20 June 2020, Nice, France. <a href="http://www.isprs2020-nice.com/" target="_blank">http://www.isprs2020-nice.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>There will be four sessions on the day. Each session will last an hour and a half. It will start with a short keynote, followed by a discussion with 5 panelists. Session topics include Earth Observation openness: data and software; Geospatial open source software and open standards; Open science and citizen science; and Use cases of geospatial open data and software.</div><div><br></div><div>During the day, there will be tables and chairs set up in front of the forum venue, and 'Open Geo Doctors' will answer questions and provide suggestions about specific technologies. Conference delegates will approach them one-on-one to find out more about a specific technology or topic, such as QGIS, OpenStreetMap, OSGeoLive, WebGIS, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>If you would like to participate as an 'Open GEO Doctor' in this event, please send an email to <a href="mailto:serenacoetzee@gmail.com">serenacoetzee@gmail.com</a> and <a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Serena<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br>Serena Coetzee (GPr GISc 1245)</div><div>University of Pretoria<br>Professor and Head of Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology<br>Geography Building 1-3.7, Hatfield Campus, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, 0083, South Africa<br>email: <a href="mailto:serena.coetzee@up.ac.za" target="_blank">serena.coetzee@up.ac.za</a> · Web: <a href="http://www.up.ac.za/ggm" target="_blank">www.up.ac.za/ggm</a> · Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>