[OSGeo-Edu] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] 52°North announces this year's Student Innovation Prize

[Cameron Shorter]

Ann,
I'm forwarding to the Education list, which has many education teachers 
subscribed who can forward to students.

On 04/03/11 00:53, Ann Hitchcock wrote:
>
> *Innovation**in use -***
>
> *Idea -- concept -- implementation - application***
>
> 52°North Student Innovation Prize for Geoinformatics
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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. In addition, the paper must 
> emphasize the innovative quality of the concept and convincingly 
> describe its feasibility and practical use.
>
> Students may apply as individuals or in small teams (2 - 3 
> members).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.
>
> Members of the jury are:
>
> -Prof. Dr. Edzer Pebesma, Institute for Geoinformatics, University of 
> Muenster
>
> -Dr. Ir. Rob Lemmens, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth 
> Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente
>
> -Karl Wiesmann, con terra GmbH
>
> -Prof. Dr. Gerd Buziek, ESRI Deutschland GmbH
>
> -Prof. Dr. Ulrich Streit 52°North
>
> -Dr. Andreas Wytzisk, 52°North
>
> -Günther Pichler, ESRI Inc.
>
> -Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche 
> Intelligenz
>
> -Prof. Dr. Lars Bernard, Fakultät Forst-, Geo- und 
> Hydrowissenschaften, Technische Universität Dresden
>
> The winning concepts will be presented at the opening ceremony of the 
> "*GEOINFORMATIK 2011 -- GEOCHANGE"* on *June 15, 2011* in *Münster, 
> Germany. *According to the quality of the submissions, the jury will 
> award the following prizes:
>
>    1. 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.
>    2. 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Please send your application to:
>
> 52°North Initiative
> Ms. Ann Hitchcock
> 52nprize at 52north.org <mailto:52nprize at 52north.org>
>
> /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./
>
> -- 
>
> Ann Hitchcock
>
> 52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH
>
> Martin-Luther-King-Weg 24
>
> 48155 Muenster, Germany
>
> tel. +49 (0)251 396371 -0
>
> fax: +49 (0)251 396371 -11
>
> a.hitchcock at 52north.org
>
> http://52north.org
>
> General Managers:
>
> Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk
>
> Local Court Muenster HRB 10849
>
>
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