<p>CUAHSI is considering a small annual fee option too...</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 28, 2010 8:07 PM, "Helena Mitasova" <<a href="mailto:hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu">hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> CUAHSI - <a href="http://www.cuahsi.org/">http://www.cuahsi.org/</a> is another example - it has a one time $2000 fee to join (quite reasonable I think).<br>
> It is a very active, very visible organization.<br>> <br>> Related to that, I have created a list of universities that offer semester long courses<br>> with strong GFOSS focus - several have very good online material:<br>
> <a href="http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/grasswork/osgeoedu_courses.html">http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/grasswork/osgeoedu_courses.html</a><br>> <br>> If you don't see your program listed please email me the name of the course, instructor and a link<br>
> (for example, I did not get anything from UK so far).<br>> I would like to ask Tyler to post it on the OSGeo web site (I will email you the plain html for it),<br>> we can update it each year at the conference. <br>
> The list may provide some potential founding members for the consortium, if we decide <br>> it is worth to form it (I am not sure).<br>> <br>> Helena <br>> <br>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Mueller, Thomas wrote:<br>
> <br>>> Yes, UCGIS. However the cost is usually prohibitive for smaller universities.<br>>> <br>>> <a href="http://www.ucgis.org/">http://www.ucgis.org/</a><br>>> <br>>> Tom<br>>> <br>
>> Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D., GISP <br>>> Advisor: Geography Major with GIS and Emergency Management Concentration <br>>> Co - Director: Pennsylvania View <br>>> Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania <br>
>> "A man never gets to this station in life without being helped, aided, shoved, pushed and prodded to do better." - Johnny Unitas<br>>> <br>>> From: <a href="mailto:edu_discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">edu_discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> [<a href="mailto:edu_discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">edu_discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] on behalf of Tyler Mitchell [<a href="mailto:tmitchell.osgeo@shaw.ca">tmitchell.osgeo@shaw.ca</a>]<br>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:15 PM<br>>> To: Daniel Ames<br>>> Cc: <a href="mailto:edu_discuss@lists.osgeo.org">edu_discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>>> Subject: Re: RE: [OSGeo-Edu] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Foundationand Centre for Geospatial Science Sign MoU<br>
>> <br>>> Dan wrote:<br>>> > Tyler... You could charge universities a small annual membership <br>>> > fee for<br>>> > such a consortium which would then have some benefit back to the <br>
>> > universityand could generate a small pot of money to help with <br>>> > operating the academic<br>>> > aspects of the journal... - Dan<br>>> <br>>> That would be a good win-win. I'd be interested in hearing of similar academic focused working groups that run in a similar manner. Any come to mind?<br>
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