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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">Innovation</span></b><b><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif"; color: rgb(50, 50, 50);"
lang="EN-US"> in use -</span></b><b><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align:
justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(50, 50,
50);" lang="EN-US">Idea – concept – implementation -
application</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB">52°North
Student Innovation Prize for Geoinformatics</span><span
style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><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
style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><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: 12pt; 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: 12pt; 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
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://52north.org/52nprize">http://52north.org/52nprize</a>]. 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: 3pt; 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:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";" lang="EN-US"><span
style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New
Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-US">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:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";" lang="EN-GB"><span
style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New
Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB">Dr. Ir. Rob Lemmens, </span><span
style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-US">Faculty of
Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the
University of Twente</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Karl Wiesmann, con terra GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Prof. Dr. Gerd Buziek, ESRI
Deutschland GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Prof. Dr. Ulrich Streit 52°North<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Dr. Andreas Wytzisk, 52°North<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Günther Pichler, ESRI Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 53.85pt; text-indent:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">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:
-18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt;
font-family: "Trebuchet
MS","sans-serif";"><span style="">-<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 9pt;">Prof. Dr. Lars Bernard, Fakultät
Forst-, Geo- und Hydrowissenschaften, Technische Universität
Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><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 style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><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=""><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: 12pt; 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: 12pt;"><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: 12pt;"><span
lang="EN-US">Please send your application to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
lang="EN-US">52°North Initiative<br>
Ms. Ann Hitchcock<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:52nprize@52north.org">52nprize@52north.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 8pt;"
lang="EN-US">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
style="font-size: 8pt;" 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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">Ann Hitchcock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source
Software GmbH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Martin-Luther-King-Weg
24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">48155
Muenster, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">tel. +49 (0)251 396371 -0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">fax: +49 (0)251 396371 -11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:a.hitchcock@52north.org">a.hitchcock@52north.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://52north.org">http://52north.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">General Managers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-US">Local Court Muenster HRB 10849</span><span
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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