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<p>Hi Suchith,</p>
<p>As I've noticed a couple of GeoAmbassadors not being listed in
the OSGeo Advocate page, I suspect that these people are not aware
of the Advocate page. As part of your process of introducing
people to GeoAmbassadors, I suggest that you invite them to write
up a personal profile for themselves on the OSGeo Advocate page.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>When we created OSGeo Advocates, we created OSGeo roles [1] which
people could assign to themselves, but I notice that we don't have
a badge for "Teacher", "Educator" or similar.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Would people like an OSGeo badge created for a Teacher role?</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>If so, what term should we use? Is "OSGeo Teacher" suitably
descriptive?</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>What criteria should we use to describe a teacher? (See link
below for example criteria)<br>
</p>
<p>a. A teacher within an official University or School?</p>
<p>b. Someone who has run an OSGeo based Workshop?</p>
<p>c. Someone who has presented at a conference or similar on OSGeo
topics?<br>
</p>
<p>d. Someone who has told their workmates about OSGeo after
attending FOSS4G<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>[1]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/11/2016 6:43 PM, Suchith Anand
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<p>Thanks Cameron. This concept was build up from your excellent
ideas and discussions back in 2012 though we started this
initiative specifically for those contributing in widening
geoeducation opportunities in some form by
<span>supporting Open Principles in Education</span>. Everyone
who is working to expand geoeducation opportunities for all is
a GeoAmbassodor and in fact, now lot of students have
volunteered themselves as our GeoAmbassodors. Through the
GeoAmbassodor of the month column in our newsletters, we want
to highlight and thank one of them every month. Anyone is
welcome to nominate thier choice for the <span> GeoAmbassodor
of the month</span>. Just make sure you confirm with the
nominee that they are happy to be nominated and then email
Nikos or myself thier details and contributions by the 24th of
each month.<br>
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<p>All GeoAmbassodors are all invited to join OSGeo-Advocate and
have thier details published.
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</p>
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</p>
<p>I am also welcoming all GeoMentors to be TrueMentors and
start supporting Open Principles in Education. Just share
GeoForAll ideas with everyone and you are a True GeoMentor and
true ambassador of Geography. So easy
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<p>Best wishes,</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Suchith<br>
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From: Cameron Shorter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com"><cameron.shorter@gmail.com></a><br>
Sent: 03 November 2016 7:34 PM<br>
To: Anand Suchith; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:geoforall@lists.osgeo.org">geoforall@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Geo4All] GeoAmbassador of the month – Victoria
Rautenbach<br>
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Hi Suchith,<br>
<br>
It is great to see Geo Ambassador's getting called our and
recognised for their good work.<br>
<br>
I suggest inviting them to join the OSGeo-Advocates page [1]<br>
<br>
<br>
A Geo Ambassador concept was originally discussed in 2012 [1],
and after discussion about what criteria should be used to
select Ambassadors, the concept of OSGeo Advocate was created
and then put into practice. (We decided that anyone who wished
to stand up and champion OSGeo could self nominate themselves as
an Advocate. We additionally provided the facility to show
badges such as "Charter Member" to show the experience of each
member, which would help conference organisors to select
appropriate presenters).<br>
<br>
<br>
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate</a><br>
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[2]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail//discuss/2012-April/thread.html#10267">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail//discuss/2012-April/thread.html#10267</a><br>
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On 3/11/2016 11:33 PM, Suchith Anand wrote:<br>
Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
It is my great pleasure to introduce Victoria Rautenbach from
the Centre of Geoinformation Science (CGIS) at the University of
Pretoria (UP) in South Africa. as our GeoAmbassador . It is even
more great pleasure to have another GeoAmbassodor Dr. Serena
Coetzee (the GeoForAll chair of Africa and who all of our
colleagues will already know) who nominated Victoria for us. I
have been always amazed and inspired by the work that Serena and
colleagues have been doing in South Africa. I first met Serena
at ICC Dresden in 2013 where she also presented her ideas at the
ICA Commission meeting of Open Source Geospatial Technologies .
I have not yet got the opportunity to meet Victoria but I am
aware of her great work and contributions to Open Principles in
Geo Education. I want to thank Serena for introducing to us a
great colleague as our GeoAmbassodor of the month and sending us
all the details of her excellent work and contributions.<br>
<br>
Victoria is an enthusiastic contributor to open source / open
data / open education work at University of Pretoria. She uses
open source software, such as QGIS, GeoServer and PostGIS, in
the modules that she teaches and is the first port of call for
open source software support for students. She engages students
in open data events and has arranged a number of events to
introduce geoinformatics to school children. More details of her
excellent work at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/11/geoambassador-of-the-month-victoria-rautenbach/">http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/11/geoambassador-of-the-month-victoria-rautenbach/</a><br>
<br>
More details will be published at our newsletter later this
month at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.geoforall.org/newsletters/">http://www.geoforall.org/newsletters/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
GeoForAll is a worldwide movement that provides immediate
benefit to the world. We aim to create openness in Geo Education
for developing creative and open minds in students which is
critical for building open innovation and contributes to
building up Open Knowledge for the benefit of the whole society
and for our future generations.<br>
<br>
I am truly inspired to understand more about the amazing work
done by Victoria and colleagues at the University of Pretoria.
We are proud to honour Victoria as our GeoAmbassodor and we are
extremely grateful for her contributions to Geo for All.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Suchith<br>
<br>
Dr. Suchith Anand<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.geoforall.org/">http://www.geoforall.org/</a><br>
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