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<p>Hi Shaowen,</p>
<p>I'm not in a position to pitch to the NSF as:</p>
<p>* I'm Australian, not from the US</p>
<p>* I'm not an academic</p>
<p>However, I have material which I'm very hopeful someone else
might want to make use of to justify why a pitch should be for
Open Source GIS. I'd be happy to work with someone doing such a
pitch to customise their material.</p>
<p>Here is some source material:</p>
<p>* Pitch to the UN to justify using Open Source for GIS:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Di-WxImfPq5oF2jeBblxNjY0JYJoXegLc5jaTPjufM/edit#">https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Di-WxImfPq5oF2jeBblxNjY0JYJoXegLc5jaTPjufM/edit#</a></p>
<p>* Generic pitch for "Why Open Source over Proprietary":
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/open-source-pitch-for-your-boss.html">http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/open-source-pitch-for-your-boss.html</a><br>
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<p>* "Why Open Source GIS over Proprietary":
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-elusive-open-business.html">http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-elusive-open-business.html</a></p>
<p>Cheers, Cameron<br>
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<div>The National Science Foundation has recently funded a
project (<a
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to conceptualize a national Geospatial Software Institute
(GSI) as a long-term hub of excellence in software
infrastructure that can serve diverse research and
education communities. A suite of community workshops will
be convened to design the GSI. The first workshop aims to
bring together thought leaders from diverse science
communities to gain in-depth understanding of geospatial
software challenges and opportunities with regard to
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<div>We are inviting position papers due on December 21,
2017, and look forward to your submissions. Your help for
spreading the word of the attached call for position
papers is greatly appreciated.</div>
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<div>Thanks & best, </div>
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