<div dir="ltr">Hi Sergio,<div><br></div><div>(I had to say this publicly to the GeoForAll list). </div><div><br></div><div>I deserve no thanks at all -- <b>you and your team are <u>AWESOME</u></b>. Thanks for doing this and making this important connection to the<a href="https://iasc-commons.org/"> International Association for the Study of the Commons</a> (IASC). </div><div><br></div><div>GeoForAll colleagues across the globe: </div><div><br></div><div>Open source software (and open educational resources) are forms of Internet-based "commons" -- and that's what the IASC organization is trying to promote. A link between GeoForAll and OSGeo and the IASC community is a natural one. I'm currently organizing <b>the second annual global World Commons Week (October 6-12, 2019)</b>. Last year's website is at (<a href="http://worldcommonsweek.org">http://worldcommonsweek.org</a>) if you want to see what happened in last year's event. </div><div><br></div><div>An important element of World Commons Week 2019 are establishing coordinated local events all over the world on commons related issues and practice. It would be really great if we could organize collective action in the GeoForAll community to run local events around OSGeospatial technologies and education during that week.</div><div>I would LOVE to promote GeoForAll and OSGeo in this global event. But I need help. So.... </div><div><br></div><div>..if you'd like to propose your own GeoForAll/OSGeo related local event (e.g., a workshop on a FOSS4G topic, or a lecture, or a community mapping project, etc., etc.) for the week of October 6-12, 2019 at your own location please complete this online survey: <b><a href="https://forms.gle/tWnzrXjZmdJn7A687">https://forms.gle/tWnzrXjZmdJn7A687</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Charlie Schweik</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:55 PM SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA <<a href="mailto:sergio.acostaylara@mtop.gub.uy" target="_blank">sergio.acostaylara@mtop.gub.uy</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/" target="_blank">GeoForAll</a> is an open geospatial science promotion network that promotes mutual exchange and cooperation among its members, through training activities, academic exchange, dissemination, availability
of teaching materials, development of joint projects, among others. Its fundamental principles include: free and open software, open standards, open data, open educational resources, and free access to research publications.</div>
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<div>It is in this context that we will hold <a href="https://www.iasc2019.org/product/pre-conference-workshops/" target="_blank">
a workshop on basic GIS with gvSIG</a> as one of the activities of <a href="https://www.iasc2019.org/" target="_blank">
IASC 2019</a> ( XVII Biennial IASC Conference, entitled ‘In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action’) to be held at the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Peru (Lima, Peru) from 01 to 05 July 2019. The workshop will be held prior to the
conference on <strong>Friday, June 28</strong> between 8 and 17 (Peru time, -5 UTC) in video-<span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">conference </span>mode (remote instructor
and assistants in the classroom, with on-site instructor support). After it we will put all the materials available to recreate what was done in the workshop at any time and place.</div>
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<div>I would like to thank the organizers for allowing the opportunity to share this instance of training. Also thank Marino Carhuapoma who will officiate as a support instructor in the place. And especially my thanks to Charlie Schweik (University of Massachusetts
Amherst) who made this possible to happen.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_2174479805596238232gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Charlie Schweik<br><br><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr">Professor </div><div dir="ltr">Department of Environmental Conservation & School of Public Policy</div><div>University of Massachusetts, Amherst</div><div><br></div><div>Facebook: Charles.Schweik</div><div>Twitter: @cschweik</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>