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<div><font size="3">Thank you for the email and more information. The idea of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">open source certification model based on geospatial technology competency model is good BUT i do have concerns on your aim to </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">commercialise
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<div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3">I was not aware of your discussions with Jeff and others on this that you mention in your mail . I am ccing this to our education colleagues, so they can give an informed answer and suggestions
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Thanks for concerns .yes it is my master thesis and I develop an open source certification model based on geospatial technology competency model. I preseneted this topic in FOSS4g Como pre conference and it was highly appriciated even some of guys were really
intrested. We had a meeting also for accereditation and approval for this model and jeff suggested that it should be project based certifocation. Now a days me in spokane for gis pro confernece because i want to commercialise this certification under the umberella
of my new born company spatial junction <br>
And my second supervisor phillip davis appriciated alot.<br>
I need support and suggesstions from all of you to uplift the OSgeo model<br>
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Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] STDF Grant for Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) UK-Egypt Newton-Mosharafa Program<br>
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<div>Apologies i could not understand the background discussion on the topic on certification. From Frans-Josef email some time back i understand this is something related to your Masters Thesis. Is this correct? Did you discuss this with the OSGeo Board? If
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<div dir="ltr">Great news Tanzeel!
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<div>I don't really know anything about the below call. But Rania is not eligible -- based on an earlier email post. </div>
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I am now a days in Washington spokane for my URISA Talk on certification and geospatial busniss concept. I was in Pakistan before to launch Pakistani local chapters OSGeo and now in US. I HAVE lot of information to share and I hope I will update it all the
info for the end of this month.<br>
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I will keep you updated. Please charlie and Rania tell me the more details about above mentioned colloborative grant and so that I can join.<br>
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Ps .Charlie..US spokane and people are really cooperative and welcoming ..<br>
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Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] STDF Grant for Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) UK-Egypt Newton-Mosharafa Program<br>
From: <a href="mailto:cschweik@pubpol.umass.edu" target="_blank">cschweik@pubpol.umass.edu</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:ranyaalsayed@gmail.com" target="_blank">ranyaalsayed@gmail.com</a>;
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<div>I just wanted to say that it is GREAT to see these conversations trying to go after collaborative grants. Rania, in FOSS4G Como there was some discussion about a certification system for FOSS4G educational material led by <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:sans-serif; font-size:12.7px; line-height:19.05px">Tanzeel
Rehman Khan (cc'd above). You two might want to talk. </span></div>
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<div>And generally, for what it is worth, time permitting, I am happy to read any drafts of grant proposals in our network people produce with an eye as a 'reviewer'. I hope others will offer that service as well. I think we as a community should build social
norms here trying to especially help younger researchers in our community go after and get grants around open geographical science -- especially ones that build the GeoForAll effort.</div>
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<div>1) Building the thematic group (e.g., AgGIS) and communicating to that subgroup (like we did for the OpenCitySmart grant proposal); or,</div>
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<div>2) Sending emails to the full ica-osgeo-labs list like this to build the possible collaboration subgroup and then email the full list when you are facing a puzzle or need some brainstorming of some kind. </div>
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<div>Good luck on your efforts Rania. Keep us posted on your progress.</div>
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to take part in their Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) program. This is a residential training program in innovation and technology entrepreneurship that will take place, in the UK, between Monday 25th January, 2016 and Friday 5th February, 2016. </div>
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<p style="direction:ltr"><i>23, Joseph Tito St., ElNozha El-Gedida, Cairo, Egypt. </i></p>
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