<html><head><base href="x-msg://13/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI ... know a few of you would be good for this :)<div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Moreno, Rafael" <<a href="mailto:Rafael.Moreno@ucdenver.edu">Rafael.Moreno@ucdenver.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">August 9, 2012 8:55:32 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">OSGeo-edu <<a href="mailto:edu_discuss@lists.osgeo.org">edu_discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Search for 2 Chairs for FOSS4G 2013 Academic Track; Deadline August 20</b></span></div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Search for Academic Track Chairs for FOSS4G 2013<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">(PLEASE FORWARD TO RELEVANT MAILING LISTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">We would like to welcome Expression of Interest from interested candidates for two Academic Track Chair positions for FOSS4G 2013. The Academic Track Chairs will work for the successful organization of FOSS4G 2013 Academic Track and also help establish a framework for publications for the selected papers from future Academic Tracks in FOSS4G conferences as aimed in the ICA-OSGeo MoU<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_ICA" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_ICA</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">We invite those who are interested and with strong research background in Open Source GIS to apply for this. Interested applicants should email<a href="mailto:Rafael.Moreno@ucdenver.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Rafael.Moreno@ucdenver.edu</a> before 20 August 2012 with their details and brief statement about their publication ideas and strategies for the FOSS4G Academic Track. The selection panel will consist of Helena Mitasova (North Carolina State University), Serena Coetzee (University of Pretoria) and Rafael Moreno (University of Colorado Denver).<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">The selected academic track chairs should work closely with the FOSS4G Academic members and LOC to ensure time plan and all actions are on track. We look forward for your strong support and participation for this.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Rafael Moreno, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Department of Geography and Environmental Studies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">University of Colorado Denver<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Campus Box 172<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">1200 Larimer Street NC 3524<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Denver, CO 173364<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Phone: 303-352-3762<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Fax 303-556-6197<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>