[OpenGeoscience] EGU 2017: Townhall conveners / title / description

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Hi Peter
I'll happily join the fun :-)

Maxi

Il 18 gen 2017 8:14 PM, Peter Löwe <peter.loewe at gmx.de> ha scritto:

> Dear opengeoscience committee list,
>
> thanks for the encouraging feedback (on- and off-list) regarding the EGU
> Townhall proposal.
>
> The deadline to submit the Townhall is Friday, January 20. Here is a pitch
> for an updated Townhall title and description, which includes "Open
> Science". The text needs to be sumbitted on Friday.
>
> The description of last years Townhall can be found here:
> http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/22421
>
> Also, (co-)conveners for the Townhall are needed (very little effort
> before and during the event, opportunity to attend the invitation-only
> convener reception on Friday night.): Who wants to join the fun ?
>
> Title: Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo): Open Source Scientific
> Software for Open Science
>
> Description:
>
> The paradigm of Open Science is based on the tiers Open Access, Open Data
> and Free Open Source Software.  However, the interconnections between the
> tiers remain to be improved. This is a critical factor to enable Open
> Science.
> The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit
> organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of
> open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use. It
> provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving
> cross-project collaboration.and serves as an independent legal entity to
> which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources,
> secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for
> public benefit. This Townhall meeting will be the opportunity to share our
> views on the current and future use of open source geospatial software for
> a better understanding of the Earth system and its changing environment as
> part of Open Science.
>
> Please comment.
>
> best,
> Peter
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