[OpenLayers-Users] Help Society for Conservation GIS WIN the DARPA $40, 000 Contest December 5th!!!

[Jennifer Strahan]

Hi Everyone,

I'm helping to spread the word about the Society for Conservation GIS 
team effort to win the DARPA red balloon contest.  Please see the below 
message for an opportunity to help raise $40K for SCGIS.  The basic 
idea: keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for big red weather balloons! They 
will be distributed throughout the U.S., so please pass this message 
along to anyone who may be willing to help out.

I apologize for the off-topic post, but thought this email list would 
reach an enthusiastic audience willing to help!

Regards,
Jennifer

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: Help SCGIS WIN the DARPA $40,000 Contest November 5th!!!
Date: 	Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:37:13 -0800
From: 	Lisa Pierce <l.pierce at VERIZON.NET>
Reply-To: 	l.pierce at VERIZON.NET
To: 	SCGIS at LISTSERV.URI.EDU



 
 Help SCGIS WIN the DARPA $40,000 Contest December 5th!!! 

http://www.edc.uri.edu/scgis/

http://www.scgis.org

Help the Society for Conservation GIS win $40,000 for our international
scholarship program and improve our SCGIS networking efforts!

Help the SCGIS Team locate 10 RED Weather Balloons THIS Saturday Dec 05,
2009. This is a one day event and all we need are your eyes...We do NOT need
individuals to drive all over the country side, we need increased numbers of
observers. if you forward this email to ALL individuals on your contact list
we have a greater chance of winning. The only way we can possible win this
challenge is to have thousands of eyes looking for these red weather
balloons located throughout the United States. You do NOT have to be a
"geocacher" or own a GPS to participate, we need all eyes. This money will
be used to help conservationists world-wide to gain the skills they need to
conserve the environment, indigenous tribes, local communities..

DARPA Network Challenge
Celebrating 40th Anniversary of the Internet Saturday, 05 December 2009
https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx
  

 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has offered this prize to
highlight social networking skills.

 Please, forward this request to your contacts via  LinkedIN, Facebook,
Twitter, etc and extend the knowledge about the SCGIS efforts.

 
 Community, Knowledge, Support, Conservation The Society for Conservation
GIS (SCGIS) works to build community, provide knowledge, and support
individuals using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and science for the
conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage. The SCGIS assists
conservationists worldwide in using GIS through communication, networking,
scholarships, and training. Membership is open to any individual seeking
assistance in the achievement of personal or organizational conservation
goals. Learn more about the Society and how to get involved www.scgis.org 

Rules/information of Challenge:
.	Balloons will go up at 10:00am (ET) (7:00am PT) and be taken down at
4:00 pm local time - yes this means they will be visible for 6 hrs on the
east coast and 9 hrs on the west coast.
.	All balloon locations will be visible from a roadway and all areas
will be accessible to the public by pedestrian access. Officials will be
stationed with the balloons and participants should ask officials for the
balloon number and to verify that it is a DARPA Challenge balloon.
.	Balloons will be visible on 05 Dec ONLY, but we have until noon on
14 Dec to collect the information from our participants.
.	Federal government employees are restricted from entering the
challenge BUT NOT participating, in other words, they can provide us with
the information.
.	The balloons coordinates should be collected in degree-minute-second
(DD-MM-SS) format (latitude/longitude). IF you do not have a GPS unit, we
have staff available to convert available information (street
intersections,...nearby lakes) for you..gather as much information as
possible, and be as detailed as possible. See below form

Reporting procedures are described in full on the project web site
www.edc.uri.edu/scgis.  Email submissions should be sent to the SCGIS at
l.pierce at verizon.net

 Phone, text, or web submissions are described on the web site.

* Anyone reporting a balloon should provide us with the below information:

Participants Info:
Participants Name:
Telephone Number:
Email Address:
Participants State:
Participants County:
Participants Town/City:

KEY Info: 
Balloon Number (Balloon number is available from the DARPA staff at the
balloon site):
Street Intersection and City of sighting.
Lat/Long of the Balloon (If feasible but not necessary) How the coordinate
was derived A photo (if possible) Brief (few sentences) of the setting of
the balloon (any details are valuable) Brief summary of who they heard about
this contest from (their network lineage)
*** All money will be granted to SCGIS' International Scholarship Fund. No
moneys will be granted to participants or any other entities. Our
participation in this event is strictly for fund-raising purposes.

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