[OSGeo-Edu] Informal request for association

[Ari Jolma]

This sounds interesting and IACM looks respectable organization by 
looking at their website.

There is not yet an approved procedure for getting OSGeo certification 
for educational materials. However, I think we'd be willing to 
cooperate, if the materials meet, e.g., some openness requirements.

OSGeo itself is a legal entity and decisions about it entering into 
legal associations is decided by the board and president. Being an U.S. 
based organization it probably can be an official partner in EU funded 
projects but can't receive funding from EU.

There are also OSGeo associated European researchers/university 
educators who can participate in such a program officially, i.e., are 
eligible for EU funding.

Best regards,

Ari

Arnulf Christl kirjoitti:
> Hello EduCom,
> Dr. Poulicos Prastacos from the Institute of Applied and Computational
> Mathematics (IACM) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas
> (FORTH) http://www.iacm.forth.gr/regional was rather impressed by the
> FOSS4G conference and congratulates us for the success.
>
> They are currently preparing an EU funded program to train researchers in
> GIS and he now plans to propose an Open Source GIS track. He asked whether
> (citing)
> "OSGeo could 'participate' in the consortium (some kind of loose
> association)".
>
> I answered that one focal interest of OSGeo is the Education Curriculum
> and that I would forward his request to this committee. Are you prepared
> to handle this kind of request? Unless I missed something we have not
> worked out anything to handle this kind of association or participation
> and therefore also included the board list.
>
> Best regards,
> Arnulf.
>
>   


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Geoinformation and positioning technology
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