[OSGeo-Discuss] DARPA-funded short-term incubator for geospatial data analysis

[Michael P. Gerlek]

As someone just pointed out to me, I should add this further clarification:

	All team members must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age.

(If there was an "osgeo-discuss-usa" list, I'd have used that instead. Apologies.)

On a happier note, though, also observe that:

	There are no specific academic,	professional or experience-related requirements. If it is not 
	obvious from a team's resumes, the team should make a credible case that it has the skills 
	necessary to accomplish what it proposes.

_mpg



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at flaxen.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:58 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: RE: DARPA-funded short-term incubator for geospatial data analysis

Sorry, I left out the most important bit:

	DARPA is very supportive of open source -- as a means of doing things cheaper, bootstrapping faster,
	fostering collaboration, and promoting extensibility.

_mpg


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at flaxen.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:54 AM
To: OSGeo Discussions (discuss at lists.osgeo.org)
Subject: DARPA-funded short-term incubator for geospatial data analysis

DARPA and George Mason University are running a very novel, incubator-like opportunity for small teams of people interested in a chance to pursue radical new ideas in the areas of geospatial and visual data analysis.

If you've got an idea for something truly different in the geo data world, and would like to spend 8 weeks exploring the idea with a $50K budget, you can find more details and background here:

	http://go.usa.gov/wo5
	http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/darpa-innovation-house-project-imaging-data/
	http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/darpa-george-mason-seek-trailblazers-for-eight-week-innovation-house-study-program/2012/07/10/gJQAv06naW_blog.html

Deadline is July 31st, so act fast! 

[disclaimers: it is being run by my former boss at DARPA and I'm a member of the review committee]

_mpg