[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Charter Member Nomination: Stephen Mather

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+1 for Stephen Mather

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2017-09-11 8:00 GMT+09:00 Newcomb, Doug <doug_newcomb at fws.gov>:

> +1
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> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Jeff McKenna <
> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
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>> Forwarding Stephen Mather nomination by Kristin Bott. The 2017 member
>> nominations list was updated [1].
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Vasile & Jeff
>> 2017 OSGeo Elections CROs
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2017
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
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>>
>> Nominee: Stephen Mather - USA
>>
>> Stephen has likely been most recently visible within the OSGeo community
>> as the founder and an ongoing contributor to OpenDroneMap -- for which he
>> received supportive grant funding in 2016; on which he has given numerous
>> workshops, presentations, and trainings since its development; and through
>> which he has partnered with a number of people and agencies to use
>> geospatial technologies for humanitarian efforts and other applications in
>> education, governmental work, and more.
>>
>> Through mentoring within and beyond his professional role, Stephen
>> encourages the development of geospatial skills in a variety of folk, and
>> has recently served as a both mentor and a teacher in cooperative programs
>> in Musanze, Rwanda in addition to partnering with students at the State
>> University Zanzibar and the University of Rwanda on geospatial projects.
>>
>> Stephen is very active in outreach efforts; the last three years have
>> included workshops and presentations all over the globe on open source
>> geospatial software and systems (with a notable concentration on drone
>> systems/remote sensing applications) -- events include FOSS4G
>> (2017,2015,2014), State of the Map Africa (2017), FOSS4G Africa (2017),
>> State of the Map US (2016).
>>
>> Technically, Stephen brings a wide range of expertise in across GIS
>> packages/protocols/libraries, remote sensing, and variety of programming
>> languages/libraries and is one of the co-authors of the PostGIS Cookbook.
>>
>> I believe that with a combination of strong technical skills and a
>> dedication to outreach/education in diverse communities, Stephen has
>> brought a great deal to the OSGeo community for years, and will continue to
>> do so.
>>
>> -Kristin Bott
>>
>>
>>
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