edu.OSGeo publicity material

[Puneet Kishor]

Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> Thanks Puneet, that will help.  I'm assembling brochures at this very moment.  
> I will let everyone see them when ready - will be similar to this one:
> https://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org/servlets/GetAttachment?list=dev&msgId=11335&attachId=1
> but with real content :)
> 


Tyler,

Maybe I am doing something wrong, so help me. But I have tried 
downloading from the above link from 3 different email clients, and even 
gmail. Something comes down, but it is not remotely readable by anything 
I have. Is there a direct link available instead of a programmatic link.

I know you must be under time pressure for this, so I would love to help 
in whatever way I can (although I will be on the road again for 3 days 
starting tomorrow).

> 
> On Friday 02 June 2006 22:33, you wrote:
>> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>>> My job tonight is to get the text for the brochures together - I don't
>>> have it ready yet. I was just going to look at the mission statement.  If
>>> you have some time to help, it would be appreciated.
>> Tyler,
>>
>> I grabbed the "Mission Statement" text and few extra bits from the
>> website/wiki. That text is reproduced below.
>>
>> Initially I thought I would try and create some kind of a brochure
>> (maybe using Open Office), but before I get carried away with possibly
>> something incompatible and unsuitable, please let me/us know where you
>> are with this project, and what help you might require.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Puneet
>>
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>>
>> <OSGeo logo> edu.OSGeo Mission
>>
>> The project aims at creating and promoting educational and curriculum
>> material that supports the goals of the Foundation. The intent is to
>> provide appropriately licensed material that is accessible by a broad
>> audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.
>> Material supported through this project should directly or indirectly
>> build and strengthen the open source geospatial user and developer
>> communities. This can be accomplished by integrating the use of OSGeo
>> endorsed tools in curricula that teach geospatial concepts and
>> applications as well as the creating curricula to teach skills necessary
>> for people to actively participate in supported OSGeo software and data
>> projects. The committee seeks strong cooperation with academic research
>> projects.
>>
>> Data Package Group
>> Goal:
>>     * Produce a data package for common use in tutorials
>> Method:
>>     * Work with Public Geospatial Data Committee where needed
>>     * Work with software projects to provide data package in meaningful
>> format
>>       for their tool
>>     * Use data package as a reference in writing tutorials
>>
>> Education Resources Group
>> Goal
>>     * Collect links to and describe educational resources
>>     * Develop an "Introduction to GIS" course and courseware
>>     * Support use of Geospatial Free Open Source Software (GFOSS)
>> Method
>>     * Find people to test use what we will develop
>>     * Promote GFOSS to colleagues
>>
>> Research Outreach Group
>> Goal
>>     * Link to research projects using and developing GFOSS
>>     * Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
>>     * Start and support research projects that develop GFOSS
>>     * Start and support research projects that help GFOSS developers
>> Method
>>     * Promote GFOSS to colleagues
>>     * Work with developers to identify research needs
>>
>>
>> Check our wiki
>> [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Education_and_Curriculum_Committee]
>> for on-going discussion.
>>
>> Please join our mailing list by sending an email to
>> discuss-subscribe at edu.osgeo.org or keep track of our meetings.
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