[OSGeo-Edu] Re: edu.OSGeo publicity material

[Tyler Mitchell]

Ok, I will have a look and pull the text into my template.  I'm using  
Scribus (http://www.scribus.net).

My PDF file likely also included all fonts embedded and all images at  
300DPI.  This will allow maximum portability and reproducibility.

We have to be careful with any images, ensuring that we are not  
infringing anyone's rights.  If you have an image that you know the  
source of or is unconstrained, please pass it my way.

Thanks Puneet,
Tyler

On 4-Jun-06, at 2:17 PM, discuss at edu.osgeo.org wrote:

> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>> On 4-Jun-06, at 10:18 AM, Puneet Kishor wrote:
>>> Nice. I like it. I will replace all the "Lorem Ipsum" with real  
>>> text and send it back to you soon (today), so you will have a  
>>> head-start with the edu brochure.
>> I basically just need about 150 words for the top right box and  
>> then about 10 bullets for the lower left.  Of course we won't  
>> naturally have  any graphics, so we can use some of that space  
>> too.  I have this in a template, so just send me text.
>
> Tyler (and others),
>
> Attached is a file called "edu_osgeo_new.pdf" (hopefully this  
> mailing list allows an attachment or two). I have attached this  
> hear for everyone's perusal and input.
>
> I was going to send you just the words, but in order to figure out  
> how many words would be enough (to fit in the space), I just ended  
> up working on the entire brochure. A few things about it --
>
> One. My version is considerably smaller than the one I downloaded  
> (392 Kb vs. 2.7 Mb). That could be because my PDF writer was more  
> efficient, or it could be that I don't have as much resolution as  
> you have. Feel free to just grab the text out and stick it in your  
> version (I have also included the text below.
>
> Two. I have "edited" the mission text and the workgroup goals and  
> methods ever so slightly to make them fit better in the small space.
>
> Three. No way "Of course we won't naturally have any graphics!" Me  
> like graphics. I took your little Canada map, and overlaid it on my  
> Alma Mater's majestic Science Hall. A little multiplicative  
> dissolve, and we have an academic looking map. Whether or not you  
> keep this graphic, please do put some graphic. Too many words make  
> Jack a dull boy.
>
> I made the brochure using OmniGraffle, and the graphic using  
> Seashore. If you want the originals, I can send them to you  
> directly (without cluttering up the list).
>
> Hope this helps instead of hindering.
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
> ---- text ----
> edu.OSGeo
>
> The Education and Curriculum Committee aims to create and promote  
> educational and curriculum material that supports the use of  
> Geospatial Free Open Source Software (GFOSS).
>
> Our intent is to provide appropriately licensed material accessible  
> to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and general  
> public. Material supported through this project would directly or  
> indirectly build and strengthen the open source geospatial user and  
> developer communities.
>
> We hope to accomplish this by integrating the use of OSGeo endorsed  
> tools in curricula that teach geospatial concepts and applications  
> as well as creating curricula to teach skills necessary for active  
> participation in supported OSGeo software and data projects. The  
> committee seeks strong cooperation with academic research projects.
>
> Activities
>
> Data Package Group
> Goal
> • Produce a data package for use in tutorials
> Method
> • Work with Public Geospatial Data Committee
> • Provide data packaged suitable for use
> • 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
> • Support use of GFOSS
> Method
> • Find people to test use what we will develop
> • Promote GFOSS to colleagues
>
> Research Outreach Group
> Goal
> • Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
> • Support research projects that develop GFOSS
> • Assist GFOSS developers
> Method
> • Promote GFOSS to colleagues
> • Work with developers to identify research needs
> <edu_osgeo_new.pdf>
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