[OSGeo-Edu] Academic event?

[Phillip Davis]

We have an event scheduled May 21-23 @ Georgia Tech Conference Center that might be good venue.

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From: edu_discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [edu_discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Tyler Mitchell [tmitchell at osgeo.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:46 PM
To: OSGeo-edu
Subject: [OSGeo-Edu] Academic event?

Hi all,

Would anyone be interested in having an OSGeo Educators
workshop/conference sometime in 2012?  I have a sense that
this is overdue and can serve two purposes (at least):

* help train your colleagues (hands-on workshops for 1-2 days)
* present topics applying to your work, achievements, research papers, etc.  (1 day)
* bring together OSGeo Edu committee to work together on planning/ideas (1 day)

Basically more than we can do at a BOF in FOSS4G events, yet light enough
that it can be planned with flexibility.

I'm thinking of  2-3 days, probably in Spring in USA as a starter.  I haven't forgot
about other countries on the list and would be interest there too if there was
good demand for it.  I suggest USA first as this is something I could help coordinate
here more easily on.

As you know I can't organise it through OSGeo directly anymore as my job here
ends in a month, but I am looking for ways to continue to serve the community
by running some events like these at a reasonable cost.

Anyone interested?  I have a few ideas for venues, but that would be
the next question - I assume some university facilities represented on this
list may be available for reasonable prices - let me know if you think so.

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