[Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" education mission is now launched

[Lluís Vicens]

On 01/10/13 13:13, Gavin Fleming wrote:
> November doesn't work for South Africa (and I imagine much of the 
> southern hemisphere) as it is in the middle of school and university 
> exams.
>
> That's why we don't do the November GIS day here but have a 
> vendor-neutral GISSA GIS week around mid-March.

Oops! Finding a good day for all of us will be a challenge!! ;)
Mid-March could be also a good date for northern hemisphere... close to 
Easter vacations but not on the middle? Am I forgetting something 
remarkable on mid-March in Northern Hemisphere?

lluís

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> On 01/10/2013 12:26, Lluís Vicens wrote:
>> On 01/10/13 12:18, Suchith Anand wrote:
>>> Jorge and all,
>>>
>>> Can you please suggest some  best days which has some OSGeo connection as well as good for maximum of people. We can then decide which date.
>> Why not on GIS Day as Jorge has suggested in a previous email?
>>
>> According to wikipedia: "*GIS Day* is a grassroots educational event 
>> that enables geographic information systems 
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_systems> (GIS) 
>> users and vendors to open their doors to schools, businesses, and the 
>> general public to showcase real-world applications of GIS." :)
>>
>> November could be a date that fits well for almost the entire planet 
>> earth...
>>
>> lluís

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