[Ica-osgeo-labs] Pre-AAG Workshop on "Open GIS: New Opportunities for Research and Education, " April 7, 2014

Sat Sep 28 02:56:55 PDT 2013

Mike -  Thank you for confirming participation for AAG pre- meeting . That is excellent. 

Serge, Daniel-  Mike will be able to support you for any help needed  for your workshop. Mike has been active in helping  workshops for the ICA Commission on Open Source Geospatial Technologies in the US. before . For example in  2012 , he coorganised a workshop on “The Internet and Geospatial Technologies”  held in conjunction with the AutoCarto 2012 conference. Details at 

http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2012/11/summary-of-the-internet-and-geospatial-technologies-workshop-at-autocarto-2012-ohio-usa/

Workshop report at http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/autoCarto_ICA_workshop.pdf

Timing of this workshop call is excellent. This will now create the momentum for establishing over 20 Open Source Geospatial Labs  in US and set the agenda  for Open GIS research and education in the US for the future. We are also working for more closer collaborations between ICA and UCGIS and this is an excellent opportunity to build up this. 

Suchith

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Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Pre-AAG Workshop on "Open GIS: New Opportunities for Research and Education, " April 7, 2014

Helena,

I have just replied that I would like to attend this workshop as I am planning on attending AAG. I have been a member of the ICA Commission of Open Source Geospatial Technologies for many years.

Further I have been on the ICA-OSGEO Labs mailing list since its inception. We at the USGS (particularly CEGIS) discussed joining the lab network and then decided we shouldn't in favor of educational institutions.

All that said, I would be willing to try to help you (us, the lab network) out by presenting something on your behalf; however, I am not sure I would be the person best suited for the task.

Mike Finn

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On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu<mailto:hmitaso at ncsu.edu>> wrote:
Serge, Dan,

Thank you very much for for the invitation, I did not plan to come to AAG, but I am wondering whether there will be anybody from our rapidly expanding
ICA-OSGeo network represented to provide update on the current state of the initiative and perhaps show some examples of collaborations
that we have already in place. The workshop sounds really interesting so I will check my schedule and get back to you if I can come.

For those on this list who have not yet heard about the network, you can learn more here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Edu_current_initiatives
and if you already have an established open source geospatial research and/or education and are interested to join, please let us know,
new members are welcome!

Best regards,

Helena

Helena Mitasova
Associate Professor
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
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North Carolina State University
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On Sep 25, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Daniel Sui wrote:

> Dear all:
>
>  You are cordially invited to attend  a pre-AAG workshop on "Open GIS: New Opportunities for Research and Education" next year in Tampa, FL.   Next year’s AAG meeting is April 8-12, 2014.  Our workshop will be one full day on April 7, 2014, which means you need to arrive in Tampa, no later than April 6, 2014.
>
>  The primary goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers from academia, industry, and government agencies to discuss the new opportunities and set the agenda  for Open GIS research and education in light of new advances during the past five years.  An edited volume is planned based upon the talks given at this workshop.
>
>
>  We are still working on the logistic details for the workshop.  At this point, we just need a confirmation on two items: 1). whether you are interested in attending the pre-AAG Open GIS workshop; 2). In case you are unable to attend the pre-AAG workshop, but still attend the AAG meeting, please let us whether you are interested in getting involved in a panel (or paper session) devoted to open GIS during the 2014 AAG meeting.  Of course, you are more than welcome to attend the pre-AAG workshop and serve on the open GIS panel.
>
>
> Please reply by Oct. 1, 2013 if you can. Thanks!    More details will follow soon.
>
>
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>
>  Sergio (Serge) Rey – Arizona State University
>
>  Daniel Sui – The Ohio State University
>

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