[Ica-osgeo-labs] Idea: GeoForAll Sprint

[Phillip Davis]

I nominate Suchith to lead the effort and Nottingham as the spot.  I hear there's  wicked olde pub there dating back before the birth of Esri.  :)


Dr. Phillip Davis
Director GeoAcademy (http://fossgeo.org)
Professor: Del Mar College Department of Computer Science-Engineering-Advanced Technology
Program Lead: Geographic Information System & Cartography - Geospatial Technology Program
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From: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jeff McKenna
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 3:10 PM
To: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Idea: GeoForAll Sprint

Hello everyone,

I'd like to pose an idea to the OSGeo-ICA-ISPRS community: a "GeoForAll Sprint" event.  The goal of the event would be to get the OSGeo, and ICA, and ISPRS communities together over a few days to work together on developing Open curriculum materials.  What do you think??

Those of you familiar with code sprints, know them as getting developers from around the world to work together, usually in a big room with good wifi, and working on OSGeo software projects.

Now, the GeoForAll Sprint would be a little different, as code may not be written for the OSGeo projects, but materials would be developed that could be used by the project communities, and educators.

If you choose to do this, there are already steps available if you want to request for funding to the OSGeo Board for a sprint (see the steps at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines).

I wonder if someone in GeoForAll would like to take this on and champion it.  If so, it could be a great event for the 3 communities.


-jeff




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