[Ica-osgeo-labs] Idea: GeoForAll Sprint

[Luca Delucchi]

On 25 August 2015 at 22:09, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>

Hi all,

> 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??
>

really good idea...

> 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.
>

I can help organizing, I already did this sometimes for the GRASS
community sprint...

>
> -jeff
>


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ciao
Luca

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