[Ica-osgeo-labs] Website feedback

[Jeff McKenna]

I might add to the beginning text of Reason #1: "GeoForAll *empowers* 
students."


-jeff





On 2015-08-28 9:07 AM, Charles Schweik wrote:
> Hi Suchith, all:
>
> Patrick Hogan made some helpful edits to the text I have on my lab's
> site (thanks Patrick!), and I then edited it a little more toward some
> possible useful language for the 'Why universities should join' text.
> I'm sure there are other points to be made, but its a start. The text is
> attached.
>
> Suchith, not sure who is leading the update to the GeoForAll page on
> this topic...
>
> Cheers
> Charlie
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
> wrote:
>
>     On twitter just now a community leader made a comment that our
>     website (http://www.geoforall.org) doesn't clearly point out the
>     benefits for a university.  We outline "How to Join"
>     (http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/), but not really "Why to Join".
>
>     I thought this was a good point, and now that we all understand it
>     more, it might be good to highlight this on the site.
>
>     -jeff
>
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