[Ica-osgeo-labs] Open GIS Academics and educators please apply to AAG call before June 15th, 2015

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Anthony,

Most definitely we'll meet to discuss GeoForAll in Seoul, I will start 
asking for possible rooms (for these BirdsofaFeather sessions) and 
report back to you here.  And yes, GeoForAll discussions mix very well 
with soju :)

And thank you so much for your sponsorship of FOSS4G!

-jeff




On 2015-06-11 2:06 PM, Anthony Robinson wrote:
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> Are there plans for a follow-up on Como at FOSS4G in Seoul? We're excited to sponsor FOSS4G for the second year in a row and I would be keen to participate in a GeoForAll conversation over some Soju in Seoul.
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> Cheers,
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> -A.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phillip Davis" <pdavis at delmar.edu>
> To: "Anthony Robinson" <acr181 at psu.edu>, ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:45:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open GIS Academics and educators please apply to AAG call before June 15th, 2015
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> Thanks Anthony. We will discuss your points in Como @ FOSS4G EU and see if we can provide a more compelling value for membership.
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> Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open GIS Academics and educators please apply to AAG call before June 15th, 2015
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> Yeah, about that! I've been watching the discussion regarding what lab activity is required and what membership means with eager eyes. I would like to be able to make the case to my colleagues to join. I do think clarity on what activity means and what the benefits are would be helpful.
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> I know that the answers to these questions are under debate here. When I look at the criteria I can see that we have been doing all of those things, so that's not a worry I have. Instead I'd rather know that by committing to something we're doing something tangible for our students. Every move I make is evaluated in terms of whether or not it adds value to the educational experience for our students. Since we already do the things that GeoForAll asks for, I will be asked to explain what we gain from setting up yet another website and assigning someone to developing an annual report (a big deal for a program that has over a thousand students and dozens of faculty - that's not easy to summarize).
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> I also can't just sign up Penn State by my decision alone. It would have to be vetted by the Department, College, risk management, etc... If our university ends up on a list of institutions in a press release from GeoForAll, I have to answer to that, and that's perhaps the biggest question to sort out for my specific context.
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> -A.
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