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

[Charles Schweik]

Hi all,

Based on these emails, I've added to our meeting planning wiki for
GeoForAll in Como [1]:

- Discussion of membership criteria;
- Closing BOF discussion of action items over summer, identification of
people going to Seoul and starting a discussion of what we do there as a
group.

Friendly reminder: If you will be in Como, please add your name to the
various meeting times you can attend [1].

Cheers
Charlie

[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Europe_2015_GeoForAll_Agenda

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Anthony Robinson <acr181 at psu.edu> wrote:

>
>
> 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.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -A.
>
>
> ----- 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
>
>
> Thanks Anthony. We will discuss your points in Como @ FOSS4G EU and see if
> we can provide a more compelling value for membership.
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [
> ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Robinson [
> acr181 at psu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 11:40 AM
> To: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open GIS Academics and educators please
> apply to AAG call before June 15th, 2015
>
> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> 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.
>
>
> -A.
>
>
>
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Charlie Schweik

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dept of Environmental Conservation and Center for Public Policy and
Administration

Personal website: http://people.umass.edu/cschweik
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Author, Internet Success: A Study of Open Source Software (MIT Press, 2012)
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