[Geo4All] CFP: First NSF Workshop on Conceptualizing a National Geospatial Software Institute

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi Shaowen,

I'm not in a position to pitch to the NSF as:

* I'm Australian, not from the US

* I'm not an academic

However, I have material which I'm very hopeful someone else might want 
to make use of to justify why a pitch should be for Open Source GIS. I'd 
be happy to work with someone doing such a pitch to customise their 
material.

Here is some source material:

* Pitch to the UN to justify using Open Source for GIS: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Di-WxImfPq5oF2jeBblxNjY0JYJoXegLc5jaTPjufM/edit#

* Generic pitch for "Why Open Source over Proprietary": 
http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/open-source-pitch-for-your-boss.html

* "Why Open Source GIS over Proprietary": 
http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-elusive-open-business.html

Cheers, Cameron


On 12/12/17 3:47 pm, Wang, Shaowen wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The National Science Foundation has recently funded a project 
> (http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/enabling/software/gsi) to conceptualize 
> a national Geospatial Software Institute (GSI) as a long-term hub of 
> excellence in software infrastructure that can serve diverse research 
> and education communities. A suite of community workshops will be 
> convened to design the GSI. The first workshop aims to bring together 
> thought leaders from diverse science communities to gain in-depth 
> understanding of geospatial software challenges and opportunities with 
> regard to requirements for the GSI by various science communities.
>
> We are inviting position papers due on December 21, 2017, and look 
> forward to your submissions. Your help for spreading the word of the 
> attached call for position papers is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks & best,
> -Shaowen
>
> ------------
> Shaowen Wang
>
> Professor and Department Head
>     Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science
> Affiliate Professor
>     Computer Science, Information Sciences, Urban & Regional Planning
> Founding Director
>     CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital and Spatial Studies
> CyberInfrastructure and Geospatial Information Laboratory
>
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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