[Geo4All] Call for volunteers to join the GeoAmbassodor article team
labrinos at eled.auth.gr
labrinos at eled.auth.gr
Sun Apr 1 02:40:33 PDT 2018
Dear colleagues,
I totally agree with Suchith.
We really need your help to get more ideas and nominations. "Fresh
blood" in the team always gives more strength to continue.
So, please come forward and join the, so far, great team of editors of
our Newsletter.
best regards
Nikos Lambrinos
Παραθέτοντας από Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>:
> May I use this opportunity to also request interested colleagues to
> come forward to volunteer for the GeoAmbassodor article team. We
> have given this call out few times including in the Editorial that
> Nikos published in Aug 2016 [1] but no-one came forward so far . It
> will be great to have few more volunteers, so we can make this
> better. Thanks.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
> [1] <http://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-Vol2_8.pdf>
> https://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-Vol2_8.pdf
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Discuss <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Suchith
> Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
> Sent: 01 April 2018 08:15
> To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); geoforall at lists.osgeo.org;
> discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner
>
>
> Thank you Patrick for sharing this amazing cartographer Marie
> Tharp's story. I just listened to the recording , it is truly
> amazing work that she did.
>
>
> I request all colleagues to please send your nominations of our
> amazing colleagues globally (get their permission first!) to Nikos
> and myself. We need to proactively promote thier amazing work that
> make GeoForAll possible. From Luciene Delazari to Bridget Fleming,
> Victoria Rautenbach, Nimalika Fernando to Daria Svidzinska... we
> have excellent GeoAmbassadors .We started the year with our great
> colleague Julia Wagemann [1] as our GeoAmbassador. I am very
> grateful to each and everyone of them.
>
>
> So please remember to take some time and send us your nominations. Thanks.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
>
> [1] https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-julia-wagemann/
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Discuss <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Hogan,
> Patrick (ARC-PX) <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>
> Sent: 01 April 2018 02:38
> To: Suchith Anand; geoforall at lists.osgeo.org; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner
>
>
> Dear GeoForAll,
>
>
>
> With congratulations and in honour of our freshly minted
> GeoAmbassador, Dr. Claus Rinner, the ultimate ‘cartographer’!
>
>
>
> We might take a moment to recall the penultimate cartographer to
> Earth’s dynamic nature, Marie Tharp,
>
> https://www.wnyc.org/story/woman-who-mapped-ocean-floor/
>
> (a seven minute listen)
>
>
>
> In celebration of the extraordinary geo-map talent and history Claus
> brings, our dear wish for that much more to GeoForAll!
>
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/
>
>
>
> -Patrick
>
>
>
> From: Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of
> Suchith Anand
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:52 AM
> To: geoforall at lists.osgeo.org; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> On behalf of the GeoForAll community, we are delighted to honour Dr.
> Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador. Dr. Claus Rinner is a Professor
> and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Geography and
> Environmental Studies at Ryerson University. He holds a Bachelor’s
> degree (1993) in Mathématiques appliquées et sciences sociales from
> Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France, a Master’s degree
> (1996) in Applied Systems Science from the University of Osnabrück,
> Germany, and a PhD (1999) in Geography from the University of Bonn.
> After a brief stint as a software developer, he taught at the
> Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Münster
> (2001-2003) and the Department of Geography and Programme in
> Planning at the University of Toronto (2003-2006), prior to joining
> Ryerson.
>
>
>
> Within Geographic Information Science, Claus specializes in
> geographic visualization and multi-criteria decision analysis to
> support effective spatial decision-making. He develops map-centred,
> exploratory methods to evaluate phenomena such as public health and
> urban quality of life. Claus also works on Geographic Information
> Systems (GIS) concepts to support participatory planning, and
> investigates the decision support capabilities of GIS technologies
> such as location-based services and spatial data infrastructures.
>
>
>
> Most recently, Claus developed a keen interested in the
> collaborative and educational uses of 3D-printed terrain and
> cityscapes. He is co-author of a 2015 Springer monograph on
> Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Geographic Information Science
> and published 30 peer-reviewed articles, which summarize externally
> funded research. His h-index is currently at 24, with six
> publications exceeding 100 citations each.
>
>
>
> Claus teaches cartographic design and geovisualization, GIS, and
> spatial decision support. As the graduate program director of the
> Master of Spatial Analysis (MSA) from 2007 to 2015, he was also
> responsible for mentoring numerous graduate students through their
> practicum placements and major research papers. More details at
> https://www.ryerson.ca/~crinner/
>
>
>
> Claus’s contributions to open source go back to his student days.
> Please find below a summary of his excellent work and experiences
> that he kindly shared with us at
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/
>
>
>
> We are proud to honour Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador and we are
> extremely grateful for his contributions to expanding geoeducation
> opportunities for all.
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
>
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Dr. Nikos Lambrinos
Professor of Geography Teaching
Director of Digital Analysis and Educational Design Laboratory
President of the Hellenic digital earth Centre of Excellence
Faculty of Education
School of Primary Education
Dept. of Science and New Technologies
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
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