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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Supported by the National Science Foundation, the Geospatial Software Institute (GSI) conceptualization project (<a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=4gzkqpebF-2BjRg2pt5ZJ-2FvXyRrDHuoHB3SpJctGXS7eooY4EkQnolMo-2FMxMlFPcLE5krA_sKdKqYlGu23ymD6n-2FRuCVBM0WzFI2zeRtwgNVW-2FAaqH1RgheU7nJvXHP-2BlDPoOecBfxFtFl4fqRpgEaBauOoUV9D0CpLzvMvG792Su6PHwXs1sbG-2B7-2F6OhutnHogl-2BFhHmNAh4F6NCiXmpkZlOq1akEAUYzQ3OpL9w4Tn1H-2FJaQEEFbaDYrcDdQ-2BUSB-2FsmD61LBZkUayzL6fK2cRov0KtG42eVx4HJ1mPsPngF8dhGDB-2ByHX6Yw1Gsv81O-2BhUYSNmZ3eFG0WDrb-2FqTIa30cxr4wtV90mjpQHka8G4M3njPFnLT6dsLxPtNqJWgndixV7EU8dkkF8zuSHfhoJVP42ZA-3D-3D">https://gsi.cigi.illinois.edu/</a>),
along with its partners such as the American Association of Geographers (AAG), Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI), NORC at the University of Chicago, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and University Consortium
for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), has recently created a <b>Geospatial Fellows</b> program to foster collaborative work on advancing COVID-19 research and education.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Apply by <b>July 31, 2020</b>. Find more info at <a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=4gzkqpebF-2BjRg2pt5ZJ-2Fva-2BFSfw9gZp4LKRgWLFc9fUzAK9c42FzTSVgNbypFOdHgqZ6_sKdKqYlGu23ymD6n-2FRuCVBM0WzFI2zeRtwgNVW-2FAaqH1RgheU7nJvXHP-2BlDPoOecBfxFtFl4fqRpgEaBauOoUV9D0CpLzvMvG792Su6PHwXs1sbG-2B7-2F6OhutnHogl-2BFhHmNAh4F6NCiXmpkZlOq1akEAUYzQ3OpL9w4Tn1H-2FJaQ0WTugY9I8WzClCf4WeFIsn9ZpoNjfIIYqtVC2nKduhCmzn8-2FI886bDcxuPEJdBcjTaLD01gJXJZCi4y80ZClwhYPsocktMUyEqaLrghcf3P1v9C36JCYFDJIHPJfR8EHPzEEQF9ljwLMwBR394Geh6Iexu5fLanM52LK43GzV4Q-3D-3D">https://bit.ly/GeospatialFellows</a>
and become a Geospatial Fellow to join the collaborative fight against the COVID-19 crisis.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Shaowen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Shaowen Wang</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Professor and Department Head</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Affiliate Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> Computer Science, iSchool, Urban and Regional Planning</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Founding Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital and Spatial Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">WhereCOVID-19: <a href="https://wherecovid19.cigi.illinois.edu">https://wherecovid19.cigi.illinois.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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