[Ica-osgeo-labs] Idea: GeoForAll Sprint

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to pose an idea to the OSGeo-ICA-ISPRS community: a "GeoForAll 
Sprint" event.  The goal of the event would be to get the OSGeo, and 
ICA, and ISPRS communities together over a few days to work together on 
developing Open curriculum materials.  What do you think??

Those of you familiar with code sprints, know them as getting developers 
from around the world to work together, usually in a big room with good 
wifi, and working on OSGeo software projects.

Now, the GeoForAll Sprint would be a little different, as code may not 
be written for the OSGeo projects, but materials would be developed that 
could be used by the project communities, and educators.

If you choose to do this, there are already steps available if you want 
to request for funding to the OSGeo Board for a sprint (see the steps at 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines).

I wonder if someone in GeoForAll would like to take this on and champion 
it.  If so, it could be a great event for the 3 communities.


-jeff