[OpenGeoscience] Call for vote the OpenGeoscience townhall & award at OGRS2018

[Jeff McKenna]

+1 to the award and townhall budget.  great!  -jeff



On 2018-06-12 7:19 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
> Dear Open Geosescience committe members
> (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee#Members)
> 
> in view of the OpenGeoscience committee mandate and objective 
> of interfacing the OSGeo communities and other geoscience organisations, 
> I would like to propose to allocate *1300 USD* as part 
> ofOpen_Geoscience_Committee/budget_2018 
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee/budget_2018> to 
> connect with OGRS community at OGRS 2018 symposium by means of 
> organizing an OSGeo Townhall (networking event [1]) , as follow:
> 
> *Budget*
> Venue rental cost: none
> Catering cost: 700 USD
> Promotional material: 100 USD (Posters/flyers promoting OSGeo)
> OpenGeoscience Award: 500 USD (see 
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_OpenGeoscience_Award_2018)
> 
> Proposed budget allocatin  is:
> - 800 USD from the not used budget for EGU townhall (used 1,400 USD out 
> of 2,600 USD)
> - 500 USD for award from unforenseen costs
> 
> *Expected Audience Size*
> 50 - 80 people (guesstimate from 2016 attendance OGRS numbers)
> 
> *Organizing team* (Draft, add your name!)
> Massimiliano Cannata, Ivan Marchesini (tbc)
> 
> *Support by OSGeo*
> Finacial support
> Use of Logos
> Volunteers: Preparation phase, event hosting, presentations during the 
> event (-> OpenGeoScience Committee).
> 
> *Audience*
> Doctorate Students, PostDocs, Researchers, Activists, Leaders, 
> Visionaries, Decision Makers, Funding Agencies
> 
> [1] Townhalls are hosted in the evening following the conclusion of all 
> scientific tracks. The events last one hour and usually have 
> presentations / announcements taking up the first 20 minutes, to allow 
> for an open discussion among the attendees. During this phase, 
> refreshments are provided to ensure a lively and convivial atmosphere.
> 
> Best regards,
> Maxi
> 
> 
> -- 
> *Massimiliano Cannata*
> 
> Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica
> 
> Responsabile settore Geomatica
> 
> 
> Istituto scienze della Terra
> 
> Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design
> 
> Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana
> 
> Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio
> 
> Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14____
> 
> Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09____
> 
> massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch <mailto:massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch>
> 
> _www.supsi.ch/ist <http://www.supsi.ch/ist>_
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> OpenGeoscience mailing list
> OpenGeoscience at lists.osgeo.org
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/opengeoscience
> 


-- 
Jeff McKenna
MapServer Consulting and Training Services
https://gatewaygeomatics.com/