[UN] Meeting notes: Resourcing Open Source Geospatial Training for the United Nations

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi all,
An update on meeting between:
* Maria
* Arnulf
* Cameron
* Sanghee had problems connecting but added comments to Maria afterwards

Quick Notes:
* We have identified forums to present this proposal and ask for support:
12 April: OSGeo Board
26-28 April: UN Open GIS Initiative, Brindisi, Italy.
August: UN, New York
* We aim to get a clear vision presented in front of key decision makers 
from UN, World Bank, individual nations, ...
* To add weight to the proposal, we should gather signatures from key 
organisations. We didn't brainstorm this much, but could include: OSGeo, 
Geo4All, various UN agencies, World Bank, various nations, who else?
* We should aim to let people know of our aims here, and ask for help in 
polishing our proposal.
* Maria/Sanghee offered to add comments to OSGeo Training proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Di-WxImfPq5oF2jeBblxNjY0JYJoXegLc5jaTPjufM/edit?usp=sharing 

* Arnulf will look to see if he can find good UN reference(s) for a goal 
for UN training
* Maria suggested fleshing out "Next Steps", in particular to make it 
clear about what is required for strategic investment in training, and 
how we can make it very good value, and do some simple first steps. 
Cameron will look into this some more.



On 1/4/17 9:48 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Following up from the last OSGeo UN meeting, I've created the first 
> draft of a proposal for creation and maintenance of OSGeo training 
> material, and to have paid resources involved to make this sustainable.
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Di-WxImfPq5oF2jeBblxNjY0JYJoXegLc5jaTPjufM/edit?usp=sharing 
>
>
> If you would like to comment on the document, please send me your 
> google email address and I will add you.
>
> Warm regards,
>

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Cameron Shorter
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