[VisCom] Abstract comments

[Ned Horning]

Dave,

The abstract can be freely posted/distributed and I'll contribute the
presentation if it gets accepted. 

Having an archive like you suggest is a good idea. 

Ned 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave McIlhagga [mailto:dmcilhagga at dmsolutions.ca]
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:55 AM
> To: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [VisCom] Abstract comments
> 
> Ned,
> 
> This is good stuff -- I don't have any comments, except would you be
> willing to contribute this to VisCom for future use by others? I could
> envision OSGeo maintaining a series of abstracts for various audiences:
> 
> - NGOs
> - Gov't
> - Corporate Users
> - Corporate Developers
> 
> etc..
> 
> We'll get there, but any additions like this is really welcome at this
> point.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Ned Horning wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I am preparing an abstract for the joint meeting of the Society for
> > Conservation Biology and Society for Conservation GIS that will be held
in
> > June in San Jose, California. I would like to introduce OSGeo and
discuss
> > benefits with a strong bias toward conservation research and
applications. I
> > pasted the abstract below and would like to solicit comments. I pulled
much
> > of the text from the website. If the abstract is accepted I will likely
come
> > back here for help on input into the short (15 minute) presentation. Any
> > suggestions regarding the abstract would be appreciated.
> >
> > For what it's worth, I have been trying to promote OSGeo concepts within
the
> > conservation community for the last few years and have had limited
success.
> > ESRI has made strong inroads into this community in the USA and people
have
> > been reluctant to explore open source alternatives. ESRI has been quite
> > generous with software and training donations and Arc-stuff is what
people
> > tend to learn in the University. Jack Dangermond will be the keynote
speaker
> > at the conference and I expect he will have a captive audience.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Ned
> >
> > --
> > Title: The Open Source Geospatial Foundation - An opportunity for the
> > conservation community
> >
> > The open source software movement is growing in momentum and
sophistication
> > throughout the geoinformatics community.  This growth is evidenced by
the
> > recent formation of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), a
> > not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the
> > collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The
> > goals of OSGeo fit nicely with the conservation commons' principles of
open
> > access to data, information, and knowledge. The foundation provides
> > financial, organizational and legal support to the open source
geospatial
> > community and serves as an independent legal entity to which community
> > members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the
> > knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public
benefit.
> > The OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the
open
> > source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared
> > infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration. There are many
> > ways that the conservation community can benefit from OSGeo and vise
versa,
> > including open access to software and data that are vital to achieving
> > conservation priorities. This presentation will provide an overview of
OSGeo
> > with an emphasis on potential opportunities for the conservation
community
> > and some details about specific projects under way within the
Foundation.
> >
> >
> >
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