Academic Network

Brainstorming page - not official ---

The goals of the OSGeo (International) Academic Network would be primarily collaboration, to:


 * 1) Provide a unified academic body for OSGeo to turn to for more official perspectives and roles.
 * 2) Allow OSGeo focused students, interns, and institutions to find opportunities to work together.
 * 3) Help each other find research funding opportunities and grants by working together.
 * 4) Maintain a comprehensive list of contact persons in various regions for rollout of ideas. (more than just a mailing list!)
 * 5) Receive and direct the use of funding.  There would be a fee to join the network, with some of that funding going back to fund activities - e.g. scholarships, research, writing, events.
 * 6) Give a more unified presence for OSGeo Academics at major events - e.g. AAG, ICA ...
 * 7) Identify the best opportunities for using marketing funds at academic events.
 * 8) Help host and run regular, regionally focus, workshops, events and education sprints.
 * 9) Coordinate with the OSGeo Journal to have special editions, move toward collective needs.
 * 10) Show the world that OSGeo is organised and pursuing academic initiatives.

All this would build on the idea of the Education Committee but act more like a formal Project within OSGeo rather than just a discussion place.

More background on the Talk:Academic Network page.

Institutions showing interest

 * Tyler Mitchell, OSGeo, coordinating discussion


 * 1) Charlie Schweik, University of Massachusetts, USA
 * 2) Ari Jolma, Aalto University, Finland
 * 3) Suchith Anand, University of Nottingham, UK
 * 4) Lluís Vicens, SIGTE-University of Girona, Spain
 * 5) Maria Brovelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 * 6) Rafael Moreno, University of Colorado Denver, USA
 * 7) Dave Percy, Portland State, USA