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On behalf of Geo for All http://www.geoforall.org , it is my great pleasure to inform you that we will be strongly supporting and participating in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.

Open Education Week (9-13 March 2015) is an annual opportunity to raise awareness about open education and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and effectiveness. Participation in all events and use of all resources are free and open to everyone.Details at http://www.openeducationweek.org/

We are pleased to welcome nominations for "Geo for All - Open Education Award 2015". This is an opportunity for us to thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.

We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/ The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/ ) titled "Geo for All Educator of the year". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.

We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain .Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .

The Award Committee

Prof. Charlie Schweik (USA) - Chair of the Committee
Prof. Georg Gartner (President, ICA)
Jeff McKenna (President, OSGeo)
Chen Jun (President, ISPRS)
Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli ( Italy)
Dr. Xinyue Ye (USA)
Dr. Luciene Delazari ( Brazil)
Dr. Tuong-Thuy Vu ( Malaysia)
Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan (Japan/India)
Prof. Ivana Ivánová (Brazil)
Jeroen Ticheler (The Netherlands)
Dr. Serena Coetzee (South Africa)
Prof. Helena Mitasova ( USA)
Anne Ghisla (Germany)
Patrick Hogan (USA)
Dr Suchith Anand (UK/India)

Especially this is a great opportunity for students to nominate their Professors for their great service to Open Education Principles building upon open software, open data, open standards, open educational resources etc for the benefit of the wider humanity. It can be short (Summer Schools, Trainer programs etc ) or long (full semester) courses both online and class based. Please feel free to pass this call to your students and colleagues.

Anyone who wish to nominate should send the details by email to Professor Charlie Schweik - Committee Chair [email - cschweik@pubpol.umass.edu ]
with the subject header - "Nomination for Geo for All - Open Education Award 2015". This should include the Course leader details with the url to the course details (or attachment with the course details). Ideally if there is website for the program it will be helpful.

All applications should be received by 28th Feb 2015 before 12:00 GMT to be considered for this award.

So please send your nominations to honour and recognise the educators who made it possible and will be an inspiration to others to build upon for future years. It will also acknowledge their excellent contributions to open knowledge and being good global citizens by helping spread the benefits of education to all. Central to "Geo for All" mission is the belief that knowledge is a public good and Open Principles in Education will provide great opportunities for everyone.

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 Open Education Week (9-13 March 2015) is an annual opportunity to raise awareness about open education and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and effectiveness. Participation in all events and use of all resources are free and open to everyone.Details at http://www.openeducationweek.org/
-Geo for All  http://www.geoforall.org , will be strongly supporting and participating  in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.
+'''Geo for All'''  Community http://www.geoforall.org , will be strongly supporting and participating  in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.
 We are pleased to welcome nominations for '''"Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015"'''. This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for their excellent contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
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 We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled   "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.
-We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public  can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain .Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .
+We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public  can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain. Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .
 Especially this is a great opportunity for students to nominate their Professors for their great service to Open Education Principles  building upon open software, open data, open standards, open educational resources etc for the benefit of the wider humanity. It can be  short (Summer Schools, Trainer programs etc ) or long (full semester) courses both online and class based. Please feel free to pass this call to your students and colleagues.

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 Geo for All  http://www.geoforall.org , will be strongly supporting and participating  in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.
-We are pleased to welcome nominations for '''"Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015"'''. This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
+We are pleased to welcome nominations for '''"Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015"'''. This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for their excellent contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
 We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled   "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.

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 Geo for All  http://www.geoforall.org , will be strongly supporting and participating  in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.
-We are pleased to welcome nominations for "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
+We are pleased to welcome nominations for '''"Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015"'''. This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
 We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled   "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.

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 Geo for All  http://www.geoforall.org , will be strongly supporting and participating  in the Open Education Week 2015 and build synergies with the training events, workshops, webinars etc planned.
-We are pleased to welcome nominations for "Geo for All - Open Education Award 2015". This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
+We are pleased to welcome nominations for "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
-We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled  "Geo for All Educator of the year". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.
+We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled   "Geo for All - Global Educator of the year Award 2015". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.
 We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public  can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain .Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .
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 Dr Suchith Anand (UK/India)

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 We are pleased to welcome nominations for "Geo for All - Open Education Award 2015". This is an opportunity for us to  thank our colleagues for the greatest contributions to Open Education principles in the Geo domain.
-We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from the  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled  "Geo for All Educator of the year". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.
+We aim to announce the winner of the award during the Open Education Week 2015 and the winner will be awarded at the FOSS4G 2015- Europe "Open Innovation for Europe" conference at Como, Italy  . Details at http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/    The winner will also be receiving a crystal momento from NASA ( see at http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/  ) titled  "Geo for All Educator of the year". We are grateful to Patrick Hogan (NASA) for this and also the excellent idea of this competition.
 We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public  can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain .Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .
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-This should include the Course leader details with the url to the course details (or attachment with the course details). Ideally if there is website for the program it will be helpful. Please follow this template for nomination. (Thanks to Antoni Pérez Navarro for this)
+Contents
-+ Course Title in english
+License type

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 We will welcome nominations from everyone. Students, Colleagues or wider public  can nominate any educator who they believe has contributed to Open Education in Geo domain .Anyone except those in Award Committee (listed below) are eligible for the award. Award Committee members are welcome to nominate any others work they know that deserve nomination though all members of the Award Committee themselves are not eligible .
-The Award Committee
+Especially this is a great opportunity for students to nominate their Professors for their great service to Open Education Principles  building upon open software, open data, open standards, open educational resources etc for the benefit of the wider humanity. It can be  short (Summer Schools, Trainer programs etc ) or long (full semester) courses both online and class based. Please feel free to pass this call to your students and colleagues.
-Prof. Georg Gartner (President, ICA)
+This should include the Course leader details with the url to the course details (or attachment with the course details). Ideally if there is website for the program it will be helpful. Please follow this template for nomination. (Thanks to Antoni Pérez Navarro for this)
-Jeff McKenna (President, OSGeo)
+Course Title in English
-Chen Jun (President, ISPRS)
+Language
-Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli ( Italy)
+Original title
-Dr. Xinyue Ye (USA)
+Credits/Hours
-Dr. Luciene Delazari ( Brazil)
+Number of editions
-Dr. Tuong-Thuy Vu ( Malaysia)
+Type: Virtual, face-to-face, blended
-Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan (Japan/India)
+Target (professionals, technical students, primary school level, secondary school level, university level ,embedded in a wider program, etc.)
-Prof. Ivana Ivánová (Brazil)
+Average number of students per edition
-Jeroen Ticheler (The Netherlands)
+Goal (maximum 150 words): what is the goal of this course in its socio-economical context and why the course was created?
-Dr. Serena Coetzee (South Africa)
+Contents
-Prof. Helena Mitasova ( USA)
+Links to course, materials, contents, etc.
-Anne Ghisla (Germany)
+License type
-Dr Suchith Anand (UK/India)
+All applications should be received by 28th Feb 2015 before 12:00 GMT to be considered for this award.
-This should include the Course leader details with the url to the course details (or attachment with the course details). Ideally if there is website for the program it will be helpful. Please follow this template for nomination. (Thanks to Antoni Pérez Navarro for this)
+Prof. Charlie Schweik (USA) -  Chair of the Committee
-Course Title in English
+Prof. Georg Gartner (President, ICA)
-Language
+Jeff McKenna (President, OSGeo)
-Original title
+Chen Jun (President, ISPRS)
-Credits/Hours
+Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli ( Italy)
-Number of editions
+Dr. Xinyue Ye (USA)
-Type: Virtual, face-to-face, blended
+Dr. Luciene Delazari ( Brazil)
-Target (professionals, technical students, primary school level, secondary school level, university level ,embedded in a wider program, etc.)
+Dr. Tuong-Thuy Vu ( Malaysia)
-Average number of students per edition
+Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan (Japan/India)
-Goal (maximum 150 words): what is the goal of this course in its socio-economical context and why the course was created?
+Prof. Ivana Ivánová (Brazil)
-Contents
+Jeroen Ticheler (The Netherlands)
-Links to course, materials, contents, etc.
+Dr. Serena Coetzee (South Africa)
-License type
+Prof. Helena Mitasova ( USA)
-All applications should be received by 28th Feb 2015 before 12:00 GMT to be considered for this award.
+Patrick Hogan (USA)
-So please send your nominations  to honour and recognise the educators who made it possible and will be an inspiration to others to build upon  for future years.  It will also acknowledge their excellent contributions to open knowledge and being good global citizens by helping spread the benefits of education to all. Central to "Geo for All" mission is the belief that knowledge is a public good and Open Principles in Education will provide great opportunities for everyone.
+Dr Suchith Anand (UK/India)