Difference between revisions of "2021 GeoforAll planning meeting"

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* Run competition after AGM
 
* Run competition after AGM
 
* Possible categories/themes:
 
* Possible categories/themes:
* * Software/Apps Development
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** Software/Apps Development
* * Education
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** Education
* * Agriculture  
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** Agriculture  
* * Environment
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** Environment
* * Rights / justice (?)
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** Rights / justice (?)
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* [Action] Victoria to circulate draft guidelines in late Feb 2021
  
 
Collaborations:
 
Collaborations:
try to create map
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* A map of the collaborations would be nice
 
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* Try to collect information from AGM slides
Draft Budget
 
$2000 3 min thesis
 
  
 
ISPRS Educational resource catalogue
 
ISPRS Educational resource catalogue
Push to UN university network
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* UN-GGIM Academic Network might be interested, but previous funding is finished
Give more detail about educational resources
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* [Action] Victoria to add link to OSGeo website or wiki
Intended learner, duration
 
Add link to OSGeo website or wiki
 
  
 
Unite Maps Initiative
 
Unite Maps Initiative
Advertise in network/ mailing lists (incl. YouthMappers)
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* Advertise in network/mailing lists (incl. YouthMappers)
Possible collaborations with OSM
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* Possible collaborations with OSM via B2B meeting
  
 
== Action items ==
 
== Action items ==

Revision as of 22:38, 16 January 2021

Purpose

Plan the events for GeoforAll in 2021 and determine the budget needed.

Meeting time

Date: Thursday (14 January) at 15:00 UTC

Meeting link (via Zoom), https://zoom.us/j/98794958775

Possible activities

  • GeoforAll AGM (similar to the OSGeo AGM with updates from different labs)
  • 3 min thesis competition for students
  • Restart initiative for collaborative projects between labs
  • International Diploma (certification program) in GEOMATICS Based on Free and Open Source Software (in Spanish - for GeoForAll Iberoamerica)
  • Please add any other ideas

Agenda

Meeting link (via Zoom), https://zoom.us/j/98794958775

Minutes

Attendees:

  • Sergio Acosta y Lara
  • Dimitris Kotzinos
  • Peter Mooney
  • Nikos Lambrinos
  • Helena Mitasova
  • Zoltán Siki
  • Victoria Rautenbach
  • Azile Mdleleni
  • Cameron Green
  • Lucy Bastin

please add you name if I missed it (sorry about that)

GeoforAll Annual General Meeting (AGM):

  • Best possible date - March 2021
  • Request webinar Zoom account from OSGeo Board
  • [Action] Victoria to create doodle and start slidedeck

3 min thesis:

  • Request $2000 for prize money
  • Run competition after AGM
  • Possible categories/themes:
    • Software/Apps Development
    • Education
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Rights / justice (?)
  • [Action] Victoria to circulate draft guidelines in late Feb 2021

Collaborations:

  • A map of the collaborations would be nice
  • Try to collect information from AGM slides

ISPRS Educational resource catalogue

  • UN-GGIM Academic Network might be interested, but previous funding is finished
  • [Action] Victoria to add link to OSGeo website or wiki

Unite Maps Initiative

  • Advertise in network/mailing lists (incl. YouthMappers)
  • Possible collaborations with OSM via B2B meeting

Action items