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== Mission ==
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The education committee was formed to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports open source geospatial-related education. Intended to '''work collaboratively''' providing [[Appropriately Licensed Material]] accessible to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.
  
The mission of the education committee is to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports OS Geospatial-related education. The intent is to '''work collaboratively''' to provide [[Appropriately Licensed Material]] that is accessible by a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public. Our efforts began around 2006 and eventually we evolved into a broader community that is called [http://geoforall.org GeoForAll].
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The education committee began around 2006 and evolved into the broader [[GeoForAll]] initiative.
  
For information on our activities, or to learn how to become involved, see [http://geoforall.org GeoForAll.org].
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[[GeoForAll]] formally took over the responsibilities of the the education committee in 2016, opperating as an OSGeo committee with a healthy, diverse representation of initiative participants.  
  
 
== Our Educational Inventory Pages ==
 
== Our Educational Inventory Pages ==
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FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015
 
FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015
 
* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_Preconference_meeting Pre-Conference meeting summary]
 
* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_Preconference_meeting Pre-Conference meeting summary]
* [http//wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_BOF1 BOF1 summary]
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* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_BOF1 BOF1 summary]
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* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_BOF2 BOF2 summary - school education]
  
 
[[Category:Education]]
 
[[Category:Education]]
 
[[Category:Committees]]
 
[[Category:Committees]]

Latest revision as of 14:23, 6 March 2016

The education committee was formed to inventory, organize and coordinate the development of educational and curriculum material that supports open source geospatial-related education. Intended to work collaboratively providing Appropriately Licensed Material accessible to a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public.

The education committee began around 2006 and evolved into the broader GeoForAll initiative.

GeoForAll formally took over the responsibilities of the the education committee in 2016, opperating as an OSGeo committee with a healthy, diverse representation of initiative participants.

Our Educational Inventory Pages

If you are someone looking for educational materials developed by our community, or if you want to let others know about material you have developed, see:

GeoForAll Meeting Notes

FOSS4G Europe Como, July 2015