Hi Suchith, I agree broadly with the below - Generally, I’d advise against large monetary prizes, given the current climate I think widening participation is a higher value for our community (this is my personal view). I think offering high value prizes in lieu of a travel grant isn’t the right way to go - I think some monetary compensation is good - but the absolute max should be $250 IMHO.
With the figures, will this mean $2,500 for the TGP or $2,000. We’re looking at scrambling for as much money as possible for grants (and are currently discussing ways of maximising the value + sponsorship for this too!). Over to the lists :-) Ta, Mark > On 20 Nov 2017, at 08:26, Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> > wrote: > > It is good point Mark. I want to get ideas/inputs from everyone before we > decide the exact amount for the student prizes. May be we should aim for 1000 > USD maximum for each global FOSS4G event for the student prizes (First , > second and third prize) with certificate . That way we may be able to provide > more for other FOSS4G events also as needed. The Travel Grant program for the > global FOSS4G event is important , so maybe the solution is 1000 USD for > student prize and 2000 USD for Student Travel grant to support widening > participation. Is that okay? > > For local FOSS4G events maybe the aim should be 500 USD budget for the > student awards. We will not be doing travel grants for local FOSS4G events as > the idea is to encourage more local events to happen in the future. > > Best wishes, > > Suchith > > > ________________________________________ > From: Mark Iliffe <markili...@gmail.com> > Sent: 20 November 2017 1:10 PM > To: Suchith Anand > Cc: discuss osgeo; geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; conference > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines > extensions > > Hi Suchith, > > Can I query the amount of money involved here? I think that $3,500 for prizes > is a bit too large, especially considering the environment that we’re in. Can > I suggest/discuss that we parcel $2k at least from the GeoForAll budget, to > support widening participation through the Travel Grant Program, with the > remainder on awards? > > This seems more equitable and would support the mission more aptly in my > opinion. > > Thanks! > > Mark > ________________________________ > From: Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 7:37:26 AM > To: Mark Iliffe > Cc: discuss osgeo; geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; conference > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines > extensions > > Thanks Mark for the query. Yes, This is specifically for awarding the best > presentations/posters of students at FOSS4G conference. It is fully upto the > LOC to decide the criteria for this and plan this. It will need to be given > at the closing ceremony and it will be good if someone from the LOC (after > the event) sends us some photos and short blogpost for the OSGeo website. The > bigger aim is to get more students to submit the work for FOSS4G conferences > as well as providing recognition for the excellent work of students. > > Best wishes, > > Suchith > > > ________________________________________ > From: Maria Antonia Brovelli <maria.brove...@polimi.it> > Sent: 20 November 2017 12:20 PM > To: Mark Iliffe; Suchith Anand > Cc: discuss osgeo; geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; conference > Subject: R: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines > extensions > > Dear Mark > These are prizes for the best presentations or posters of young authors at > the conference. They are given at the closing session and there will be a > jury at the conference evaluating posters and presentations. > It is different from the travel grants. > Best, > Maria > > > > Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung > > > -------- Messaggio originale -------- > Da: Mark Iliffe <markili...@gmail.com> > Data: 20/11/17 13:11 (GMT+01:00) > A: Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> > Cc: discuss osgeo <discuss@lists.osgeo.org>, geofor...@lists.osgeo.org, > conference <conference_...@lists.osgeo.org> > Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines > extensions > > Dear All, > > Thank you for this! > > Suchith, can you help clarify the differences between this program and the > Travel Grant Program please? I just want to ensure that the two differing > programs are coordinated and that we’re targeting different constituencies > with the funding - I believe that the two programs are targeting similar > constituencies in groups that need to have their participation widened, so > understanding GeoForAll’s specific guidelines will help guide the LOC in the > appropriate approach. In that respect, with the LOC, I’m happy for this to be > ran within the LOC, as a LOC effort too. > > Let us know what further information you require/want to discuss too! > > Thanks! > > Mark > > >> On 20 Nov 2017, at 02:44, Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> >> wrote: >> >> Thank you Maria, Serena for your help and volunteering for this. Greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Suchith >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: serenacoetzee <serenacoet...@gmail.com> >> Sent: 20 November 2017 7:42 AM >> To: Maria Antonia Brovelli >> Cc: Suchith Anand; geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss osgeo >> Subject: Re: [Geo4All] R: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines >> extensions >> >> Dear Maria, happy to assist if you need help. >> >> Regards, >> Serena >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 20 Nov 2017, at 09:39, Maria Antonia Brovelli >> <maria.brove...@polimi.it<mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it>> wrote: >> >> Dear Suchith I can lead the prizes commission and celebration for FOSS4G >> 2018 Dar, being the Chair of the Academic Track. If there is somebody else >> willing to help me, please show you up. >> Best. >> Maria >> >> Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung >> >> >> -------- Messaggio originale -------- >> Da: Suchith Anand >> <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>> >> Data: 20/11/17 02:07 (GMT+01:00) >> A: geofor...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geofor...@lists.osgeo.org>, discuss >> osgeo <discuss@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org>> >> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines extensions >> >> Dear all, >> >> We are now working to put proposal for GeoForAll budget and OSGeo student >> awards at FOSS4G conferences are important way for us to support excellent >> students. It will be great to have these awards given at FOSS4G Dar. >> >> My suggestion is that 7500 USD in the budget is kept for OSGeo student >> awards at FOSS4G conferences (global or local). These awards will be >> decided and given by the FOSS4G LoC. But before we make this request to >> OSGeo Board , I would like to know if FOSS4G 2018 LOC in Dar Es Salaam will >> like to give Student awards (max 3500 USD in total for global event) and is >> there anyone in the LOC willing to coordinate this. Unless there is someone >> in LOC willing to do this, we cannot make this possible. If there are any >> other FOSS4G local events happening in 2018 and wish to give student awards >> , the LOC can contact the GeoForAll mail lists informing their interest and >> contact person and we can plan to allocate the rest (maximum 1000 USD per >> local event - so maximum 4 local events will be supported per year) >> >> My question is - Is there any one in FOSS4G 2018 LOC and local FOSS4G >> conferences happening in 2018 interested to give student awards and willing >> to be point of contact for this. Ideally, if the LOCs can match fund this >> with external funding the better for expanding impact . >> >> Please let us know asap, so we can make an informed decision. thanks. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Suchith >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Discuss >> <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org>> on >> behalf of Maria Antonia Brovelli >> <maria.brove...@polimi.it<mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it>> >> Sent: 19 November 2017 4:15 PM >> To: geofor...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geofor...@lists.osgeo.org>; discuss >> osgeo >> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines extensions >> >> Sorry for my mistake. Below the correct version (Early Bird 15 May 2018!!!!) >> >> >> Dear All >> >> please be noticed that, due to the extension of the Early Bird Registration >> and to the many requests, the deadlines of the FOSS4G Academic Track in Dar >> Es Salaam have been changed in this way: >> >> >> Abstract Submission deadline is 15 February 2018 >> Abstract acceptance notice is 15 March 2018 >> Early Bird Registration closes 15 May 2018 >> Camera ready paper for the Proceedings has to be submitted by 30 April 2018 >> >> I recall you that the Proceedings of the Academic Track will be ready the >> First Day of the Conference. They are published in “The International >> Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information >> Sciences”, which are open access publications, published under the Creative >> Common Attribution 3.0 License and listed in the ISI Conference Proceedings >> Citation Index (CPCI) of the Web of Science, SCOPUS, the E/I Compendex,and >> the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). >> >> >> Here the call for papers: >> >> https://easychair.org/cfp/FOSS4G2018ACA >> >> >> We are looking forward to seeing you in Dar Es Salaam >> (http://2018.foss4g.org/) >> >> >> Maria, Ally Hassan and the whole LOC >> >> >> >> Pay attention to this Special Issue and see if it is of interest by you: >> >> http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/Geospatial_Big_Data_Urban_Studies >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli >> Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing >> Politecnico di Milano >> >> ISPRS WG IV/4 "Collaborative crowdsourced cloud mapping (C3M)" >> http://www2.isprs.org/commissions/comm4/wg4.html, Board of Directors of >> OSGeo; GeoForAll Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET >> Advisory Board >> >> UN-GGIM Academic Network Deputy Chair, UN-GGIM Italy, UN OpenGIS Initiative >> (Chair of the Capacity Building WG) >> >> Sol Katz Award 2015 >> >> P.zza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - Building 3 - 20133 Milano (Italy) >> Tel. +39-02-23996242 - Mob. +39-328-0023867, >> <mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it> >> maria.brove...@polimi.it<mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Da: Discuss >> <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org>> >> per conto di Maria Antonia Brovelli >> <maria.brove...@polimi.it<mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it>> >> Inviato: domenica 19 novembre 2017 16:56 >> A: geofor...@lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geofor...@lists.osgeo.org>; discuss osgeo >> Oggetto: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines extensions >> >> >> Dear All >> >> please be noticed that, due to the extension of the Early Bird Registration >> and to the many requests, the deadlines of the FOSS4G Academic Track in Dar >> Es Salaam have been changed in this way: >> >> >> Abstract Submission deadline is 15 February 2018 >> Abstract acceptance notice is 15 March 2018 >> Early Bird Registration closes 31 March 2018 >> Camera ready paper for the Proceedings has to be submitted by 30 April 2018 >> >> I recall you that the Proceedings of the Academic Track will be ready the >> First Day of the Conference. They are published in “The International >> Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information >> Sciences”, which are open access publications, published under the Creative >> Common Attribution 3.0 License and listed in the ISI Conference Proceedings >> Citation Index (CPCI) of the Web of Science, SCOPUS, the E/I Compendex,and >> the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). >> >> >> Here the call for papers: >> >> https://easychair.org/cfp/FOSS4G2018ACA >> >> >> We are looking forward to seeing you in Dar Es Salaam >> (http://2018.foss4g.org/) >> >> >> Maria, Ally Hassan and the whole LOC >> >> >> >> Pay attention to this Special Issue and see if it is of interest by you: >> >> http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/Geospatial_Big_Data_Urban_Studies >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli >> Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing >> Politecnico di Milano >> >> >> ISPRS WG IV/4 "Collaborative crowdsourced cloud mapping (C3M)" >> http://www2.isprs.org/commissions/comm4/wg4.html, Board of Directors of >> OSGeo; GeoForAll Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET >> Advisory Board >> >> >> UN-GGIM Academic Network Deputy Chair, UN-GGIM Italy, UN OpenGIS Initiative >> (Chair of the Capacity Building WG) >> >> >> Sol Katz Award 2015 >> >> >> >> P.zza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - Building 3 - 20133 Milano (Italy) >> >> Tel. +39-02-23996242 - Mob. +39-328-0023867, >> <mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it> >> maria.brove...@polimi.it<mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee >> and may contain confidential information. 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