Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] Vision for an OSGeo education program

2016-10-29 Thread Randal Hale
I've been trying to keep up with the emails. A few more thoughts: * Social Media is a large part of this. So I'm going to dive in somewhere. The kids these days like their "LOLs" and their whatever else they are doing. I always ask when I go talk to a school what the social media platfo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] Vision for an OSGeo education program

2016-10-29 Thread Charlie Schweik
Hi all, We have a grant proposal under review right now that, if funded, would allow us to have regular meetings over the next four years at FOSS4G Europe with both an education and research focus. It's always a long shot that this will come in, but this is a proposal that we have submitted and re

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Vision for an OSGeo education program

2016-10-29 Thread Suchith Anand
Many thanks to Chris Tucker who has come forward to help us on the social media (twitter etc). Except LinkedIn (which i have an account but i am struggling keeping up!) my knowledge of social media is low, so i request Chris and others who have expertise in this to take lead, setup accounts for

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] Vision for an OSGeo education program

2016-10-29 Thread Suchith Anand
Yes, we are making use of all opportunities to promote GeoForAll ideas and i don't think any properitery vendor can stop GeoMentors from promoting GeoForAll ideas on the sidelines :-) or stopping students from using GIS Day to promote GeoForAll [even though that was not at all the properite