Sushith, This is a great magazine and I will certainly promote it during the outreach activities we plan. I will/can not volunteer as an author, but I will promote and try to find people who can contribute to the content of the magazine. Hope this can help.
Good work! Dirk On 01-04-18 09:53, Suchith Anand wrote: > May I use this opportunity to also request interested colleagues to come > forward to volunteer for the GeoAmbassodor article team. We have given > this call out few times including in the Editorial that Nikos published > in Aug 2016 [1] but no-one came forward so far . It will be great to > have few more volunteers, so we can make this better. Thanks. > > > Best wishes, > > > Suchith > > > [1] > <http://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-Vol2_8.pdf>https://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-Vol2_8.pdf > > > ** > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Discuss <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Suchith > Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> > *Sent:* 01 April 2018 08:15 > *To:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; > discuss@lists.osgeo.org > *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner > > > Thank you Patrick for sharing this amazing cartographer Marie Tharp's > story. I just listened to the recording , it is truly amazing work > that she did. > > > I request all colleagues to please send your nominations of our amazing > colleagues globally (get theirpermission first!) to Nikos and myself. We > need to proactively promote thier amazing work that make GeoForAll > possible. From Luciene Delazari to Bridget Fleming, Victoria > Rautenbach, Nimalika Fernando to Daria Svidzinska... we have excellent > GeoAmbassadors .We started the year with our great colleague Julia > Wagemann [1] as our GeoAmbassador. I am very grateful to each and > everyone of them. > > > So please remember to take some time and send us your nominations. Thanks. > > > Best wishes, > > > Suchith > > > > [1] https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-julia-wagemann/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Discuss <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Hogan, > Patrick (ARC-PX) <patrick.ho...@nasa.gov> > *Sent:* 01 April 2018 02:38 > *To:* Suchith Anand; geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org > *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner > > > Dear GeoForAll, > > > > With congratulations and in honour of our freshly minted GeoAmbassador, > Dr. Claus Rinner, the ultimate ‘cartographer’! > > > > We might take a moment to recall the penultimate cartographer to Earth’s > dynamic nature, Marie Tharp, > > https://www.wnyc.org/story/woman-who-mapped-ocean-floor/ > > (a seven minute listen) > > > > In celebration of the extraordinary geo-map talent and history Claus > brings, our dear wish for that much more to GeoForAll! > > https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/ > > > > -Patrick > > > > *From:*Discuss [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of > *Suchith Anand > *Sent:* Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:52 AM > *To:* geofor...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org > *Subject:* [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > On behalf of the GeoForAll community, we are delighted to honour Dr. > Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador. Dr. Claus Rinner is a Professor and > currently serves as Chair of the Department of Geography and > Environmental Studies at Ryerson University. He holds a Bachelor’s > degree (1993) in Mathématiques appliquées et sciences sociales from > Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France, a Master’s degree (1996) > in Applied Systems Science from the University of Osnabrück, Germany, > and a PhD (1999) in Geography from the University of Bonn. After a brief > stint as a software developer, he taught at the Institute for > Geoinformatics at the University of Münster (2001-2003) and the > Department of Geography and Programme in Planning at the University of > Toronto (2003-2006), prior to joining Ryerson. > > > > Within Geographic Information Science, Claus specializes in geographic > visualization and multi-criteria decision analysis to support effective > spatial decision-making. He develops map-centred, exploratory methods to > evaluate phenomena such as public health and urban quality of life. > Claus also works on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts to > support participatory planning, and investigates the decision support > capabilities of GIS technologies such as location-based services and > spatial data infrastructures. > > > > Most recently, Claus developed a keen interested in the collaborative > and educational uses of 3D-printed terrain and cityscapes. He is > co-author of a 2015 Springer monograph on Multicriteria Decision > Analysis in Geographic Information Science and published 30 > peer-reviewed articles, which summarize externally funded research. His > h-index is currently at 24, with six publications exceeding 100 > citations each. > > > > Claus teaches cartographic design and geovisualization, GIS, and spatial > decision support. As the graduate program director of the Master of > Spatial Analysis (MSA) from 2007 to 2015, he was also responsible for > mentoring numerous graduate students through their practicum placements > and major research papers. More details at https://www.ryerson.ca/~crinner/ > > > > Claus’s contributions to open source go back to his student days. Please > find below a summary of his excellent work and experiences that he > kindly shared with us at > https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoambassador-dr-claus-rinner/ > > > > We are proud to honour Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador and we are > extremely grateful for his contributions to expanding geoeducation > opportunities for all. > > > > Best wishes, > > Suchith > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee > and may contain confidential information. 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