Dear colleagues, Inspite of all the geotechnology developments, students and academics in poor countries and regions were left out for many decades. This is now changing fast , thanks to the great work done by our GeoForAll Academic colleagues globally.
Next week at FOSS4G-Argentina 2017 [1] will help bring together many of our key colleagues to discuss and implement ideas to make sure all students in South America will also have opportunities for geoeducation. Prof Maria Brovelli (Chair of GeoForAll Europe and co-chair of UN GGIM Academic Network) will chair a special session bringing together our academic colleagues in the region to expand geoeducation opportunities for all students in South America for the future. I want to congratulate to Sergio and all our colleagues in Uruguay on the excellent Nation-wide contest for public High School' groups (belonging to Plan Ceibal) that is just successfully done. Many congratulations all the teachers and students who took part in the National level competition. https://gvsigbatovi.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/concurso-gvsig-batovi-premiacion/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8IATbTsp28 Through their focus on Open Principles in Education they have now provided high quality spatial technologies education to students in all schools across Uruguay . Thanks to the Plan Ceibal they also have free laptops for all Primary and Secondary students in the country so they truly have the opportunity to reach every student no matter they are rich or poor with high quality teaching and learning tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orwN9K07XPo (Video with English translation) Please support Open Principles in GeoEducation, so everyone can benefit. Ideas that starts from nothing are very powerful and keeps expanding exponentially . The bigger aim is to also to advance STEM education across the world and bring together schools, teachers and students across the world in joint projects and help building international understanding and global peace. We look forward to you joining us. Best wishes, Suchith [1] http://www.foss4g-ar.org This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
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