From klance_remote at yahoo.com Fri Jan 1 16:04:22 2010 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 13:04:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Postdoc position - biogeography/conservation of East African vertebrates, Yale University Message-ID: <630568.85229.qm@web53607.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.yale.edu/jetz/opportunities.html Postdoctoral position in Biodiversity Science and Informatics (Biodiversity informatics, Species distribution modeling, GIS, Conservation of East African vertebrates) Jetz Lab, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Yale University One 2-3 year position is available starting between January and July 2010.?Jetz Lab is?looking for an expert in the analysis, management, and visualization of large quantities of spatial (and phylogenetic) biodiversity data. Knowledge of the major biodiversity informatics initiatives, the design of relational databases, species distribution modeling, and GIS are required. The successful candidate will likely have deep working knowledge in most of the following: SQL/postgreSQL, PostGIS, ArcGIS, Python, PHP, Java, R. Experience in Unix/Linux will be a benefit. A number of basic or applied research opportunities based on databases in the Lab are possible and will be developed jointly with the successful candidate. One specific research opportunity is an assessment of the fate of East African terrestrial vertebrates under climate change. This project will include time in the field with collaborators in Kenya, and close interactions with the African Conservation Center, the Natural History Museum in Nairobi, and the Kenya Wildlife Service. APPLICATION: Please email short letter of interest, C.V., and the names and contact details of three referees (ideally all combined in one pdf) to walter.jetz(at)yale.edu ? subject line: Biodiversity Postdoc. 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Postdoc Fellowships in Ecosystem and Population Health - Cold waters and wet African monsoon - GIS helps preserve livelihoods and conserve wildlife in Tanzania - Using GIS to understand climate change and political stability in Africa - Traditional rainmakers team up with meteorologists - 3rd African Leadership Conference launches two regional space partnerships - Algeria to launch Alsat-2 satellite in first quarter of 2010 - Kibera's first complete free and open map - GEO Plenary VI assesses GEOSS progress - Infostate of Africa - internet connectivity in Africa - Data for Decision (video) - Satellites identify mosquito breeding sites - CSIR partnerships create new expertise in geoinformatics - CSIR receives video stream from SumbandilaSAT? ? http://www.servir.net/africa/index.php?option=com_content&task=category?ionid=9&id=20&Itemid=91 SERVIR-Africa project news - entries in?December 2009? - Strengthening linkages between AMESD and SERVIR-Africa - RCMRD and INPE sign MoU - SERVIR-Africa highlighted at SCGIS-Kenya conservation conference -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Having attended the german FOSSGIS conference?last year I can see the benifits of localised get together where the attendees share a common geography and operational environment. This email is just an initial 'toe in the water' to see how much interest there is. My thought was to hold it over 3 days with tracks covering: - general presentations (case studies, thought provoking ideas etc.) - academic papers (FOSS GIS applied in an African context) - panel discussions (how can we develop African FOSSGIS skills) - a B2B (business to business) help wanted / help offered pin board (each can advertise their wares or requirements on a 10x5 card that gets placed on a pin board) to help clients and solution providers find each other - workshops (practical hands on FOSSGIS training) Of course to make this happen we need: - a venue (somewhere in Africa that is easy to get to) - volunteers - a funding model that doesn't result in exorbitant entrance fees - promotion and advertising There is also the possibility of dovetailing with the annual afrigis conference though I do wonder if we would have better success as a dedicated FOSSGIS conference. Perhaps we could start off more simply and hold an 'unconference' (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference) and grow from that in future years. If you are interested, think the idea sucks, or have any other ideas on the matter please lets discuss further here on this list.... Best regards -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release? Manager) ============================================== Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Africa mailing list Africa at lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The selected interns will receive a nomimal allowance of R4000 per month for the internship period, with the possibility of longer term, salaried employment after the internship period is over. As an intern at Linfiniti Consulting, you will have an opportunity to gain skills in geospatial programming and deploying FOSSGIS software to build desktop, web based and web service based solutions. In order to be considered for selection, you should have an undergraduate or better degree with a background in computer science or GIS. If you are interested please email your CV (which should include at least two contactable references) and a covering letter explaining why you would be a good choice for our internship program to: tim at linfiniti.com Your documents should preferably be in? OpenOffice or pdf format. -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release? 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Expert 2: Junior expert, university education with experience in project evaluation and involvement in environmental projects, minimum 5 years of relevant working experience. Preferably some experience in Earth observation. Expert 3: Junior expert, university education with experience in project evaluation and involvement in environmental projects, minimum 5 years of relevant working experience. Preferably some experience in Earth observation. Working languages: English and French Eligible Nationalities: ACP and EU 27 countries -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The project is funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project?s goal is ?Sustainable management of renewable natural resources and protecting biodiversity while contributing to equitable economic and social development? and the project?s direct objective is to improve management effectiveness of Namibia?s state protected areas for biodiversity conservation. The consultant is expected to conduct, through a consultative process, a landscape level biodiversity assessment for providing essential data to the Strategic Environmental Assessment process currently underway. The key outputs from this consultancy will be: ??? A comprehensive inception report defining method of work, detailed tasks and timelines of delivery ??? Comprehensive maps of the biodiversity hotspots, importance, vulnerability and conservation status of the region ??? Maps outlining the various land-uses in the region and indicating vulnerability of these land-uses to the cumulative impacts of mining and climate change ???? GIS models to understand the comparative advantages and disadvantage of different land use scenarios over time (models and interrogation of data) ??? A baseline for the establishment of a regional land use plan, including biodiversity offsets ??? Estimates of the relative economic non-use, indirect use and direct use values of the biodiversity and land-uses in the region likely to be impacted by mining ???? Areas suitable for biodiversity offsetting and furthering the protection of Namibia?s natural heritage identified ??? Landscape sensitivity analysis for known mine projects and other key areas ??? Key biodiversity conservation interests and issues identified and incorporated in the SEMP ??? Evidence and rationale to protect the proposed World Heritage Sites provided, expand the protected areas network, and avoid further degradation of the Namibian protected areas network ??? Support and additional legitimacy provided to the SEA and SEMP processes Interested consultants must obtain Request for Proposals from Registry Namibia at registry.na at undp.org (Subject Line: SPAN Consultancy ? Landscape Level Biodiversity Assessment) prior to submitting their proposals. The deadline for submissions is 18 January 2010 (before 17h00). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Build capacity (train) local community members in Namibia in disaster risk management; Collate, synthesize, document and produce lesson learnt, best practices and success stories publication on disaster (drought) risk management and adaptation to climate change; and run one E-forum based on lesson learnt and best practices and success stories; Identify community champions to lead communities in raising awareness on disaster risk management; Establish links and seek collaboration with other programme in the field of climate change adaptation, disaster risk management; Provide policy advice and technical backstopping for capacity building to line institutions to respond to natural disasters Monitor and report on the application of capacity building tools and materials in the target communities as opposed to the baseline assessment results ? throughout the implementation process. 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Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to present workshop and seminars at managerial and technical levels, as well as for government bodies - Excellent computer and ICT skills and practical experience in the application and use of GIS software, GPS technology and satellite imagery for cadastral purposes - Language Proficiency ? fluent English skills Duration: 01.02.2010 - 31.12.2013 Please send your CV in English to dennis.quennet at gtz.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Minimum of Masters degree or equivalent in information technology, natural science or other related disciplines, with ? Minimum of 10 years professional experience in developing countries, preferably with working knowledge in Ethiopia, with experience of working for donors ? Minimum of 10 years proven experience in the implementation and monitoring of GIS and database development and management and good understanding of rational and realistic uses of GIS and database management systems ? Demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations in the Agriculture, marketing and food security areas, and fully conversant with the principles and working methods of project cycle management and EC aid delivery methods ? Fluency in spoken and impeccable report writing ability in English are required. http://www.eprd.pl/index.php?menu=11&detail=2&sub_id=1&nr_id_id=1359 TL:Agricultural Statistician; KE2:Remote Sensing; KE3: Database/Information Sys. 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Linking Local Knowledge and Local Institutions for the Study of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change: Participatory GIS in Northern Tanzania (?http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0921952?) ? investigates the myriad ways in which human, social, and institutional capital enable households and communities to draw on local knowledge and outside specialist knowledge to moderate the negative effects of greater climatic instability on rural livelihoods. In addition to completing required courses for the M.A. program over two academic years (2010-2011 and 2011-2012), the successful candidates will contribute to an international interdisciplinary research project. One graduate research assistant will work on the development of online multimedia applications derived from a participatory GIS. Background or interest in cartography and web-based mapping is desirable. A second research assistant will work with the research team on the implementation of the project?s participatory field methodology and contribute to data analysis. The student?s interests should be focused on environment- development interactions (e.g., the dynamics of resource access, political, environmental or cultural-linguistic dimensions of local knowledge systems, gendered aspects of climate change adaptation). Application deadline for Fall 2010 admission:?February 15, 2010 For more information about the assistantships, contact Tom Smucker, smucker at ohio.edu? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The ERMIS NRM Program is aimed at (i) promoting the sharing of information, lessons and practices gained during the first phase, (ii) advocating policy coherence between the Forest Act, 2005 and other policies like Land Policy for improved community participation in natural resources, and (iii) promoting community budgeting for improved governance.?With funding from the Finnish Embassy, ERMIS is supporting the Mau Forest Complex Rehabilitation and Conservation through the ?Mau Forest Complex Information Clearinghouse (Mau-SDI)? project. The project is offering advisory services to development actors engaged in the rehabilitation and conservation of Mau Forest Complex on social safeguard considerations for the Ogiek Indigenous People issues and promoting the sharing of spatial information among actors towards improved decision making. ERMIS wishes to recruit qualified personnel to coordinate the NRM Programme. The coordinator will be reporting to the Executive Director. The post holder will be responsible for guiding and participating in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of NRM projects. Requirements: ? Minimum of a Masters Degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Development Studies, Sociology or any other relevant field ? Must have a minimum experience of 2 years working with NGO ? Proven evidence of writing skills of professional publication standards ? Experience in participatory project management, GIS/Remote Sensing/Web 2.0 technolgies and right-based approaches ? Must be of proven professional ethics and a team player ? Good proficiency in English and Swahili Deadline: 1 February 2010. Applications MUST be sent by registered mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20100118/6301705a/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Vacancy NRM Coordinator.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 52816 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20100118/6301705a/attachment-0001.pdf From luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com Sat Jan 16 13:23:26 2010 From: luisgutierrez at peoplepc.com (Luis Gutierrez) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:23:26 -0500 Subject: [SDI-Africa] Pelican Journal of Sustainable Development - January 2010 Message-ID: <4B52041E.1050602@peoplepc.com> Happy new year and happy new decade! Pelican Journal of Sustainable Development - January 2010 http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01page1.html This issue is a directory of selected online resources on sustainable development and related issues. The directory is minimally annotated and compiles links to research and data resources under the following categories: 1. Population and Human Development 2. Cultural, Social, and Security Issues 3. Financial, Economic, and Political Issues 4. Ecological Resources and Ecosystem Services 5. Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy 6. Pollution, Climate Change, and Environmental Management 7. Land, Agriculture, Food Supply, and Water Supply 8. Current State of the Planet and Human Civilization 9. Transition from Consumerism to Sustainability This issue also includes a supplement: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01supplement.html 1. Suggestions for Prayer, Study, and Action 2. Recent News, Publications, and Tools 3. Climate Interactive Scoreboard (Courtesy of the Climate Institute) 4. Carbon Dioxide Calculator (Courtesy of Carbonify and Michael Bloch) 5. Education for Sustainable Development 2009 Surveys 6. Catherine of Siena Virtual College (Winter Courses) 7. Open Source Framework for Sustainability 8. International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (WCC 2011) 9. The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic (Courtesy of Spirit Quest) Invited papers this month: Institutional Trappings, by Alan Fox http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01page2alanfox.html Durable Economics, by Barry Brooks http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01page3barrybrooks.html Bridging the Gulf: Education as Implementation, by Catherine King http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01page4catherineking.html It Is Time for the Churches to Declare Jubilee, by Britt Johnston http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n01page5brittjohnston.html Sincerely, Luis Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. The Pelican Web Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development From d.brown at i-society.eu Sun Jan 17 18:58:44 2010 From: d.brown at i-society.eu (David Brown) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:58:44 +0100 (CET) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Call for Papers: i-Society 2010! Message-ID: <390057398.33305.1263772724376.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw01.schlund.de> Apologies for cross-postings. Please send it to interested colleagues and students. Thanks! CALL FOR PAPERS ******************************************************************* International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010), Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter 28-30 June, 2010, London, UK www.i-society.eu ******************************************************************* The International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010) is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter. The i-Society is a global knowledge-enriched collaborative effort that has its roots from both academia and industry. The conference covers a wide spectrum of topics that relate to information society, which includes technical and non-technical research areas. The mission of i-Society 2010 conference is to provide opportunities for collaboration of professionals and researchers to share existing and generate new knowledge in the field of information society. The conference encapsulates the concept of interdisciplinary science that studies the societal and technological dimensions of knowledge evolution in digital society. The i-Society bridges the gap between academia and industry with regards to research collaboration and awareness of current development in secure information management in the digital society. The topics in i-Society 2010 include but are not confined to the following areas: *New enabling technologies - Internet technologies - Wireless applications - Mobile Applications - Multimedia Applications - Protocols and Standards - Ubiquitous Computing - Virtual Reality - Human Computer Interaction - Geographic information systems - e-Manufacturing *Intelligent data management - Intelligent Agents - Intelligent Systems - Intelligent Organisations - Content Development - Data Mining - e-Publishing and Digital Libraries - Information Search and Retrieval - Knowledge Management - e-Intelligence - Knowledge networks *Secure Technologies - Internet security - Web services and performance - Secure transactions - Cryptography - Payment systems - Secure Protocols - e-Privacy - e-Trust - e-Risk - Cyber law - Forensics - Information assurance - Mobile social networks - Peer-to-peer social networks - Sensor networks and social sensing *e-Learning - Collaborative Learning - Curriculum Content Design and Development - Delivery Systems and Environments - Educational Systems Design - e-Learning Organisational Issues - Evaluation and Assessment - Virtual Learning Environments and Issues - Web-based Learning Communities - e-Learning Tools - e-Education *e-Society - Global Trends - Social Inclusion - Intellectual Property Rights - Social Infonomics - Computer-Mediated Communication - Social and Organisational Aspects - Globalisation and developmental IT - Social Software *e-Health - Data Security Issues - e-Health Policy and Practice - e-Healthcare Strategies and Provision - Medical Research Ethics - Patient Privacy and Confidentiality - e-Medicine *e-Governance - Democracy and the Citizen - e-Administration - Policy Issues - Virtual Communities *e-Business - Digital Economies - Knowledge economy - eProcurement - National and International Economies - e-Business Ontologies and Models - Digital Goods and Services - e-Commerce Application Fields - e-Commerce Economics - e-Commerce Services - Electronic Service Delivery - e-Marketing - Online Auctions and Technologies - Virtual Organisations - Teleworking - Applied e-Business - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) *e-Art - Legal Issues - Patents - Enabling technologies and tools *e-Science - Natural sciences in digital society - Biometrics - Bioinformatics - Collaborative research *Industrial developments - Trends in learning - Applied research - Cutting-edge technologies * Research in progress - Ongoing research from undergraduates, graduates/postgraduates and professionals Important Dates: Paper Submission Date: January 31, 2010 Notification of Paper Acceptance /Rejection: February 28, 2010 Camera Ready Paper Due: March 15, 2010 Early Bird Attendee registration: January 01, 2010 Late Bird Attendee registration: February 28, 2010 Conference Dates: June 28-30, 2010 For more details, please visit www.i-society.eu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20100114/0e0bfe27/attachment.html From klance_remote at yahoo.com Fri Jan 22 08:22:54 2010 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:22:54 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Nigeria: Imo State govt embarks on re-certification of land titles Message-ID: <854811.27868.qm@web53606.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://allafrica.com/stories/201001190204.html Nigeria: Govt embarks on re-certification of land titles To meet public expectations on Land Use Administration and Management in the state, in line with the New Face of Imo philosophy, Imo State government has procured a fully computerised facility under the Imo Geographical Information Service (IGIS,?http://www.imogis.com/ ), to re-certify land titles. Disclosing this to newsmen, Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, Hon. Levi Oguike, said the IGIS would offer electronic processing and storage of all state land records into a digital database and electronic lands and deeds registry, with a non refundable processing fee of N20,000. http://www.imostate.gov.ng/news/fullStory/?_n_Id=329&PHPSESSID=272091e1b11953d5c9907284e7628913 Public notice on re-certification of land titles Imo StateGovernment has come to the decision to Issue New Documents with appropriate security features, which in some case would include BIOMETRICS, to all Government Property TITLE Holders, such as Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) Deeds of Assignments and all other legal Land Titles registered in the Lands and Deeds Registry of the State beginning from 4th January, 2010. This exercise shall run through and end on 30th June, 2010.? All land title holders are therefore required mandatorily to present their title documents for RE-CERTIFICATION at the IMO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICE, IGIS PLACE, NO 1, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Avenue (OCDA Complex), Off Port-Harcourt Road, New Owerri, Imo State. http://abohmbaise.imostate.gov.ng/news/fullStory/?_n_Id=341&PHPSESSID=d64d74948c85a317afb1078a70d6cd71 Imo government re-certification order on land titles ends June 2010 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20100122/b634ec31/attachment.htm From jessica at devnetjobs.org Mon Jan 25 16:53:03 2010 From: jessica at devnetjobs.org (Jessica Matthews) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:53:03 +0000 Subject: [SDI-Africa] 5 International Development Jobs (Food / Famine Warning Network) Message-ID: <20100125215303.95715d3vgfq2seio@webmail10.domain.com> Dear Colleagues, The following international job opportunities in / related to Africa may be of interest to some colleagues in this list. Short-Term Consultancy: Analysis of Rice-Related Projects in 12 Sub-Sahara African Countries and Technical Assistance To The NRDS Task Forces Coalition of African Rice Development (CARD) Location: Nairobi, Kenya and three or four countries of the CARD First Group countries Last Date: February 5, 2010 http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_62941.shtml Deputy Chief of Party, Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) ARD, Inc. Location: Washington DC, USA Last Date: February 22, 2010 http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_62963.shtml Senior Data Specialist, Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) ARD, Inc. Location: Washington DC, USA Last Date: February 22, 2010 http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_62967.shtml Operations Manager, Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) ARD, Inc. Location: Washington DC, USA Last Date: February 22, 2010 http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_62966.shtml Director of Communications, Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) ARD, Inc. Location: Washington DC, USA Last Date: February 22, 2010 http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_62964.shtml Best regards, Jessica Matthews Outreach Coordinator DevNetJobs.org http://www.devnetjobs.org From klance_remote at yahoo.com Tue Jan 26 08:53:05 2010 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:53:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Fw: [OSGeo Africa] FOSSGIS-Africa conference updates Message-ID: <325259.64120.qm@web53603.mail.re2.yahoo.com> ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Tim Sutton To: Africa local chapter discussions Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 7:11:46 AM Subject: [OSGeo Africa] FOSSGIS-Africa conference updates Hi All A few weeks I posted to the list my interest in holding an Africa-centric FOSSGIS get together this year. I received a very good response with various offers for venues and assistance. Of the three venues put forward I would like to use Monash University, Krugersorp, South Africa since it offers everything we need: - venue being donated - sufficient labs and lecture rooms - support from the staff in-situ - good transport network The Monash South Africa University campus web site is here: http://www.monash.ac.za/ The venue was proposed by Ashley Gunter who is a lecturer at the university. I know it would have been nice to hold the conference somewhere more central in Africa so that those to the north dont need to travel too far, but since this is going to be our first time I think it will logistically be easier to organise the process if the venue is closer to home. I would very much like to make the entrance to the conference and workshops free or very cheap. Currently our budget plan calls for a registration fee of R500 per delegate and R1000 per workshop. We will look at our options, but one great one would be to have a couple of sponsors. The german FOSSGIS conference keep costs down by avoiding expensive things like fancy catering (they offer soup and bread at lunch and tea/coffee/biscuits at tea breaks) and I am looking to emulate their approach as much as possible. So what next? Now is the time to put together an organising committee and start promoting our conference. If you would like to assist with the organisation, please contact me. Also if you have contacts for publicising the conference please forward the promotional materials on to them when we have them ready. If you are an academic, please start thinking about what we could do in terms of an academic track and make some proposals for suitable people to review paper / poster submissions. I am going to set up a wiki page and other similar resources over the next week or two and we can use that as the basis for collaboration. Best regards -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release? Manager) ============================================== Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Africa mailing list Africa at lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20100126/3a221e5b/attachment.htm