[Googleearth] Fwd: Update from Earth Outreach 6/11/12: Apply now for the ‘Geo for Good’ User Summit

[Markus Stobbs]

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> From: Google Earth Outreach <earth.outreach at gmail.com>
> Subject: Update from Earth Outreach 6/11/12: Apply now for the ‘Geo for Good’ User Summit
> Date: June 11, 2012 9:14:46 AM MDT
> To: Google Earth Outreach Announcements <earthoutreach at googlegroups.com>
> 
> *Apply now for the ‘Geo for Good’ User Summit*
> 
> An exciting opportunity is coming up in September: a special three-day
> hands-on technical workshop hosted by the Google Earth Outreach team.
> Our first annual Geo for Good User Summit is designed for mapping and
> technology specialists in the public benefit sector, who are actively
> working on projects related to mapping.
> 
> Led by the Google Earth Outreach team (with special Google guests),
> this workshop will teach highly practical tools, which organizations
> can use to collect, host, analyze, visualize, and publish map data
> using the power of the cloud. Special attention will be paid to new
> Google tools available for nonprofit organizations, including Google
> Maps Engine, Google Earth Engine, and others.
> 
> What: Geo for Good User Summit
> When: September 26-28, 2012
> Where: Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California
> 
> To find out more and apply, visit http://geoforgood2012.earthoutreach.org.
> The deadline for applications is July 3, 2012.
> 
> *Google Earth Outreach at Rio+20*
> 
> As you may already know, Google has been planning a few exciting
> events at Rio+20. In addition to our SD-Learning Event for accredited
> organizations in the RioCentro, we're also hosting a Side Event. We're
> excited to showcase a lineup of influential organizations at the
> cutting-edge of technology for sustainable development.
> 
> What: "Tools for Data Collection and Mapping: the Ground to the Cloud
> Story", hosted by the Google Earth Outreach and Earth Engine teams
> When: 18 June, 2012 from 17:30-19:00
> Where: Barra Arena, Room UN2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> Who: This event is open to the public, no RSVP necessary. Official Rio
> +20 accreditation is not needed to enter the Barra Arena, only photo
> identification.
> Website: http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&type=1000&nr=268&menu=126
> 
> As the public demands economic accountability and sustainability,
> organizations need tools that help scale their work, make their data
> more accessible, and increase transparency. The Rio+20 agenda
> recognizes that it is ‘essential to work towards universal access to
> information and communications technologies.’ This side event features
> key organizations at the forefront of the application of these
> technologies, working on the ground to develop means to enable
> citizens, businesses and governments to harness the power of the
> cloud.
> 
> Discover free, open source or software grants for tools that allow for
> managing, analyzing, cartographically styling, sharing and hosting the
> data in the cloud infrastructure. Learn about the latest technologies
> that enable better governance through transparency, accessibility of
> information and scalability of technologies. Learn how maps can change
> the world.
> 
> Lead Organizer: Google Earth Outreach
> Co-organizers: Imazon (Amazon Institute of People and the
> Environment), World Resources Institute, Forest Trends, Metareila,
> IDESAM, Governor’s Climate and Forests Taskforce, Fundacao Amazonas
> Sustentavel, Alianca da Terra, Equipe de Conservacao da Amazonia
> (ECAM), Jane Goodall Institute, Global Canopy Programme
> 
> We encourage you to forward this invitation to relevant colleagues
> that may be attending Rio+20.
> 
> In addition to our Rio+20 events, you can also find us at the Google
> booth in the State Government Pavilion at Athlete’s Park from June
> 13-22. Please stop by and say hi!
> 
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