Google Earth Outreach and EIS-Africa are searching for a few qualified
individuals to become
Google Earth and Maps Trainers! If you are accepted to be a Trainer,
you will participate in a Google Earth and Maps Trainer Workshop at
the AfricaGIS 2009 conference in Kampala, Uganda. This 1-day intensive
training workshop will take place on Sunday, 25 October, 2009. All
participants will then be encouraged to spend a few hours the
following week - during the AfricaGIS conference * further
strengthening knowledge and skills by assisting during training
workshops led by the Google Earth Outreach staff. Participants will
also become part of a growing network of individuals who are technical
resources for public benefit organizations and projects in the future.
The long-term goal is for participants to serve as active focal points
in Africa for encouraging and enabling the optimal use of Google Earth
and Maps as tools for communication, collaboration,sustainable
development and public outreach.
To participate, you must meet the following minimum criteria:
Basic familiarity with Google Earth and Maps
Experience in GIS, web, or databases
Ability to speak and work in English
Travel, accommodation, and AfricaGIS registration fees paid from
other source (we regret
that we cannot provide travel support for this workshop)
To apply:
If you are interested and meet the criteria above, please enter your
information in the application form at
http://africaGIStrainers.
to EarthOutreach-Trainers@google.
answers to these questions will allow us to select participants and
tailor the training to meet your needs. We will inform if you have
been accepted by 5 October. Participants will be given a Certificate
of Participation and will join a growing global network of
professionals in Africa using Google Earth and Maps to address issues
of sustainable development.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Moore
Google Earth Outreach
http://earth.google.com/
Friday, September 25, 2009
Vacancy: Google Earth Trainers
