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| Subject: | [gislist] Latino GIS Course Fellowship Competition @ Smithsonian
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| Date: |
04/30/2004 11:15:01 AM |
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Latino/Latin American Fellowship Competition:
GIS and Remote Sensing Course at Smithsonian's National Zoological Park=20
Ofrecimiento de becas para Latinos/Latinoamericanos
Curso de SIG y Sensores Remotos en el Smithsonian`s National Zoological =
Park
Application Deadline: May 21, 2004 Fecha Limite: 21 de Mayo, 2004
The Smithsonian's National Zoological Park (NZP) announces a competition =
for fellowships for a two-week Spanish language training course in =
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing, to be held =
between Saturday, August 28 and Thursday, September 9, 2004. The course, =
held at NZP's well-known Conservation and Research Center, is designed to =
train conservation and wildlife managers in practical applications of =
geospatial analysis tools. Deadline for receipt of all application =
materials: May 21, 2004. See below for application guidelines. This =
project has received support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered=
by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. =20
This training course focuses on teaching the uses of GIS, Global Positionin=
g Systems (GPS) and satellite remote sensing and their applications to =
practical problems in wildlife conservation, management, and research. It =
combines, in Spanish translation, two successful Conservation GIS courses =
this lab has taught in Front Royal and internationally for several years, =
"Introduction to the Use of ArcGIS and Remote Sensing for Conservation and =
Wildlife Management" and "Advanced GIS for Conservation and Wildlife =
Management: Land Cover Change and Endangered Species." The instructors aim =
to provide participants with a broad understanding of the present state =
and uses of geospatial technologies, providing a realistic vision of the =
research possibilities in combining fieldwork with GIS analysis. For more =
information on all the Conservation GIS training courses offered at =
NZP-CRC, please see <http://natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/Conservati=
onGIS/GIS_training/>
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Geospatial technologies have become essential tools for modern conservation=
biology studies focused on mitigating large-scale global change effects =
such as climate change, desertification, deforestation, biodiversity loss, =
and species extinction. A solid understanding of GIS and related =
technologies is virtually a requirement for conservation biologists in =
today's competitive labor market.The training course exercises draw on =
real-life lessons of NZP-CRC scientists' conservation and management-based =
research activities, exploring valuable applications of geospatial =
technologies to real conservation problems. The fellowships offer an =
opportunity for U.S. Latino and Latin American conservation researchers =
and practicioners to acquire these skills and perspectives. =20
Space is limited! Eligible U.S. Latinos and Latin Americans may direct =
their fellowship application materials to Kate Christen, at christenc@si.ed=
u. Application materials will consist of a one-page essay-in SPANISH-descr=
ibing your actual and/or intended use of GIS in your project(s), and a =
short c.v., listing at least two references and their phone and e-mail =
contact information. Students and recent graduates should also send an =
up-to-date transcript. In addition, please arrange for two individuals =
familiar with your academic and/or professional work to send us directly =
(as e-mail attachment) a letter of recommendation. Please also specify =
how you heard about this fellowship competition. One year after the =
training, all participants will provide our Conservation GIS lab with a =
follow-up report explaining how they have applied to their daily work =
concepts and techniques learned in this training. Fellowships will include =
course tuition, room and board, and airfare and ground transportation to =
CRC. =20
Ofrecimiento de becas para Latinos/Latinoamericanos
Curso de SIG y Sensores Remotos en el Smithsonian`s National Zoological =
Park
El Smithsonian's National Zoological Park (NZP) ofrecer=E1 becas para la =
realizaci=F3n de un curso de dos semanas en idioma espa=F1ol sobre =
Sistemas de Informaci=F3n Geogr=E1fica (SIG), el cual se desarrollar=E1 =
entre los d=EDas s=E1bado 28 de agosto y jueves 9 de setiembre de 2004. El =
curso se llevar=E1 a cabo en el Conservation and Research Center (CRC) del =
NZP y est=E1 orientado a la aplicaci=F3n de herramientas para el an=E1lisis=
geoespacial utilizados por investigadores en conservaci=F3n y manejo de =
vida silvestre. La fecha l=EDmite para la recepci=F3n de solicitudes es el =
21 de mayo de 2004. Esta capacitaci=F3n recibe el apoyo financiero del =
Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, el cual est=E1 administrado por el =
Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.
El curso de capacitaci=F3n se enfoca en lo
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