Contribute to the GSDI Association Developing Nations Fund

Do you ever wonder how you might help your professional peers who are in nations far less economically developed than your own?

Many of us work with or communicate with professional peers across the globe who are committed to using geographic data and technologies to address local pressing needs but who face severe financial constraints. Among the needs our peers are addressing include poverty alleviation, support of local economic development activities, designing and planning physical infrastructure improvements, conserving important natural resources and species, improving economic competitiveness, mitigating environmental degradation, increasing efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in government operations, and advancing the health, safety and social well being of their countrys citizens.

The problems and needs in developing nations are so great that we often despair about what we as individuals might accomplish. But small contributions can make a big difference. Here are some specific suggestions for making tangible differences for our peers in less economically developed regions of the world:

1. Join the GSDI Association as an Individual Member

Dues paid by individuals are applied to developing nation needs through the Developing Nation Fund. Over the next several months all individual dues received by the organization will be spent to support travel costs for deserving individuals from economically disadvantaged nations to attend the GSDI-9 conference and its affiliated free training workshops in Santiago, Chile. You can join and pay dues on-line in less than ten minutes at http://gsdi.org/joinGSDI.asp. To apply for such a travel grant, applicants may consult the Conference Support Grant Application at http://www.gsdi9.cl/

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I hope this is of your interest. Regards,

Jorge Brenner