Follow up to Rural Geoweb Workshop

We had a successful and productive workshop (McGill University, Montreal QC, Nov. 18-20th, 2010) with 20 participants, representing our GEOIDE team from coast to coast including students, faculty and invited affiliates. Over the 2 days participants brought their rich experiences working in rural communities and remote regions of Canada and abroad to the table. The discussion brought forth challenges faced and also a diverse range of opportunities found in using the Geoweb to enrich rural community development and environmental management. 

The three main themes for the workshop were:

1. Digital Divides in rural communities
2. Rural Friendly Web 2.0 Applications and,
3. Research Partnerships

These themes and the position paper questions were used to guide discussions and presentations to the group. Each participant team provided a position paper based on their projects and experience in this area. Attached below are the presentations given by students at the workshop. 

Thanks to GEOIDE and GEC3 for funding this worthwhile endeavor. 

**Coming soon is a media production outlining the context, main findings, and recommendations put forward from the workshop.