INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR TRAINING & TTT PROGRAM CHRONOLOGY
(DETAILED / ILLUSTRATED HISTORY IS HERE) xHistory xTTT
INDEX TIMELINE:
1999 Juniper GIS Is founded by John Schaeffer as a private GIS Consulting and Training firm .
2000-2001 –John Schaeffer is a Primary instructor for an NSF funded effort to train high school to university GIS instructors
2007 Kenya 2-day Conservation GIS course & technical presentations at the SCGIS Kenya Conference led by John Schaeffer
2008- FIRST SCGIS SCHOLAR TRAINING: John Schaeffer leads 3 days of advanced training at the University of California James Reserve
John goes on to serve as Lead instructor for SCGIS Scholars annual in-depth Desktop GIS training & Conservation GIS Project management for the next 8 years
2009 – John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for second year for SCGIS Scholars
2009 November: extensive reorganization of the scholar program begins,
2010 Feb 7 John Schaeffer & Juniper GIS write the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program Proposal
2010 Mar: John is elected to the board of directors for the Society of Conservation GIS
2010 Jun 1, John’s TTT Program formally presented to the board and is approved but not funded.
2010 Jun John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for third year for SCGIS Scholars
2011 Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for 2011 Scgis scholar Training at UC Davis
2011 - Cecilia Cronenberger becomes the first TTT Trainer chosen in the new program
2012 Oct 29 – Nov 3 South Africa Wildlife College, Klaserie, South Africa Organized by Mervyn Lotter and Juniper GIS
2011 Jul – First TTT scholar Ceciilia Cronemberger de Faria of Brazil, a 2009 scholar, became the first TTT teacher-trainee.
2011 Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for 2011 Scgis scholar Training at UC Davis
2012 Jun-July John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for SCGIS Scholar & Train-the-Trainer, Davis, CA. June 27 to July 26, 2012
2012 Jul Second TTT Trainer: Carlos a 2011 scholar from Argentina, becomes the second TTT Trainer.
2012 Oct Brazil Scgis’ first TTT Trainer Cecilia Cronemberger teaches her first class: a Juniper GIS class in Teresopolis, Brazil,
2012 Oct 8-12, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Pietersmaritizburg, South Africa, October 8 – 12, 2012, organized by 2012 Scholar Debbie Jewitt
2012 Oct 15-19 Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, Buffelskloop Nature Reserve, South Africa, organized by 2011 Scholar Mervyn Lotter
2012 Oct 29 – Nov 3 South Africa Wildlife College, Klaserie, South Africa Organized by Mervyn Lotter and Juniper GIS
2012 Nov 3 2011 Scholar Mervyn Lotter becomes the third SCGIS TTT Trainer
2013 Arcnews Article about the new Train-the-Trainer program:
2013 Jun-Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for UC Davis TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2013 Mar 3 John first mentions the idea of a TTT Summit in an email
2013 Russia John's trip to Russia (From Juniper 2014 Newsletter #1)
2014 Apr 4 Formal funding request for the new TTT Program goes to Esri
2014 Jun-Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for UC Davis TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2014 July: John & Juniper GIS Receive Special Achievement Award from ESRI
2014 South Africa Classes & Training Trainers
2015 Jun-Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for UC Davis TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2016 Jun-Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for UC Blue Oaks Research Reserve TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2016 Jul TTT training in Cameroon.
2016 Oct TTT training in Uruguay & Argentina
2017 Jun-Jul John Schaeffer is Lead instructor for UC Davis TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2017 Oct TTT training in Bali
2018 Jun-Jul UC Davis TTT & SCGIS Scholar Training
2018 Nov TTT training in Chile
DETAILED / ILLUSTRATED HISTORY IS HERE
