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https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/foss4g-2023-prizren-the-spirit-went-from-kosovo-to-the-world/
2024-01-06
Final press release from the FOSS4G 2023 Local team
With this final press release we would like to wrap up FOSS4G 2023 and
look forward to the next year with more events to come.
FOSS4G 2023 numbers
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We would like to provide some numbers.
- Workshops – 44
- Presentations – 274
- Academic talks – 36
- Participants 683 out of 733
- Countries – 56
- Travel grants – 34
- Studentship grants – 34
- Volunteers – 68
- ~210 hours video
- Coffee 20 KG of coffee was sold out
FOSS4G 2023 was the next level for the local team
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https://2023.foss4g.org/
Kosovo Open Source Community is existing since 2009, we tried to go as
much as we could in FOSS conferences in general, but it was always hard
for us to travel because of Visa and related issues. The organizing of
FOSS4G 2023 was a next level activity for our organization in Kosovo. It
was of a high importance, for both the local reach regarding FOSS and
Geospatial software, also for the global impact that the conference has.
In advance Besfort Guri, the Conference Chair, for many years has been
trying trying to explain the importance and and the spirit of the OSGeo
family / community, but without “touching” and being part of it, it was
harder to understand and resonate with.
We are sure that the local team and the volunteers are still living with
the energy of FOSS4G and are willing to contribute and be active in the
global community.
Because of missing a big hall for hosting +700 participants at the same
time, we created an outdoor stage and we also needed to find a solution
for the Gala Dinner. The outdoor stage was a great success and was used
for keynotes, talks, the Gala Dinner and an amazing concert.
We tried to do our best and from the feedback that we received it was
quiet good.
Another thing that was new in Prizren. We discovered that our community
is multi-talented and enjoys Karaoke. So we had great parties.
Also the 24-hours bar was special and needed as we were active day and
night.
Valmir Mustafa the Project Manager of FLOSSK wrote in a letter to the
OSGeo board “We would also like to thank the OSGeo Community for this
valuable opportunity to host FOSS4G in Kosovo. Your support has been
instrumental in empowering FLOSSK to strengthen its team and further
promote and advocate for open-source GIS in Kosovo. This journey
wouldn’t have been possible without your help. Thanks again for your
trust and partnership.”
We would like to thank all people involved organizing FOSS4G 2023
Videos
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You find the videos of the talks at our FOSS4G Youtube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FOSS4G
279 videoas were uploaded. From from the statistics it looks like many
people enjoyed the videos already.
We hope you like the videos and get valuable information. We would like
to spread the world and we hope you will learn about our great software
and our community.
Presentation files
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All the presentations are accessible in the following link:
https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/2P4dfmn5D4xZCno
How to navigate in the link above
- All the presentations refer to the published agenda
https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2023/schedule/#
- From the agenda find the presentation that you want to look up
- Note the room name and the date of the presentation
- In the cloud link, select first the room or the building (in case
of C/D/E/F) & after it the date of the presentation inside
- Inside that folder should be all the presentations which are
uploaded by presenters, some of them used their own laptops and we do
not have them.
Photo gallery
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We are pleased to share the photo gallery from FOSS4G 2023, captured by
our team.
https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/28W5c2MckpxPo9R
In the gallery, you will find a collection of photos that highlight the
essence of FOSS4G. From inspiring keynote sessions and interactive
workshops to lively networking events and social gatherings.
But that’s not all! We want YOU to be part of the FOSS4G 2023 story. We
invite all participants, speakers, volunteers, and organizers to
contribute their own photos from the conference. Share your favorite
moments, interactions, and highlights by uploading your photos directly
to this link:
https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/AKor5CGdQZXobtP.
Let’s create a collective visual narrative of this remarkable gathering!
New initiative Open Spatial Kosovo
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Open Spatial Kosovo is a new initiative that was started immediately
after the FOSS4G event in Prizren by FLOSSK and map enthusiasts to
support and increase OSGEO and Open Street Map activities in Kosovo.
Considering Kosovo’s small size, our goal is to organize and effectively
represent both the local chapters and the local FOSS GIS communities. We
have launched Open Spatial Kosovo and planned monthly meetups and
mapathons, as detailed in our yearly calendar. Updates and information
are available on our social media channels.
See you at the next event
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https://www.osgeo.org/events/
This FOSS4G was the best FOSS4G ever.
For some of you it was the first FOSS4G, for some of you the event you
do not want to mIss during the year. For us it was “a life event”.
Meanwhile the next events are going on world wide and the organization
for the global FOSS4G next December in Brazil started.
We invite you to spread the FOSS4G spirit in your community and we hope
to see you sooner or later at the next event.
Greetings from the Local Team of FOSS4G 2023 Prizren!
Read other articles about FOSS4G 2023
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FOSSGIS e.V https://www.fossgis.de/news/2023_07_02_foss4g_2023/
Katja Haferkorn auf Mastodon:
https://mastodon.online/@hafi@mastodon.social/110650310230479382
Volker Mische https://vmx.cx/cgi-bin/blog/index.cgi/2023-07
WhereGroup
https://wheregroup.com/blog/details/die-foss4g-2023-in-prizren-kosovo/
Aman Bagrecha (Indien):
https://amanbagrecha.github.io/post/event/my-first-foss4g/
Petay
https://dev.to/petyakangalova/foss4g-2023-balkan-experiences-reflections-advocating-for-women-in-the-geospatial-world-1k1d
Feye Andal https://feyeandal.me/blog/foss4g2023-experiences
About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4)
organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The
software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach
and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal
support for the open source geospatial community.
OSGeo works with Camptocamp, GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch, WhereGroup and other
sponsors, along with our partners to foster an open approach to
software, standards, data and education.
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/
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