Hi All, Eli, Perhaps it is an idea for the cc to meet virtually and scope out a list of upcoming events and ensure that we are prioritising specific areas of geographic focus.
I vote +1 in this instance, because it's Ocenaia - I would be less inclined to support a more accessible/developed region. Perhaps it would be good for us to come together and identify a common framework? Cheers, Mark On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 at 10:18, Eli Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > +0 Eli > > (While enthusiastic for the TGP and the good work of OSGeo Oceania, I'm > not sure that the conference committee is actually engaged and functioning > enough to actually approve this - hence the initial lack of responses. > I'll assume that Till and Steven checked our budget. We very much need new > champions on the Conference Committee.) > > Best regards, Eli > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Conference_dev <[email protected]> on behalf > of Steven Feldman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2022 3:56 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Cc:* conference <[email protected]>; OSgeo - Oceania < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Conf] MOTION: Oceania TGP Application > > +1 > ______ > Steven > > Unusual maps in strange places - mappery.org > <https://cas5-0-urlprotect.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fmappery.org&umid=327b3e7a-52ef-46ff-9c18-e641bb07437e&auth=dc2ed28abfc38f9dccdc580b0625a9783b471d36-1911d6715efd97bf4533f80322f4d8e303ffcde9> > > Subscribe to my weekly “Maps in the Wild <http://eepurl.com/dKStT-/>” > newsletter > > On 25 Oct 2022, at 09:49, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi ConfComm, > > Adam contacted me directly and asked what happened to their application. > > I motion to support the chapter from the OSGeo Travel Grant Fund in the > amount of USD$3,500. > > +1 Till > > > Till > > Am 10.10.22 um 23:24 schrieb Alex Leith: > > Hi Folks > > For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), > OSGeo Oceania and HOT OSM are collaborating to present the 2022 GIS > users conference in Oceania. The conference series has been running in > Fiji for about 20 years and is the largest GIS and RS Conference in the > Pacific, with content covering applications of FOSS and open data. This > year will be enriched with additional formal integration into the FOSS4G > community, combining the annual FOSS4G and SoTM Oceania event with the > PGRSC conference. Thus, a new conference name will be used to represent > this new venture: "The Pacific Geospatial Conference''. > > The Pacific Geospatial Conference will be held from 28th November to 2nd > December at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and the > theme will be “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate > and manage impacts of Global Warming.” > > Following the success of our Travel Grant Program (TGP) in 2018 and > 2019, OSGeo Oceania is offering a TGP for the 2022 Pacific Geospatial > Conference, aimed at enabling attendance for people who are > disadvantaged by economic circumstances and/or geography. Oceania is a > vast region, with a highly distributed population, a large proportion of > which is in small, lesser-developed countries. Travelling to Fiji could > be difficult and expensive, even for local communities in the most > remote areas of the country, and visas are also costly. > > There is a strong need in this region for this type of program, and > there are clear economic and social benefits of spreading open > geospatial knowledge to those who stand to gain the most. The TGP’s goal > is increasing the diversity, accessibility, and reach of the conference. > We want to support worthy recipients who are interested in gaining > in-depth insight into development and application of open-source > geospatial software and are committed to making an impact in their home > country, given the opportunity provided. > > To support this program, we are requesting support from the OSGeo Travel > Grant Fund in the amount of USD$3,500. > > We are pleased to confirm we are prepared to more than match OSGeo's > contribution with our own funds. OSGeo Oceania has already approved a > cash contribution of AUD$5000 (approximately USD$3500) and we also hope > that OSGeo's contribution will act as a 'seed' for other funders, such > as NGOs and government grants. > > There is more information available in this > document: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit# > < > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit# > > > (also attached as a PDF for posterity). > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > Kind regards, > > -- > Alex Leith > Treasurer, OSGeo Oceania > m: +61 419 189 050 > > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >
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