[OSGeo-Discuss] Successful Geospatial Devroom at FOSDEM 2021

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

 

Newsitem:
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/successful-geospatial-devroom-at-fosdem-2021/

2021-02-17

OSGeo organized the Geospatial Devroom at FOSDEM 2021 on Sunday 7.
February 2021.

 HTTPS://FOSDEM.ORG/2021/SCHEDULE/TRACK/GEOSPATIAL/ [1]

FOSDEM is the largest annual free and open source developers meeting in
Europe, with 8000+ participants. It normally takes place in Brussels
(Belgium). In 2021 it was online.

The FOSDEM Geospatial devroom has a history. It started in 2014 and was
part of FOSDEM since then. We enjoyed beeing in Brussels, but the online
version was great too. 
In 2021 we had the opportunity to bring our global community to FOSDEM.
We had speaker from all over the world like Kenia, Ghana, Greece,
Belarus, United States, Austria, Argentinia.

During the day people could join and leave the room according to their
possibility to attend, we got a maximum of around 140 people in the room
and also an unknown number of people in the live stream. 

Slides and videos 
The videos from FOSDEM are published at https://video.fosdem.org/ [2] 
You find the slides and further links related to the talks added to the
event pages https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/track/geospatial/ [1] 

Thank you 
We would like to thank all the speakers and people involved. We had
speakers from all over the world. Some were still asleep when the first
talk started.

Thanks also to the great audience. It was great to see so many
geospatial enthusiasts from all over the world in our devroom. Thanks
for the discussions and the applause.

Big thanks to the FOSDEM team. It was an amazing conference and you
provided an amazing setup. 

T-Shirt time 
Get your FOSDEM 2021 T-Shirt https://fosdem.org/2021/tshirts/ [3] or
maybe a GDAL T-Shirt https://teespring.com/shop/gdal?pid=793=103538
[4] or both? 
See you next year at FOSDEM 2022! 

Links:
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[1] https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/track/geospatial/
[2] https://video.fosdem.org/
[3] https://fosdem.org/2021/tshirts/
[4] https://teespring.com/shop/gdal?pid=793cid=103538
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[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Sponsorship Opportunities 2021

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

 

Newsitem:
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-sponsorship-opportunities-2021/
2021-02-17

Thank you for considering Open Source Geospatial Foundation 2021
sponsorship. Your financial support of OSGeo events, initiatives, local
chapters, or projects is vital to our community.

The OSGeo community has risen to the challenge covid-19 and remains
active and engaged in 2021. In response to this challenge many of our
events and activities have moved online, and the opportunities for
sponsorship and reaching new customers has adjusted accordingly.

DIRECTLY FUNDING THE OSGEO FOUNDATION

The Foundation helps support projects, events, activities,
infrastructure and services in order to facilitate a healthy community
of volunteers. Directly funding OSGeo helps greatly in supporting day to
day activities as well as operating expenses (mailing lists, issue
trackers, etc.). 

SPONSOR RECOGNITION

Sponsoring is a great way to reach a wide audience of enthusiastic and
engaged geospatial practitioners. 

Sponsor benefits range from website placement, inclusion in promotional
material, placement in presentations and press releases such as this
one. 

SPONSORSHIP LEVEL
DIAMOND
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE

Sponsorship amount
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$3000
$500

Website sponsorship page logo size
500 x 500
400×400
300×300
250×250
200×200

Website footer logo
included
included
included
included
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OSGeo marketing materials placement
logo
logo
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OSGeo booth placement
logo
logo
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Sponsorship Announcement
press release
blog post
blog post
blog post
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About OSGeo placement (marketing material)
included
included
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OSGeo Partners and Guests Networking event
included
included
included
included
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OSGeo Sponsorship Logo
diamond
platinum
gold
silver
bronze

For more information on sponsorship benefits please visit our page on
sponsorship [1].

HOW TO SPONSOR OSGEO

Sponsors are asked to contact treasu...@osgeo.org to request an invoice.
Options to directly donate via PayPal [2] and GitHub [3] are also
available. 

Your OSGeo sponsorship level is accumulated across projects, initiatives
and events as illustrated in the following email: 

_SUBJECT: __OSGeo Sponsorship of Company/Organisation XY_ 

_TO: __treasurer@osgeo.org_ 

_Treasurer:_ 

_We would like to take this opportunity to sponsor OSGeo, we recognize
the value in supporting open source and community outreach._ 

_Thus far in 2021 we have sponsored FOSS4G ($5000 USD) and FOSS4G-Europe
(4000 EUR). Additionally, we would like to extend our support to the
OSGeo Foundation, and request an invoice for $1000 USD._ 

_This brings our total up to slightly over $10,000 USD to be recognized
as a gold sponsor (please see attached company logo)._ 

_Regards,_ 

_Marie Tharp_
 _earth_observatory.svg_ 

Sponsorship levels are adjusted for lower-middle income economies and
prior sponsors. For more information on sponsorship benefits please
visit our page on sponsorship [1]. 

Thank you for your support.

OSGEO SPONSORSHIP RENEWAL

For returning sponsors we have expedited renewal options: 

* Commitment: Contact us with your committed level of funding at the
start of the year, a great opportunity for a joint press-release and
updated logo placement.
* Running total: Send us an email as your sponsorship level changes
over the course of the year.

* Final total: You may wish to wait until the end of the year, and make
a joint press-release describing your financial contributions in 2021.

FUNDING OSGEO FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUALLY

For increased reach you have the option to directly fund individual
projects, events, initiatives and local chapters. Direct sponsorship
allows you to choose the activities your organization is associated
with. 

OSGEO PROJECTS

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is seeking sponsorship and
donations to support our valuable open source projects and project
teams. 

The following projects have asked for your financial support (in
alphabetical order): 

  

[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: [Season of Docs - Announcements] The 2021 Season of Docs application for organizations is open!

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi OSGeo folks,
Is anyone in OSGeo interested in applying for a Google Season of Docs grant?
OSGeo did get sponsored in 2019, but didn't apply in 2020.
If someone wants to pursue it you might want to look back through our
previous ideas list:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Season_of_Docs_Ideas_2019
I'm happy to chat with anyone who might be interested in acting as a mentor
for this program. (I won't be involved in an OSGeo bid this year, but I can
share what I learned from doing it before.)

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From: Season of Docs - Announce 
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 05:09
Subject: [Season of Docs - Announcements] The 2021 Season of Docs
application for organizations is open!
To: Season of Docs - Announce 


We’re delighted to announce Season of Docs
 2021!

In 2021 the Season of Docs program will continue to support better
documentation in open source and provide opportunities for skilled
technical writers to gain open source experience. In addition, building on
what we’ve learned from the successful 2019 and 2021 projects, we’re
expanding our focus to include learning about effective metrics for
evaluating open source documentation.
What are the 2021 program changes?

Season of Docs 2021 will allow open source organizations to apply for a
grant, based on their documentation needs. If selected, open source
organizations will use their grant to hire a technical writer directly to
complete their documentation project. Organizations will have up to six
months to complete their documentation project. Keep reading for more
information about the organization application or visit the Season of Docs
site .

Technical writers interested in working with accepted open source
organizations will be able to share their contact information via the Season
of Docs GitHub repository , or
submit proposals directly to the organizations, and will not need to submit
a formal application through Season of Docs.

Participating organizations will help broaden our understanding of
effective documentation practices and metrics in open source by submitting
a final case study upon completion of the program. The project case study
will outline the problem the documentation project was intended to solve,
what metrics were used to judge the effectiveness of the documentation, and
what the organization learned for the future. All the project case studies
will be published on the Season of Docs site at the end of the program.
Organization Applications

Organization applications are now open! The deadline to apply is March 26,
2021 at 18:00 UTC.

To apply, first read the guidelines for creating an organization application

on the Season of Docs website.

Take a look at the examples of project ideas
, then
create a project proposal based on your open source project’s actual
documentation needs. Your goal is to attract technical writers to your
organization, making them feel comfortable about approaching the
organization and excited about what they can achieve.

Organizations can submit their applications here: http://goo.gle/3qVxArQ
.
Organization applications close on March 26 at 18:00 UTC.

Technical writers interested in participating in the 2021 Season of Docs
should read our guide for technical writers
 on
the Season of Docs website.

Please do tweet and blog about Season of Docs if you’d like to share the
news. We want as many people to know about it as possible. We’ve provided
logos that you can download and some example content on the press page
.

If you have any questions about the program, please email us at
season-of-d...@google.com.

We’re looking forward to another productive year of the Season of Docs
program!

Best regards,

Kassandra Dhillon, Erin McKean, and the Season of Docs team

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