Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] FOSS4G Global: Call for Oceania Committee
Hi Alex, There was a back to back FOSS4G and SotM in 2022 in Firenze, Italy, and another one proposed for 2023 (that didn't go ahead). I don't know when the Call for Venues will be open for SotM 2025 but previously it's been between March and June the year prior. We are certainly overdue for a global SotM conference in this region, and I would be ecstatic to see it happen. -- Andrew Harvey On Fri, 8 Dec 2023, at 4:07 PM, Alex Leith via FOSS4G-Oceania wrote: > Hey Folks > > A group of us from this year's Auckland conference are interested in putting > a bid together to host the 2025 global FOSS4G event, probably in conjunction > with the global SotM conference. > > The call for proposals is about to be announced, and the letter of intent is > likely to be due by the 8th of January, 2024, which means that we have to > move fairly quickly to take this initial step. The Auckland University of > Technology have already indicated they can provide the venue. > > This is obviously a massive commitment and not something we would enter into > lightly, but I think it would be wonderful to welcome the global open > geospatial community to our corner of the Earth, and I hope that you agree! > > So, the call to action is to get in touch if you'd like to join the committee > that is putting the bid together. > > Please let me know if you'd like to be involved, and we'll work together to > get a letter of intent together. > > Kind regards, > > Alex > > -- > *Alex Leith* > m: +61 419 189 050 > https://auspatious.com > ___ > FOSS4G-Oceania mailing list > foss4g-ocea...@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania > ___ Oceania mailing list Oceania@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [EXT] Re: OSGEO Oceania SIG Charters (OSM and QGIS)
Thanks for putting this together Ed. In my opinion the SIG should not claim or strive to be some kind of overarching body for OSM in Oceania, rather it should sit alongside all other OSM parties including individual contributors and the wider community. Participation in the SIG should be optional for the OSM community and the SIG should not be an arbitrator for the community. So while the SIG can set it's own strategic directions and undertake activities to deliver on those goals, it shouldn't dictate that others in the community need to follow this. Even if the SIG wanted to go further, it simply doesn't have any authority to, so I think this needs to be very clear in the scope. I'll make a few more comments on the doc. On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 17:11, Edoardo Neerhut wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have put together a charter > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit#heading=h.8miip2ytol17> > for the OpenStreetMap SIG. I have been referring to it as the OpenStreetMap > Working Group (OSM WG), but perhaps these terms are interchangeable. > > The charter is fairly straight forward and hopefully captures the > discussions that we as a community had in July & August. I invite others to > contribute, keeping in mind the obligations the OSM WG would have as a > Special Interest Group. These obligations have been outlined by the board > here. > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9-/view> > > Thanks, > > Ed > > On November 25, 2020, Edoardo Neerhut wrote: > > Excellent. Thanks Martin & Alex. > > On November 24, 2020, Alex Leith wrote: > > Yeah, I have edit rights... I can do it a bit later today. > > > On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 at 13:31, Martin Tomko wrote: > > Edoardo, >> >> It is here ( in the public, shared OSGEO Oceania folders). >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9-/view?usp=sharing >> >> >> >> We could put it to the wiki – Alex, do you have edit rights? >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> *From: *Edoardo Neerhut >> *Date: *Monday, 23 November 2020 at 1:24 pm >> *To: *Andrew Harvey , Alex Leith < >> alexgle...@gmail.com> >> *Cc: *oceania@lists.osgeo.org , Martin Tomko < >> tom...@unimelb.edu.au> >> *Subject: *Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [EXT] Re: OSGEO Oceania SIG Charters (OSM >> and QGIS) >> >> *UoM notice: *External email. Be cautious of links, attachments, or >> impersonation attempts >> >> >> -- >> >> Sure Alex, this is something we can put together. >> >> Can someone please link me to the latest version of the SIG guidelines? >> Perhaps it could be added to the OSGeo Oceania wiki >> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania> as well. The one I am looking at >> is from August. >> >> On November 23, 2020, Alex Leith wrote: >> >> Hey Ed and Andrew >> >> Since we have the OSM agreement all signed and sorted, do you think we >> can move forward with making OSM a formal special interest group of OSGeo >> Oceania? >> >> We just need to develop a brief charter between us and it's done! >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 at 10:56, Martin Tomko wrote: >> >> Excellent, great to hear! >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> *From: *Andrew Jeffrey >> *Date: *Monday, 23 November 2020 at 10:53 am >> *To: *Martin Tomko >> *Cc: *oceania@lists.osgeo.org , >> nyall.daw...@gmail.com , Edoardo Neerhut < >> eneer...@gmail.com>, madman...@gmail.com >> *Subject: *[EXT] Re: OSGEO Oceania SIG Charters (OSM and QGIS) >> >> *UoM notice: *External email. Be cautious of links, attachments, or >> impersonation attempts >> >> >> -- >> >> Hi Martin, >> >> >> >> The QGIS one is in a position where it can be put out for comment. >> >> >> >> I didn't want to float it in the lead up to the conference in case it got >> lost among the conference talk. >> >> >> >> I'll post something on the OO list this week regarding that the charter >> is open for community input. >> >> >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 10:49 AM Martin Tomko >> wrote: >> >> Dear SIG proposers ( and the community at large), >> >> I am just following on this email from about a month ago, to nudge/check >> on activity with respect to the constitution of SIGs. >> >> >>
Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Fiji's - Letter of Intent - FOSS4G SotM Pasifika 2020
> FOSS4G Pasifika 2020 For clarification, is the intent to host a joint FOSS4G + SotM conference or just FOSS4G? The letter of intent sometimes drops the SotM component other times includes it so just looking to clarify this please. ___ Oceania mailing list Oceania@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
Re: [OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania's OSMF Local Chapter Application
I've just submitted this application to OSMF now. On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 22:23, Andrew Harvey wrote: > Hi all, > > OSGeo Oceania has put together the OSMF Local Chapter application, it's > now being presented back to the community for any final feedback or > thoughts before being submitted to OSMF. > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GAMY_pLAUMXe-PjJhQ4C4Eqvn2rq9xEt2mse3WexNxg/edit?usp=sharing > > > I'll leave this for at least a week for any comments or feedback before we > actually submit this to OSMF. > ___ Oceania mailing list Oceania@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
[OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania's OSMF Local Chapter Application
Hi all, OSGeo Oceania has put together the OSMF Local Chapter application, it's now being presented back to the community for any final feedback or thoughts before being submitted to OSMF. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GAMY_pLAUMXe-PjJhQ4C4Eqvn2rq9xEt2mse3WexNxg/edit?usp=sharing I'll leave this for at least a week for any comments or feedback before we actually submit this to OSMF. ___ Oceania mailing list Oceania@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
[OSGeo Oceania] Organisation Constitution
I only just noticed the constitution now, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kakpBuOsF6ObF4IiUVSA2PRI3-7Asy7P/view I had a few questions. - Is the company a non-profit? I couldn't find anything in the constitution to this affect. Ho - The objective is overly broad "Promoting the study, education and appreciation of professionals involved in scientific and professional service pursuits." I would have though the constitution cemented the organisation as being about promoting free and open source geospatial software and data. ___ Oceania mailing list Oceania@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
