[OSGeo Africa] Africa Digest, Vol 116, Issue 6

Mon Oct 17 04:55:27 PDT 2016

Hi Daniel, All,

Thanks for this, the matter now rests with the OSGeo selection committee to
see who goes through to the next stage. It will be an exciting time ahead!

Best,

Mark

On 17 October 2016 at 12:28, <daniel at geo4africa.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am in strong support for FOSS4G in Dar-es-salaam and since I am also
> part of the organisers for the Geo4Africa Summit we shall be holding a
> codesprint in Kampala, Uganda.
> This gives a strong stand for Africa as a region and promote FOSS4G in
> Africa.
>
> This is an opportunity that has to be maximised for the region.
>
> On 2016-10-13 15:00, africa-request at lists.osgeo.org wrote:
>
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>>    1. Re: FOSS4G Dar es Salaam/Africa 2018 (cparadzayi at giskonsult.com)
>>    2. Re: FOSS4G Dar es Salaam/Africa 2018 (IFM Fari)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 07:36:47 +0000
>> From: cparadzayi at giskonsult.com
>> To: Africa local chapter discussions <africa at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Cc: Tim Sutton <tim at qgis.org>, Hessel Winsemius
>>         <Hessel.Winsemius at deltares.nl>, Joseph Mayunga <
>> mayungax at gmail.com>,
>>         Yves Barthelemy <yvesbarthelemy at gmail.com>, Jorieke Vyncke
>>         <jorieke.vyncke at gmail.com>, Tyler Radford <
>> tyler.radford at hotosm.org>,
>>         Innocent Maholi <innocentmaholi at hotosm.org>, "Frederick E. Mbuya"
>>         <freddie at uhurunet.com>, Rollo Home <rollohome at googlemail.com>,
>> Paul
>>         Uithol <paul.uithol at hotosm.org>, Ragnvald Larsen
>>         <ragnvald.larsen at miljodir.no>, Msilikale Msilanga
>>         <msilikalemsilanga at gmail.com>, Mark Iliffe <markiliffe at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Africa] FOSS4G Dar es Salaam/Africa 2018
>> Message-ID: <e82d45373d6d964f8a7136774d042beb at giskonsult.com>
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>> On 2016-10-07 16:29, Mark Iliffe wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> I've been speaking to some of you about holding FOSS4G 2018 in Dar es
>>> Salaam and have received some very positive feedback. This wouldn't
>>> just be a FOSS4G for Tanzania but would be Africa's FOSS4G. There is
>>> strong support in Tanzania for this and within the LOC (in cc).
>>> What’s needed now is you!
>>>
>>> On Monday, our team will submit a Letter of Intent for hosting FOSS4G
>>> 2018 in Dar es Salaam, but we’re looking to cast the net as far and
>>> wide to raise Geo across Africa and the World. Is anyone interested in
>>> joining us to make this the best FOSS4G ever?
>>>
>>> Please let us know! Hopefully, the OSGEO committee will choose us and
>>> we’ll be in the Dar sun in two years.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> FROM: Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> SUBJECT: [OSGEO-DISCUSS] FOSS4G 2018 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOW
>>>> OPEN
>>>>
>>>> DATE: 22 September 2016 at 22:47:56 BST
>>>>
>>>> TO: OSGeo-Conf <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>,
>>>> announce at lists.osgeo.org, OSGeo Discussions
>>>> <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>
>>>> CC: OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>
>>>> I am pleased to announce that the process to select a host for
>>>> FOSS4G 2018 has now opened.
>>>>
>>>> 2018 is designated as a “Rest of the World” year (i.e. not North
>>>> America or Europe)
>>>>
>>>> Details of the selection process, the RfP document, key dates and
>>>> useful links are available at
>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process [1]
>>>>
>>>> Any questions should be submitted to conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> not by replying in the list in which this message has been posted,
>>>> please start a new mail thread with a subject line beginning FOSS4G
>>>> 2018
>>>>
>>>> The Conference Committee are excited at the prospect of reaching new
>>>> communities in 2018 and sharing our passion for FOSS4G. We look
>>>> forward to receiving your proposals.
>>>>
>>>> May the FOSS be with you
>>>>
>>>> ______
>>>> Steven Feldman
>>>> Chair of the Conference Committee
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Discuss mailing list
>>>> Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process
>>>
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>> Hi
>>
>> Please count me in and let me know what I need to do to contribute to
>> this event.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:03:09 +0200
>> From: IFM Fari <imuzondo5 at gmail.com>
>> To: Africa local chapter discussions <africa at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Africa] FOSS4G Dar es Salaam/Africa 2018
>> Message-ID:
>>         <CAAVUY-KLDJUJxrTm+55yeOLYDQwonQRhREAkofE+P_Z2tJGAQQ at mail.
>> gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Vakuru vakuru, makadii henyu? Hanzii naNjike neVisiting lectureship for
>> next year for me?
>>
>> Ivan
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 9:36 AM, <cparadzayi at giskonsult.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-10-07 16:29, Mark Iliffe wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>>
>>>> I've been speaking to some of you about holding FOSS4G 2018 in Dar es
>>>> Salaam and have received some very positive feedback. This wouldn't
>>>> just be a FOSS4G for Tanzania but would be Africa's FOSS4G. There is
>>>> strong support in Tanzania for this and within the LOC (in cc).
>>>> What’s needed now is you!
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, our team will submit a Letter of Intent for hosting FOSS4G
>>>> 2018 in Dar es Salaam, but we’re looking to cast the net as far and
>>>> wide to raise Geo across Africa and the World. Is anyone interested in
>>>> joining us to make this the best FOSS4G ever?
>>>>
>>>> Please let us know! Hopefully, the OSGEO committee will choose us and
>>>> we’ll be in the Dar sun in two years.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> FROM: Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> SUBJECT: [OSGEO-DISCUSS] FOSS4G 2018 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOW
>>>>> OPEN
>>>>>
>>>>> DATE: 22 September 2016 at 22:47:56 BST
>>>>>
>>>>> TO: OSGeo-Conf <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>,
>>>>> announce at lists.osgeo.org, OSGeo Discussions
>>>>> <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>
>>>>> CC: OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am pleased to announce that the process to select a host for
>>>>> FOSS4G 2018 has now opened.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2018 is designated as a “Rest of the World” year (i.e. not North
>>>>> America or Europe)
>>>>>
>>>>> Details of the selection process, the RfP document, key dates and
>>>>> useful links are available at
>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process [1]
>>>>>
>>>>> Any questions should be submitted to conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> not by replying in the list in which this message has been posted,
>>>>> please start a new mail thread with a subject line beginning FOSS4G
>>>>> 2018
>>>>>
>>>>> The Conference Committee are excited at the prospect of reaching new
>>>>> communities in 2018 and sharing our passion for FOSS4G. We look
>>>>> forward to receiving your proposals.
>>>>>
>>>>> May the FOSS be with you
>>>>>
>>>>> ______
>>>>> Steven Feldman
>>>>> Chair of the Conference Committee
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Discuss mailing list
>>>>> Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Links:
>>>> ------
>>>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Bid_Process
>>>>
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>>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Please count me in and let me know what I need to do to contribute to
>>> this
>>> event.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
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