[Board] OSGeo Sponsorship Request for Pista ng Mapa (Festival of Maps) 2023 Conference on November 21-23 (Philippines)
Codrina Maria Ilie
codrina at geo-spatial.org
Fri Dec 8 02:26:20 PST 2023
Hi, Ben,
I gladly read about the Pista ng Mapa conference success this year!
Many congratulations to you and your team making this possible!
Warm regards from a snowy Bucharest,
Codrina
On 29.11.2023 9:09 PM, Ben Hur Pintor via Board wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board,
>
> On behalf of the Pista ng Mapa 2023 organizing committee, I would like to thank you for the support
> that you provided to the conference. We're happy to share that the three-day event was a success and
> it would not have been possible without your help. Thank you also to Astrid for helping us set up
> the conference's pretalx instance (the feedback from the volunteers and organizers were positive and
> we'd love to use it again for next year's conference if possible) and to Mike for facilitating the
> transfer of funds.
>
> With OSGeo's sponsorship, we were able to increase the number of travel grantees from five to
> thirteen, increase the number of accepted participants to 150, and added more stuff to the
> conference kits that our participants received—e.g. tote bags and *OSGeo stickers
> <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b/111464369864574033>* (which was a massive hit with everyone).
>
> During the Plenary on Day 1, I gave a *short talk introducing OSGeo
> <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341089558500525>* to the participants and during the
> Community Day on Day 3, we had an impromptu BoF meetup/discussion about future plans for formally
> being recognized as an OSGeo local chapter in 2024. FOSS4G/OSGeo isn't as familiar to people here
> compared to OSM but I got a lot of positive reception, feedback, and interest from those I talked to.
>
> For context, the *Philippine community has done local FOSS4G meetups and events since late 2011
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philippines>* and the move to have its own local chapter was initiated
> more than a decade ago by fellow Charter member, Maning <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Maning>.
> For a variety of reasons it never fully materialized but we're driven to formally organize and
> establish the chapter next year. The local OpenStreetMap community here in our country—which a lot
> of FOSS4G advocates/enthusiasts are also part of—is very active, known, dynamic, and vibrant and
> we'd love to do the same for FOSS4G/OSGeo in the Philippines and within our region.
>
> I also took the time to add a *Pista ng Mapa 2023 page
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pista_ng_Mapa_2023>* on the OSGeo wiki as well as other pages for *past
> Pista ng Mapa conferences <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Pista_ng_Mapa>*.
>
> Once again, thank you and we look forward to being more active locally, regionally, and
> internationally in the coming years.
>
>
> All the best,
> Ben Hur
>
> ---
> *Ben Hur Pintor*
> mastodon.social/@benhur07b <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Founder and Proprietor, *bnhr.xyz <https://fb.com/bnhr.xyz>* | /BNHR: openness. data. geospatial.
> /
> <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Co-founder and CTO, *civicliteraci.es* <http://civicliteraci.es> | /Civic Literacy Initiative:
> capacity building with care
> /
> Co-founder and CTO, *smartct.org <https://smartct.org> *| /SmartCT: making smart cities open/
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 5:40 AM Ben Hur Pintor <hi at bnhr.xyz <mailto:hi at bnhr.xyz>> wrote:
>
> Dear OSGeo Board,
>
> My name is Ben Hur—a longtime FOSS4G user/advocate from the Philippines and a recent addition
> (2022) to the list of Charter Members (https://www.osgeo.org/member/ben-hur-pintor/
> <https://www.osgeo.org/member/ben-hur-pintor/>).
>
> For the past five years, I've co-organized the *Pista ng Mapa (Festival of Maps) *conference
> here in my country (https://pistangmapa.org/2019/ <https://pistangmapa.org/2019/>,
> https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa/ <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa/>,
> https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2021-philippines-online/
> <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2021-philippines-online/>,
> https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-state-of-the-map-asia-2022/
> <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-state-of-the-map-asia-2022/>).
>
> *PISTA NG MAPA*
> Pista ng Mapa is the pioneer and premier free (as to cost and as in freedom) open mapping and
> open geospatial conference in the Philippines. It is 100% volunteer-driven—made by and for our
> local open mapping and open geospatial communities—and traces its roots back to past FOSS4G
> Philippines events (since 2012), Maptime Diliman meetups (since 2015), and local OpenStreetMap
> activities (since late 2000s).
>
> *PISTA NG MAPA 2023*
> This year, we will be having the Pista ng Mapa on November 21-23
> (https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2023/
> <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2023/>). This iteration of the conference holds
> *special significance as it coincides with the 10th anniversary of the devastating Super Typhoon
> Yolanda*—more commonly known internationally as Super Typhoon Haiyan and one of the most
> powerful typhoons in human history—which resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and caused
> millions of damage to properties.*At that time, open mapping and open geospatial tools played a
> crucial role in facilitating rescue/relief operations* and since then, open geospatial and
> FOSS4G applications have become more commonly used in disaster risk reduction and management
> (DRRM) as well as climate action activities.
>
> This year's Pista is an opportunity for the local, regional, and international communities to
> come together, look back, share, and explore the importance of open geospatial data and tools
> especially in the context of disasters and climate change. As part of this commemoration, *we
> are holding the Pista in one of the cities most affected by ST Haiyan back in 2013—the beautiful
> city of Tacloban* (https://www.facebook.com/PistaNgMapaPH/videos/982702652968904/
> <https://www.facebook.com/PistaNgMapaPH/videos/982702652968904/>).
>
> *SPONSORSHIP INVITATION*
> As a 100% free and volunteer-driven conference, Pista ng Mapa is made possible by the support of
> our partners and sponsors. As such, on behalf of the conference organizing committee, I would
> like to extend an invitation for OSGeo to support and sponsor this year's Pista ng Mapa. You can
> find a sponsorship letter addressed to the Board at this link
> (https://drive.proton.me/urls/VM51DT6Z3R#GGqzvCKhQ6Ex
> <https://drive.proton.me/urls/VM51DT6Z3R#GGqzvCKhQ6Ex>) where you will see more detailed
> information about the conference and our sponsorship options.
>
> In general, we are expecting to have 100-150 participants and the venue will be at the Summit
> Hotel Tacloban. The sponsorship will be used to cover the cost of the participants' meals during
> the conference, the venue, support for volunteers and presenters, as well as conference SWAGs
> and freebies. We are also amenable if you would like to support a specific activity. For
> example, we've had sponsors in the past request that the funds be used to support travel
> grantees and conference scholars.
>
> The minimum budget we've allocated for the conference is USD12,000 and we've already secured
> USD5,000 from sponsors as well awaiting confirmation from others. We'd be honored to have OSGeo
> as a Co-Presenter (USD 5,000), Major Sponsor (USD 4,000), or Minor Sponsor (USD 3,000) of Pista
> ng Mapa 2023.
>
> Lastly, I would love to share about OSGeo during the conference via a presentation or giving out
> OSGeo-related materials. In the case of the latter, I'd appreciate it if you can point me to
> materials such as stickers and brochures that I can print. T-shirts and other SWAGs will also be
> great.
>
> I'd be happy to answer any questions and clarifications that you may have and share with you the
> details of our budget in case it's needed.
>
> Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
>
>
> All the best from the Philippines,
> Ben Hur
> ---
> *Ben Hur Pintor*
> mastodon.social/@benhur07b <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Founder and Proprietor, *bnhr.xyz <https://fb.com/bnhr.xyz>* | /BNHR: openness. data. geospatial.
> /
> <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Co-founder and CTO, *civicliteraci.es* <http://civicliteraci.es> | /Civic Literacy Initiative:
> the interface to unlocking civic organisations' potential/
> Co-founder and CTO, *smartct.org <https://smartct.org> *| /SmartCT: making smart cities open/
>
>
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