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    <p>Dear OSGeo Board of Directors, <br>
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    <p>we very much appreciate the support of OSGeo. The call for
      participation is almost ready and will go out early next week.
      This will be a good opportunity to publish an OSGeo news item and
      will also help to promote the CfP. We are happy to provide a draft
      text. <br>
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    <p>Best regards and have a nice weekend. <br>
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    <p>Arnulf<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 16.03.2017 um 21:07 schrieb Jody
      Garnett:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="https://www.loomio.org/d/vlbUMzcC">motion</a> is now
        approved (a few days early as everyone voted).
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        <div>Thanks again Arnulf, is there anything you need from us?</div>
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        <div>If possible I would love to request a news_item for the
          event highlighting its importance (and our  participation,
          sponsorship).</div>
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                  <div>--</div>
                  <div>Jody Garnett</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On 13 March 2017 at 09:33, Arnulf
          Christl <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:arnulf.christl@metaspatial.net"
              target="_blank">arnulf.christl@metaspatial.net</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear
            Board,<br>
            <br>
            this is a request to support a code sprint in Nairobi, Kenya
            focusing on<br>
            the region of Eastern Africa. The code sprint with a total
            budget of 19k<br>
            USD is planned for end of April. This funding request is for
            3k USD to<br>
            account for catering at the four day event.<br>
            <br>
            <br>
            Summary:<br>
            <br>
            The Global Land Tool Network GLTN (of which OSGeo is a
            member since 2014<br>
            [1]) has a budget to support activities of their work groups
            called<br>
            "clusters". OSGeo is a member of the "Professional Cluster"
            [2]. In my<br>
            function as OSGeo liaison officer I have requested a budget
            to organize<br>
            code sprint to further develop the software STDM [3], create
            interest in<br>
            the region and to jump-start potential contributors to OSGeo
            software<br>
            projects in the Eastern Africa region. The code sprint will
            take place<br>
            at the end of April and we are basically set to go. Please
            find the<br>
            (draft) CfP for the code sprint at [4] to be finalized and
            published on<br>
            the STDM web sites in the coming days.<br>
            <br>
            <br>
            The support request including the preliminary budget is
            available in the<br>
            Wiki at:<br>
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/STDM_2017_Code_Sprint"
              rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr>STDM_2017_Code_Sprint</a><br>
            <br>
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            Thank you and best regards,<br>
            Arnulf<br>
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            [1] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GLTN" rel="noreferrer"
              target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr>GLTN</a><br>
            [2] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.gltn.net/index.php/about-us/gltn-partners"
              rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gltn.net/index.php/<wbr>about-us/gltn-partners</a><br>
            [3] <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://stdm.gltn.net/"
              rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://stdm.gltn.net/</a><br>
            [4] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://metaspatial.net/downloads/STDM-code-sprint_invitation_v4.pdf"
              rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://metaspatial.net/<wbr>downloads/STDM-code-sprint_<wbr>invitation_v4.pdf</a><br>
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