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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sergio,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This should go to the full board list at <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>. It should be a topic at our next meeting. You can add it to the agenda at <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2022-03-28">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2022-03-28</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Michael Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>OSGeo Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>treasurer@osgeo.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA <sergio.acostaylara@mtop.gub.uy><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, March 7, 2022 at 10:01 AM<br><b>To: </b>"michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" <michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com><br><b>Subject: </b>RV: offer of support to OSGeo from GeoForAll Iberoamerica<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hi Michael. Last thursday I sent this email (see below) seeking to have your reaction. How can we contribute to OSGeo from our -humble- position? We'll be very pleased to hear your opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div name=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Sergio Acosta y Lara<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Departamento de Geomática<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dirección Nacional de Topografía<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>URUGUAY<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>(598)29157933 ints. 20329<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/">http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><hr size=0 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>De:</span></b><span style='color:black'> SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA<br><b>Enviado:</b> jueves, 3 de marzo de 2022 13:08<br><b>Para:</b> tzotsos@osgeo.org; mmtobias@ucdavis.edu; vicky@georepublic.de; codrina@geo-spatial.org; michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com<br><b>Asunto:</b> offer of support to OSGeo from GeoForAll Iberoamerica</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>At GeoForAll IbA we have proposed to develop a project with external funding called GeoLIBERO (<a href="https://www.cyted.org/es/geolibero">https://www.cyted.org/es/geolibero</a>). The project (which was approved and is under development) spans 4 years (we are starting the third now) and many professionals and academics from several Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal participate in it. There are several (new) Charter Members among these members with the concern of making contributions to OSGeo from this project, beyond its completion. I particularly see that OSGeo has been losing dynamism and I would like to discuss with the Board the way to contribute to its reactivation since it is something that we would be interested in doing. Is there any way to do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div name=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Sergio Acosta y Lara<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Departamento de Geomática<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dirección Nacional de Topografía<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>URUGUAY<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>(598)29157933 ints. 20329<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/">http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>