<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Hi to all,<br><br>I am reforwarding my old mail, hopefully the last one got lost :)<br><br>Have a great weekend,<br>Alen</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 6 August 2025 10:39:51 CEST, "Alen Mangafić" <amangaf@gmail.com> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Board,</div><div><br></div><div>I would kindly ask you for the guidelines of how to get on the official <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/">OSGeo Chapters list</a> and the page with the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/">Local chapters</a>. Guidelines as - who to address about it and collaborate.<br></div><div>All the information about us and the logos are here:</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png</a></li></ul><div>All the best,</div><div>Alen<br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
Motion has passed.<br>
Congratulations to the Slovenija local chapter!<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Angelos<br>
<br>
On 5/20/25 12:30, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> The motion is now on Loomio:<br>
> <a href="https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter</a> <br>
><br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
> Angelos<br>
><br>
> On 4/23/25 15:24, Alen Mangafić wrote:<br>
>> Dear Angelos,<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks!<br>
>> I’ll do my best to attend, although I have a transatlantic flight a few<br>
>> hours later. In any case, I’ll make sure to inform the other members <br>
>> of our<br>
>> local board.<br>
>><br>
>> Best regards,<br>
>> Alen<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" target="_blank">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>> Dear Alen,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thank you for the request. We have added it to the next board meeting<br>
>>> agenda:<br>
>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-04-29#Current_items" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-04-29#Current_items</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Feel free to attend if you are available.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards,<br>
>>> Angelos<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 4/15/25 14:30, Alen Mangafić via Board wrote:<br>
>>>> Dear OSGeo Board,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> We are writing to request formal recognition of *OSGeo Slovenija* as<br>
>>>> an *official<br>
>>>> OSGeo Local Chapter*.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Our community has been evolving organically over the past years, <br>
>>>> shaped<br>
>> by<br>
>>>> contributions from a diverse group of researchers, students,<br>
>> professionals,<br>
>>>> and enthusiasts across disciplines - including GIS, geodesy, biology,<br>
>>>> computer science, forestry, social sciences, etc. From the beginning,<br>
>>>> inclusivity and openness have been core to how we operate and grow.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Over the last three years, we have been connecting with interested<br>
>>>> individuals from all over our little country. Through shared <br>
>>>> activities,<br>
>>>> informal meetups, and regular presence at FOSS4G events, we’ve grown<br>
>>>> together into a critical mass that decided to take this step<br>
>> collectively.<br>
>>>> While we are more focused on geeking out, building (and destroying)<br>
>> things,<br>
>>>> and fostering community than on formal structures or bureaucracy, we<br>
>> felt<br>
>>>> it was the right moment to make this official.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> A cornerstone of this journey has been our annual *Open Source<br>
>> Geospatial<br>
>>>> Slovenija* conference in Ljubljana, which has become a central <br>
>>>> platform<br>
>> for<br>
>>>> collaboration, idea exchange, and showcasing open geospatial work <br>
>>>> in our<br>
>>>> region. Over the years, we’ve also had the pleasure of hosting members<br>
>> of<br>
>>>> the global OSGeo community at this event, strengthening our ties with<br>
>> the<br>
>>>> broader network. While many Local Chapters have served as valuable<br>
>>>> references, it was especially the story of the Romanian Local <br>
>>>> Chapter -<br>
>>>> presented at FOSS4G 2022 Firenze and later again at our Slovenian<br>
>>>> conference (2024) - that motivated us to move forward with formal<br>
>>>> recognition.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Throughout this incubation period, we have:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> -<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *Organized annual *(totally DIY, free-of-charge, 100+ attendees)<br>
>> *Open<br>
>>>> Source Geospatial Slovenija* conferences in *Ljubljana*<br>
>>>> 2024 <br>
>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024</a>><br>
>>>> 2023 <br>
>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023</a>><br>
>>>> 2022 <br>
>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022</a>><br>
>>>> -<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *Launched a series of technical meetups under the name GeoDev<br>
>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev</a>>* — open, hands-on gatherings<br>
>>>> focused on geospatial development. We joined forces with other<br>
>> IT-crazy<br>
>>>> people to create a space where geo-developers can share tools,<br>
>> workflows,<br>
>>>> and experiments in a relaxed, community-driven setting with beer<br>
>> and pizza<br>
>>>> (the last one was yesterday),<br>
>>>> -<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *Supported field-based use cases* like dragonfly tracking (in<br>
>>>> collaboration with the local odonata society) and analyzing <br>
>>>> beaver<br>
>>>> population spread by tracking their poo - both carried out using<br>
>> QField in<br>
>>>> support of environmental and academic projects.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> We are formally organized as a non-profit, with a statute aligned with<br>
>>>> OSGeo values. Our current membership includes *50 active individuals*,<br>
>> and<br>
>>>> all core information is published on our wiki page:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>
>>>> <<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a>>*<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Our logo is currently under development.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> We feel ready to formally join the OSGeo family and continue<br>
>> contributing -<br>
>>>> as we already do - the global open geospatial movement. We hope we<br>
>> didn’t<br>
>>>> mess up the formal steps too badly along the way.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let us know if there<br>
>> are<br>
>>>> any next steps or additional information needed to support this <br>
>>>> request.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Best Regards,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> *Alen Mangafić*<br>
>>>> Secretary, OSGeo Slovenija<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:osgeoslovenija@gmail.com" target="_blank">osgeoslovenija@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>> <a href="https://osgeo.si" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.si</a><br>
>>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
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>>><br>
>>> -- <br>
>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
>>> President, Board of Directors<br>
>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
>>><br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
-- <br>
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
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