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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div dir="auto">@Regina, thank you very much for the directions. I opened one just now.<br><br>All the best,<br>Alen</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 4 December 2025 13:22:42 GMT+13:00, Regina Obe <lr@pcorp.us> 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 class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Alen,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I didn’t check, but did you put in a trac ticket?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">If not that is where you should start, and set the component to “Website”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Each component has designated people notified.<o:p></o:p></p><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-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Alen Mangafić <amangaf@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Regina Obe <lr@pcorp.us>; 'Angelos Tzotsos' <gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> board@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<br><br>@Regina, thans for your reply.<br><br>Could anyone please explain me the correct procedure? As I uderstand - for now there is a sort of confusion of who is responsible for solving this very simple task (4 months of reminders), which is very important for us and our local PR. <br><br>Regards,<br>Alen<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 14 November 2025 04:14:39 GMT+13:00, Regina Obe <<a href="mailto:lr@pcorp.us">lr@pcorp.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal">I think Vicky is traveling. Has a SAC ticket been put in for this request already.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Note – SAC does not provide permissions to the website to create local chapters etc. That is the responsibility of the Marketing team.<o:p></o:p></p><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-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Board <<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alen Mangafić via Board<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 13, 2025 6:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Vicky,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">since we are waiting for a move from August and the last reminder went one month ago, I would kindly ask you for a reply.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Alen<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 5:02<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Dear Alen,<br><br>You will need editing privileges to the web site to add the new Local <br>Chapter.<br>Vicky, can we please provide this from SAC?<br><br>Best regards,<br>Angelos<br><br><br>On 8/23/25 12:29, Alen Mangafić wrote:<br>> 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<br>><br>> On 6 August 2025 10:39:51 CEST, "Alen Mangafić" <<a href="mailto:amangaf@gmail.com" target="_blank">amangaf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Dear Board,<br>>><br>>> I would kindly ask you for the guidelines of how to get on the official OSGeo<br>>> Chapters list <<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/</a>> and the<br>>> page with the Local chapters <<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/</a>>.<br>>> Guidelines as - who to address about it and collaborate.<br>>> All the information about us and the logos are here:<br>>><br>>> - <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>>> -<br>>> <a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png</a><br>>><br>>> All the best,<br>>> Alen<br>>><br>>> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:35<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" target="_blank">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>><br>>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>> 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>>>>><br>>>> <a href="https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter</a><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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>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" 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" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024</a>><br>>>>>>>> 2023<br>>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023</a>><br>>>>>>>> 2022<br>>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022" 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" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev</a>>* — open, hands-on<br>>>> 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" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>>>>>>>> <<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" 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" target="_blank">https://osgeo.si</a><br>>>>>>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>>>>>> Board mailing list<br>>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><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/" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><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/" 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/" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>