<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>De: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Announce</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:announce@lists.osgeo.org">announce@lists.osgeo.org</a>></span><br>Date: sáb., 6 de jan. de 2024 às 09:25<br>Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] FOSS4G 2023 Prizren – the spirit went from Kosovo to the world<br>To: Discuss <<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>>, Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@lists.osgeo.org">announce@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br></div><br><br>News item <br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/foss4g-2023-prizren-the-spirit-went-from-kosovo-to-the-world/2024-01-06" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/foss4g-2023-prizren-the-spirit-went-from-kosovo-to-the-world/<br>
2024-01-06</a><br>
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Final press release from the FOSS4G 2023 Local team<br>
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With this final press release we would like to wrap up FOSS4G 2023 and <br>
look forward to the next year with more events to come.<br>
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FOSS4G 2023 numbers<br>
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We would like to provide some numbers.<br>
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- Workshops – 44<br>
- Presentations – 274<br>
- Academic talks – 36<br>
- Participants 683 out of 733<br>
- Countries – 56<br>
- Travel grants – 34<br>
- Studentship grants – 34<br>
- Volunteers – 68<br>
- ~210 hours video<br>
- Coffee 20 KG of coffee was sold out<br>
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FOSS4G 2023 was the next level for the local team<br>
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<a href="https://2023.foss4g.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://2023.foss4g.org/</a><br>
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Kosovo Open Source Community is existing since 2009, we tried to go as <br>
much as we could in FOSS conferences in general, but it was always hard <br>
for us to travel because of Visa and related issues. The organizing of <br>
FOSS4G 2023 was a next level activity for our organization in Kosovo. It <br>
was of a high importance, for both the local reach regarding FOSS and <br>
Geospatial software, also for the global impact that the conference has. <br>
In advance Besfort Guri, the Conference Chair, for many years has been <br>
trying trying to explain the importance and and the spirit of the OSGeo <br>
family / community, but without “touching” and being part of it, it was <br>
harder to understand and resonate with.<br>
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We are sure that the local team and the volunteers are still living with <br>
the energy of FOSS4G and are willing to contribute and be active in the <br>
global community.<br>
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Because of missing a big hall for hosting +700 participants at the same <br>
time, we created an outdoor stage and we also needed to find a solution <br>
for the Gala Dinner. The outdoor stage was a great success and was used <br>
for keynotes, talks, the Gala Dinner and an amazing concert.<br>
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We tried to do our best and from the feedback that we received it was <br>
quiet good.<br>
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Another thing that was new in Prizren. We discovered that our community <br>
is multi-talented and enjoys Karaoke. So we had great parties.<br>
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Also the 24-hours bar was special and needed as we were active day and <br>
night.<br>
Valmir Mustafa the Project Manager of FLOSSK wrote in a letter to the <br>
OSGeo board “We would also like to thank the OSGeo Community for this <br>
valuable opportunity to host FOSS4G in Kosovo. Your support has been <br>
instrumental in empowering FLOSSK to strengthen its team and further <br>
promote and advocate for open-source GIS in Kosovo. This journey <br>
wouldn’t have been possible without your help. Thanks again for your <br>
trust and partnership.”<br>
<br>
We would like to thank all people involved organizing FOSS4G 2023<br>
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Videos<br>
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You find the videos of the talks at our FOSS4G Youtube Channel.<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@FOSS4G" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@FOSS4G</a><br>
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279 videoas were uploaded. From from the statistics it looks like many <br>
people enjoyed the videos already.<br>
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We hope you like the videos and get valuable information. We would like <br>
to spread the world and we hope you will learn about our great software <br>
and our community.<br>
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Presentation files<br>
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All the presentations are accessible in the following link: <br>
<a href="https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/2P4dfmn5D4xZCno" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/2P4dfmn5D4xZCno</a><br>
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How to navigate in the link above<br>
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- All the presentations refer to the published agenda <br>
<a href="https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2023/schedule/#" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2023/schedule/#</a><br>
- From the agenda find the presentation that you want to look up<br>
- Note the room name and the date of the presentation<br>
- In the cloud link, select first the room or the building (in case <br>
of C/D/E/F) & after it the date of the presentation inside<br>
- Inside that folder should be all the presentations which are <br>
uploaded by presenters, some of them used their own laptops and we do <br>
not have them.<br>
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Photo gallery<br>
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We are pleased to share the photo gallery from FOSS4G 2023, captured by <br>
our team.<br>
<a href="https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/28W5c2MckpxPo9R" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/28W5c2MckpxPo9R</a><br>
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In the gallery, you will find a collection of photos that highlight the <br>
essence of FOSS4G. From inspiring keynote sessions and interactive <br>
workshops to lively networking events and social gatherings.<br>
But that’s not all! We want YOU to be part of the FOSS4G 2023 story. We <br>
invite all participants, speakers, volunteers, and organizers to <br>
contribute their own photos from the conference. Share your favorite <br>
moments, interactions, and highlights by uploading your photos directly <br>
to this link:<br>
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<a href="https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/AKor5CGdQZXobtP" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/AKor5CGdQZXobtP</a>.<br>
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Let’s create a collective visual narrative of this remarkable gathering!<br>
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New initiative Open Spatial Kosovo<br>
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Open Spatial Kosovo is a new initiative that was started immediately <br>
after the FOSS4G event in Prizren by FLOSSK and map enthusiasts to <br>
support and increase OSGEO and Open Street Map activities in Kosovo.<br>
Considering Kosovo’s small size, our goal is to organize and effectively <br>
represent both the local chapters and the local FOSS GIS communities. We <br>
have launched Open Spatial Kosovo and planned monthly meetups and <br>
mapathons, as detailed in our yearly calendar. Updates and information <br>
are available on our social media channels.<br>
<br>
See you at the next event<br>
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<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/events/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/events/</a><br>
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This FOSS4G was the best FOSS4G ever.<br>
<br>
For some of you it was the first FOSS4G, for some of you the event you <br>
do not want to mIss during the year. For us it was “a life event”.<br>
Meanwhile the next events are going on world wide and the organization <br>
for the global FOSS4G next December in Brazil started.<br>
<br>
We invite you to spread the FOSS4G spirit in your community and we hope <br>
to see you sooner or later at the next event.<br>
<br>
<br>
Greetings from the Local Team of FOSS4G 2023 Prizren!<br>
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Read other articles about FOSS4G 2023<br>
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FOSSGIS e.V <a href="https://www.fossgis.de/news/2023_07_02_foss4g_2023/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fossgis.de/news/2023_07_02_foss4g_2023/</a><br>
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Katja Haferkorn auf Mastodon: <br>
<a href="https://mastodon.online/@hafi@mastodon.social/110650310230479382" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.online/@hafi@mastodon.social/110650310230479382</a><br>
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Volker Mische <a href="https://vmx.cx/cgi-bin/blog/index.cgi/2023-07" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://vmx.cx/cgi-bin/blog/index.cgi/2023-07</a><br>
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WhereGroup <br>
<a href="https://wheregroup.com/blog/details/die-foss4g-2023-in-prizren-kosovo/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wheregroup.com/blog/details/die-foss4g-2023-in-prizren-kosovo/</a><br>
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Aman Bagrecha (Indien): <br>
<a href="https://amanbagrecha.github.io/post/event/my-first-foss4g/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amanbagrecha.github.io/post/event/my-first-foss4g/</a><br>
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Petay <br>
<a href="https://dev.to/petyakangalova/foss4g-2023-balkan-experiences-reflections-advocating-for-women-in-the-geospatial-world-1k1d" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dev.to/petyakangalova/foss4g-2023-balkan-experiences-reflections-advocating-for-women-in-the-geospatial-world-1k1d</a><br>
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Feye Andal <a href="https://feyeandal.me/blog/foss4g2023-experiences" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://feyeandal.me/blog/foss4g2023-experiences</a><br>
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About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
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organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The <br>
software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach <br>
and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal <br>
support for the open source geospatial community.<br>
<br>
OSGeo works with Camptocamp, GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch, WhereGroup and other <br>
sponsors, along with our partners to foster an open approach to <br>
software, standards, data and education.<br>
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