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I haven't quite digested all this yet, but it is something that we should look at. </div>
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I'll send another email about the AGM update too. </div>
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Best regards, Eli</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Discuss <discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Angelos Tzotsos via Discuss <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2024 12:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSGeo Discussions <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> OSGeo Board <board@lists.osgeo.org>; projects@lists.osgeo.org <projects@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2025</span>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear OSGeo Members, Projects and Committees,<br>
<br>
OSGeo is proud to support our committees (including Project Steering<br>
Committees), initiatives, and growing number of projects. We have been<br>
pleased to see funding applied to day to day operations, improvements<br>
and a wide range of community building activities including events, code<br>
sprints, developer meetings and user conferences.<br>
<br>
In order to be able to continue to offer financial support, we hope for<br>
a successful FOSS4G 2024 and we are thankful for the generosity of our<br>
ongoing sponsors.<br>
<br>
OSGeo Committees<br>
<br>
To plan our 2025 budget, we are reaching out to all OSGeo committees to<br>
help plan for the year ahead.<br>
<br>
As our budget forecasting includes communicating with sponsors we ask<br>
you to list any sponsorship opportunities you are aware of for 2025. We<br>
realize that asking for funding can be difficult. Please be clear with<br>
each sponsorship opportunity, and the visibility benefit you are able to<br>
offer sponsors.<br>
<br>
Examples:<br>
<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023" id="OWA03cdb24e-d3ea-bc48-8f24-2c1df02f54e2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023</a><br>
<br>
OSGeo Projects<br>
<br>
Each year we are pleased to welcome new graduated projects to OSGeo. The<br>
Board starts planning by providing a set amount to all graduated<br>
projects who have:<br>
1.Reported to the Board their activities of the last 12 months (e.g.<br>
during the AGM or directly to a Board meeting); and<br>
2. Have sent a budget request.<br>
<br>
Funding allows each project committee to plan ahead, and support their<br>
team activities without hesitation.<br>
<br>
Keep in mind that if any unforeseen event occurs during the year we are<br>
here to support you. Project teams have approached the board during the<br>
course of a year to respond to security vulnerabilities, or request<br>
legal advice, that was not anticipated during budget planning.<br>
<br>
Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are welcome<br>
to send a more detailed budget. Larger goals should be presented as<br>
clear sponsorship opportunities to your community, and OSGeo will do our<br>
best to help out as well.<br>
<br>
Tip: Keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization. We love to support<br>
community participation, for example attending the AGM or a<br>
cross-project code sprint.<br>
<br>
Examples:<br>
<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023" id="OWA04e0ac2e-325b-87fc-e7d6-303c712b9aeb" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023</a><br>
<a href="https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities" id="OWAca00f550-56bd-f354-48bb-73cda81aba75" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities</a><br>
<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023" id="OWA6795045b-0682-3dbd-4615-ef54d539813e" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023</a><br>
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OSGeo Community Projects<br>
<br>
Projects working on incubation are asked to contact<br>
incubator@lists.osgeo.org to be included in the 2025 incubation budget<br>
request.<br>
<br>
<br>
Budget Meeting<br>
<br>
To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2025, the Board will have a<br>
budget meeting in December 2024 to review 2024 expenditures, sponsorship<br>
and make financial decisions for the 2025 budget.<br>
<br>
Please add your project info to the budget draft at:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2025" id="OWAab5de2b9-98ce-b357-0b0f-ee91ed713837" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2025</a><br>
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Budget requests should be submitted ideally by 23 December 2024 in<br>
advance of our next Board meeting.<br>
<br>
On behalf of the OSGeo Board,<br>
Angelos<br>
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--<br>
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" id="OWA78d1498c-cadd-5977-2ca8-9359139f6bc3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
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