<div dir="ltr"><div>HI All</div><div>As an addition to this, we should also try to work with our antipodeans including Middle East, European and American counterparts by reaching out to them and encouraging them to sponsor individuals to attend. From comments made during the recent FOSS4G Belem, I think it is super important to bring our regions together and let them at least consider that it is a possiblity they could attend by starting a campaign. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards</div><div>Em<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 8:17 AM Alex Leith via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</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"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi OSGeo Oceania Board</div><div><br></div><div>As you know, FOSS4G 2025 will be held in Auckland and we're anticipating between 500-700 attendees. We'd like to run a substantial travel grant program, and will allocate a portion of sponsorship funds towards the program.</div><div><br></div><div>We will be prioritising supporting attendance from the South Pacific, South-East Asia and South America, but will open to anywhere. Previous programs in Oceania have supported around 10 people per event to attend, and the event had around 150 people attending, so a little under 10%. If we can support 40+ people to attend the global event, that would be fantastic. The total cost for this will be something like $25-50 k USD. ($40-80 k AUD.)</div><div><br></div><div>We'd like to request $15,000 ASD from OSGeo to support this initiative. We have requested a similar amount from OSGeo, and as noted, will top this up as we achieve sponsorship.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your consideration!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex and Simon</div><div>Co-Chairs FOSS4G 2025</div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Alex Leith</b><br></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">m: +61 419 189 050</font><div><a href="https://auspatious.com" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">https://auspatious.com</font></a></div></div></div></div>
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