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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">+1 . Thanks for organising the awards and event.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Best wishes,</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Board <board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Massimiliano Cannata <massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 June 2018 11:19<br>
<b>To:</b> opengeoscience@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> OSGeo Board<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Board] Call for vote the OpenGeoscience townhall & award at OGRS2018</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Open Geosescience committe members
<div>(<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee#Members" id="LPlnk942764" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee#Members</a>)<br>
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<div>in view of the OpenGeoscience committee mandate and objective of interfacing the OSGeo communities and other geoscience organisations, I would like to propose to allocate
<b>1300 USD</b> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); float:none; display:inline">
as part of<span> </span></span><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee/budget_2018" style="color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" id="LPlnk576355" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">Open_Geoscience_Committee/budget_2018</a> to
connect with OGRS community at OGRS 2018 symposium by means of organizing an OSGeo Townhall (networking event [1]) , as follow:<br>
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<div><b>Budget</b></div>
<div>Venue rental cost: none</div>
<div>Catering cost: 700 USD</div>
<div>Promotional material: 100 USD (Posters/flyers promoting OSGeo)</div>
<div>OpenGeoscience Award: 500 USD (see <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_OpenGeoscience_Award_2018" id="LPlnk88707" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_OpenGeoscience_Award_2018</a>)</div>
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<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); float:none; display:inline">Proposed b</span>udget allocatin is:</div>
<div>- 800 USD from the not used budget for EGU townhall (used 1,400 USD out of 2,600 USD) </div>
<div>- 500 USD for award from unforenseen costs</div>
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<div><b>Expected Audience Size</b></div>
<div>50 - 80 people (guesstimate from 2016 attendance OGRS numbers)</div>
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<div><b>Organizing team</b> (Draft, add your name!)</div>
<div>Massimiliano Cannata, Ivan Marchesini (tbc)</div>
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<div><b>Support by OSGeo</b></div>
<div>Finacial support</div>
<div>Use of Logos</div>
<div>Volunteers: Preparation phase, event hosting, presentations during the event (-> OpenGeoScience Committee).</div>
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<div><b>Audience</b></div>
<div>Doctorate Students, PostDocs, Researchers, Activists, Leaders, Visionaries, Decision Makers, Funding Agencies<br>
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<div>[1] Townhalls are hosted in the evening following the conclusion of all scientific tracks. The events last one hour and usually have presentations / announcements taking up the first 20 minutes, to allow for an open discussion among the attendees. During
this phase, refreshments are provided to ensure a lively and convivial atmosphere. </div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Maxi</div>
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