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<p>FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima, Japan!<br>
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<td>Re: [OSGeo-Conf] Motion to award FOSS4G 2026 to
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<td>IWASAKI NOBUSUKE (岩崎亘典) via Conference_dev
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<td>IWASAKI NOBUSUKE (岩崎亘典) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:niwasaki@tottori-u.ac.jp"><niwasaki@tottori-u.ac.jp></a></td>
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<td>Angelos Tzotsos <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com"><gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com></a></td>
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<div>Dear OSGeo Board members and Conference Committee,<br>
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<div>On behalf of the Hiroshima Local Organizing
Committee, I would like to express our sincere
gratitude for selecting Hiroshima as the host city
for FOSS4G 2026.</div>
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<div>We are honored to host the 20th anniversary of
OSGeo and the OSGeo-organized FOSS4G conference in
Hiroshima, and we appreciate the significance of
this occasion for all involved. Hiroshima, a city
known for its message of peace and resilience,
provides a meaningful setting to explore the role of
geospatial technology in building a sustainable
future.</div>
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<div>We look forward to working closely with the OSGeo
Board, the Conference Committee, and the global
OSGeo community to create an inclusive and engaging
conference and make FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima a valuable
experience for all.</div>
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<div>Once again, thank you for this opportunity. We
are committed to making this conference a success
and look forward to welcoming everyone to Hiroshima.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Nobusuke</div>
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<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Nobusuke
Iwasaki<br>
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<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> Representative,
OSGeo Japan</font></div>
<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Professor,
Geographic Information Science Lab., </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Faculty
of Agriculture, Tottori University </span><br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">2025年1月30日(木) 18:53 Angelos
Tzotsos via Conference_dev <<a
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style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear
all,<br>
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The motion has passed:<br>
<a
href="https://www.loomio.com/p/rZxOqRVu/motion-to-award-foss4g-2026-to-hiroshima-loc"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.loomio.com/p/rZxOqRVu/motion-to-award-foss4g-2026-to-hiroshima-loc</a><br>
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Congratulations to the Hiroshima LOC!<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Angelos<br>
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On 1/24/25 12:42, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
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> There is a motion on Loomio:<br>
> <a
href="https://www.loomio.com/p/rZxOqRVu/motion-to-award-foss4g-2026-to-hiroshima-loc"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.loomio.com/p/rZxOqRVu/motion-to-award-foss4g-2026-to-hiroshima-loc</a>
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> Best regards,<br>
> Angelos<br>
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> On 1/22/25 09:01, Vasile Craciunescu via Conference_dev
wrote:<br>
>> Dear OSGeo Board members,<br>
>><br>
>> Following our face2face meeting in Belem and the
conversation on the <br>
>> Conference Committee mailing list [1], we kindly ask
the board to <br>
>> award the organization of the FOSS4G 2026 conference
to Hiroshima <br>
>> LOC. All the CC members that participated in the
discussion are in <br>
>> favor of such a decision. Please help us with a
formal motion on Loomio.<br>
>><br>
>> Warm regards,<br>
>> Vasile (in the name of the Conference Committee)<br>
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>> [1] <br>
>> <a
href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2024-December/thread.html#6173"
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
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