[Board] Proposal: Research Organisation Registry entry for OSGeo

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi all,

The application was just submitted.
I will forward the progress information here when our application is 
processed.

Best,
Angelos

On 10/31/22 18:59, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> We have just approved this during our meeting:
> https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/131
> https://www.loomio.com/d/2NztCM6x/register-osgeo-to-research-organization-registry 
>
>
> I have an action item to make this happen.
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
> On 9/13/22 17:41, Peter Löwe via Board wrote:
>> Hello Board,
>>
>> here's a proposal about persistent identifiers (PID).
>> OSGeo already uses PIDs such as DOI (for publications (e.g. 
>> https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W1-2022-1-2022, 
>> 2022), data, software repos (e.g. 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/DOI#DOI_for_OSGeo_Projects) and video 
>> (e.g. https://doi.org/10.5446/s_1233)) and ORCID (for persons, e.g. 
>> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-5561).
>>
>> Recently, a new kind of PID has been created to identify research 
>> organisations, the Research Organisation Registry.
>>
>> I want to propose that the OSGeo Foundation gets registered in the 
>> Research Organisation Registry.
>>
>> One benefit is that OSGeo can be officially referred to in proposals 
>> for scientific research funding from agencies such as NSF or european 
>> counterparts. This will make it easier to request money for OSGeo 
>> related research (wich will lead to more and better OSGeo code).
>>
>> The process is straightforward and well documented. No costs involved.
>>
>> Details here:
>> https://ror.readme.io/docs
>> Application form: 
>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJYaMTCwS7muuTa-B_CnAtCSkKzt19lkirAKG4u7umH9Nosg/viewform
>>
>> If necessary I will gladly volunteer to support the Board in getting 
>> a ROR entry.
>>
>> By the way, this is the ROR entry for ESRI: https://ror.org/0428exr50
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Peter
>>
>> <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
>>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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