[Board] Fwd: Oceania TGP Application

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi,

I see that the original request was correctly made to the Conference 
Committee who according to the approved 2022 budget 
(https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2022#OSGeo_Initiatives) is 
managing the Travel Grant Program.

I also see there is an ongoing motion on the conference committee 
mailing list, so once this motion is approved, you do not need approval 
from the Board.

Best regards,
Angelos

On 10/31/22 18:44, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Dear Alex,
>
> The board started reviewing your request today during the board 
> meeting and we will provide feedback soon.
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
> On 10/24/22 10:01, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject:     Fwd: Oceania TGP Application
>> Date:     Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:13:49 +1100
>> From:     Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com>
>> To:     Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 at 08:24
>> Subject: Oceania TGP Application
>> To: conference <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Cc: OSgeo - Oceania <oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks
>>
>> For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC),
>> OSGeo Oceania and HOT OSM are collaborating to present the 2022 GIS 
>> users
>> conference in Oceania. The conference series has been running in Fiji 
>> for
>> about 20 years and is the largest GIS and RS Conference in the Pacific,
>> with content covering applications of FOSS and open data. This year 
>> will be
>> enriched with additional formal integration into the FOSS4G community,
>> combining the annual FOSS4G and SoTM Oceania event with the PGRSC
>> conference. Thus, a new conference name will be used to represent 
>> this new
>> venture: "The Pacific Geospatial Conference''.
>>
>> The Pacific Geospatial Conference will be held from 28th November to 2nd
>> December at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and the 
>> theme
>> will be “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate and 
>> manage
>> impacts of Global Warming.”
>>
>> Following the success of our Travel Grant Program (TGP) in 2018 and 
>> 2019,
>> OSGeo Oceania is offering a TGP for the 2022 Pacific Geospatial 
>> Conference,
>> aimed at enabling attendance for people who are disadvantaged by 
>> economic
>> circumstances and/or geography. Oceania is a vast region, with a highly
>> distributed population, a large proportion of which is in small,
>> lesser-developed countries. Travelling to Fiji could be difficult and
>> expensive, even for local communities in the most remote areas of the
>> country, and visas are also costly.
>>
>> There is a strong need in this region for this type of program, and 
>> there
>> are clear economic and social benefits of spreading open geospatial
>> knowledge to those who stand to gain the most. The TGP’s goal is 
>> increasing
>> the diversity, accessibility, and reach of the conference. We want to
>> support worthy recipients who are interested in gaining in-depth insight
>> into development and application of open-source geospatial software 
>> and are
>> committed to making an impact in their home country, given the 
>> opportunity
>> provided.
>>
>> To support this program, we are requesting support from the OSGeo Travel
>> Grant Fund in the amount of USD$3,500.
>>
>> We are pleased to confirm we are prepared to more than match OSGeo's
>> contribution with our own funds. OSGeo Oceania has already approved a 
>> cash
>> contribution of AUD$5000 (approximately USD$3500) and we also hope that
>> OSGeo's contribution will act as a 'seed' for other funders, such as 
>> NGOs
>> and government grants.
>>
>> There is more information available in this document:
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit# 
>>
>> (also attached as a PDF for posterity).
>>
>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos