[Board] OSGeo Sponsorship Request for Pista ng Mapa (Festival of Maps) 2023 Conference on November 21-23 (Philippines)

Codrina Maria Ilie codrina at geo-spatial.org
Fri Dec 8 02:26:20 PST 2023


Hi, Ben,

I gladly read about the Pista ng Mapa conference success this year!
Many congratulations to you and your team making this possible!


Warm regards from a snowy Bucharest,
Codrina

On 29.11.2023 9:09 PM, Ben Hur Pintor via Board wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board,
> 
> On behalf of the Pista ng Mapa 2023 organizing committee, I would like to thank you for the support 
> that you provided to the conference. We're happy to share that the three-day event was a success and 
> it would not have been possible without your help. Thank you also to Astrid for helping us set up 
> the conference's pretalx instance (the feedback from the volunteers and organizers were positive and 
> we'd love to use it again for next year's conference if possible) and to Mike for facilitating the 
> transfer of funds.
> 
> With OSGeo's sponsorship, we were able to increase the number of travel grantees from five to 
> thirteen, increase the number of accepted participants to 150, and added more stuff to the 
> conference kits that our participants received—e.g. tote bags and *OSGeo stickers 
> <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b/111464369864574033>* (which was a massive hit with everyone).
> 
> During the Plenary on Day 1, I gave a *short talk introducing OSGeo 
> <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=341089558500525>* to the participants and during the 
> Community Day on Day 3, we had an impromptu BoF meetup/discussion about future plans for formally 
> being recognized as an OSGeo local chapter in 2024. FOSS4G/OSGeo isn't as familiar to people here 
> compared to OSM but I got a lot of positive reception, feedback, and interest from those I talked to.
> 
> For context, the *Philippine community has done local FOSS4G meetups and events since late 2011 
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philippines>* and the move to have its own local chapter was initiated 
> more than a decade ago by fellow Charter member, Maning <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Maning>. 
> For a variety of reasons it never fully materialized but we're driven to formally organize and 
> establish the chapter next year. The local OpenStreetMap community here in our country—which a lot 
> of FOSS4G advocates/enthusiasts are also part of—is very active, known, dynamic, and vibrant and 
> we'd love to do the same for FOSS4G/OSGeo in the Philippines and within our region.
> 
> I also took the time to add a *Pista ng Mapa 2023 page 
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pista_ng_Mapa_2023>* on the OSGeo wiki as well as other pages for *past 
> Pista ng Mapa conferences <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Pista_ng_Mapa>*.
> 
> Once again, thank you and we look forward to being more active locally, regionally, and 
> internationally in the coming years.
> 
> 
> All the best,
> Ben Hur
> 
> ---
> *Ben Hur Pintor*
> mastodon.social/@benhur07b <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Founder and Proprietor, *bnhr.xyz <https://fb.com/bnhr.xyz>* | /BNHR: openness. data. geospatial.
> /
> <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
> Co-founder and CTO, *civicliteraci.es* <http://civicliteraci.es> | /Civic Literacy Initiative: 
> capacity building with care
> /
> Co-founder and CTO, *smartct.org <https://smartct.org> *| /SmartCT: making smart cities open/
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 5:40 AM Ben Hur Pintor <hi at bnhr.xyz <mailto:hi at bnhr.xyz>> wrote:
> 
>     Dear OSGeo Board,
> 
>     My name is Ben Hur—a longtime FOSS4G user/advocate from the Philippines and a recent addition
>     (2022) to the list of Charter Members (https://www.osgeo.org/member/ben-hur-pintor/
>     <https://www.osgeo.org/member/ben-hur-pintor/>).
> 
>     For the past five years, I've co-organized the *Pista ng Mapa (Festival of Maps) *conference
>     here in my country (https://pistangmapa.org/2019/ <https://pistangmapa.org/2019/>,
>     https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa/ <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa/>,
>     https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2021-philippines-online/
>     <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2021-philippines-online/>,
>     https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-state-of-the-map-asia-2022/
>     <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-state-of-the-map-asia-2022/>).
> 
>     *PISTA NG MAPA*
>     Pista ng Mapa is the pioneer and premier free (as to cost and as in freedom) open mapping and
>     open geospatial conference in the Philippines. It is 100% volunteer-driven—made by and for our
>     local open mapping and open geospatial communities—and traces its roots back to past FOSS4G
>     Philippines events (since 2012), Maptime Diliman meetups (since 2015), and local OpenStreetMap
>     activities (since late 2000s).
> 
>     *PISTA NG MAPA 2023*
>     This year, we will be having the Pista ng Mapa on November 21-23
>     (https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2023/
>     <https://www.osgeo.org/events/pista-ng-mapa-2023/>). This iteration of the conference holds
>     *special significance as it coincides with the 10th anniversary of the devastating Super Typhoon
>     Yolanda*—more commonly known internationally as Super Typhoon Haiyan and one of the most
>     powerful typhoons in human history—which resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and caused
>     millions of damage to properties.*At that time, open mapping and open geospatial tools played a
>     crucial role in facilitating rescue/relief operations* and since then, open geospatial and
>     FOSS4G applications have become more commonly used in disaster risk reduction and management
>     (DRRM) as well as climate action activities.
> 
>     This year's Pista is an opportunity for the local, regional, and international communities to
>     come together, look back, share, and explore the importance of open geospatial data and tools
>     especially in the context of disasters and climate change. As part of this commemoration, *we
>     are holding the Pista in one of the cities most affected by ST Haiyan back in 2013—the beautiful
>     city of Tacloban* (https://www.facebook.com/PistaNgMapaPH/videos/982702652968904/
>     <https://www.facebook.com/PistaNgMapaPH/videos/982702652968904/>).
> 
>     *SPONSORSHIP INVITATION*
>     As a 100% free and volunteer-driven conference, Pista ng Mapa is made possible by the support of
>     our partners and sponsors. As such, on behalf of the conference organizing committee, I would
>     like to extend an invitation for OSGeo to support and sponsor this year's Pista ng Mapa. You can
>     find a sponsorship letter addressed to the Board at this link
>     (https://drive.proton.me/urls/VM51DT6Z3R#GGqzvCKhQ6Ex
>     <https://drive.proton.me/urls/VM51DT6Z3R#GGqzvCKhQ6Ex>) where you will see more detailed
>     information about the conference and our sponsorship options.
> 
>     In general, we are expecting to have 100-150 participants and the venue will be at the Summit
>     Hotel Tacloban. The sponsorship will be used to cover the cost of the participants' meals during
>     the conference, the venue, support for volunteers and presenters, as well as conference SWAGs
>     and freebies. We are also amenable if you would like to support a specific activity. For
>     example, we've had sponsors in the past request that the funds be used to support travel
>     grantees and conference scholars.
> 
>     The minimum budget we've allocated for the conference is USD12,000 and we've already secured
>     USD5,000 from sponsors as well awaiting confirmation from others. We'd be honored to have OSGeo
>     as a Co-Presenter (USD 5,000), Major Sponsor (USD 4,000), or Minor Sponsor (USD 3,000) of Pista
>     ng Mapa 2023.
> 
>     Lastly, I would love to share about OSGeo during the conference via a presentation or giving out
>     OSGeo-related materials. In the case of the latter, I'd appreciate it if you can point me to
>     materials such as stickers and brochures that I can print. T-shirts and other SWAGs will also be
>     great.
> 
>     I'd be happy to answer any questions and clarifications that you may have and share with you the
>     details of our budget in case it's needed.
> 
>     Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
> 
> 
>     All the best from the Philippines,
>     Ben Hur
>     ---
>     *Ben Hur Pintor*
>     mastodon.social/@benhur07b <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
>     Founder and Proprietor, *bnhr.xyz <https://fb.com/bnhr.xyz>* | /BNHR: openness. data. geospatial.
>     /
>     <https://mastodon.social/@benhur07b>
>     Co-founder and CTO, *civicliteraci.es* <http://civicliteraci.es> | /Civic Literacy Initiative:
>     the interface to unlocking civic organisations' potential/
>     Co-founder and CTO, *smartct.org <https://smartct.org> *| /SmartCT: making smart cities open/
> 
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