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

Fri Nov 17 04:34:41 PST 2023

Dear Ben,

The motion has been approved by the board:
https://www.loomio.com/p/WF568OVe/motion-for-osgeo-to-support-pista-ng-mapa-at-major-sponsor-level-4000-usd-

Best regards,
Angelos

On 10/27/23 01:51, Ben Hur Pintor wrote:
> Dear Angelos and OSGeo Board,
>
> Thank you for adding us to the agenda of the next board meeting. Thank you
> also (especially to Astrid) for helping us set up a *pretalx instance*
> <https://talks.osgeo.org/pista-ng-mapa-2023/> for Pista ng Mapa 2023. It
> was really helpful for our conference CfP.
>
> In case you need additional information and updates about the status of
> Pista ng Mapa 2023's schedule, budget, and fundraising, you may refer to
> this link:
> *https://drive.proton.me/urls/NW63P1BW6W#87H29YZTc75T
> <https://drive.proton.me/urls/NW63P1BW6W#87H29YZTc75T>*
>
> While we are still waiting on the confirmation of other partners and
> sponsors, support from OSGeo will enable us to meet our target of
> accommodating 150 participants to this year's conference. As of right now,
> we've secured enough funds for at least 100 participants but we'd love to
> increase that number and be able to introduce more people to open mapping
> and open geospatial.
>
> Do let us know if you need anything else from our end and we're looking
> forward to your decision.
>
> All the best,
> Ben Hur
>
> ---
> *Ben Hur Pintor*
> 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*
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ben,
>>
>> Your request has been added in the agenda for the next board meeting.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 9/27/23 00:40, Ben Hur Pintor via Board 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/).
>>>
>>> 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://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-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/). 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/).
>>>
>>> *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) 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
>>> 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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>> --
>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>> President
>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
>>
>>

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