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

[Angelos Tzotsos]

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