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

Thu Oct 26 15:51:36 PDT 2023

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
>
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