[Board] FOSS4G-Asia 2024 TGP Request

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Dear Sarawut,

Unfortunately the TGP budget is out for this year 🙁
The financial year starts Jan 1st.

Amending the budget is a possibility if we get funding during the year.

Best regards,
Angelos

On 7/15/24 19:17, Dr. Sarawut Ninsawat via Board wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board Members,
>
> This year, the OSGeo Thai local chapter is organizing the FOSS4G-Asia 
> 2024 conference (https://foss4g.asia/2024/). We are excited to bring 
> this event back to Thailand, having first hosted it in 2014. It is 
> also a significant milestone as it marks 20 years since the term 
> FOSS4G was first coined in early 2004 by a research group working on 
> the internationalization of GRASS and MapServer.
>
> In line with our commitment to fostering diversity and inclusiveness 
> within the FOSS4G community, we are planning a Travel Grant Program 
> (TGP) to encourage representation from across Asia. This program aims 
> to build and strengthen connections within our diverse community by 
> supporting participants who might otherwise be unable to attend.
>
> We kindly request that the OSGeo Board contribute $3,500 USD towards 
> this Travel Grant Program. Your support will be instrumental in 
> ensuring the success of the event and in continuing to grow our 
> community.
>
> Thank you for considering our request. We look forward to your 
> positive response. Please let me know if you have any questions or 
> need further information.
>
> Best regards
>
> Sarawut
>
> Representative Thai OSGeo Chapter
>
>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/