[Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter

[Alen Mangafić]

Dear Angelos,

Thanks!
I’ll do my best to attend, although I have a transatlantic flight a few
hours later. In any case, I’ll make sure to inform the other members of our
local board.

Best regards,
Alen



On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Dear Alen,
>
> Thank you for the request. We have added it to the next board meeting
> agenda:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-04-29#Current_items
>
> Feel free to attend if you are available.
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
> On 4/15/25 14:30, Alen Mangafić via Board wrote:
> > Dear OSGeo Board,
> >
> > We are writing to request formal recognition of *OSGeo Slovenija* as
> > an *official
> > OSGeo Local Chapter*.
> >
> > Our community has been evolving organically over the past years, shaped
by
> > contributions from a diverse group of researchers, students,
professionals,
> > and enthusiasts across disciplines - including GIS, geodesy, biology,
> > computer science, forestry, social sciences, etc. From the beginning,
> > inclusivity and openness have been core to how we operate and grow.
> >
> > Over the last three years, we have been connecting with interested
> > individuals from all over our little country. Through shared activities,
> > informal meetups, and regular presence at FOSS4G events, we’ve grown
> > together into a critical mass that decided to take this step
collectively.
> > While we are more focused on geeking out, building (and destroying)
things,
> > and fostering community than on formal structures or bureaucracy, we
felt
> > it was the right moment to make this official.
> >
> > A cornerstone of this journey has been our annual *Open Source
Geospatial
> > Slovenija* conference in Ljubljana, which has become a central platform
for
> > collaboration, idea exchange, and showcasing open geospatial work in our
> > region. Over the years, we’ve also had the pleasure of hosting members
of
> > the global OSGeo community at this event, strengthening our ties with
the
> > broader network. While many Local Chapters have served as valuable
> > references, it was especially the story of the Romanian Local Chapter -
> > presented at FOSS4G 2022 Firenze and later again at our Slovenian
> > conference (2024) - that motivated us to move forward with formal
> > recognition.
> >
> > Throughout this incubation period, we have:
> >
> >     -
> >
> >     *Organized annual *(totally DIY, free-of-charge, 100+ attendees)
*Open
> >     Source Geospatial Slovenija* conferences in *Ljubljana*
> >     2024 <https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024>
> >     2023 <https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023>
> >     2022 <https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022>
> >     -
> >
> >     *Launched a series of technical meetups under the name GeoDev
> >     <https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev>* — open, hands-on gatherings
> >     focused on geospatial development. We joined forces with other
IT-crazy
> >     people to create a space where geo-developers can share tools,
workflows,
> >     and experiments in a relaxed, community-driven setting with beer
and pizza
> >     (the last one was yesterday),
> >     -
> >
> >     *Supported field-based use cases* like dragonfly tracking (in
> >     collaboration with the local odonata society) and analyzing beaver
> >     population spread by tracking their poo - both carried out using
QField in
> >     support of environmental and academic projects.
> >
> > We are formally organized as a non-profit, with a statute aligned with
> > OSGeo values. Our current membership includes *50 active individuals*,
and
> > all core information is published on our wiki page:
> >
> > *https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia
> > <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia>*
> >
> > Our logo is currently under development.
> >
> > We feel ready to formally join the OSGeo family and continue
contributing -
> > as we already do - the global open geospatial movement. We hope we
didn’t
> > mess up the formal steps too badly along the way.
> >
> > Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let us know if there
are
> > any next steps or additional information needed to support this request.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > *Alen Mangafić*
> > Secretary, OSGeo Slovenija
> > osgeoslovenija at gmail.com
> > https://osgeo.si
> > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> President, Board of Directors
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
>
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