[Board] TGP FOSS4G-Europe 2025

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Motion passed on Loomio.

Best,
Angelos

On 7/13/25 14:51, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Motion open on Loomio:
> https://www.loomio.com/p/kDTc93FH/motion-to-approve-tgp-financial-support-for-foss4g-europe-mostar-2025-in-quantum-of-4000-usd- 
>
>
> On 6/18/25 17:00, Vasile Craciunescu via Board wrote:
>> Dear board members, dear Mike,
>>
>> Following the request from FOSS4G Europe 2025, I kindly ask you to 
>> consider supporting the conference TGP. Quoting from their message:
>>
>> "Regardless of the outcome of this request, we want to emphasize that 
>> the TGP will be carried out as planned. However, as with any 
>> conference, organizational costs tend to accumulate rapidly, and we 
>> would greatly appreciate OSGeo’s financial contribution to help cover 
>> part of the TGP expenses.
>>
>> This year, we are supporting 12 grant recipients, and the total cost 
>> of the program is approximately €5,700. This includes:
>>
>>     Conference tickets
>>     Workshop participation
>>     Travel and accommodation expenses
>>
>>
>> Any support from OSGeo — even partial — would be sincerely 
>> appreciated and would go a long way in helping us maintain the 
>> program’s integrity and accessibility.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for considering this request."
>>
>> Personally, I urge you to discuss this matter as soon as possible, 
>> eventually making an online motion. I created this message about 
>> three weeks ago but due to a failure of the email server, it was 
>> never sent to you. I just realized now. Through the past experience, 
>> the Conference Committee is fully convinced about the past importance 
>> of the TGP, especially in areas with lower income, and kindly advise 
>> the Board to support the organizers despite the hard financial 
>> situation of OSGeo.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Vasile
>> Co-chair Conference Committee
>>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/