[Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
Alen Mangafić
amangaf at gmail.com
Wed Dec 3 16:40:18 PST 2025
@Regina, thank you very much for the directions. I opened one just now.
All the best,
Alen
On 4 December 2025 13:22:42 GMT+13:00, Regina Obe <lr at pcorp.us> wrote:
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>I didn’t check, but did you put in a trac ticket?
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>If not that is where you should start, and set the component to “Website”
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>Each component has designated people notified.
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>From: Alen Mangafić <amangaf at gmail.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:43 PM
>To: Regina Obe <lr at pcorp.us>; 'Angelos Tzotsos' <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
>Cc: board at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: [Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
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>Dear all,
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>@Regina, thans for your reply.
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>Could anyone please explain me the correct procedure? As I uderstand - for now there is a sort of confusion of who is responsible for solving this very simple task (4 months of reminders), which is very important for us and our local PR.
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>Regards,
>Alen
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>On 14 November 2025 04:14:39 GMT+13:00, Regina Obe <lr at pcorp.us <mailto:lr at pcorp.us> > wrote:
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>I think Vicky is traveling. Has a SAC ticket been put in for this request already.
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>Note – SAC does not provide permissions to the website to create local chapters etc. That is the responsibility of the Marketing team.
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>From: Board <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> > On Behalf Of Alen Mangafić via Board
>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 6:01 AM
>To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com> >
>Cc: board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>
>Subject: Re: [Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
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>Dear Vicky,
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>since we are waiting for a move from August and the last reminder went one month ago, I would kindly ask you for a reply.
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>Regards,
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>Alen
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>On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com> > wrote:
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>Dear Alen,
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>You will need editing privileges to the web site to add the new Local
>Chapter.
>Vicky, can we please provide this from SAC?
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>Best regards,
>Angelos
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>On 8/23/25 12:29, Alen Mangafić wrote:
>> Hi to all,
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>> I am reforwarding my old mail, hopefully the last one got lost :)
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>> Have a great weekend,
>> Alen
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>> On 6 August 2025 10:39:51 CEST, "Alen Mangafić" <amangaf at gmail.com <mailto:amangaf at gmail.com> > wrote:
>>> Dear Board,
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>>> I would kindly ask you for the guidelines of how to get on the official OSGeo
>>> Chapters list <https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/> and the
>>> page with the Local chapters <https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/>.
>>> Guidelines as - who to address about it and collaborate.
>>> All the information about us and the logos are here:
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>>> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia
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>>> https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png
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>>> All the best,
>>> Alen
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>>> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com> >
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Hi all,
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>>>> Motion has passed.
>>>> Congratulations to the Slovenija local chapter!
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>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Angelos
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>>>> On 5/20/25 12:30, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>>>> Dear all,
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>>>>> The motion is now on Loomio:
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>>>> https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Angelos
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>>>>> On 4/23/25 15:24, Alen Mangafić wrote:
>>>>>> Dear Angelos,
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Alen
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>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com> >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Dear Alen,
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>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>> 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:
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>>>>>>>> -
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>>>>>>>> *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),
>>>>>>>> -
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>>>>>>>> *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 <mailto: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/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>>>> President, Board of Directors
>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>>>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
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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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