From lr at pcorp.us  Mon Jul  7 06:43:10 2025
From: lr at pcorp.us (Regina Obe)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 09:43:10 -0400
Subject: [Board] SAC unforseen costs
Message-ID: <000401dbef45$14943240$3dbc96c0$@pcorp.us>

Just a heads up that OSUOSL data center is shutting down sometime late this
year because the facility is too old.

Since expenditures for them will be higher moving forward, we will need to
consolidate some of our physical servers and will need to setup a hosting
contract with them.
We'll need to negotiate a hosting contract cost with them.

I also expect we will need extra money this year to complete the server
moves as this was unforeseen when our budget was approved.

We are planning to have a meeting with OSUOSL hopefully sometime this week
to go over.

Tom I'm hoping you can make the call.  We haven't negotiated a time yet.


Thanks,
Regina



From tomkralidis at gmail.com  Mon Jul  7 07:53:48 2025
From: tomkralidis at gmail.com (Tom Kralidis)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 10:53:48 -0400
Subject: [Board] SAC unforseen costs
In-Reply-To: <000401dbef45$14943240$3dbc96c0$@pcorp.us>
References: <000401dbef45$14943240$3dbc96c0$@pcorp.us>
Message-ID: <CAFWXLWXg-=p9GwOF_CK7MPMVjpEAzEieHUrrme-iCAMnyXNX4A@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Regina: Thursday afternoon/evening (Toronto time) would work for me.

Thanks

..Tom


On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 9:43?AM Regina Obe <lr at pcorp.us> wrote:

> Just a heads up that OSUOSL data center is shutting down sometime late this
> year because the facility is too old.
>
> Since expenditures for them will be higher moving forward, we will need to
> consolidate some of our physical servers and will need to setup a hosting
> contract with them.
> We'll need to negotiate a hosting contract cost with them.
>
> I also expect we will need extra money this year to complete the server
> moves as this was unforeseen when our budget was approved.
>
> We are planning to have a meeting with OSUOSL hopefully sometime this week
> to go over.
>
> Tom I'm hoping you can make the call.  We haven't negotiated a time yet.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Regina
>
>
>
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From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 04:51:44 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:51:44 +0300
Subject: [Board] TGP FOSS4G-Europe 2025
In-Reply-To: <554d5e98-6115-4363-8547-d6dec40ec50b@geo-spatial.org>
References: <554d5e98-6115-4363-8547-d6dec40ec50b@geo-spatial.org>
Message-ID: <51202d48-cc39-46b5-8a52-e1a5c75d1035@gmail.com>

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
>
> ? _______________________________________________
> Board mailing list
> Board at lists.osgeo.org
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President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 04:54:19 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:54:19 +0300
Subject: [Board] Budget request for mappyfile
In-Reply-To: <ec0930f3-5adc-41ad-a63b-c7c90a5d3389@app.fastmail.com>
References: <ec0930f3-5adc-41ad-a63b-c7c90a5d3389@app.fastmail.com>
Message-ID: <1f3e711c-2416-4437-af15-585f53a506ec@gmail.com>

Dear Seth,

I am going to add this budget requests to the next board meeting agenda 
since Community Projects budget is handled directly by the board.

I will do the same for OWSLib request.

Best regards,
Angelos

On 1/12/25 15:50, Seth G via Board wrote:
> Hi board members,
>
> Last year, mappyfile received $300 USD in funding from OSGeo as an OSGeo Community Project - many thanks for this support. It helped with the costs of some of the following:
>
> - Travel costs associated with presenting a mappyfile talk at FOSS4G Europe 2024 - https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2024/talk/GRKMVR/
> - Creation of a new mappyfile presentation - https://geographika.github.io/mappyfile-foss4geurope-2024/
> - 2 new releases of mappyfile - https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/releases/tag/v1.0.1 and https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/releases/tag/v1.0.2
>
> I'd like to make the same request for $300 USD in 2025. This will help fund the developer of Lark [1], on which mappyfile depends, to resolve an issue documented at [2] (this was the plan for the 2024 budget request, but the developer was unavailable). I also plan to create a quickstart page on OSGeo Live for the mappyfile project, along with continued releases and updates.
>
> I've created a wiki page to document the 2025 road map and budget request [3]. If there are any questions, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
>
> Seth
>
> [1] https://github.com/lark-parser/lark
> [2] https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/issues/199
> [3] https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/wiki/2025-Mappyfile-Roadmap
>
> --
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President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 04:55:23 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:55:23 +0300
Subject: [Board] Board meeting 2025-05-27
In-Reply-To: <5081689c-7862-4ce0-a387-d021fc579508@gmail.com>
References: <36557a46-eac5-406c-9bfb-a34d38a28f42@gmail.com>
 <1af4af9c-c4a3-4309-bab4-ec92966a71a1@gmail.com>
 <5081689c-7862-4ce0-a387-d021fc579508@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <cb12144b-6c85-41aa-a9b8-7fc390b39c2a@gmail.com>

Motion passed.

On 6/22/25 16:27, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Motion to approve the meeting minutes is now on Loomio:
> https://www.loomio.com/p/LOT6UNHu/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2025-05-27 
>
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>
> On 5/28/25 01:34, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Meeting minutes are now available.
>>
>> Best,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 5/20/25 12:23, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> This is the next meeting agenda, please add your topics:
>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-05-27
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Angelos
>>>
>>
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 05:08:26 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:08:26 +0300
Subject: [Board] Board meeting 2025-06-24
In-Reply-To: <de545235-e6ab-4365-bc17-10eb84744e15@gmail.com>
References: <de545235-e6ab-4365-bc17-10eb84744e15@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <d24dc693-c34f-428a-b509-77c8aa6f3b75@gmail.com>

Hi all,

The meeting minutes are now available:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-07-01

Meeting was moved to 2025-07-01 to reach quorum.

Best,
Angelos

On 6/22/25 16:28, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is the next meeting agenda, please add your topics:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-06-24
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 05:09:19 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:09:19 +0300
Subject: [Board] Board meeting 2025-07-29
Message-ID: <32e4dc7e-973c-49f0-86bb-38efa6e609a6@gmail.com>

Hi all,

This is the next meeting agenda, please add your topics:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-07-29

Best,
Angelos


-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 05:11:37 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:11:37 +0300
Subject: [Board] Request for Letter of Support: OpenSKIZZE-Praxis Project
In-Reply-To: <fb51efcd-b9a3-45fa-b489-2b880a2ba06f@h-brs.de>
References: <fb51efcd-b9a3-45fa-b489-2b880a2ba06f@h-brs.de>
Message-ID: <b85528bf-0687-479f-a9d7-4c92828146a4@gmail.com>

Dear Dr Hagg,

The board has considered your request and is now working on a template 
for this and similar requests.
We will let you know about the outcome of the request soon.

Best regards,
Angelos


On 6/6/25 15:36, Hagg, Alexander via Board wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board / OSGeo Community,
>
> My name is Dr. Alexander Hagg from the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. I am currently leading the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) funded project "OpenSKIZZE," which has successfully developed a prototype of an innovative AI assistant for climate-optimized urban neighborhood planning. We are now preparing a follow-up proposal to the DBU titled "OpenSKIZZE-Praxis: Integration and Operationalization of an AI Tool in Municipal Planning Processes for Climate Adaptation."
>
> The core idea of OpenSKIZZE-Praxis is to bridge the gap between our AI-driven planning tool and its practical application in formal municipal planning procedures. A key component of this project is the development of the core functionalities as open-source add-ons for GRASS GIS/QGIS, ensuring wide accessibility, sustainability, and independence from proprietary platforms. This aligns perfectly with the mission and values of OSGeo.
>
> We believe that OSGeo's endorsement would significantly strengthen our proposal and underscore our commitment to open-source principles and community engagement. Through our cooperation with Markus Neteler, we have come to a deep respect for OSGeo's mission. We envision OSGeo's role primarily as a values-aligned partner, helping to disseminate the project's results through its established channels and connecting us with the broader open-source geospatial community. We are committed to ensuring that any developed software adheres to high-quality standards suitable for the OSGeo ecosystem. The project team at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences itself will handle all development and resource needs; we are seeking your valuable support in terms of endorsement and visibility.
>
> Below, I have drafted an abstract for the project and a template for a Letter of Support, similar to what we understand is common practice.
>
> We would be very grateful if OSGeo would consider supporting OpenSKIZZE-Praxis. Please let me know if you require any further information from our side.
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
> Sincerely,
> Dr. Alexander Hagg
> Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
>
> # ABSTRACT
>
> OpenSKIZZE-Praxis ? Integration and Operationalization of an AI Tool in Municipal Planning Processes for Climate Adaptation builds upon the successful OpenSKIZZE project. Its primary goal is the development of a practical "Climate Resilience Module" comprising the AI-based OpenSKIZZE tool, practical guidelines, and standardized text modules. This module aims to enable the systematic integration of climate adaptation measures into the formal urban development planning processes of German municipalities, particularly small and medium-sized ones. By developing the core components as open-source modules for GRASS GIS and QGIS, the project strives for broad, free, sustainable and global usability. OpenSKIZZE-Praxis aims to close the critical gap between innovative technology and applicable administrative practice, thereby effectively strengthening climate resilience in urban areas.
>
> # Letter of Support template
>
> To whom it may concern,
>
> We would like to express our support for the project proposal titled: "OpenSKIZZE-Praxis: Integration and Operationalization of an AI Tool in Municipal Planning Processes for Climate Adaptation".
>
> We consider the project highly relevant to the advancement of practical, open, and sustainable solutions for climate adaptation in urban planning using Open Source Geospatial Software and Open Standards. Its focus on developing an operational "Climate Resilience Module", including software components as add-ons for widely used OSGeo-affiliated projects like GRASS GIS and QGIS, directly addresses the need for accessible and effective tools for municipalities to integrate climate resilience into their formal planning processes.
>
> The project?s commitment to leveraging AI for environmental benefit and making these tools available as Open Source aligns strongly with OSGeo's mission to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. We welcome initiatives such as OpenSKIZZE-Praxis that aim to bridge the gap between research, technological innovation (like AI-driven planning assistants), and their practical, widespread adoption by public administrations and planning professionals.
>
> OSGeo is pleased to support the OpenSKIZZE-Praxis project in its efforts to enhance urban climate resilience through open-source tools and methodologies. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of this project and will be happy to help disseminate its results within the global open-source geospatial community.
>
> Sincerely,
> _______________________________________________
> Board mailing list
> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board


-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/


From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Sun Jul 13 05:12:18 2025
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:12:18 +0300
Subject: [Board] Budget request for OWSLib
In-Reply-To: <89832dad-d4ff-4a2c-8d8e-f29c00fe00d3@app.fastmail.com>
References: <89832dad-d4ff-4a2c-8d8e-f29c00fe00d3@app.fastmail.com>
Message-ID: <5dc62e1f-e9b0-4a16-b939-bf4323ce26aa@gmail.com>

Hi,

Request has been added to the next board meeting agenda.

Best,
Angelos

On 1/16/25 15:57, Seth G via Board wrote:
> Hi board members,
>
> As an OSGeo Community project, the OWSLib maintainers would like to make a budget request for 300 USD.
>
> OWSLib has had regular releases since 2006, is used as a dependency in almost 3,000 GitHub repositories, and has been downloaded over 4 million times.
>
> The budget will help contribute to funding new OWSLib releases in 2025, and to add a quickstart guide to OSGeoLive. An email was sent to the owslib-dev list with this proposal [1].
>
> Thanks,
>
> Seth
>
> [1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/owslib-devel/2025-January/000343.html
>
> --
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-- 
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President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/