[Board] TGP FOSS4G-Europe 2025

[Angelos Tzotsos]

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/