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

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Dear all,

The motion is now on Loomio:
https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter

Best,
Angelos

On 4/23/25 15:24, Alen Mangafić wrote:
> 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/
>>


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