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

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi all,

Motion has passed.
Congratulations to the Slovenija local chapter!

Best regards,
Angelos

On 5/20/25 12:30, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> 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/