[Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
Alen Mangafić
amangaf at gmail.com
Thu Nov 13 03:00:33 PST 2025
Dear Vicky,
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.
Regards,
Alen
On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear Alen,
>
> You will need editing privileges to the web site to add the new Local
> Chapter.
> Vicky, can we please provide this from SAC?
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
>
> On 8/23/25 12:29, Alen Mangafić wrote:
> > Hi to all,
> >
> > I am reforwarding my old mail, hopefully the last one got lost :)
> >
> > Have a great weekend,
> > Alen
> >
> > On 6 August 2025 10:39:51 CEST, "Alen Mangafić" <amangaf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Dear Board,
> >>
> >> 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:
> >>
> >> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia
> >> -
> >>
> https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >> Alen
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>>> 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/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>> --
> >>> 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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