[Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
Regina Obe
lr at pcorp.us
Thu Nov 13 07:14:39 PST 2025
I think Vicky is traveling. Has a SAC ticket been put in for this request already.
Note – SAC does not provide permissions to the website to create local chapters etc. That is the responsibility of the Marketing team.
From: Board <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Alen Mangafić via Board
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 6:01 AM
To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
Cc: board at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:osgeoslovenija at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> https://osgeo.si
>>>>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Board mailing list
>>>>>>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto: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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