[Board] Request - formal recognition - OSGeo Slovenija as an official OSGeo Local Chapter
Angelos Tzotsos
gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
Thu Oct 16 08:02:17 PDT 2025
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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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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/
>>>
>>>
--
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
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