From astrid_emde at osgeo.org Tue Feb 3 00:58:34 2026 From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo)) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:58:34 +0000 Subject: [Board] 20 years OSGeo Message-ID: Tiomorrow will be the 20 th birthday So we have to finalize the articel today. The content loosk very good already. Some parts are missing, numbers & cotes. So please have a look. I add image to the top of the document. Please give comments Astrid From astrid_emde at osgeo.org Wed Feb 4 00:10:08 2026 From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo)) Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:10:08 +0000 Subject: [Board] 20 years OSGeo In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7c3393cf02e4e450adf5d62bf579fdaa@posteo.de> Good morining and happy birthday. I published the news article on https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-birthday-osgeo-celebrating-20-years-of-free-and-open-source-software-for-geospatial/ Hope it is ok. Else please fix it. Let the party begin. I will send a post on mastodon too. See you Astrid Am 03.02.2026 09:58 schrieb Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Board: > Tiomorrow will be the 20 th birthday > > So we have to finalize the articel today. > > The content loosk very good already. Some parts are missing, numbers > & cotes. So please have a look. > > I add image to the top of the document. Please give comments > > Astrid > _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > Board at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board From astrid_emde at osgeo.org Wed Feb 4 00:41:52 2026 From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo)) Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:41:52 +0000 Subject: [Board] 20 years of OSgeo today - please review the post Message-ID: <3fd775fdc120d4b3201cdceed8de9cda@posteo.de> Hello todays is the 20th birthsday of osgeo we worked on a post that is published today https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-birthday-osgeo-celebrating-20-years-of-free-and-open-source-software-for-geospatial/ I also posted on fosstodon https://fosstodon.org/@osgeo/116011437218952241 Could you please review the post. If it is ok, we could also send it on the mailing lists. Hope some people will react and send memories and congratulations. Lets see Astrid From xurxosanz at gmail.com Wed Feb 4 01:23:49 2026 From: xurxosanz at gmail.com (Jorge Sanz) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:23:49 +0100 Subject: [Board] 20 years of OSgeo today - please review the post In-Reply-To: <3fd775fdc120d4b3201cdceed8de9cda@posteo.de> References: <3fd775fdc120d4b3201cdceed8de9cda@posteo.de> Message-ID: Hi Astrid, Only edited the website post to remove the blank lines, but otherwise the article looks great! Posted on the announcements list as well: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/announce/2026-February/000665.html Best regards and congratulations to all ?? El mi?, 4 feb 2026 a las 9:41, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Board (< board at lists.osgeo.org>) escribi?: > Hello > > todays is the 20th birthsday of osgeo > > we worked on a post that is published today > > > https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-birthday-osgeo-celebrating-20-years-of-free-and-open-source-software-for-geospatial/ > > I also posted on fosstodon > https://fosstodon.org/@osgeo/116011437218952241 > > Could you please review the post. If it is ok, we could also send it on > the mailing lists. > > Hope some people will react and send memories and congratulations. > > Lets see > > Astrid > _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > Board at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board > -- Jorge Sanz | http://jorgesanz.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net Wed Feb 4 06:44:55 2026 From: jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net (Jeroen Ticheler) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 15:44:55 +0100 Subject: [Board] 20 years OSGeo In-Reply-To: <7c3393cf02e4e450adf5d62bf579fdaa@posteo.de> References: <7c3393cf02e4e450adf5d62bf579fdaa@posteo.de> Message-ID: Good afternoon Astrid, Thanks a lot for that great post! And Happy Birthday too! Cheers, Jeroen On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 at 09:10, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Board < board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Good morining and happy birthday. > > I published the news article on > > https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-birthday-osgeo-celebrating-20-years-of-free-and-open-source-software-for-geospatial/ > > Hope it is ok. 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URL: From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com Fri Feb 13 08:11:28 2026 From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:11:28 +0200 Subject: [Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2026 In-Reply-To: <08a34d1f-b642-4e3a-b51f-289f4ec97e57@gmail.com> References: <69face67-754b-44e7-ade7-49e6e33ed31d@gmail.com> <377bdcc3-5015-49f9-b379-1a7e5bf8925e@gmail.com> <08a34d1f-b642-4e3a-b51f-289f4ec97e57@gmail.com> Message-ID: The budget has been approved: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026 https://www.loomio.com/p/Lm4qrO2V/motion-to-approve-the-osgeo-budget-for-2026 Thanks all for your feedback. On 1/29/26 00:33, Angelos Tzotsos wrote: > Motion to approve the 2026 budget is now on Loomio: > https://www.loomio.com/p/Lm4qrO2V/motion-to-approve-the-osgeo-budget-for-2026 > > > On 1/5/26 10:29, Angelos Tzotsos wrote: >> Happy New Year! >> >> The board is expecting your budget requests by Jan 15th. >> Please add your request directly to the wiki page: >> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026 >> >> Best regards, >> Angelos >> >> >> On 12/12/25 22:12, Angelos Tzotsos wrote: >>> Dear OSGeo Members, Projects and Committees, >>> >>> OSGeo is proud to support our committees, initiatives, and growing >>> number of projects. We have been pleased to see funding applied to >>> day to day operations, improvements and a wide range of community >>> building activities including events, code sprints, developer >>> meetings and user conferences. >>> >>> Our continued ability to offer financial support is due a successful >>> FOSS4G 2025 and the generosity of our ongoing sponsors. >>> >>> OSGeo Committees >>> >>> To plan our 2026 budget, we are reaching out to all OSGeo committees >>> to help plan for the year ahead. >>> >>> As our budget forecasting includes communicating with sponsors we >>> ask you to list any sponsorship opportunities you are aware of for >>> 2026. We realize that asking for funding can be difficult.? Please >>> be clear with each sponsorship opportunity, and the visibility >>> benefit you are able to offer sponsors. >>> >>> Examples: >>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023 >>> >>> OSGeo Projects >>> >>> Each year we are pleased to welcome new graduated projects to OSGeo. >>> The Board starts planning by providing a set amount to all graduated >>> projects who have: >>> 1.Reported to the Board their activities of the last 12 months (e.g. >>> during the AGM or directly to a Board meeting); and >>> 2. Have sent a budget request. >>> >>> Funding allows each project committee to plan ahead, and support >>> their team activities without hesitation. >>> >>> Keep in mind that if any unforeseen event occurs during the year we >>> are here to support you. Project teams have approached the board >>> during the course of a year to respond to security vulnerabilities, >>> or request legal advice, that was not anticipated during budget >>> planning. >>> >>> Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are >>> welcome to send a more detailed budget. Larger goals should be >>> presented as clear sponsorship opportunities to your community, and >>> OSGeo will do our best to help out as well. >>> >>> Tip: Keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization. We love to support >>> community participation, or a cross-project code sprint. >>> >>> Examples: >>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023 >>> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities >>> >>> https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023 >>> >>> >>> OSGeo Community Projects >>> >>> Projects working on incubation are asked to contact >>> incubator at lists.osgeo.org to be included in the 2026 incubation >>> budget request. >>> >>> >>> Budget Meeting >>> >>> To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2026, the Board will >>> have a budget meeting in January 2026 to review 2025 expenditures, >>> sponsorship and make financial decisions for the 2026 budget. >>> >>> Please add your project info to the budget draft at: >>> >>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026 >>> >>> Budget requests should be submitted ideally by 15 January 2026 in >>> advance of our next Board meeting. >>> >>> On behalf of the OSGeo Board, >>> Angelos >>> >> > -- Angelos Tzotsos, PhD President, Board of Directors Open Source Geospatial Foundation https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/