From firmanhadi at me.com  Thu Sep  3 04:41:04 2026
From: firmanhadi at me.com (Firman Hadi)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 20:41:04 +0900
Subject: [Board] Reviving the Indonesian Local Chapter
Message-ID: <E1B6A03C-DD56-4073-A944-5171D5AC44C6@getmailspring.com>

Dear all,

I am Firman Hadi. I am here in Hiroshima, attending FOSS4G 2026.
On behalf of the Indonesian OSGEO community, I want to convey to the board our desire to revive our Indonesian Local Chapter. It was established in 2007, when Arnulf Christl visited Indonesia and conducted an FOSS4G event, especially on using Mapbender. He helped us create the page in the OSGeo Wiki https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Indonesia.
Since the passing of our former OSGEO Indonesia President 9 years ago, our local chapter went on hiatus. We had a joint meeting with OSM Indonesia in 2019 but then went to 'sleep' again. What we have now is only a website: https://osgeo.id, with limited joint activities in Indonesia.

I am writing to request further guidance from the OSGEO Board. As Jeroen Ticheler mentioned on the conference's opening day, we are one step closer to making (reviving) the Indonesian Local Chapter.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Firman Hadi
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From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com  Thu Sep  3 19:53:00 2026
From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos)
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 05:53:00 +0300
Subject: [Board] Board meeting 2026-07-28
In-Reply-To: <f2aa2c99-60bf-446b-b237-c455411a618d@gmail.com>
References: <f2aa2c99-60bf-446b-b237-c455411a618d@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <e5095f5b-1315-4f82-a8fd-bc586f2006bd@gmail.com>

Motion to approve meeting minutes:

https://www.loomio.com/p/qfFORvM1/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-07-28

On 7/28/26 21:23, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am sending here the meeting minutes for review:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2026-07-28
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Former President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/



From codrinamariailie at gmail.com  Mon Sep  7 03:20:48 2026
From: codrinamariailie at gmail.com (Codrina Maria Ilie)
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 13:20:48 +0300
Subject: [Board] Call for Experts: Digital Commons EDIC Advisory Board
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Dear Peter,

Your contributions to the OSGeo community are very well known and
appreciated. Of course, the board will provide a letter of support for your
candidacy.
Me and Marco Bernasocchi are also applying, so we have an introduction on
why a person from the geospatial domain/OSGeo should be in the Digital
Commons EDIC Advisory Board.

If you could please send as an 'About Me' paragraph to include in the
letter, Jeroen will sign it today.
The quicker you send the paragraph, the better, he is in Hiroshima and it
is 19:18 there.

Warm regards,
Codrina

On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 at 15:46, Peter L?we via Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> Dear OSGeo board,
>
> Jeroen shared a while back this call for experts on Linkedin:
> https://digital-commons-edic.eu/news/2026-07-01-advisory-board-call-for-experts/
>
> The call asks for experts for a European consortium that develops,
> maintains, and scales digital commons: open-source software, open
> standards, and shared digital infrastructure for public administrations,
> enterprises, and citizens (Digital Commons EDIC).
>
> I am considering to submit an expression of interest. Would it be feasible
> to receive a letter of support from the OSGeo board for this ?
>
> My wiki page gives an overview of my current and past OSGeo-related
> activities:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Peter_Loewe
>
> The deadline for the call for experts is September 7 2026.
>
> Best,
> Peter
>
>
>
> <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
>
> *Gesendet: *Montag, 27. Juli 2026 um 18:56
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> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Inquiry Regarding the Establishment of an OSGeo Student
> Chapter (Vicky Vergara)
> 2. Re: Board meeting 2026-03-31 (Angelos Tzotsos)
> 3. Re: [Incubator] Fwd: Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as an OSGeo
> Project - approved (Jody Garnett)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:53:40 -0600
> From: Vicky Vergara <vicky at erosion.dev>
> To: ITZEL EVELYN ALCANTARA RIVAS <ialcantarar003 at alumno.uaemex.mx>
> Cc: osgeo-board List <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Inquiry Regarding the Establishment of an OSGeo
> Student Chapter
> Message-ID:
> <CAFxHbZTGmXCR514JmzTYQ-d0qAqk6ukwrKJx+WVUe6YcCrJE5Q at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Hello Itzel,
>
> Thanks for contacting us.
> I have CC'd the OSGeo Board of Directors.
>
> First of all, in order to reply to this email, you must join this mailing
> list:
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>
> We appreciate the idea of an OSGeo Student chapter at your university, but
> if that were to happen it would be at an international level.
>
> Having said that, we are non stoppers.
>
> This is what can happen:
>
> Create your university group (read note 1), make your guidelines, your
> organizational procedure and follow your procedures to make decisions.
> One of the first decisions is deciding the actual name of the group.
>
> Note 1: Attached to your university or at a more generalized level, like
> country wise or language wise which would include many countries.
>
> Once you have your group up and functioning:
>
> *Add wiki page*
> You can add your group to
> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Interest_Groups
> You will need to create the wiki page about your group also.
>
> *Discourse channel*
> Currently we have the Mexico channel that you can use to communicate
> https://discourse.osgeo.org/c/geoinquietos/mexico/20
> To be able to post on the channel you need to register here:
> https://discourse.osgeo.org/g/mexico
>
> You might also want to join
> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall-iberoamerica/
> Which is a group that is more on the focus of education
> They create a monthly newsletter.
> Start a conversation there (Spanish OK).
>
> You can read more about local chapters here
> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters
>
> There are groups (not even mentioned on the wiki) on telegram:
> GeoChicas, (Annual even in Mexico this year celebrating 10 years of
> GeoChicas)
> Comunidad Brazil
> QGIS latam
> That you can join to promote the "students group".
> If you are interested let me know (reply only to me) so I can give you the
> telegram handle.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Regards and good luck with your group!
>
> Vicky Vergara
> OSGeo Vice-President South America and Asia
> https://www.osgeo.org/about/board/
>
> This is the response from the mail received in info mailbox from Itzel
> Alcantara
> Copy/pasted down bellow.
> *Dear OSGeo Education Committee,*
> I am writing to express our enthusiastic interest in establishing an OSGeo
> Student Chapter at the Universidad Aut?noma del Estado de M?xico (UAEMex).
> We are a dedicated group of undergraduate Geography students who actively
> utilize open-source geospatial technologies,including QGIS and spatial
> data
> analysis in R,for cartographic modeling, environmental analysis, and
> remote
> sensing. We strongly believe in the principles of open science and open
> data. Establishing an official OSGeo chapter would allow us to foster a
> collaborative environment on campus, contribute to open-source projects,
> and connect with the global geospatial community.
> Could you please provide us with the necessary details and guidelines to
> formally charter a student chapter at our university? We would
> specifically
> appreciate information on the following:
>
> - The minimum number of students required to form a recognized chapter.
> - The expectations and responsibilities of a faculty advisor.
> - The official documentation, forms, or Memorandum of Understanding
> (MoU) needed for the application.
> - Any specific activities or annual reports expected from active student
> chapters.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and guidance. We are eager to promote
> open-source geospatial software within our academic community and look
> forward to your response.
> Sincerely,
> *Itzel Evelyn Alc?ntara Rivas *
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> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:36:28 +0300
> From: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> To: OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Board meeting 2026-03-31
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> Motion passed:
>
> https://www.loomio.com/p/VipYIt8y/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-03-31
>
> On 5/26/26 13:29, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Meeting minutes available on wiki and motion on Loomio:
> >
> >
> https://www.loomio.com/p/VipYIt8y/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-03-31
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Angelos
> >
> > On 3/23/26 18:00, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:
> >> Hi Angelos,
> >>
> >> I think that is a good idea. At least until we decide otherwise of
> >> course.
> >> Thanks for planning it!
> >>
> >> I've starting adding to the agenda. It would be great if we can discuss
> >> most topics ahead of the meeting, so we can keep discussions short and
> >> focus on decisions.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Jeroen
> >>
> >> On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 at 15:49, Angelos Tzotsos via Board <
> >> board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I just continued the "last Tuesday of the month" rule, please propose
> >>> another day/time if you want to switch.
> >>>
> >>> On 3/21/26 20:28, Tom Kralidis wrote:
> >>>> Hi all: sorry I am offsite on 31 March and will be unable to
> >>>> participate.
> >>>>
> >>>> ..Tom
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 2:15?PM Angelos Tzotsos via Board <
> >>>> board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is the next meeting agenda, please add your topics:
> >>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2026-03-31
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>> Angelos
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >>>>> Former President, Board of Directors
> >>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> >>>>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Board mailing list
> >>>>> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >>> Former President, Board of Directors
> >>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> >>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Board mailing list
> >>> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
> >>>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> Former President, Board of Directors
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:56:01 -0700
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> Cc: "incubator at lists.osgeo.org" <incubator at lists.osgeo.org>, OSGeo
> Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] [Incubator] Fwd: Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as
> an OSGeo Project - approved
> Message-ID:
> <CAOhbgAmqNnPGxP-mJ37mWQJENcZpJhOq8N7tXWLaz_NVP7-h4g at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> With the motion passed by the board, welcome to OSGeo to the GeoStyler
> project.
>
> If you get a moment please update your project page to say "OSGeo Project"
> then it will show up in the project menu etc...
>
> You may also wish to make a blog post, or foundation news item.
>
> Congratulations :)
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On May 26, 2026 at 11:23:57?AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator <
> incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
> > Motion open on Loomio:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.loomio.com/p/1xfRcw2Q/motion-to-approve-geostyler-as-new-osgeo-project-with-project-officer-jan-suleiman
> >
> > On 5/26/26 21:21, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Incubator] Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as an OSGeo
> >
> > Project - approved
> >
> > Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:43:21 -0400
> >
> > From: Michael Smith via Incubator <incubator at lists.osgeo.org>
> >
> > Reply-To: Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>
> >
> > To: incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all: declaring motion passed with the following votes:
> >
> >
> > GeoStyler Graduation:
> >
> >
> > - Angelos Tzotsos +1
> >
> > - Arnulf Christl +1
> >
> > - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques
> >
> > - Brian M Hamlin
> >
> > - Daniel Morissette +1
> >
> > - Dimitris Kotzinos
> >
> > - Frank Warmerdam
> >
> > - Jo Cook
> >
> > - Jody Garnett
> >
> > - Michael Smith +1
> >
> > - Nick Bearman +1
> >
> > - Regina Obe + 1
> >
> > - Steve Lime + 1
> >
> > - Tom Kralidis + 1
> >
> >
> > 8 votes in favor.
> >
> > I will open a motion to add GeoStyler to the list of OSGeo Projects to
> >
> > the board.
> >
> > Congratulations GeoStyler!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> > Former President, Board of Directors
> > Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> > https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Incubator mailing list
> > Incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator
> >
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From peter.loewe at gmx.de  Mon Sep  7 04:05:51 2026
From: peter.loewe at gmx.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Peter_L=C3=B6we?=)
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 11:05:51 +0000
Subject: [Board] Call for Experts: Digital Commons EDIC Advisory Board
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From codrinamariailie at gmail.com  Mon Sep  7 05:34:20 2026
From: codrinamariailie at gmail.com (Codrina Maria Ilie)
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 15:34:20 +0300
Subject: [Board] Call for Experts: Digital Commons EDIC Advisory Board
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Hi, Peter!

Thank you for the quick reply! I attach the signed letter.

Best of luck!
Codrina


On Mon, 7 Sept 2026 at 14:05, Peter L?we <peter.loewe at gmx.de> wrote:

> Dear Codrina,
>
> thank you. Here's the "About me" - please feel free to edit and shorten:
>
> "Peter L?we has been an active member of the OSGeo community for more
> than 25 years, joining the newly founded German GRASS User Society (later
> FOSSGIS) in 2000. His engagement spans software development, community
> building, scientific outreach and governance. He served on the GRASS GIS
> Project Steering Committee, co-founded and currently chairs the OSGeo Open
> Geoscience Committee, and served as an OSGeo Vice President for Open
> GeoScience. He has consistently worked to strengthen the links between
> OSGeo, the geosciences and the wider research community, including through
> long-standing activities at EGU and AGU and the organization of OSGeo
> Townhalls at the EGU General Assembly.
>
> A particular focus of Peter's recent OSGeo engagement has been the
> recognition, preservation and scholarly valorisation of open source
> geospatial software and its community heritage. He initiated the recovery
> of the MOSS GIS codebase, which subsequently became an OSGeo heritage
> project, and contributed to the introduction of persistent identifiers and
> software citation practices for OSGeo projects. As editor of the Open
> Source GIS chapter in the Springer Handbook of Geographic Information, he
> helped introduce DOI-based identification for OSGeo projects, and in 2025
> founded FAIR4G to monitor and promote the adoption of FAIR principles and
> persistent identifiers across the OSGeo ecosystem. His work combines
> long-term community experience with a strong commitment to making open
> source software a recognized and sustainable part of modern research
> infrastructure."
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Peter
>
>
> <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
>
> *Gesendet: *Montag, 7. September 2026 um 12:20
> *Von: *"Codrina Maria Ilie" <codrinamariailie at gmail.com>
> *An: *"Peter L?we" <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
> *CC: *board at lists.osgeo.org,"Jeroen Ticheler" <jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net>
> *Betreff: *Re: [Board] Call for Experts: Digital Commons EDIC Advisory
> Board
> Dear Peter,
>
> Your contributions to the OSGeo community are very well known and
> appreciated. Of course, the board will provide a letter of support for your
> candidacy.
> Me and Marco Bernasocchi are also applying, so we have an introduction on
> why a person from the geospatial domain/OSGeo should be in the Digital
> Commons EDIC Advisory Board.
>
> If you could please send as an 'About Me' paragraph to include in the
> letter, Jeroen will sign it today.
> The quicker you send the paragraph, the better, he is in Hiroshima and it
> is 19:18 there.
>
> Warm regards,
> Codrina
>
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 at 15:46, Peter L?we via Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> wrote:
>
> Dear OSGeo board,
>
> Jeroen shared a while back this call for experts on Linkedin:
> https://digital-commons-edic.eu/news/2026-07-01-advisory-board-call-for-experts/
>
> The call asks for experts for a European consortium that develops,
> maintains, and scales digital commons: open-source software, open
> standards, and shared digital infrastructure for public administrations,
> enterprises, and citizens (Digital Commons EDIC).
>
> I am considering to submit an expression of interest. Would it be feasible
> to receive a letter of support from the OSGeo board for this ?
>
> My wiki page gives an overview of my current and past OSGeo-related
> activities:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Peter_Loewe
>
> The deadline for the call for experts is September 7 2026.
>
> Best,
> Peter
>
>
>
> <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
>
> *Gesendet: *Montag, 27. Juli 2026 um 18:56
> *Von: *board-request at lists.osgeo.org
> *An: *board at lists.osgeo.org
> *Betreff: *Board Digest, Vol 236, Issue 1
> Send Board mailing list submissions to
> board at lists.osgeo.org
>
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>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
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>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Board digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Inquiry Regarding the Establishment of an OSGeo Student
> Chapter (Vicky Vergara)
> 2. Re: Board meeting 2026-03-31 (Angelos Tzotsos)
> 3. Re: [Incubator] Fwd: Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as an OSGeo
> Project - approved (Jody Garnett)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:53:40 -0600
> From: Vicky Vergara <vicky at erosion.dev>
> To: ITZEL EVELYN ALCANTARA RIVAS <ialcantarar003 at alumno.uaemex.mx>
> Cc: osgeo-board List <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Inquiry Regarding the Establishment of an OSGeo
> Student Chapter
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> Hello Itzel,
>
> Thanks for contacting us.
> I have CC'd the OSGeo Board of Directors.
>
> First of all, in order to reply to this email, you must join this mailing
> list:
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>
> We appreciate the idea of an OSGeo Student chapter at your university, but
> if that were to happen it would be at an international level.
>
> Having said that, we are non stoppers.
>
> This is what can happen:
>
> Create your university group (read note 1), make your guidelines, your
> organizational procedure and follow your procedures to make decisions.
> One of the first decisions is deciding the actual name of the group.
>
> Note 1: Attached to your university or at a more generalized level, like
> country wise or language wise which would include many countries.
>
> Once you have your group up and functioning:
>
> *Add wiki page*
> You can add your group to
> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Interest_Groups
> You will need to create the wiki page about your group also.
>
> *Discourse channel*
> Currently we have the Mexico channel that you can use to communicate
> https://discourse.osgeo.org/c/geoinquietos/mexico/20
> To be able to post on the channel you need to register here:
> https://discourse.osgeo.org/g/mexico
>
> You might also want to join
> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall-iberoamerica/
> Which is a group that is more on the focus of education
> They create a monthly newsletter.
> Start a conversation there (Spanish OK).
>
> You can read more about local chapters here
> - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters
>
> There are groups (not even mentioned on the wiki) on telegram:
> GeoChicas, (Annual even in Mexico this year celebrating 10 years of
> GeoChicas)
> Comunidad Brazil
> QGIS latam
> That you can join to promote the "students group".
> If you are interested let me know (reply only to me) so I can give you the
> telegram handle.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Regards and good luck with your group!
>
> Vicky Vergara
> OSGeo Vice-President South America and Asia
> https://www.osgeo.org/about/board/
>
> This is the response from the mail received in info mailbox from Itzel
> Alcantara
> Copy/pasted down bellow.
> *Dear OSGeo Education Committee,*
> I am writing to express our enthusiastic interest in establishing an OSGeo
> Student Chapter at the Universidad Aut?noma del Estado de M?xico (UAEMex).
> We are a dedicated group of undergraduate Geography students who actively
> utilize open-source geospatial technologies,including QGIS and spatial
> data
> analysis in R,for cartographic modeling, environmental analysis, and
> remote
> sensing. We strongly believe in the principles of open science and open
> data. Establishing an official OSGeo chapter would allow us to foster a
> collaborative environment on campus, contribute to open-source projects,
> and connect with the global geospatial community.
> Could you please provide us with the necessary details and guidelines to
> formally charter a student chapter at our university? We would
> specifically
> appreciate information on the following:
>
> - The minimum number of students required to form a recognized chapter.
> - The expectations and responsibilities of a faculty advisor.
> - The official documentation, forms, or Memorandum of Understanding
> (MoU) needed for the application.
> - Any specific activities or annual reports expected from active student
> chapters.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and guidance. We are eager to promote
> open-source geospatial software within our academic community and look
> forward to your response.
> Sincerely,
> *Itzel Evelyn Alc?ntara Rivas *
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:36:28 +0300
> From: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> To: OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Board meeting 2026-03-31
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> Motion passed:
>
> https://www.loomio.com/p/VipYIt8y/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-03-31
>
> On 5/26/26 13:29, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Meeting minutes available on wiki and motion on Loomio:
> >
> >
> https://www.loomio.com/p/VipYIt8y/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-03-31
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Angelos
> >
> > On 3/23/26 18:00, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:
> >> Hi Angelos,
> >>
> >> I think that is a good idea. At least until we decide otherwise of
> >> course.
> >> Thanks for planning it!
> >>
> >> I've starting adding to the agenda. It would be great if we can discuss
> >> most topics ahead of the meeting, so we can keep discussions short and
> >> focus on decisions.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Jeroen
> >>
> >> On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 at 15:49, Angelos Tzotsos via Board <
> >> board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I just continued the "last Tuesday of the month" rule, please propose
> >>> another day/time if you want to switch.
> >>>
> >>> On 3/21/26 20:28, Tom Kralidis wrote:
> >>>> Hi all: sorry I am offsite on 31 March and will be unable to
> >>>> participate.
> >>>>
> >>>> ..Tom
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 2:15?PM Angelos Tzotsos via Board <
> >>>> board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is the next meeting agenda, please add your topics:
> >>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2026-03-31
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>> Angelos
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >>>>> Former President, Board of Directors
> >>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> >>>>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Board mailing list
> >>>>> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >>> Former President, Board of Directors
> >>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> >>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Board mailing list
> >>> Board at lists.osgeo.org
> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
> >>>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> Former President, Board of Directors
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:56:01 -0700
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> Cc: "incubator at lists.osgeo.org" <incubator at lists.osgeo.org>, OSGeo
> Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] [Incubator] Fwd: Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as
> an OSGeo Project - approved
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> With the motion passed by the board, welcome to OSGeo to the GeoStyler
> project.
>
> If you get a moment please update your project page to say "OSGeo Project"
> then it will show up in the project menu etc...
>
> You may also wish to make a blog post, or foundation news item.
>
> Congratulations :)
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On May 26, 2026 at 11:23:57?AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator <
> incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
> > Motion open on Loomio:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.loomio.com/p/1xfRcw2Q/motion-to-approve-geostyler-as-new-osgeo-project-with-project-officer-jan-suleiman
> >
> > On 5/26/26 21:21, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Incubator] Motion to Graduate GeoStyler as an OSGeo
> >
> > Project - approved
> >
> > Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:43:21 -0400
> >
> > From: Michael Smith via Incubator <incubator at lists.osgeo.org>
> >
> > Reply-To: Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>
> >
> > To: incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all: declaring motion passed with the following votes:
> >
> >
> > GeoStyler Graduation:
> >
> >
> > - Angelos Tzotsos +1
> >
> > - Arnulf Christl +1
> >
> > - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques
> >
> > - Brian M Hamlin
> >
> > - Daniel Morissette +1
> >
> > - Dimitris Kotzinos
> >
> > - Frank Warmerdam
> >
> > - Jo Cook
> >
> > - Jody Garnett
> >
> > - Michael Smith +1
> >
> > - Nick Bearman +1
> >
> > - Regina Obe + 1
> >
> > - Steve Lime + 1
> >
> > - Tom Kralidis + 1
> >
> >
> > 8 votes in favor.
> >
> > I will open a motion to add GeoStyler to the list of OSGeo Projects to
> >
> > the board.
> >
> > Congratulations GeoStyler!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> > Former President, Board of Directors
> > Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> > https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Incubator mailing list
> > Incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator
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