<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Thanks again to all the support from OsGeo Board members to get this MoU between OsGeo and HOT in place.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Can't wait to see more and more collaborations happening between the two organizations.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks again,</div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-family:'arial','helvetica',sans-serif" dir="auto"><div><b style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br>Miriam González</b><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666">President, Board of Directors</font></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap </font></b></div><div><div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:miriam@hotosm.org" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)">miriam@hotosm.org</a></font></div><div><font color="#666666">@mapanauta</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 7:00 PM <<a href="mailto:board-request@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">board-request@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send Board mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
signs MoU with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM UNITED<br>
STATES INC. (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))<br>
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:14:32 +0000<br>
From: "Astrid Emde (OSGeo)" <<a href="mailto:astrid_emde@osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">astrid_emde@osgeo.org</a>><br>
To: Miriam Gonzalez <<a href="mailto:miriam@hotosm.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">miriam@hotosm.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:board@hotosm.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">board@hotosm.org</a>,<br>
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Subject: [Board] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial<br>
Foundation signs MoU with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM<br>
UNITED STATES INC.<br>
Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:612de75deec16a8d3c095e74437ea8b8@posteo.de" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">612de75deec16a8d3c095e74437ea8b8@posteo.de</a>><br>
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Hello all,<br>
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I created a news item about our new partnership. It is at the website<br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/</a><br>
and was send to the mailing lists.<br>
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@HOT - You are listed now as a partner at:<br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/partners/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/partners/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/partners/hot-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/partners/hot-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team/</a><br>
-> You are welcome to improve the partners page and add information. <br>
Please let me know who would like to edit the page and i will give you <br>
the edit rights.<br>
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Looking forward to our partnership.<br>
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See you Astrid<br>
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Betreff: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial Foundation signs MoU <br>
with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM UNITED STATES INC.<br>
Datum: 13.09.2021 20:10<br>
Von: "Astrid Emde \(OSGeo\) via Discuss" <<a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br>
An: Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@lists.osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">announce@lists.osgeo.org</a>>, Discuss <br>
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Antwort an: <a href="mailto:astrid_emde@osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">astrid_emde@osgeo.org</a><br>
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2021-09-13<br>
see OSGeo Foundation News: <br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/</a><br>
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OSGeo and HOT [1] signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the goal of <br>
fostering the use of open source geospatial software, to enable <br>
participatory community-driven development.<br>
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The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team United States, Inc. (HOT), applies <br>
the principles of open source and open data sharing for humanitarian <br>
response<br>
and economic development. Founded in the wake of the Haiti earthquake of <br>
2010, responders and organizations recognized the need for accurate,<br>
accessible maps to aid in humanitarian response and the potential for <br>
international development interventions.<br>
Since then, HOT has utilized its network of tens of thousands of <br>
volunteers to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the free and editable map of <br>
the world. HOT?s network and tools enable everyone, local or <br>
international, to have an impact by putting places and areas home to <br>
people on the map.<br>
<br>
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit <br>
organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative <br>
development of open source geospatial software, data and education. The <br>
foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the <br>
broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an <br>
independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, <br>
funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their <br>
contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves <br>
as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial <br>
community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for <br>
improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all <br>
freely available at <a href="https://osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.org</a> and usable under an OSI-certified <br>
open source license.<br>
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Together the organizations have agreed to find synergistic ways to <br>
promote common goals.<br>
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Starting in 2021, HOT and OSGeo will work together to contribute to the <br>
following shared objectives:<br>
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A. OSGeo to communicate about HOT's tools on OSGeoLive <br>
(<a href="https://live.osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://live.osgeo.org</a>)<br>
B. HOT and OSGeo to promote development of open geospatial communities <br>
(e.g. OSGeo chapters and OSM community groups) in HOT priority countries <br>
(list of 94 countries). This should include connecting OSGeo local <br>
chapters with Open Mapping Hubs supported by HOT in Asia Pacific, <br>
Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA), West Africa, and Latin America & the <br>
Caribbean, with the goal of facilitating delivery of training and <br>
funding (Microgrants) where relevant to OSGeo local chapters.<br>
C. HOT to promote use of open source geospatial tools (such as GeoNode <br>
and QGIS) in HOT projects and with the humanitarian mapping community<br>
D. HOT and OSGeo to show visibility of partners on both sides during <br>
events<br>
E. HOT and OSGeo to work together over conferences including HOT Summit <br>
& FOSS4G<br>
<br>
Angelos Tzotsos (President of OSGeo) and Tyler Radford (Executive <br>
Director of HOT) signed the MOU in August/September 2021.<br>
<br>
For more information about OSGeo contact <a href="mailto:board@osgeo.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">board@osgeo.org</a><br>
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For more information about HOT contact <a href="mailto:board@hotosm.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">board@hotosm.org</a><br>
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MoU details at <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_HOT" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_HOT</a><br>
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About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4) <br>
organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The <br>
software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach <br>
and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal <br>
support for the open source geospatial community.<br>
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OSGeo works with GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch and other sponsors, along with our <br>
partners to foster an open approach to software, standards, data and <br>
education.<br>
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[1] <a href="https://www.hotosm.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hotosm.org/</a><br>
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