<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear UN Committee participants, </div><div><br></div><div>I'm sharing with you the proposed activities to be carried out in 2025, some already underway, others just beginning.<br><br></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-09829614-7fff-cc25-1387-493f731ff3c3"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UN Open GIS:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Participate in monthly meetings and FOSS4G to integrate Open Source within the UN.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">15th Session of UNGGIM:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Attend as a guest at UN headquarters (August) to share events and sessions, representing Osgeo.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UNGGIM - Geospatial Societies Group:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Continue representing OsGeo in the group, participating in meetings, and promoting projects.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Digital Public Goods:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Evaluate the integration of this alliance to extend inclusion in member institutions' work plans. </span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Repository of Use Cases Open Source Geospatial:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> generate a repository of use cases that we discussed at the meeting with UNICEF to add successful implementation experiences with Open Source..</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">OsGeo Marketing Committee:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Strengthen the Service Providers network for robust open source software implementation.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">IDE America Donation:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Maintain the IDE Americas UNGGIM Node through KAN Territory & IT. Find other similar initiatives on the planet to support from OsGeo.</span></p></li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-09829614-7fff-cc25-1387-493f731ff3c3"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SDG Open Alliance: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Start generating a project based on two main pillars: facilitating SDG compliance through the use of open source to generate tools through OSGeo service providers in a standard and sustainable manner.</span></span></li></ul></span></div><div><br></div><div>I hope you enjoy the challenges proposed. I'm also sharing a doodle for a synchronous meeting. I'm planning to hold it in September due to the European and US holidays, and after the Free GIS meeting in Spain.</div><div><br></div><div>This Doodle: <a href="https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/eXpg7Qke">https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/eXpg7Qke</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><div>I hope those interested can attend.</div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">------</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Chair UN Committee OSGeo</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div>Co-Chair UN Open GIS Initiative</div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">President Geolibres Argentina</div></div><div><font color="#222222">Member the</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> UN-GGIM</span><font color="#222222"> Geospatial Societies</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wbheuWpcMJ-8x6a3Ek4RC42JTlyXxHGGS6DObhFIVqBkkiEhF5ZDMTgTWewFqCn2x0yVXnQxbmZ2MI" width="96" height="31"> <br></div></div></div></div></div>