<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Vicky,</div><div><br></div><div>since we are waiting for a move from August and the last reminder went one month ago, I would kindly ask you for a reply.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Alen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear Alen,<br>
<br>
You will need editing privileges to the web site to add the new Local <br>
Chapter.<br>
Vicky, can we please provide this from SAC?<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Angelos<br>
<br>
<br>
On 8/23/25 12:29, Alen Mangafić wrote:<br>
> Hi to all,<br>
><br>
> I am reforwarding my old mail, hopefully the last one got lost :)<br>
><br>
> Have a great weekend,<br>
> Alen<br>
><br>
> On 6 August 2025 10:39:51 CEST, "Alen Mangafić" <<a href="mailto:amangaf@gmail.com" target="_blank">amangaf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Dear Board,<br>
>><br>
>> I would kindly ask you for the guidelines of how to get on the official OSGeo<br>
>> Chapters list <<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/about/local-organizations/</a>> and the<br>
>> page with the Local chapters <<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/local-chapters/</a>>.<br>
>> Guidelines as - who to address about it and collaborate.<br>
>> All the information about us and the logos are here:<br>
>><br>
>> - <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>
>> -<br>
>> <a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/osgeo-si/blob/main/marketing/logo/osgeo-si-logo.png</a><br>
>><br>
>> All the best,<br>
>> Alen<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" target="_blank">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Hi all,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Motion has passed.<br>
>>> Congratulations to the Slovenija local chapter!<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards,<br>
>>> Angelos<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 5/20/25 12:30, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:<br>
>>>> Dear all,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> The motion is now on Loomio:<br>
>>>><br>
>>> <a href="https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.com/p/9XwAzmaW/motion-to-formally-recognize-osgeo-slovenija-as-an-official-osgeo-local-chapter</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Best,<br>
>>>> Angelos<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On 4/23/25 15:24, Alen Mangafić wrote:<br>
>>>>> Dear Angelos,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thanks!<br>
>>>>> I’ll do my best to attend, although I have a transatlantic flight a few<br>
>>>>> hours later. In any case, I’ll make sure to inform the other members<br>
>>>>> of our<br>
>>>>> local board.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>>> Alen<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" target="_blank">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Dear Alen,<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Thank you for the request. We have added it to the next board meeting<br>
>>>>>> agenda:<br>
>>>>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-04-29#Current_items" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-04-29#Current_items</a><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Feel free to attend if you are available.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Best regards,<br>
>>>>>> Angelos<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> On 4/15/25 14:30, Alen Mangafić via Board wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> Dear OSGeo Board,<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> We are writing to request formal recognition of *OSGeo Slovenija* as<br>
>>>>>>> an *official<br>
>>>>>>> OSGeo Local Chapter*.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Our community has been evolving organically over the past years,<br>
>>>>>>> shaped<br>
>>>>> by<br>
>>>>>>> contributions from a diverse group of researchers, students,<br>
>>>>> professionals,<br>
>>>>>>> and enthusiasts across disciplines - including GIS, geodesy, biology,<br>
>>>>>>> computer science, forestry, social sciences, etc. From the beginning,<br>
>>>>>>> inclusivity and openness have been core to how we operate and grow.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Over the last three years, we have been connecting with interested<br>
>>>>>>> individuals from all over our little country. Through shared<br>
>>>>>>> activities,<br>
>>>>>>> informal meetups, and regular presence at FOSS4G events, we’ve grown<br>
>>>>>>> together into a critical mass that decided to take this step<br>
>>>>> collectively.<br>
>>>>>>> While we are more focused on geeking out, building (and destroying)<br>
>>>>> things,<br>
>>>>>>> and fostering community than on formal structures or bureaucracy, we<br>
>>>>> felt<br>
>>>>>>> it was the right moment to make this official.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> A cornerstone of this journey has been our annual *Open Source<br>
>>>>> Geospatial<br>
>>>>>>> Slovenija* conference in Ljubljana, which has become a central<br>
>>>>>>> platform<br>
>>>>> for<br>
>>>>>>> collaboration, idea exchange, and showcasing open geospatial work<br>
>>>>>>> in our<br>
>>>>>>> region. Over the years, we’ve also had the pleasure of hosting members<br>
>>>>> of<br>
>>>>>>> the global OSGeo community at this event, strengthening our ties with<br>
>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>> broader network. While many Local Chapters have served as valuable<br>
>>>>>>> references, it was especially the story of the Romanian Local<br>
>>>>>>> Chapter -<br>
>>>>>>> presented at FOSS4G 2022 Firenze and later again at our Slovenian<br>
>>>>>>> conference (2024) - that motivated us to move forward with formal<br>
>>>>>>> recognition.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Throughout this incubation period, we have:<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> -<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> *Organized annual *(totally DIY, free-of-charge, 100+ attendees)<br>
>>>>> *Open<br>
>>>>>>> Source Geospatial Slovenija* conferences in *Ljubljana*<br>
>>>>>>> 2024<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2024</a>><br>
>>>>>>> 2023<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2023</a>><br>
>>>>>>> 2022<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/OpenSourceGeospatialSlovenija2022</a>><br>
>>>>>>> -<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> *Launched a series of technical meetups under the name GeoDev<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/OSGeo-si/GeoDev</a>>* — open, hands-on<br>
>>> gatherings<br>
>>>>>>> focused on geospatial development. We joined forces with other<br>
>>>>> IT-crazy<br>
>>>>>>> people to create a space where geo-developers can share tools,<br>
>>>>> workflows,<br>
>>>>>>> and experiments in a relaxed, community-driven setting with beer<br>
>>>>> and pizza<br>
>>>>>>> (the last one was yesterday),<br>
>>>>>>> -<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> *Supported field-based use cases* like dragonfly tracking (in<br>
>>>>>>> collaboration with the local odonata society) and analyzing<br>
>>>>>>> beaver<br>
>>>>>>> population spread by tracking their poo - both carried out using<br>
>>>>> QField in<br>
>>>>>>> support of environmental and academic projects.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> We are formally organized as a non-profit, with a statute aligned with<br>
>>>>>>> OSGeo values. Our current membership includes *50 active individuals*,<br>
>>>>> and<br>
>>>>>>> all core information is published on our wiki page:<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> *<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a>>*<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Our logo is currently under development.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> We feel ready to formally join the OSGeo family and continue<br>
>>>>> contributing -<br>
>>>>>>> as we already do - the global open geospatial movement. We hope we<br>
>>>>> didn’t<br>
>>>>>>> mess up the formal steps too badly along the way.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Thank you for your time and consideration. Please let us know if there<br>
>>>>> are<br>
>>>>>>> any next steps or additional information needed to support this<br>
>>>>>>> request.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Best Regards,<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> *Alen Mangafić*<br>
>>>>>>> Secretary, OSGeo Slovenija<br>
>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:osgeoslovenija@gmail.com" target="_blank">osgeoslovenija@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>>>>> <a href="https://osgeo.si" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.si</a><br>
>>>>>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Slovenia</a><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>
>>>>>>> Board mailing list<br>
>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><br>
>>>>>> --<br>
>>>>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
>>>>>> President, Board of Directors<br>
>>>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
>>>>>> <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
>>> President, Board of Directors<br>
>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
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