From tonis.kardi at gmail.com Sat Nov 1 02:35:11 2025 From: tonis.kardi at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?VMO1bmlzIEvDpHJkaQ==?=) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:35:11 +0200 Subject: [Conference-europe] Discussion period for FOSS4G Europe 2026 open until 21.09.2025 In-Reply-To: References: <0fb61101-247b-4fb3-ba51-dac459071fd6@gmail.com> <9f7628415b8f381352ef815519110b94@posteo.de> <5f6bb9b8-df14-4720-a946-0e7e97dd5e21@gmail.com> <95C6B64B-D2A1-403F-9334-236FBEFD01A2@geocat.net> <35ebaefc-d820-424b-ae52-4854e6c09cf1@gmail.com> <207a64761904e4f2c0d738e8fe9ee54b@posteo.de> Message-ID: Hey all, I agree we need to move forward as time is pressing on. Since there was no vocal opposition to earlier dates I would support 29.06-05.07.2026 and we can work on exact details for events within the coming weeks. Marian, would it be ok for you if we allowed 1 week until Friday 7.11 for people to complain or do you need to do the booking right away? all the best, t; On 31.10.25 22:10, Marian Neagul wrote: > Despite all the discussions we need to take a final decision?if we > proceed with FOSS4G Europe?@ Timi?oara. > > Timing issues can be handled on a "as needed basis". > > Can we consider the time frame 29 June - 5 July as final? We can move > around side-events as needed. I'm confident we can solve most of the needs. > > > Marian > > > > > Dr. Marian Neagul > Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara > > > > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:42?PM Marian Neagul > wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry for the delay. Missed some of the emails. > > Dr. Marian Neagul > Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara > > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:10?AM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Conference- > Europe europe at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote: > > Hello, > > Earlier dates are fine for me too. > > Perfect. > > The turn around schedule with workshops at the end would be a try. > > It is the only option we have at hand at that time of year. > At the Code Sprint I discussed with?@Angelos an alternative but it > depends on too many factors and I would like to avoid it. (Eg. in > the new campus?we are building a few new buildings which are > scheduled to be available but we don't have any certainty?so I would > avoid commiting to that.) > > > Normally the ws are a way to get to know people due to smaller > groups at > the beginning. > > The WS will be there. We only have this switch: WS after the Conf > instead WS before conf. > > Ut maybe like that people would stay for the code sprint. Or > ther vould > be a code sprint at the weekend before the conference? And maybe > also a > sprint parallel to the ws on Tuesday and Friday > > We can arrange?for the code sprint to be before, but that is for the > community and OSGeo to decide. The code sprint was envisioned to be > in a separate location which does not overlap to teaching activity. > The code sprint can happen at any time agreed by the community. > > > Not sure whether b2b and geochicas do work on the Sunday before the > conference. > > > They could happen during the conference or just after during the > workshops. Conceptually there should not be any difference. > > > Astrid > > M. > > > > Am 25.09.2025 09:06 schrieb T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe: > > Hey all, any thoughts about the earlier dates and the possible > > switcharound for talks and workshops? > > > > Marian, in essence would it work for UVT? > > > > all the best, > > t; > > > > On 23.09.25 23:17, T?nis K?rdi wrote: > >> Regarding talks/workshops the switcharound is ok I think. > It's not set > >> in stone. Just this spring I think Marco M was suggesting > something > >> similar "food for thought" but we never managed to talk > about it in > >> Mostar during the conf BoF (my bad, I forgot). The reasoning > being > >> that some people have to already leave on Friday morning/ > noon and will > >> essentially miss out the last day of the presentations. But > then again > >> - for workshops you need to be present anyway, talks you > should be > >> able to later rewatch if interested. > >> > >> Also, a question that would need to be solved is timing for > b2b, ice- > >> breaker, and geochicas-take events then too. > >> > >> t; > >> > >> @tkardi > >> > >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:54 Marian Neagul via Conference- > Europe, > >> europe at lists.osgeo.org> > >> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: > >> > >>? ? ?Dear Jeroen, > >> > >>? ? ?Based on the feedback on this discussion we will consult > with the > >>? ? ?University's management board. Based on this we > can?confirm or > >>? ? ?infirm the June option. > >> > >>? ? ?I'm confident that this would be ok. But first of all we > need an > >> OK > >>? ? ?from the community on this proposal (eg. reversal of > order of > >>? ? ?workshops/main conference -- but on the other side in > Milano it > >> was > >>? ? ?similar) and then we need clearance?from the UVT that > there are no > >>? ? ?conflicting events. > >> > >>? ? ?Best regards, > >> > >>? ? ?Marian > >> > >>? ? ?Dr. Marian Neagul > >>? ? ?Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>? ? ?On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:59?AM Jeroen Ticheler > >>? ? ? > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >>? ? ? ? ?Dear Marian, > >>? ? ? ? ?That would (personal opinion) be a much nicer timing > if you > >> can > >>? ? ? ? ?make it work! > >>? ? ? ? ?Kind regards, > >>? ? ? ? ?Jeroen > >> > >>>? ? ? ? ?On 23 Sep 2025, at 10:57, Marian Neagul via > Conference-Europe > >>>? ? ? ? ? > >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ?Another option would be 29 June - 5 July but we > will overlap > >>>? ? ? ? ?partially with academic?activities (there is a 3 > day student > >>>? ? ? ? ?vacation between 29 June - 1 July, so we would have > a 2 day > >>>? ? ? ? ?overlap). One option would be to start with the main > >>>? ? ? ? ?conference and have the workshops at the end of the > week. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ?Marian > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ?Dr. Marian Neagul > >>>? ? ? ? ?Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ?On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:47?AM Marian Neagul > >>>? ? ? ? ? uvt.ro> uvt.ro>>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dear Marco, Dear Colleagues, > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thank?you for your feedback. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?I'm reply inline bellow. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?I would like to ask the proposers the following > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?clarifications: > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- dates: I agree with T?nis about the > proximity to > >>> the > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?global FOSS4G, and in addition I would like > to point > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?out that the end of July/beginning of > August falls > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?within the typical holiday period, at least in > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Southern?Europe. If dates are flexible, the > first > >>> half > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?of July (as done in 2023, 2024 and 2025) > may lead to > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?an increased participation. > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Unfortunately we are?constrained?by the > structure of the > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?academic year and would avoid overlapping with > other > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?activities. Particularly the admission process. It > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?finishes on 22 July 2026 so the earliest?date > would be 23 > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?July. On the?other hand we could split the > event between > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?multiple locations but I would avoid doing that. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- tracks: the proposal does not mention > which tracks > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?are planned to be organised. For example, > there is no > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mention about the Academic Track. > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Despite not being mentioned in the document we are > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?planning?for the Academic Track. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Our plan was to decide together with OSGeo, > after the > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?selection process, the tracks to be organized. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- the proposal mentions a poster session. > Since a few > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?years already, posters have been replaced with > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?lighting talks and I think this has worked > quite > >>> well. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It would also avoid extra-sessions after > 6:00 pm > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(which may not be well-attended) and to > keep the > >>> rooms > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?free for the BoF sessions (which btw are > also not > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mentioned). > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Lightning talks instead of posters are ok for us. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?As mentioned in the proposal (page 8) we will > facilitate > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?the BoF sessions and offer the required rooms > ad-hoc. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- the proposal does not mention the > possibility to > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?offer scholarships: is this foreseen? > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Yes. We included in the proposal just accomodation > >>> support > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?but we wish to secure funding for a few > scholarships. > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Best regards, > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Marian > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thank you, > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Marco > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Il giorno mer 17 set 2025 alle ore 09:48 > T?nis K?rdi > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?via Conference-Europe >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ha > scritto: > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thanks Astrid! > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?One thing that popped in my head was > the timing - > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?the proposed dates > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(27.07-02.08) are maybe too close to the > >>> Hiroshima > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?global FOSS4G > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(30.08-5.09)? Although, as the venue is > at a > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?university so we are > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?constrained by the university's own > schedule. > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?t; > >>> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On 13.09.25 13:45, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe wrote: > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Hello all, > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> let's start the discussion. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Thank you very much to the team from > Romania > >>> for > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?their propoal to host > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timi?oara. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> The proposal looks very good to me. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>? ?- it will be in summer like the > last FOSS4G > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Europe - very good > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - proposed prices are similar to last > years. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Very good to keep the > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> students prices very low. I like that > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - many people and organizations are > already > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?involved and we know how > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> good FOSS4G in Romania is from the > global event > >>> :) > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - the Univerity looks very suitable > for the > >>> event > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> +1 from my side > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Astrid Emde > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Am 02.09.2025 11:35 schrieb T?nis > K?rdi via > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe: > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Hi all, > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> August passed excruciatingly fast, and > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?September is here which can > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> only mean one thing - we will have > time for a > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?three week discussion > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> period on the next FOSS4G Europe > 2026. I'm > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?CCing the conference_dev > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> list here aswell so we are on the > same page :) > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> We have a proposal to host FOSS4G > Europe 2026 > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference in Timisoara, > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Romania. Please find the prepared > pdf document > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?at OSGeo NextCloud [1]. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> The discussion is open to anyone > interested in > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?the topic and you can > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> participate by writing to the > >>> conference-europe > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailinglist. Feel free > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> to raise any questions/concerns - > these will > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?help the Timisoara LOC to > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> better plan ahead. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> I'll collect the questions and > answers also to > >>> the > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> conference-europe-2026 wiki page [2] > for > >>> easier > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?future reference. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Oh, and let's try to wrap the > discussion up by > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?21.09. > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> All the best from Tartu, > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> t; > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> [1] - https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ > > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?BGKGQK7rLYeq92a nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?BGKGQK7rLYeq92a> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> [2] - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ > Conference- > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Europe-2026#Discussion wiki.osgeo.org/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?wiki/Conference-Europe-2026#Discussion> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> > _______________________________________________ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Conference-Europe mailing list > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/ > listinfo/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe lists.osgeo.org/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?--? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?@tkardi > >>> > >>> > ?_______________________________________________ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list > >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org Europe at lists.osgeo.org> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe lists.osgeo.org/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?_______________________________________________ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list > >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org Europe at lists.osgeo.org> > >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference- > > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?europe listinfo/ > >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe> > >>> > >>>? ? ? ? ?_______________________________________________ > >>>? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list > >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org Europe at lists.osgeo.org> > >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > > >>>? ? ? ? ? conference-europe conference-europe>> > >> > >>? ? ?_______________________________________________ > >>? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list > >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org Europe at lists.osgeo.org> > >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > > >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > > >> >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe>> > >> > _______________________________________________ > Conference-Europe mailing list > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org Europe at lists.osgeo.org> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > > -- @tkardi From jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net Sat Nov 1 03:18:21 2025 From: jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net (Jeroen Ticheler) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:18:21 +0100 Subject: [Conference-europe] Discussion period for FOSS4G Europe 2026 open until 21.09.2025 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sounds good to me! Jeroen > On 1 Nov 2025, at 10:35, T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe wrote: > > ?Hey all, > > I agree we need to move forward as time is pressing on. Since there was no vocal opposition to earlier dates I would support 29.06-05.07.2026 and we can work on exact details for events within the coming weeks. > > Marian, would it be ok for you if we allowed 1 week until Friday 7.11 for people to complain or do you need to do the booking right away? > > all the best, > t; > >> On 31.10.25 22:10, Marian Neagul wrote: >> Despite all the discussions we need to take a final decision if we proceed with FOSS4G Europe @ Timi?oara. >> Timing issues can be handled on a "as needed basis". >> Can we consider the time frame 29 June - 5 July as final? We can move around side-events as needed. I'm confident we can solve most of the needs. >> Marian >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:42?PM Marian Neagul > wrote: >> Hi, >> Sorry for the delay. Missed some of the emails. >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:10?AM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Conference- >> Europe > europe at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote: >> Hello, >> Earlier dates are fine for me too. >> Perfect. >> The turn around schedule with workshops at the end would be a try. >> It is the only option we have at hand at that time of year. >> At the Code Sprint I discussed with @Angelos an alternative but it >> depends on too many factors and I would like to avoid it. (Eg. in >> the new campus we are building a few new buildings which are >> scheduled to be available but we don't have any certainty so I would >> avoid commiting to that.) >> Normally the ws are a way to get to know people due to smaller >> groups at >> the beginning. >> The WS will be there. We only have this switch: WS after the Conf >> instead WS before conf. >> Ut maybe like that people would stay for the code sprint. Or >> ther vould >> be a code sprint at the weekend before the conference? And maybe >> also a >> sprint parallel to the ws on Tuesday and Friday >> We can arrange for the code sprint to be before, but that is for the >> community and OSGeo to decide. The code sprint was envisioned to be >> in a separate location which does not overlap to teaching activity. >> The code sprint can happen at any time agreed by the community. >> Not sure whether b2b and geochicas do work on the Sunday before the >> conference. >> They could happen during the conference or just after during the >> workshops. Conceptually there should not be any difference. >> Astrid >> M. >> Am 25.09.2025 09:06 schrieb T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe: >> > Hey all, any thoughts about the earlier dates and the possible >> > switcharound for talks and workshops? >> > >> > Marian, in essence would it work for UVT? >> > >> > all the best, >> > t; >> > >> > On 23.09.25 23:17, T?nis K?rdi wrote: >> >> Regarding talks/workshops the switcharound is ok I think. >> It's not set >> >> in stone. Just this spring I think Marco M was suggesting >> something >> >> similar "food for thought" but we never managed to talk >> about it in >> >> Mostar during the conf BoF (my bad, I forgot). The reasoning >> being >> >> that some people have to already leave on Friday morning/ >> noon and will >> >> essentially miss out the last day of the presentations. But >> then again >> >> - for workshops you need to be present anyway, talks you >> should be >> >> able to later rewatch if interested. >> >> >> >> Also, a question that would need to be solved is timing for >> b2b, ice- >> >> breaker, and geochicas-take events then too. >> >> >> >> t; >> >> >> >> @tkardi >> >> >> >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:54 Marian Neagul via Conference- >> Europe, >> >> > europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear Jeroen, >> >> >> >> Based on the feedback on this discussion we will consult >> with the >> >> University's management board. Based on this we >> can confirm or >> >> infirm the June option. >> >> >> >> I'm confident that this would be ok. But first of all we >> need an >> >> OK >> >> from the community on this proposal (eg. reversal of >> order of >> >> workshops/main conference -- but on the other side in >> Milano it >> >> was >> >> similar) and then we need clearance from the UVT that >> there are no >> >> conflicting events. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Marian >> >> >> >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:59?AM Jeroen Ticheler >> >> > >> > >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear Marian, >> >> That would (personal opinion) be a much nicer timing >> if you >> >> can >> >> make it work! >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Jeroen >> >> >> >>> On 23 Sep 2025, at 10:57, Marian Neagul via >> Conference-Europe >> >>> > > >> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Another option would be 29 June - 5 July but we >> will overlap >> >>> partially with academic activities (there is a 3 >> day student >> >>> vacation between 29 June - 1 July, so we would have >> a 2 day >> >>> overlap). One option would be to start with the main >> >>> conference and have the workshops at the end of the >> week. >> >>> >> >>> Marian >> >>> >> >>> Dr. Marian Neagul >> >>> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:47?AM Marian Neagul >> >>> > uvt.ro> > uvt.ro>>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Dear Marco, Dear Colleagues, >> >>> >> >>> Thank you for your feedback. >> >>> >> >>> I'm reply inline bellow. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I would like to ask the proposers the following >> >>> clarifications: >> >>> - dates: I agree with T?nis about the >> proximity to >> >>> the >> >>> global FOSS4G, and in addition I would like >> to point >> >>> out that the end of July/beginning of >> August falls >> >>> within the typical holiday period, at least in >> >>> Southern Europe. If dates are flexible, the >> first >> >>> half >> >>> of July (as done in 2023, 2024 and 2025) >> may lead to >> >>> an increased participation. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Unfortunately we are constrained by the >> structure of the >> >>> academic year and would avoid overlapping with >> other >> >>> activities. Particularly the admission process. It >> >>> finishes on 22 July 2026 so the earliest date >> would be 23 >> >>> July. On the other hand we could split the >> event between >> >>> multiple locations but I would avoid doing that. >> >>> >> >>> - tracks: the proposal does not mention >> which tracks >> >>> are planned to be organised. For example, >> there is no >> >>> mention about the Academic Track. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Despite not being mentioned in the document we are >> >>> planning for the Academic Track. >> >>> Our plan was to decide together with OSGeo, >> after the >> >>> selection process, the tracks to be organized. >> >>> >> >>> - the proposal mentions a poster session. >> Since a few >> >>> years already, posters have been replaced with >> >>> lighting talks and I think this has worked >> quite >> >>> well. >> >>> It would also avoid extra-sessions after >> 6:00 pm >> >>> (which may not be well-attended) and to >> keep the >> >>> rooms >> >>> free for the BoF sessions (which btw are >> also not >> >>> mentioned). >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Lightning talks instead of posters are ok for us. >> >>> As mentioned in the proposal (page 8) we will >> facilitate >> >>> the BoF sessions and offer the required rooms >> ad-hoc. >> >>> >> >>> - the proposal does not mention the >> possibility to >> >>> offer scholarships: is this foreseen? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Yes. We included in the proposal just accomodation >> >>> support >> >>> but we wish to secure funding for a few >> scholarships. >> >>> >> >>> Best regards, >> >>> >> >>> Marian >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Thank you, >> >>> Marco >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Il giorno mer 17 set 2025 alle ore 09:48 >> T?nis K?rdi >> >>> via Conference-Europe > >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ha >> scritto: >> >>> >> >>> Thanks Astrid! >> >>> >> >>> One thing that popped in my head was >> the timing - >> >>> the proposed dates >> >>> (27.07-02.08) are maybe too close to the >> >>> Hiroshima >> >>> global FOSS4G >> >>> (30.08-5.09)? Although, as the venue is >> at a >> >>> university so we are >> >>> constrained by the university's own >> schedule. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> t; >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 13.09.25 13:45, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via >> >>> Conference-Europe wrote: >> >>> > Hello all, >> >>> > >> >>> > let's start the discussion. >> >>> > >> >>> > Thank you very much to the team from >> Romania >> >>> for >> >>> their propoal to host >> >>> > FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timi?oara. >> >>> > >> >>> > The proposal looks very good to me. >> >>> > >> >>> > - it will be in summer like the >> last FOSS4G >> >>> Europe - very good >> >>> > - proposed prices are similar to last >> years. >> >>> Very good to keep the >> >>> > students prices very low. I like that >> >>> > - many people and organizations are >> already >> >>> involved and we know how >> >>> > good FOSS4G in Romania is from the >> global event >> >>> :) >> >>> > - the Univerity looks very suitable >> for the >> >>> event >> >>> > >> >>> > +1 from my side >> >>> > >> >>> > Astrid Emde >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Am 02.09.2025 11:35 schrieb T?nis >> K?rdi via >> >>> Conference-Europe: >> >>> >> Hi all, >> >>> >> >> >>> >> August passed excruciatingly fast, and >> >>> September is here which can >> >>> >> only mean one thing - we will have >> time for a >> >>> three week discussion >> >>> >> period on the next FOSS4G Europe >> 2026. I'm >> >>> CCing the conference_dev >> >>> >> list here aswell so we are on the >> same page :) >> >>> >> >> >>> >> We have a proposal to host FOSS4G >> Europe 2026 >> >>> conference in Timisoara, >> >>> >> Romania. Please find the prepared >> pdf document >> >>> at OSGeo NextCloud [1]. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> The discussion is open to anyone >> interested in >> >>> the topic and you can >> >>> >> participate by writing to the >> >>> conference-europe >> >>> mailinglist. Feel free >> >>> >> to raise any questions/concerns - >> these will >> >>> help the Timisoara LOC to >> >>> >> better plan ahead. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I'll collect the questions and >> answers also to >> >>> the >> >>> >> conference-europe-2026 wiki page [2] >> for >> >>> easier >> >>> future reference. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Oh, and let's try to wrap the >> discussion up by >> >>> 21.09. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> All the best from Tartu, >> >>> >> t; >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> [1] - https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> >> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a > nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a> >> >>> >> [2] - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ >> Conference- >> >>> Europe-2026#Discussion > wiki.osgeo.org/ >> >>> wiki/Conference-Europe-2026#Discussion> >> >>> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >>> > Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> >>> > Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/ >> listinfo/ >> >>> conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/ >> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> -- @tkardi >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> > Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ > lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/> >> >>> conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/ >> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference- >> >> >>> europe > listinfo/ >> >>> conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> >> >>> > conference-europe > conference-europe>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> >> >> > >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Conference-Europe mailing list >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> > > -- > @tkardi > > _______________________________________________ > Conference-Europe mailing list > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe From jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net Sat Nov 1 03:18:21 2025 From: jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net (Jeroen Ticheler) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:18:21 +0100 Subject: [Conference-europe] Discussion period for FOSS4G Europe 2026 open until 21.09.2025 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sounds good to me! Jeroen > On 1 Nov 2025, at 10:35, T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe wrote: > > ?Hey all, > > I agree we need to move forward as time is pressing on. Since there was no vocal opposition to earlier dates I would support 29.06-05.07.2026 and we can work on exact details for events within the coming weeks. > > Marian, would it be ok for you if we allowed 1 week until Friday 7.11 for people to complain or do you need to do the booking right away? > > all the best, > t; > >> On 31.10.25 22:10, Marian Neagul wrote: >> Despite all the discussions we need to take a final decision if we proceed with FOSS4G Europe @ Timi?oara. >> Timing issues can be handled on a "as needed basis". >> Can we consider the time frame 29 June - 5 July as final? We can move around side-events as needed. I'm confident we can solve most of the needs. >> Marian >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:42?PM Marian Neagul > wrote: >> Hi, >> Sorry for the delay. Missed some of the emails. >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:10?AM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Conference- >> Europe > europe at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote: >> Hello, >> Earlier dates are fine for me too. >> Perfect. >> The turn around schedule with workshops at the end would be a try. >> It is the only option we have at hand at that time of year. >> At the Code Sprint I discussed with @Angelos an alternative but it >> depends on too many factors and I would like to avoid it. (Eg. in >> the new campus we are building a few new buildings which are >> scheduled to be available but we don't have any certainty so I would >> avoid commiting to that.) >> Normally the ws are a way to get to know people due to smaller >> groups at >> the beginning. >> The WS will be there. We only have this switch: WS after the Conf >> instead WS before conf. >> Ut maybe like that people would stay for the code sprint. Or >> ther vould >> be a code sprint at the weekend before the conference? And maybe >> also a >> sprint parallel to the ws on Tuesday and Friday >> We can arrange for the code sprint to be before, but that is for the >> community and OSGeo to decide. The code sprint was envisioned to be >> in a separate location which does not overlap to teaching activity. >> The code sprint can happen at any time agreed by the community. >> Not sure whether b2b and geochicas do work on the Sunday before the >> conference. >> They could happen during the conference or just after during the >> workshops. Conceptually there should not be any difference. >> Astrid >> M. >> Am 25.09.2025 09:06 schrieb T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe: >> > Hey all, any thoughts about the earlier dates and the possible >> > switcharound for talks and workshops? >> > >> > Marian, in essence would it work for UVT? >> > >> > all the best, >> > t; >> > >> > On 23.09.25 23:17, T?nis K?rdi wrote: >> >> Regarding talks/workshops the switcharound is ok I think. >> It's not set >> >> in stone. Just this spring I think Marco M was suggesting >> something >> >> similar "food for thought" but we never managed to talk >> about it in >> >> Mostar during the conf BoF (my bad, I forgot). The reasoning >> being >> >> that some people have to already leave on Friday morning/ >> noon and will >> >> essentially miss out the last day of the presentations. But >> then again >> >> - for workshops you need to be present anyway, talks you >> should be >> >> able to later rewatch if interested. >> >> >> >> Also, a question that would need to be solved is timing for >> b2b, ice- >> >> breaker, and geochicas-take events then too. >> >> >> >> t; >> >> >> >> @tkardi >> >> >> >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:54 Marian Neagul via Conference- >> Europe, >> >> > europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear Jeroen, >> >> >> >> Based on the feedback on this discussion we will consult >> with the >> >> University's management board. Based on this we >> can confirm or >> >> infirm the June option. >> >> >> >> I'm confident that this would be ok. But first of all we >> need an >> >> OK >> >> from the community on this proposal (eg. reversal of >> order of >> >> workshops/main conference -- but on the other side in >> Milano it >> >> was >> >> similar) and then we need clearance from the UVT that >> there are no >> >> conflicting events. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Marian >> >> >> >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:59?AM Jeroen Ticheler >> >> > >> > >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear Marian, >> >> That would (personal opinion) be a much nicer timing >> if you >> >> can >> >> make it work! >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Jeroen >> >> >> >>> On 23 Sep 2025, at 10:57, Marian Neagul via >> Conference-Europe >> >>> > > >> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Another option would be 29 June - 5 July but we >> will overlap >> >>> partially with academic activities (there is a 3 >> day student >> >>> vacation between 29 June - 1 July, so we would have >> a 2 day >> >>> overlap). One option would be to start with the main >> >>> conference and have the workshops at the end of the >> week. >> >>> >> >>> Marian >> >>> >> >>> Dr. Marian Neagul >> >>> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:47?AM Marian Neagul >> >>> > uvt.ro> > uvt.ro>>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Dear Marco, Dear Colleagues, >> >>> >> >>> Thank you for your feedback. >> >>> >> >>> I'm reply inline bellow. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I would like to ask the proposers the following >> >>> clarifications: >> >>> - dates: I agree with T?nis about the >> proximity to >> >>> the >> >>> global FOSS4G, and in addition I would like >> to point >> >>> out that the end of July/beginning of >> August falls >> >>> within the typical holiday period, at least in >> >>> Southern Europe. If dates are flexible, the >> first >> >>> half >> >>> of July (as done in 2023, 2024 and 2025) >> may lead to >> >>> an increased participation. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Unfortunately we are constrained by the >> structure of the >> >>> academic year and would avoid overlapping with >> other >> >>> activities. Particularly the admission process. It >> >>> finishes on 22 July 2026 so the earliest date >> would be 23 >> >>> July. On the other hand we could split the >> event between >> >>> multiple locations but I would avoid doing that. >> >>> >> >>> - tracks: the proposal does not mention >> which tracks >> >>> are planned to be organised. For example, >> there is no >> >>> mention about the Academic Track. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Despite not being mentioned in the document we are >> >>> planning for the Academic Track. >> >>> Our plan was to decide together with OSGeo, >> after the >> >>> selection process, the tracks to be organized. >> >>> >> >>> - the proposal mentions a poster session. >> Since a few >> >>> years already, posters have been replaced with >> >>> lighting talks and I think this has worked >> quite >> >>> well. >> >>> It would also avoid extra-sessions after >> 6:00 pm >> >>> (which may not be well-attended) and to >> keep the >> >>> rooms >> >>> free for the BoF sessions (which btw are >> also not >> >>> mentioned). >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Lightning talks instead of posters are ok for us. >> >>> As mentioned in the proposal (page 8) we will >> facilitate >> >>> the BoF sessions and offer the required rooms >> ad-hoc. >> >>> >> >>> - the proposal does not mention the >> possibility to >> >>> offer scholarships: is this foreseen? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Yes. We included in the proposal just accomodation >> >>> support >> >>> but we wish to secure funding for a few >> scholarships. >> >>> >> >>> Best regards, >> >>> >> >>> Marian >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Thank you, >> >>> Marco >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Il giorno mer 17 set 2025 alle ore 09:48 >> T?nis K?rdi >> >>> via Conference-Europe > >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ha >> scritto: >> >>> >> >>> Thanks Astrid! >> >>> >> >>> One thing that popped in my head was >> the timing - >> >>> the proposed dates >> >>> (27.07-02.08) are maybe too close to the >> >>> Hiroshima >> >>> global FOSS4G >> >>> (30.08-5.09)? Although, as the venue is >> at a >> >>> university so we are >> >>> constrained by the university's own >> schedule. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> t; >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 13.09.25 13:45, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via >> >>> Conference-Europe wrote: >> >>> > Hello all, >> >>> > >> >>> > let's start the discussion. >> >>> > >> >>> > Thank you very much to the team from >> Romania >> >>> for >> >>> their propoal to host >> >>> > FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timi?oara. >> >>> > >> >>> > The proposal looks very good to me. >> >>> > >> >>> > - it will be in summer like the >> last FOSS4G >> >>> Europe - very good >> >>> > - proposed prices are similar to last >> years. >> >>> Very good to keep the >> >>> > students prices very low. I like that >> >>> > - many people and organizations are >> already >> >>> involved and we know how >> >>> > good FOSS4G in Romania is from the >> global event >> >>> :) >> >>> > - the Univerity looks very suitable >> for the >> >>> event >> >>> > >> >>> > +1 from my side >> >>> > >> >>> > Astrid Emde >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Am 02.09.2025 11:35 schrieb T?nis >> K?rdi via >> >>> Conference-Europe: >> >>> >> Hi all, >> >>> >> >> >>> >> August passed excruciatingly fast, and >> >>> September is here which can >> >>> >> only mean one thing - we will have >> time for a >> >>> three week discussion >> >>> >> period on the next FOSS4G Europe >> 2026. I'm >> >>> CCing the conference_dev >> >>> >> list here aswell so we are on the >> same page :) >> >>> >> >> >>> >> We have a proposal to host FOSS4G >> Europe 2026 >> >>> conference in Timisoara, >> >>> >> Romania. Please find the prepared >> pdf document >> >>> at OSGeo NextCloud [1]. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> The discussion is open to anyone >> interested in >> >>> the topic and you can >> >>> >> participate by writing to the >> >>> conference-europe >> >>> mailinglist. Feel free >> >>> >> to raise any questions/concerns - >> these will >> >>> help the Timisoara LOC to >> >>> >> better plan ahead. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I'll collect the questions and >> answers also to >> >>> the >> >>> >> conference-europe-2026 wiki page [2] >> for >> >>> easier >> >>> future reference. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Oh, and let's try to wrap the >> discussion up by >> >>> 21.09. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> All the best from Tartu, >> >>> >> t; >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> [1] - https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> >> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a > nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a> >> >>> >> [2] - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ >> Conference- >> >>> Europe-2026#Discussion > wiki.osgeo.org/ >> >>> wiki/Conference-Europe-2026#Discussion> >> >>> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >>> > Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> >>> > Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/ >> listinfo/ >> >>> conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/ >> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> -- @tkardi >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> > Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ > lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/> >> >>> conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/ >> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference- >> >> >>> europe > listinfo/ >> >>> conference-europe> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> >> >>> > conference-europe > conference-europe>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Conference-Europe mailing list >> >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> >> >> > >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Conference-Europe mailing list >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> > > -- > @tkardi > > _______________________________________________ > Conference-Europe mailing list > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe From tonis.kardi at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 01:31:43 2025 From: tonis.kardi at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?VMO1bmlzIEvDpHJkaQ==?=) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:31:43 +0200 Subject: [Conference-europe] FOSS4G Europe 2026: dates and location In-Reply-To: References: <0fb61101-247b-4fb3-ba51-dac459071fd6@gmail.com> <9f7628415b8f381352ef815519110b94@posteo.de> <5f6bb9b8-df14-4720-a946-0e7e97dd5e21@gmail.com> <95C6B64B-D2A1-403F-9334-236FBEFD01A2@geocat.net> <35ebaefc-d820-424b-ae52-4854e6c09cf1@gmail.com> <207a64761904e4f2c0d738e8fe9ee54b@posteo.de> Message-ID: <7386a754-a209-48ce-83c7-a0d69572bc11@gmail.com> Hi all, after a cordial time for complaints and second thoughts, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the FOSS4G Europe 2026 conference will be held 29.06-05.07.2026 in Timi?oara, Romania. The Timi?oara LOC is chaired by Marian Neagul and features a lot of familiar people from our community. Congratulations to Marian and the whole Timi?oara LOC. I hope everything will go smoothly and we will have another productive and fun get-together. All the best from Tartu, t; "the scary person from the chat" On 01.11.25 11:35, T?nis K?rdi wrote: > Hey all, > > I agree we need to move forward as time is pressing on. Since there was > no vocal opposition to earlier dates I would support 29.06-05.07.2026 > and we can work on exact details for events within the coming weeks. > > Marian, would it be ok for you if we allowed 1 week until Friday 7.11 > for people to complain or do you need to do the booking right away? > > all the best, > t; > > On 31.10.25 22:10, Marian Neagul wrote: >> Despite all the discussions we need to take a final decision?if we >> proceed with FOSS4G Europe?@ Timi?oara. >> >> Timing issues can be handled on a "as needed basis". >> >> Can we consider the time frame 29 June - 5 July as final? We can move >> around side-events as needed. I'm confident we can solve most of the >> needs. >> >> >> Marian >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Marian Neagul >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:42?PM Marian Neagul > > wrote: >> >> ??? Hi, >> >> ??? Sorry for the delay. Missed some of the emails. >> >> ??? Dr. Marian Neagul >> ??? Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> >> >> >> >> ??? On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:10?AM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Conference- >> ??? Europe > ??? europe at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote: >> >> ??????? Hello, >> >> ??????? Earlier dates are fine for me too. >> >> ??? Perfect. >> >> ??????? The turn around schedule with workshops at the end would be a >> try. >> >> ??? It is the only option we have at hand at that time of year. >> ??? At the Code Sprint I discussed with?@Angelos an alternative but it >> ??? depends on too many factors and I would like to avoid it. (Eg. in >> ??? the new campus?we are building a few new buildings which are >> ??? scheduled to be available but we don't have any certainty?so I would >> ??? avoid commiting to that.) >> >> >> ??????? Normally the ws are a way to get to know people due to smaller >> ??????? groups at >> ??????? the beginning. >> >> ??? The WS will be there. We only have this switch: WS after the Conf >> ??? instead WS before conf. >> >> ??????? Ut maybe like that people would stay for the code sprint. Or >> ??????? ther vould >> ??????? be a code sprint at the weekend before the conference? And maybe >> ??????? also a >> ??????? sprint parallel to the ws on Tuesday and Friday >> >> ??? We can arrange?for the code sprint to be before, but that is for the >> ??? community and OSGeo to decide. The code sprint was envisioned to be >> ??? in a separate location which does not overlap to teaching activity. >> ??? The code sprint can happen at any time agreed by the community. >> >> >> ??????? Not sure whether b2b and geochicas do work on the Sunday >> before the >> ??????? conference. >> >> >> ??? They could happen during the conference or just after during the >> ??? workshops. Conceptually there should not be any difference. >> >> >> ??????? Astrid >> >> ??? M. >> >> >> >> ??????? Am 25.09.2025 09:06 schrieb T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe: >> ???????? > Hey all, any thoughts about the earlier dates and the possible >> ???????? > switcharound for talks and workshops? >> ???????? > >> ???????? > Marian, in essence would it work for UVT? >> ???????? > >> ???????? > all the best, >> ???????? > t; >> ???????? > >> ???????? > On 23.09.25 23:17, T?nis K?rdi wrote: >> ???????? >> Regarding talks/workshops the switcharound is ok I think. >> ??????? It's not set >> ???????? >> in stone. Just this spring I think Marco M was suggesting >> ??????? something >> ???????? >> similar "food for thought" but we never managed to talk >> ??????? about it in >> ???????? >> Mostar during the conf BoF (my bad, I forgot). The reasoning >> ??????? being >> ???????? >> that some people have to already leave on Friday morning/ >> ??????? noon and will >> ???????? >> essentially miss out the last day of the presentations. But >> ??????? then again >> ???????? >> - for workshops you need to be present anyway, talks you >> ??????? should be >> ???????? >> able to later rewatch if interested. >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> Also, a question that would need to be solved is timing for >> ??????? b2b, ice- >> ???????? >> breaker, and geochicas-take events then too. >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> t; >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> @tkardi >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:54 Marian Neagul via Conference- >> ??????? Europe, >> ???????? >> > ??????? europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ???????? >> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> wrote: >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?Dear Jeroen, >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?Based on the feedback on this discussion we will consult >> ??????? with the >> ???????? >>? ? ?University's management board. Based on this we >> ??????? can?confirm or >> ???????? >>? ? ?infirm the June option. >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?I'm confident that this would be ok. But first of all we >> ??????? need an >> ???????? >> OK >> ???????? >>? ? ?from the community on this proposal (eg. reversal of >> ??????? order of >> ???????? >>? ? ?workshops/main conference -- but on the other side in >> ??????? Milano it >> ???????? >> was >> ???????? >>? ? ?similar) and then we need clearance?from the UVT that >> ??????? there are no >> ???????? >>? ? ?conflicting events. >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?Best regards, >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?Marian >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?Dr. Marian Neagul >> ???????? >>? ? ?Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:59?AM Jeroen Ticheler >> ???????? >>? ? ?> ??????? >> ??????? > ??????? >> >> ???????? >> wrote: >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ? ? ?Dear Marian, >> ???????? >>? ? ? ? ?That would (personal opinion) be a much nicer timing >> ??????? if you >> ???????? >> can >> ???????? >>? ? ? ? ?make it work! >> ???????? >>? ? ? ? ?Kind regards, >> ???????? >>? ? ? ? ?Jeroen >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?On 23 Sep 2025, at 10:57, Marian Neagul via >> ??????? Conference-Europe >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?> ??????? > ??????? >> ???????? >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> >> wrote: >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?Another option would be 29 June - 5 July but we >> ??????? will overlap >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?partially with academic?activities (there is a 3 >> ??????? day student >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?vacation between 29 June - 1 July, so we would have >> ??????? a 2 day >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?overlap). One option would be to start with the main >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?conference and have the workshops at the end of the >> ??????? week. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?Marian >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?Dr. Marian Neagul >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:47?AM Marian Neagul >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?> ??????? uvt.ro> > ??????? uvt.ro>>> >> ???????? >>> wrote: >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dear Marco, Dear Colleagues, >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thank?you for your feedback. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?I'm reply inline bellow. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?I would like to ask the proposers the >> following >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?clarifications: >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- dates: I agree with T?nis about the >> ??????? proximity to >> ???????? >>> the >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?global FOSS4G, and in addition I would like >> ??????? to point >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?out that the end of July/beginning of >> ??????? August falls >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?within the typical holiday period, at >> least in >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Southern?Europe. If dates are flexible, the >> ??????? first >> ???????? >>> half >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?of July (as done in 2023, 2024 and 2025) >> ??????? may lead to >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?an increased participation. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Unfortunately we are?constrained?by the >> ??????? structure of the >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?academic year and would avoid overlapping with >> ??????? other >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?activities. Particularly the admission >> process. It >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?finishes on 22 July 2026 so the earliest?date >> ??????? would be 23 >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?July. On the?other hand we could split the >> ??????? event between >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?multiple locations but I would avoid doing that. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- tracks: the proposal does not mention >> ??????? which tracks >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?are planned to be organised. For example, >> ??????? there is no >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mention about the Academic Track. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Despite not being mentioned in the document >> we are >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?planning?for the Academic Track. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Our plan was to decide together with OSGeo, >> ??????? after the >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?selection process, the tracks to be organized. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- the proposal mentions a poster session. >> ??????? Since a few >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?years already, posters have been replaced >> with >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?lighting talks and I think this has worked >> ??????? quite >> ???????? >>> well. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?It would also avoid extra-sessions after >> ??????? 6:00 pm >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(which may not be well-attended) and to >> ??????? keep the >> ???????? >>> rooms >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?free for the BoF sessions (which btw are >> ??????? also not >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mentioned). >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Lightning talks instead of posters are ok for >> us. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?As mentioned in the proposal (page 8) we will >> ??????? facilitate >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?the BoF sessions and offer the required rooms >> ??????? ad-hoc. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- the proposal does not mention the >> ??????? possibility to >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?offer scholarships: is this foreseen? >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Yes. We included in the proposal just >> accomodation >> ???????? >>> support >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?but we wish to secure funding for a few >> ??????? scholarships. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Best regards, >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?Marian >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thank you, >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Marco >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Il giorno mer 17 set 2025 alle ore 09:48 >> ??????? T?nis K?rdi >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?via Conference-Europe > ???????? >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ??????? >> ???????? >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ha >> ??????? scritto: >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Thanks Astrid! >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?One thing that popped in my head was >> ??????? the timing - >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?the proposed dates >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(27.07-02.08) are maybe too close to the >> ???????? >>> Hiroshima >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?global FOSS4G >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?(30.08-5.09)? Although, as the venue is >> ??????? at a >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?university so we are >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?constrained by the university's own >> ??????? schedule. >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?t; >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On 13.09.25 13:45, Astrid Emde >> (OSGeo) via >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe wrote: >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Hello all, >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> let's start the discussion. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Thank you very much to the team from >> ??????? Romania >> ???????? >>> for >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?their propoal to host >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timi?oara. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> The proposal looks very good to me. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>? ?- it will be in summer like the >> ??????? last FOSS4G >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Europe - very good >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - proposed prices are similar to last >> ??????? years. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Very good to keep the >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> students prices very low. I like that >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - many people and organizations are >> ??????? already >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?involved and we know how >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> good FOSS4G in Romania is from the >> ??????? global event >> ???????? >>> :) >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> - the Univerity looks very suitable >> ??????? for the >> ???????? >>> event >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> +1 from my side >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Astrid Emde >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Am 02.09.2025 11:35 schrieb T?nis >> ??????? K?rdi via >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe: >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Hi all, >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> August passed excruciatingly fast, >> and >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?September is here which can >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> only mean one thing - we will have >> ??????? time for a >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?three week discussion >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> period on the next FOSS4G Europe >> ??????? 2026. I'm >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?CCing the conference_dev >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> list here aswell so we are on the >> ??????? same page :) >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> We have a proposal to host FOSS4G >> ??????? Europe 2026 >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference in Timisoara, >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Romania. Please find the prepared >> ??????? pdf document >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?at OSGeo NextCloud [1]. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> The discussion is open to anyone >> ??????? interested in >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?the topic and you can >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> participate by writing to the >> ???????? >>> conference-europe >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailinglist. Feel free >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> to raise any questions/concerns - >> ??????? these will >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?help the Timisoara LOC to >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> better plan ahead. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> I'll collect the questions and >> ??????? answers also to >> ???????? >>> the >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> conference-europe-2026 wiki page [2] >> ??????? for >> ???????? >>> easier >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?future reference. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> Oh, and let's try to wrap the >> ??????? discussion up by >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?21.09. >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> All the best from Tartu, >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> t; >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> [1] - https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> ??????? >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?BGKGQK7rLYeq92a > ??????? nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?BGKGQK7rLYeq92a> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?>> [2] - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ >> ??????? Conference- >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Europe-2026#Discussion > ??????? wiki.osgeo.org/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?wiki/Conference-Europe-2026#Discussion> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> >> ??????? _______________________________________________ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Conference-Europe mailing list >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ??????? >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/ >> ??????? listinfo/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe > ??????? lists.osgeo.org/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?--? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?@tkardi >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> ???????? ?_______________________________________________ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list >> ???????? >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?> ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org > Europe at lists.osgeo.org>> >> ???????? >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ > ??????? lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe > ??????? lists.osgeo.org/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>> >> ?_______________________________________________ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list >> ???????? >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ???????? >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> ???????? >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference- >> ??????? >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?europe > ??????? listinfo/ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?conference-europe> >> ???????? >>> >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?_______________________________________________ >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list >> ???????? >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ???????? >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> ???????? >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> ??????? >> ???????? >>>? ? ? ? ?> ??????? conference-europe > ??????? conference-europe>> >> ???????? >> >> ???????? >>? ? ?_______________________________________________ >> ???????? >>? ? ?Conference-Europe mailing list >> ???????? >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ???????? >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >> ???????? >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> ??????? >> ???????? >> > ???????? >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe > ??????? lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe>> >> ???????? >> >> ??????? _______________________________________________ >> ??????? Conference-Europe mailing list >> ??????? Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org > ??????? Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >> ??????? https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> ??????? >> > -- @tkardi From jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net Mon Nov 10 07:42:19 2025 From: jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net (Jeroen Ticheler) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:42:19 +0100 Subject: [Conference-europe] [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G Europe 2026: dates and location In-Reply-To: <7386a754-a209-48ce-83c7-a0d69572bc11@gmail.com> References: <0fb61101-247b-4fb3-ba51-dac459071fd6@gmail.com> <9f7628415b8f381352ef815519110b94@posteo.de> <5f6bb9b8-df14-4720-a946-0e7e97dd5e21@gmail.com> <95C6B64B-D2A1-403F-9334-236FBEFD01A2@geocat.net> <35ebaefc-d820-424b-ae52-4854e6c09cf1@gmail.com> <207a64761904e4f2c0d738e8fe9ee54b@posteo.de> <7386a754-a209-48ce-83c7-a0d69572bc11@gmail.com> Message-ID: <459509DB-654D-4E7B-B750-902722FD83EE@geocat.net> Congratulations! > On 10 Nov 2025, at 10:31, T?nis K?rdi via Conference_dev wrote: > > Hi all, > > after a cordial time for complaints and second thoughts, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the FOSS4G Europe 2026 conference will be held 29.06-05.07.2026 in Timi?oara, Romania. > > The Timi?oara LOC is chaired by Marian Neagul and features a lot of familiar people from our community. > > Congratulations to Marian and the whole Timi?oara LOC. I hope everything will go smoothly and we will have another productive and fun get-together. > > > All the best from Tartu, > t; > > "the scary person from the chat" > > > > On 01.11.25 11:35, T?nis K?rdi wrote: >> Hey all, >> I agree we need to move forward as time is pressing on. Since there was no vocal opposition to earlier dates I would support 29.06-05.07.2026 and we can work on exact details for events within the coming weeks. >> Marian, would it be ok for you if we allowed 1 week until Friday 7.11 for people to complain or do you need to do the booking right away? >> all the best, >> t; >> On 31.10.25 22:10, Marian Neagul wrote: >>> Despite all the discussions we need to take a final decision if we proceed with FOSS4G Europe @ Timi?oara. >>> >>> Timing issues can be handled on a "as needed basis". >>> >>> Can we consider the time frame 29 June - 5 July as final? We can move around side-events as needed. I'm confident we can solve most of the needs. >>> >>> >>> Marian >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Marian Neagul >>> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 6:42?PM Marian Neagul > wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Sorry for the delay. Missed some of the emails. >>> >>> Dr. Marian Neagul >>> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:10?AM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Conference- >>> Europe >> europe at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Earlier dates are fine for me too. >>> >>> Perfect. >>> >>> The turn around schedule with workshops at the end would be a try. >>> >>> It is the only option we have at hand at that time of year. >>> At the Code Sprint I discussed with @Angelos an alternative but it >>> depends on too many factors and I would like to avoid it. (Eg. in >>> the new campus we are building a few new buildings which are >>> scheduled to be available but we don't have any certainty so I would >>> avoid commiting to that.) >>> >>> >>> Normally the ws are a way to get to know people due to smaller >>> groups at >>> the beginning. >>> >>> The WS will be there. We only have this switch: WS after the Conf >>> instead WS before conf. >>> >>> Ut maybe like that people would stay for the code sprint. Or >>> ther vould >>> be a code sprint at the weekend before the conference? And maybe >>> also a >>> sprint parallel to the ws on Tuesday and Friday >>> >>> We can arrange for the code sprint to be before, but that is for the >>> community and OSGeo to decide. The code sprint was envisioned to be >>> in a separate location which does not overlap to teaching activity. >>> The code sprint can happen at any time agreed by the community. >>> >>> >>> Not sure whether b2b and geochicas do work on the Sunday before the >>> conference. >>> >>> >>> They could happen during the conference or just after during the >>> workshops. Conceptually there should not be any difference. >>> >>> >>> Astrid >>> >>> M. >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 25.09.2025 09:06 schrieb T?nis K?rdi via Conference-Europe: >>> > Hey all, any thoughts about the earlier dates and the possible >>> > switcharound for talks and workshops? >>> > >>> > Marian, in essence would it work for UVT? >>> > >>> > all the best, >>> > t; >>> > >>> > On 23.09.25 23:17, T?nis K?rdi wrote: >>> >> Regarding talks/workshops the switcharound is ok I think. >>> It's not set >>> >> in stone. Just this spring I think Marco M was suggesting >>> something >>> >> similar "food for thought" but we never managed to talk >>> about it in >>> >> Mostar during the conf BoF (my bad, I forgot). The reasoning >>> being >>> >> that some people have to already leave on Friday morning/ >>> noon and will >>> >> essentially miss out the last day of the presentations. But >>> then again >>> >> - for workshops you need to be present anyway, talks you >>> should be >>> >> able to later rewatch if interested. >>> >> >>> >> Also, a question that would need to be solved is timing for >>> b2b, ice- >>> >> breaker, and geochicas-take events then too. >>> >> >>> >> t; >>> >> >>> >> @tkardi >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 22:54 Marian Neagul via Conference- >>> Europe, >>> >> >> europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> >> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear Jeroen, >>> >> >>> >> Based on the feedback on this discussion we will consult >>> with the >>> >> University's management board. Based on this we >>> can confirm or >>> >> infirm the June option. >>> >> >>> >> I'm confident that this would be ok. But first of all we >>> need an >>> >> OK >>> >> from the community on this proposal (eg. reversal of >>> order of >>> >> workshops/main conference -- but on the other side in >>> Milano it >>> >> was >>> >> similar) and then we need clearance from the UVT that >>> there are no >>> >> conflicting events. >>> >> >>> >> Best regards, >>> >> >>> >> Marian >>> >> >>> >> Dr. Marian Neagul >>> >> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:59?AM Jeroen Ticheler >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Dear Marian, >>> >> That would (personal opinion) be a much nicer timing >>> if you >>> >> can >>> >> make it work! >>> >> Kind regards, >>> >> Jeroen >>> >> >>> >>> On 23 Sep 2025, at 10:57, Marian Neagul via >>> Conference-Europe >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Another option would be 29 June - 5 July but we >>> will overlap >>> >>> partially with academic activities (there is a 3 >>> day student >>> >>> vacation between 29 June - 1 July, so we would have >>> a 2 day >>> >>> overlap). One option would be to start with the main >>> >>> conference and have the workshops at the end of the >>> week. >>> >>> >>> >>> Marian >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Marian Neagul >>> >>> Universitatea de Vest din Timi?oara >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:47?AM Marian Neagul >>> >>> >> uvt.ro> >> uvt.ro>>> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear Marco, Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you for your feedback. >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm reply inline bellow. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I would like to ask the proposers the following >>> >>> clarifications: >>> >>> - dates: I agree with T?nis about the >>> proximity to >>> >>> the >>> >>> global FOSS4G, and in addition I would like >>> to point >>> >>> out that the end of July/beginning of >>> August falls >>> >>> within the typical holiday period, at least in >>> >>> Southern Europe. If dates are flexible, the >>> first >>> >>> half >>> >>> of July (as done in 2023, 2024 and 2025) >>> may lead to >>> >>> an increased participation. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Unfortunately we are constrained by the >>> structure of the >>> >>> academic year and would avoid overlapping with >>> other >>> >>> activities. Particularly the admission process. It >>> >>> finishes on 22 July 2026 so the earliest date >>> would be 23 >>> >>> July. On the other hand we could split the >>> event between >>> >>> multiple locations but I would avoid doing that. >>> >>> >>> >>> - tracks: the proposal does not mention >>> which tracks >>> >>> are planned to be organised. For example, >>> there is no >>> >>> mention about the Academic Track. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Despite not being mentioned in the document we are >>> >>> planning for the Academic Track. >>> >>> Our plan was to decide together with OSGeo, >>> after the >>> >>> selection process, the tracks to be organized. >>> >>> >>> >>> - the proposal mentions a poster session. >>> Since a few >>> >>> years already, posters have been replaced with >>> >>> lighting talks and I think this has worked >>> quite >>> >>> well. >>> >>> It would also avoid extra-sessions after >>> 6:00 pm >>> >>> (which may not be well-attended) and to >>> keep the >>> >>> rooms >>> >>> free for the BoF sessions (which btw are >>> also not >>> >>> mentioned). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Lightning talks instead of posters are ok for us. >>> >>> As mentioned in the proposal (page 8) we will >>> facilitate >>> >>> the BoF sessions and offer the required rooms >>> ad-hoc. >>> >>> >>> >>> - the proposal does not mention the >>> possibility to >>> >>> offer scholarships: is this foreseen? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes. We included in the proposal just accomodation >>> >>> support >>> >>> but we wish to secure funding for a few >>> scholarships. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Marian >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Marco >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Il giorno mer 17 set 2025 alle ore 09:48 >>> T?nis K?rdi >>> >>> via Conference-Europe >> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >>> >>> >>> europe at lists.osgeo.org >> ha >>> scritto: >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks Astrid! >>> >>> >>> >>> One thing that popped in my head was >>> the timing - >>> >>> the proposed dates >>> >>> (27.07-02.08) are maybe too close to the >>> >>> Hiroshima >>> >>> global FOSS4G >>> >>> (30.08-5.09)? Although, as the venue is >>> at a >>> >>> university so we are >>> >>> constrained by the university's own >>> schedule. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> t; >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13.09.25 13:45, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via >>> >>> Conference-Europe wrote: >>> >>> > Hello all, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > let's start the discussion. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Thank you very much to the team from >>> Romania >>> >>> for >>> >>> their propoal to host >>> >>> > FOSS4G Europe 2026 in Timi?oara. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > The proposal looks very good to me. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > - it will be in summer like the >>> last FOSS4G >>> >>> Europe - very good >>> >>> > - proposed prices are similar to last >>> years. >>> >>> Very good to keep the >>> >>> > students prices very low. I like that >>> >>> > - many people and organizations are >>> already >>> >>> involved and we know how >>> >>> > good FOSS4G in Romania is from the >>> global event >>> >>> :) >>> >>> > - the Univerity looks very suitable >>> for the >>> >>> event >>> >>> > >>> >>> > +1 from my side >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Astrid Emde >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Am 02.09.2025 11:35 schrieb T?nis >>> K?rdi via >>> >>> Conference-Europe: >>> >>> >> Hi all, >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> August passed excruciatingly fast, and >>> >>> September is here which can >>> >>> >> only mean one thing - we will have >>> time for a >>> >>> three week discussion >>> >>> >> period on the next FOSS4G Europe >>> 2026. I'm >>> >>> CCing the conference_dev >>> >>> >> list here aswell so we are on the >>> same page :) >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> We have a proposal to host FOSS4G >>> Europe 2026 >>> >>> conference in Timisoara, >>> >>> >> Romania. Please find the prepared >>> pdf document >>> >>> at OSGeo NextCloud [1]. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> The discussion is open to anyone >>> interested in >>> >>> the topic and you can >>> >>> >> participate by writing to the >>> >>> conference-europe >>> >>> mailinglist. Feel free >>> >>> >> to raise any questions/concerns - >>> these will >>> >>> help the Timisoara LOC to >>> >>> >> better plan ahead. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I'll collect the questions and >>> answers also to >>> >>> the >>> >>> >> conference-europe-2026 wiki page [2] >>> for >>> >>> easier >>> >>> future reference. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Oh, and let's try to wrap the >>> discussion up by >>> >>> 21.09. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> All the best from Tartu, >>> >>> >> t; >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> [1] - https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >>> >>> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a >> nextcloud.osgeo.org/s/ >>> >>> BGKGQK7rLYeq92a> >>> >>> >> [2] - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/ >>> Conference- >>> >>> Europe-2026#Discussion >> wiki.osgeo.org/ >>> >>> wiki/Conference-Europe-2026#Discussion> >>> >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> > Conference-Europe mailing list >>> >>> > Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >>> >>> >>> >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >>> >>> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/ >>> listinfo/ >>> >>> conference-europe >> lists.osgeo.org/ >>> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- @tkardi >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >>> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> >>> >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >>> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/> >>> >>> conference-europe >> lists.osgeo.org/ >>> >>> mailman/listinfo/conference-europe> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >>> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >>> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference- >>> >>> >>> europe >> listinfo/ >>> >>> conference-europe> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >>> >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> >>> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >>> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >>> >>> >>> >> conference-europe >> conference-europe>> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Conference-Europe mailing list >>> >> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org > >>> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >>> >>> >> >> >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >> lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe>> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Conference-Europe mailing list >>> Conference-Europe at lists.osgeo.org >> Europe at lists.osgeo.org> >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe >>> >>> > > -- > @tkardi > > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev Jeroen Jeroen Ticheler Director (+31)?318416664 (+31)?681286572 jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net www.geocat.net GeoCat bv Generaal Foulkesweg 72 6703BW Wageningen The Netherlands Supporter of -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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