[OSGeo-Conf] MOTION: Oceania TGP Application

[Steven Feldman]

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> On 25 Oct 2022, at 09:49, adams at osgeo.org wrote:
> 
> Hi ConfComm,
> 
> Adam contacted me directly and asked what happened to their application.
> 
> I motion to support the chapter from the OSGeo Travel Grant Fund in the
> amount of USD$3,500.
> 
> +1 Till
> 
> 
> Till
> 
> Am 10.10.22 um 23:24 schrieb Alex Leith:
>> Hi Folks
>> 
>> For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC),
>> OSGeo Oceania and HOT OSM are collaborating to present the 2022 GIS
>> users conference in Oceania. The conference series has been running in
>> Fiji for about 20 years and is the largest GIS and RS Conference in the
>> Pacific, with content covering applications of FOSS and open data. This
>> year will be enriched with additional formal integration into the FOSS4G
>> community, combining the annual FOSS4G and SoTM Oceania event with the
>> PGRSC conference. Thus, a new conference name will be used to represent
>> this new venture: "The Pacific Geospatial Conference''.
>> 
>> The Pacific Geospatial Conference will be held from 28th November to 2nd
>> December at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and the
>> theme will be “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate
>> and manage impacts of Global Warming.”
>> 
>> Following the success of our Travel Grant Program (TGP) in 2018 and
>> 2019, OSGeo Oceania is offering a TGP for the 2022 Pacific Geospatial
>> Conference, aimed at enabling attendance for people who are
>> disadvantaged by economic circumstances and/or geography. Oceania is a
>> vast region, with a highly distributed population, a large proportion of
>> which is in small, lesser-developed countries. Travelling to Fiji could
>> be difficult and expensive, even for local communities in the most
>> remote areas of the country, and visas are also costly.
>> 
>> There is a strong need in this region for this type of program, and
>> there are clear economic and social benefits of spreading open
>> geospatial knowledge to those who stand to gain the most. The TGP’s goal
>> is increasing the diversity, accessibility, and reach of the conference.
>> We want to support worthy recipients who are interested in gaining
>> in-depth insight into development and application of open-source
>> geospatial software and are committed to making an impact in their home
>> country, given the opportunity provided.
>> 
>> To support this program, we are requesting support from the OSGeo Travel
>> Grant Fund in the amount of USD$3,500.
>>  
>> We are pleased to confirm we are prepared to more than match OSGeo's
>> contribution with our own funds. OSGeo Oceania has already approved a
>> cash contribution of AUD$5000 (approximately USD$3500) and we also hope
>> that OSGeo's contribution will act as a 'seed' for other funders, such
>> as NGOs and government grants.
>> 
>> There is more information available in this
>> document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit#
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit#>
>> (also attached as a PDF for posterity).
>> 
>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> -- 
>> Alex Leith
>> Treasurer, OSGeo Oceania
>> m: +61 419 189 050
>> 
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