From nick at nickbearman.com Mon Oct 13 06:11:07 2025 From: nick at nickbearman.com (Nick Bearman) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:11:07 +0100 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Some info re bildungsurlaub from FOSSGIS from Katja Haferkorn. The Educational leave (Bildungsurlaub/Bildungszeit ) in Germany is complicated. It must be applied for separately in each federal state, and each federal state has a different form. Sometimes there is a fee. For Hamburg, it is applied for here: https://www.hamburg.de/service/info/11279959/ Costs 70 euros. Participants apply for educational leave from their employer and are given time off work for further training. Sometimes the application is rejected because conferences are not eligible. Allegedly because it is impossible to check whether people are actually participating in the "curriculum". The application must include the teaching concept and the schedule for the event, with at least 6 hours of teaching time per day. Hope this helps! Best wishes, Nick. On 15/09/2025 21:27, Simon Nitz via Conference_dev wrote: > > Hi team > > Just had a reminder about this query? > > Cheers > > Simon > > Simon Nitz > > Co-Chair > > FOSS4G 2025 Auckland > > *From:*Conference_dev *On > Behalf Of *Simon Nitz via Conference_dev > *Sent:* Thursday, 4 September 2025 7:58 am > *To:* conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org > *Cc:* program at foss4g.org > *Subject:* [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub) > > A question from one of the FOSS4G 2025 Auckland attendees: > > Is FOSS4G conference recognised by educational leave (bildungsurlaub: > https://www.bildungsurlauber.de/) in Germany / Hamburg? > > Cheers > > Simon > > *Simon Nitz | **GIS Lead* > P: +64 349 3052 | M: +64 > www.whanganui.govt.nz > *Whanganui District Council | 101 Guyton Street?|?Whanganui 4500* > > Antenno > > > ***Like Us on Facebook* > > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > CAUTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the > named recipient(s) only. 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URL: From Simon.Nitz at whanganui.govt.nz Mon Oct 13 11:29:44 2025 From: Simon.Nitz at whanganui.govt.nz (Simon Nitz) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:29:44 +0000 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That?s great thank you very much for the information ? Cheers Simon Simon Nitz | GIS Lead P: +64 349 3052 | M: +64 www.whanganui.govt.nz Whanganui District Council | 101 Guyton Street | Whanganui 4500 [Antenno] [http://wdcica.whanganui.govt.nz/cdp/Disclaimer%20Images/fb.png]Like Us on Facebook Please consider the environment before printing this email ________________________________ CAUTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the named recipient and receive this correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take an action in reliance on it and you should delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Unless otherwise stated, any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not represent those of the organisation. From: Conference_dev On Behalf Of Nick Bearman via Conference_dev Sent: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 2:11 am To: conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org Cc: Katja Haferkorn Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub) Some info re bildungsurlaub from FOSSGIS from Katja Haferkorn. The Educational leave (Bildungsurlaub/Bildungszeit ) in Germany is complicated. It must be applied for separately in each federal state, and each federal state has a different form. Sometimes there is a fee. For Hamburg, it is applied for here: https://www.hamburg.de/service/info/11279959/ Costs 70 euros. Participants apply for educational leave from their employer and are given time off work for further training. Sometimes the application is rejected because conferences are not eligible. Allegedly because it is impossible to check whether people are actually participating in the "curriculum". The application must include the teaching concept and the schedule for the event, with at least 6 hours of teaching time per day. Hope this helps! Best wishes, Nick. On 15/09/2025 21:27, Simon Nitz via Conference_dev wrote: Hi team Just had a reminder about this query? Cheers Simon Simon Nitz Co-Chair FOSS4G 2025 Auckland From: Conference_dev On Behalf Of Simon Nitz via Conference_dev Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2025 7:58 am To: conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org Cc: program at foss4g.org Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub) A question from one of the FOSS4G 2025 Auckland attendees: Is FOSS4G conference recognised by educational leave (bildungsurlaub: https://www.bildungsurlauber.de/) in Germany / Hamburg? Cheers Simon Simon Nitz | GIS Lead P: +64 349 3052 | M: +64 www.whanganui.govt.nz Whanganui District Council | 101 Guyton Street | Whanganui 4500 [Antenno] [http://wdcica.whanganui.govt.nz/cdp/Disclaimer%20Images/fb.png]Like Us on Facebook Please consider the environment before printing this email ________________________________ CAUTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the named recipient and receive this correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take an action in reliance on it and you should delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. 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URL: From nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp Mon Oct 20 16:32:01 2025 From: nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp (=?UTF-8?B?Tm9idXN1a2UgSXdhc2FraSAo5bKp5bSO5LqY5YW4KQ==?=) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:32:01 +0900 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Dennsi, Thank you for your question. Dear Vicky, Thank you for clarifying the schedule. Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: - Workshops: August 30?31 - Main Conference: September 1?3 - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima Station. The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International Conference Center, and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! Best regards, Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev : > > Hello Dennis > > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 to September 5, 2026 > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years 2027 and 2028. > But they are the ones that know best. > Regards > Vicky > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev wrote: >> >> Dear Conference Committee; >> >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? >> >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is there any more information in regards to the bidding process? >> >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the OSGeo discourse forum. At current there is very little information in the forum. >> >> Best, >> Dennis Bauszus >> _______________________________________________ >> Conference_dev mailing list >> Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev From alexgleith at gmail.com Wed Oct 22 01:01:28 2025 From: alexgleith at gmail.com (Alex Leith) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:01:28 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Do you mean from Monday the 31st through to Sunday the 6th? On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 01:32, Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Conference_dev < conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Dear Dennsi, > Thank you for your question. > > Dear Vicky, > Thank you for clarifying the schedule. > > Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. > The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: > > - Workshops: August 30?31 > - Main Conference: September 1?3 > - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 > > Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima > Station. > The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International > Conference Center, > and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. > > By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, > but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. > > Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! > > Best regards, > Nobusuke > -- > Nobusuke Iwasaki > Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter > FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair > Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., > Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University > > 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev > : > > > > Hello Dennis > > > > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 to > September 5, 2026 > > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on > > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years 2027 > and 2028. > > But they are the ones that know best. > > Regards > > Vicky > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev < > conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Conference Committee; > >> > >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed > date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been > mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard > before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima > will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? > >> > >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is there > any more information in regards to the bidding process? > >> > >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the OSGeo > discourse forum. 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URL: From nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp Wed Oct 22 02:42:52 2025 From: nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp (=?UTF-8?B?Tm9idXN1a2UgSXdhc2FraSAo5bKp5bSO5LqY5YW4KQ==?=) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:42:52 +0900 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Alex, It will be from Sunday, August 30, to Saturday, September 5, due to the venue?s availability. Best, Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University 2025?10?22?(?) 17:01 Alex Leith : > > Do you mean from Monday the 31st through to Sunday the 6th? > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 01:32, Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Conference_dev wrote: >> >> Dear Dennsi, >> Thank you for your question. >> >> Dear Vicky, >> Thank you for clarifying the schedule. >> >> Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. >> The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: >> >> - Workshops: August 30?31 >> - Main Conference: September 1?3 >> - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 >> >> Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima Station. >> The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International >> Conference Center, >> and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. >> >> By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, >> but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. >> >> Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! >> >> Best regards, >> Nobusuke >> -- >> Nobusuke Iwasaki >> Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter >> FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair >> Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., >> Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University >> >> 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev >> : >> > >> > Hello Dennis >> > >> > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 to September 5, 2026 >> > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on >> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >> > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years 2027 and 2028. >> > But they are the ones that know best. >> > Regards >> > Vicky >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev wrote: >> >> >> >> Dear Conference Committee; >> >> >> >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? >> >> >> >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is there any more information in regards to the bidding process? >> >> >> >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the OSGeo discourse forum. At current there is very little information in the forum. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Dennis Bauszus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Conference_dev mailing list >> >> Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org >> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Conference_dev mailing list >> > Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org >> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Conference_dev mailing list >> Conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > > > -- > Alex Leith > m: +61 419 189 050 > https://auspatious.com From alexgleith at gmail.com Wed Oct 22 09:11:29 2025 From: alexgleith at gmail.com (Alex Leith) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:11:29 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ok, no problem! I?ll share that information with people I talk to ?? *Alex Leith* m: +61 419 189 050 https://auspatious.com On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 at 1:43?pm, Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) < nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp> wrote: > Dear Alex, > > It will be from Sunday, August 30, to Saturday, September 5, due to > the venue?s availability. > > Best, > Nobusuke > -- > Nobusuke Iwasaki > Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter > FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair > Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., > Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University > > 2025?10?22?(?) 17:01 Alex Leith : > > > > Do you mean from Monday the 31st through to Sunday the 6th? > > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 01:32, Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Conference_dev > wrote: > >> > >> Dear Dennsi, > >> Thank you for your question. > >> > >> Dear Vicky, > >> Thank you for clarifying the schedule. > >> > >> Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. > >> The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: > >> > >> - Workshops: August 30?31 > >> - Main Conference: September 1?3 > >> - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 > >> > >> Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima > Station. > >> The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International > >> Conference Center, > >> and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. > >> > >> By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, > >> but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. > >> > >> Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Nobusuke > >> -- > >> Nobusuke Iwasaki > >> Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter > >> FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair > >> Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., > >> Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University > >> > >> 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev > >> : > >> > > >> > Hello Dennis > >> > > >> > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 > to September 5, 2026 > >> > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on > >> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > >> > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years > 2027 and 2028. > >> > But they are the ones that know best. > >> > Regards > >> > Vicky > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev < > conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Dear Conference Committee; > >> >> > >> >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed > date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been > mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard > before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima > will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? > >> >> > >> >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is > there any more information in regards to the bidding process? > >> >> > >> >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the > OSGeo discourse forum. 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Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage these systems independently? 3. Promotion opportunities at FOSS4G 2025 At the FOSS4G 2025 venue, will there be any space available -such as at the OSGeo Foundation booth- where we could distribute materials about FOSS4G 2026? Also, will there be an opportunity to briefly introduce FOSS4G 2026 during the AGM or the Closing Session? Best regards, Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University From lucadeluge at gmail.com Wed Oct 22 23:09:04 2025 From: lucadeluge at gmail.com (Luca Delucchi) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:09:04 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Some Question regarding prepalation FOSS4G 2026 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Il gio 23 ott 2025, 02:50 Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Board < board at lists.osgeo.org> ha scritto: > Dear Conference Committee Members and Board Members, > Dear Nobusuke-san > > We have a few questions regarding the preparation for FOSS4G 2026. > > 1. E-mail addresses > When checking the FOSS4G 2025 website, we noticed that most contact > emails use the foss4g.org domain (chair, registration, TGP, > sponsorship), while the program contact uses the foss4g-oceania.org > domain. > For contact e-mail addresses such as those for the Call for Papers or > general inquiries, is there any specific rule or recommendation on > which type of address we should use? > There are no specific rule or recommendation, usually @foss4g it is just a redirect to another email addresses > 2. Payment and registration systems > We are planning to use Pretalx for the Call for Papers. After that, we > will need to prepare the registration and payment systems. > Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling > payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage > these systems independently? > LOC has to choose their system. Some loc used pretix (self installed or as service), for 2022 we used the PCO system > > 3. 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Cheers, On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 at 17:09, Luca Delucchi via Board wrote: > > > > > > Il gio 23 ott 2025, 02:50 Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Board < > board at lists.osgeo.org> ha scritto: > >> Dear Conference Committee Members and Board Members, >> > > Dear Nobusuke-san > >> >> We have a few questions regarding the preparation for FOSS4G 2026. >> >> 1. E-mail addresses >> When checking the FOSS4G 2025 website, we noticed that most contact >> emails use the foss4g.org domain (chair, registration, TGP, >> sponsorship), while the program contact uses the foss4g-oceania.org >> domain. >> For contact e-mail addresses such as those for the Call for Papers or >> general inquiries, is there any specific rule or recommendation on >> which type of address we should use? >> > > There are no specific rule or recommendation, usually @foss4g it is just a > redirect to another email addresses > > >> 2. Payment and registration systems >> We are planning to use Pretalx for the Call for Papers. After that, we >> will need to prepare the registration and payment systems. >> Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling >> payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage >> these systems independently? >> > > LOC has to choose their system. Some loc used pretix (self installed or as > service), for 2022 we used the PCO system > >> >> 3. Promotion opportunities at FOSS4G 2025 >> At the FOSS4G 2025 venue, will there be any space available -such as >> at the OSGeo Foundation booth- where we could distribute materials >> about FOSS4G 2026? >> Also, will there be an opportunity to briefly introduce FOSS4G 2026 >> during the AGM or the Closing Session? >> > > Yes of course you can use osgeo booth, during closing session you will > have dedicated time to introduce 2026 edition (usually with a video, but > you can have a presentation, as you prefer) > >> >> Best regards, >> Nobusuke >> > > Best > Luca > >> _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > Board at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board > -- *Alex Leith* m: +61 419 189 050 https://auspatious.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp Thu Oct 23 18:28:20 2025 From: nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp (=?UTF-8?B?Tm9idXN1a2UgSXdhc2FraSAo5bKp5bSO5LqY5YW4KQ==?=) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:28:20 +0900 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Some Question regarding prepalation FOSS4G 2026 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Luca, Thanks for the info. We?ll discuss the email and payment system in the LOC. And thanks a lot for your support in promoting FOSS4G 2026. See you soon in Auckland! Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University 2025?10?23?(?) 15:09 Luca Delucchi : > > > > > > > Il gio 23 ott 2025, 02:50 Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Board ha scritto: >> >> Dear Conference Committee Members and Board Members, > > > Dear Nobusuke-san >> >> >> We have a few questions regarding the preparation for FOSS4G 2026. >> >> 1. E-mail addresses >> When checking the FOSS4G 2025 website, we noticed that most contact >> emails use the foss4g.org domain (chair, registration, TGP, >> sponsorship), while the program contact uses the foss4g-oceania.org >> domain. >> For contact e-mail addresses such as those for the Call for Papers or >> general inquiries, is there any specific rule or recommendation on >> which type of address we should use? > > > There are no specific rule or recommendation, usually @foss4g it is just a redirect to another email addresses > >> >> 2. Payment and registration systems >> We are planning to use Pretalx for the Call for Papers. After that, we >> will need to prepare the registration and payment systems. >> Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling >> payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage >> these systems independently? > > > LOC has to choose their system. Some loc used pretix (self installed or as service), for 2022 we used the PCO system >> >> >> 3. Promotion opportunities at FOSS4G 2025 >> At the FOSS4G 2025 venue, will there be any space available -such as >> at the OSGeo Foundation booth- where we could distribute materials >> about FOSS4G 2026? >> Also, will there be an opportunity to briefly introduce FOSS4G 2026 >> during the AGM or the Closing Session? > > > Yes of course you can use osgeo booth, during closing session you will have dedicated time to introduce 2026 edition (usually with a video, but you can have a presentation, as you prefer) >> >> >> Best regards, >> Nobusuke > > > Best > Luca From nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp Thu Oct 23 18:29:25 2025 From: nobusuke.iwasaki at osgeo.jp (=?UTF-8?B?Tm9idXN1a2UgSXdhc2FraSAo5bKp5bSO5LqY5YW4KQ==?=) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:29:25 +0900 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Some Question regarding prepalation FOSS4G 2026 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Alex, Thanks for the valuable info. We?ll consider using Tito as one of our options. Also, thanks for the kind suggestion about the website. I?ll share the details with our web team. See you soon in Auckland! Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University 2025?10?24?(?) 5:54 Alex Leith : > > Hi Nobusuke > > The LOC for 2025 uses Tito for ticketing, and find it super comprehensive and easy to use https://ti.to/home > > We used Pretalx too, which is highly recommended. > > And we have an open source website, which could be adapted by someone on your team: https://github.com/osgeo-oceania/foss4g-2025/ > > Happy to do a handover of the tools, systems and processes that we used this year. Our LOC has been doing regional events for a few years, and have a lot of lessons learnt. > > Cheers, > > On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 at 17:09, Luca Delucchi via Board wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Il gio 23 ott 2025, 02:50 Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Board ha scritto: >>> >>> Dear Conference Committee Members and Board Members, >> >> >> Dear Nobusuke-san >>> >>> >>> We have a few questions regarding the preparation for FOSS4G 2026. >>> >>> 1. E-mail addresses >>> When checking the FOSS4G 2025 website, we noticed that most contact >>> emails use the foss4g.org domain (chair, registration, TGP, >>> sponsorship), while the program contact uses the foss4g-oceania.org >>> domain. >>> For contact e-mail addresses such as those for the Call for Papers or >>> general inquiries, is there any specific rule or recommendation on >>> which type of address we should use? >> >> >> There are no specific rule or recommendation, usually @foss4g it is just a redirect to another email addresses >> >>> >>> 2. Payment and registration systems >>> We are planning to use Pretalx for the Call for Papers. After that, we >>> will need to prepare the registration and payment systems. >>> Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling >>> payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage >>> these systems independently? >> >> >> LOC has to choose their system. Some loc used pretix (self installed or as service), for 2022 we used the PCO system >>> >>> >>> 3. Promotion opportunities at FOSS4G 2025 >>> At the FOSS4G 2025 venue, will there be any space available -such as >>> at the OSGeo Foundation booth- where we could distribute materials >>> about FOSS4G 2026? >>> Also, will there be an opportunity to briefly introduce FOSS4G 2026 >>> during the AGM or the Closing Session? >> >> >> Yes of course you can use osgeo booth, during closing session you will have dedicated time to introduce 2026 edition (usually with a video, but you can have a presentation, as you prefer) >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Nobusuke >> >> >> Best >> Luca >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Board mailing list >> Board at lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board > > > > -- > Alex Leith > m: +61 419 189 050 > https://auspatious.com From eadam at co.lincoln.or.us Fri Oct 24 09:15:30 2025 From: eadam at co.lincoln.or.us (Eli Adam) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:15:30 +0000 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Dennis, Although I'm no longer a voting member of the Conference Committee, I speculate the process will be similar to 2025 and other previous years, https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2025_Bid_Process. I know of no plans to integrate the conference_dev email list into the OSGeo discourse forum. Hi Vicky, Do you have any reason or citations to believe that it will be one bidding process for the next 2 years, 2027 and 2028? I may be missing things, but I have not seen anything to indicate that will be the case. Best regards, Eli ________________________________ From: Conference_dev on behalf of Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Conference_dev Sent: Monday, October 20, 2025 4:32 PM To: Vicky Vergara Cc: Dennis Bauszus ; conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process Dear Dennsi, Thank you for your question. Dear Vicky, Thank you for clarifying the schedule. Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: - Workshops: August 30?31 - Main Conference: September 1?3 - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima Station. The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International Conference Center, and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! Best regards, Nobusuke -- Nobusuke Iwasaki Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev : > > Hello Dennis > > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 to September 5, 2026 > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years 2027 and 2028. > But they are the ones that know best. > Regards > Vicky > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev wrote: >> >> Dear Conference Committee; >> >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? >> >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is there any more information in regards to the bidding process? >> >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the OSGeo discourse forum. 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URL: From gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com Sun Oct 26 04:09:23 2025 From: gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com (Angelos Tzotsos) Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:09:23 +0200 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Some Question regarding prepalation FOSS4G 2026 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1f35afa6-9b29-40c5-b4f2-66a8285705e5@gmail.com> Dear Nobusuke, Feel free to attend the next Board meeting if you have further questions. https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2025-10-28 Best regards, Angelos On 10/23/25 03:49, Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Board wrote: > Dear Conference Committee Members and Board Members, > > We have a few questions regarding the preparation for FOSS4G 2026. > > 1. E-mail addresses > When checking the FOSS4G 2025 website, we noticed that most contact > emails use the foss4g.org domain (chair, registration, TGP, > sponsorship), while the program contact uses the foss4g-oceania.org > domain. > For contact e-mail addresses such as those for the Call for Papers or > general inquiries, is there any specific rule or recommendation on > which type of address we should use? > > 2. Payment and registration systems > We are planning to use Pretalx for the Call for Papers. After that, we > will need to prepare the registration and payment systems. > Does the OSGeo Foundation provide any official system for handling > payments, or should the Local Organizing Committee select and manage > these systems independently? > > 3. Promotion opportunities at FOSS4G 2025 > At the FOSS4G 2025 venue, will there be any space available -such as > at the OSGeo Foundation booth- where we could distribute materials > about FOSS4G 2026? > Also, will there be an opportunity to briefly introduce FOSS4G 2026 > during the AGM or the Closing Session? > > Best regards, > Nobusuke > > -- > Nobusuke Iwasaki > Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter > FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair > Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., > Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University > _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > Board at lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board -- Angelos Tzotsos, PhD President, Board of Directors Open Source Geospatial Foundation https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/ From vicky at erosion.dev Mon Oct 27 12:24:15 2025 From: vicky at erosion.dev (Vicky Vergara) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:24:15 -0600 Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding process In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Eli, yes, I do not recall exactly when, but we talked about it in an OSGeo Board meeting. On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 10:15?AM Eli Adam wrote: > Hello Dennis, > > Although I'm no longer a voting member of the Conference Committee, I > speculate the process will be similar to 2025 and other previous years, > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2025_Bid_Process. > > I know of no plans to integrate the conference_dev email list into the > OSGeo discourse forum. > > Hi Vicky, > > Do you have any reason or citations to believe that it will be one bidding > process for the next 2 years, 2027 and 2028? I may be missing things, but > I have not seen anything to indicate that will be the case. > > Best regards, Eli > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Conference_dev on behalf > of Nobusuke Iwasaki (????) via Conference_dev < > conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> > *Sent:* Monday, October 20, 2025 4:32 PM > *To:* Vicky Vergara > *Cc:* Dennis Bauszus ; conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org > > *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Date and 2027 bidding > process > > Dear Dennsi, > Thank you for your question. > > Dear Vicky, > Thank you for clarifying the schedule. > > Let me add a few details about FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima. > The conference week will be August 30 ? September 5, 2026: > > - Workshops: August 30?31 > - Main Conference: September 1?3 > - Code Sprint and Community Events: September 4?5 > > Workshops will be held in a rented conference facility near Hiroshima > Station. > The main conference will take place at the Hiroshima International > Conference Center, > and the code sprint venue is still under discussion. > > By late August, the hottest season in Japan has passed, > but Hiroshima will still be quite warm. > > Looking forward to meeting everyone in Auckland and then in Hiroshima! > > Best regards, > Nobusuke > -- > Nobusuke Iwasaki > Representative, OSGeo Japan Chapter > FOSS4G 2026 Hiroshima Co-Chair > Professor, Geographic Information Science Lab., > Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University > > 2025?10?21?(?) 6:36 Vicky Vergara via Conference_dev > : > > > > Hello Dennis > > > > To the best of my knowledge workshops & conference is from August 30 to > September 5, 2026 > > About the bidding, I think is best to ask on > > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev > > And as far as I know it's one bidding process for the next 2 years 2027 > and 2028. > > But they are the ones that know best. > > Regards > > Vicky > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:45?PM Dennis Bauszus via Conference_dev < > conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Conference Committee; > >> > >> We know that the FOSS4G 2026 will be in Hiroshima. Is there a fixed > date yet for the conference? The last calendar week in August has been > mentioned before but it would be good to have a confirmation in this regard > before the handover after FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. We assume that Hiroshima > will be held during the Northern Hemisphere summer? > >> > >> The UK local chapter is interested in bidding for FOSS4G 2027. Is there > any more information in regards to the bidding process? > >> > >> Are there any plans to integrate the conference_dev list into the OSGeo > discourse forum. 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(page 15), which introduces the possibility for bidders to optionally declare that their proposal remains valid for consideration in the following FOSS4G cycle if not selected for the current one. I kindly invite all members to review the document and share any comments or suggestions before we move forward with the formal release (proposed for November 6th). May the FOSS be with you, Vasile Co-Chair, OSGeo Conference Committee * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: