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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">
Conference_dev <conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Bearman via Conference_dev<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 14 October 2025 2:11 am<br>
<b>To:</b> conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Katja Haferkorn <katja.haferkorn@fossgis.de><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Some info re bildungsurlaub from FOSSGIS from Katja Haferkorn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Educational leave (Bildungsurlaub/Bildungszeit ) in Germany is complicated.<br>
It must be applied for separately in each federal state, and each federal state has a different form. Sometimes there is a fee.<br>
For Hamburg, it is applied for here: <a href="https://www.hamburg.de/service/info/11279959/">
https://www.hamburg.de/service/info/11279959/</a><br>
Costs 70 euros.<br>
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Participants apply for educational leave from their employer and are given time off work for further training.<br>
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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".<br>
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The application must include the teaching concept and the schedule for the event, with at least 6 hours of teaching time per day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Hope this helps!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 15/09/2025 21:27, Simon Nitz via Conference_dev wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi team<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just had a reminder about this query…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Simon Nitz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">FOSS4G 2025 Auckland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Nitz via Conference_dev<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 4 September 2025 7:58 am<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org">conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:program@foss4g.org">program@foss4g.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G and educational leave (bildungsurlaub)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A question from one of the FOSS4G 2025 Auckland attendees:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is FOSS4G conference recognised by educational leave (bildungsurlaub:
<a href="https://www.bildungsurlauber.de/">https://www.bildungsurlauber.de/</a>) in Germany / Hamburg?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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