[OSGeo Oceania] EOI - formation of Oceania regional chapter

[Edoardo Neerhut]

+1 John.

I thought I had an account to edit the wiki, but apparently not. Have just
put in a request.
The only thing that came to mind initially was that the get involved
section could benefit from a few concrete calls to action. What do we find
most valuable at the moment? Some ideas:

   - Organise a mapathon in your local area
   - Organise a geospatial related meetup that welcomes an
   under-represented group
   - Help us out in one of the following areas (marketing, sponsorship,
   website maintenance)

Not sure these are the most pressing priorities, but it would be good to
agree on a few and have them as a call to action for anyone reaching this
page.

Cheers,

Ed

On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 22:55, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi OSGeo Board,
>
> We'd like to submit an expression of interest to formalise a regional
> chapter of OSGeo in the Oceania region. We want to call it OSGeo Oceania,
> and it would supersede the existing Aust-NZ chapter (we've consulted widely
> and this course of action is favoured by the community).
>
> Following on the success of the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania in November
> 2018, we decided to form a legal entity so we could more fully manage the
> affairs of an ongoing conference series, and foster the ongoing growth of
> our regional open geospatial community. We've consulted with the community
> via OSGeo mailing lists, and we appear to have strong support, considerable
> engagement, and no dissent.
>
> We already have wide participation from across Oceania. Last year's
> conference in Australia drew 250 attendees from Australia, New Zealand,
> Fiji, Samoa, PNG, and Timor-Leste (and 8 other countries outside the
> region), helped in part by a successful Travel Grant Program. This year,
> we're holding the conference in New Zealand, we're doubling the size of the
> Travel Grant Program, and one of our keynote speakers is from a Pacific
> Island nation. We hope this sends a clear signal to the community that
> we're looking for participation from the entire region.
>
> Please see the OSGeo Oceania wiki page
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania> [1] for details on our terms of
> reference, initial membership, our mission, and a section on how the
> community can get involved. Suggestions welcome :)
>
> It would be great to have confirmation of support from the OSGeo board at
> its earliest convenience. If we can provide any further information, please
> let us know.
>
> Thanks!
> John
> on behalf of OSGeo Oceania
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania
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