[OSGeo Oceania] EOI - formation of Oceania regional chapter

[John Bryant]

Sounds like a great idea Ed. I think the items you listed are a nice
start... if your wiki-editing creds don't come through and you want me to
make the edits, let me know.

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 01:55, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:

> +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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>> Oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
>>
>
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