[Pacific] OSGeo regional chapter

[Edwin Liava'a]

Greetings John,

I fully support having a regional chapter.

A blessed day.

Best regards,

Edwin

On Thu, 16 May 2019, 11:02 pm John Bryant, <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Pacific Islands!
>
> As you may be aware, we are in the process of forming a regional entity,
> called OSGeo Oceania, to serve as a foundation for growing an open
> geospatial community across Oceania. The success of FOSS4G SotM Oceania
> <http://2018.foss4g-oceania.org> in Melbourne last year showed us all
> that there is an enthusiastic and engaged community.
>
> In the Terms of Reference
> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8> we
> adopted in December, one of our priority actions for 2019 is to form an
> Oceania chapter of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). Before we
> do this, though, we want to consult with the Pacific Islands chapter, to
> make sure we're working together in harmony.
>
> We understand the existing Pacific Islands chapter is quite active, and we
> definitely don't want to give anyone the impression that OSGeo Oceania is
> intending to take over any of its activities, even though the Pacific
> Islands in within our geographic area of interest. Rather, we would see the
> two organisations working closely together to coordinate activities and
> support each other. One project we could collaborate on in the short term
> is our upcoming Travel Grant Program for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019.
>
> Anyway - please respond to this list, or contact me directly if you
> prefer, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about forming a
> regional chapter, or even just to shout out your support! With your
> support, we'll approach OSGeo in a couple of weeks with our application, so
> let us know what you think.
>
> We want to form strong bonds across our region, so we're always looking
> for people from the community to step forward and get involved. If you want
> to be engaged in this initiative, please get in touch.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John Bryant
> on behalf of OSGeo Oceania
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania
>
>
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