[Qgis-psc] Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam

[Raymond Nijssen]

Hi, thanks for your replies. We will try to look into this next time.

Raymond



On 3/24/26 07:56, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I like the option of a shared booth with other OSGeo projects - and QGIS 
> could certainly contribute to such a shared booth (both financially and 
> with people).
> 
> It would be great if the local QGIS user groups would take the 
> initiative if such an important event takes place in their country. 
> QGIS.ORG <http://QGIS.ORG> could then co-support the local user group.
> 
> As an example, in 2027 the international cartographic conference (ICC) 
> will take place in Warsaw ( https://icc2027.org/ <https://icc2027.org/ 
>  > ) and I asked the Polish QGIS user group to look into it organizing a 
> boot there. They  have local contacts and are well connected, e.g. with 
> the local university that is the host of the conference. QGIS.ORG 
> <http://QGIS.ORG> can then potentially support them as well.
> 
> Greetings,
> Andreas
> 
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 at 00:34, Emma Hain via QGIS-PSC <qgis- 
> psc at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
> 
>     I have often thought this was a good idea, however, the cost is a
>     lot, unless you can get a discounted price.
> 
>     An option could be for OSGeo to have a booth and then the
>     representatives from the respective software could man it.
> 
>     Sometimes the option may be cheaper to sponsor a social event.
> 
>     If a national government wanted to encourage the use of FOSS4G,
>     perhaps they could help with a grant?
> 
>     Kind regards
>     Em
> 
> 
>     On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 21:05, Raymond Nijssen via QGIS-PSC <qgis-
>     psc at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
> 
>         Hi PSC,
> 
>         Today I bumped (a little late) into this announcement of the GWF in
>         Amsterdam (April 27 - May 1), having "Sovereignty" as a theme.
> 
>         https://geospatialworld.net/gwf/2026/index.php <https://
>         geospatialworld.net/gwf/2026/index.php>
> 
>         Has the PSC ever considered having a QGIS booth is such an
>         international
>         GIS conference? Or a shared booth with OSGeo maybe?
> 
>         As the Dutch QGIS user group, we could find volunteers to build
>         up and
>         run the booth, keeping cost a bit lower. However, the smallest
>         booth is
>         around 5000 euro for 3 days.
> 
>         floor plan:
>         https://service.rai.nl/INTERSHOP/web/WFS/RAI-raievents-Site/
>         en_US/Geospatial/EUR/ViewContent-Start?
>         PageletEntryPointID=pg_Floorplans <https://service.rai.nl/
>         INTERSHOP/web/WFS/RAI-raievents-Site/en_US/Geospatial/EUR/
>         ViewContent-Start?PageletEntryPointID=pg_Floorplans>
> 
>         This year we are too late I think, but I'd like to know if the
>         PSC is
>         interested in supporting this idea and making plans for upcoming
>         conferences around the world.
> 
>         Kind regards,
>         Raymond
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