[OSGeo-UK] OSGeo:UK AGM and GoFundGeo

[Nick Bearman]

A reminder please do submit your projects to GoFundGeo by Mon 13th Nov 2023!

Best wishes,
Nick.

On 16/10/2023 12:23 pm, Nick Bearman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can confirm that the OSGeo:UK AGM will take place on Mon 20th Nov 
> 2024, 12pm - 1pm (GMT, UK/London) online using Zoom. More details 
> available at https://uk.osgeo.org/agm/agm2023.html, including the 
> draft agenda. We hope to see you there.
>
> Of particular note we will also discuss how we want to use the £6000 
> of funding to support open source geospatial software development. 
> We've decided to call this 'GoFundGeo' and we are running the process 
> similar to last year, where we supported 5 projects with a total of 
> £3,878.52.
>
> We are looking to use this money to fund relevant projects in the 
> range of £500 - £1000 each. We would like to hear from you - what 
> project(s) do you think we should fund?
>
> We are making this as simple a process as possible, so please submit 
> your ideas to by Mon 13th Nov 2023 (one week before the AGM on Mon 
> 20th Nov 2303). We will need a short paragraph that covers what is 
> being funded, why it is useful, who will do it and how much you are 
> applying for. We will share these for discussion at the AGM.
>
> We have funding guidelines online at 
> https://uk.osgeo.org/fundingguidelines.html, but briefly, we only fund 
> open source projects, our preference is to support discrete pieces of 
> work, or to meet specific sponsorship levels, and we are focused on 
> items that will benefit the UK community.
>
> We will discuss the submissions at the AGM, and decide which ones to 
> fund.
>
> I am also very pleased to confirm that the RGS-IBG GIScience Research 
> Group who provided funding of £250 in 2022 have agreed to provide £250 
> again in 2023.
>
> If your organisation is interested supporting future funding, please 
> email osgeouk at gmail.com.
>
> If you have any comments, or would like anything discussed at the AGM, 
> please don't hesitate to get in touch.
>
> Best wishes,
> Nick.
>
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