[OSGeo-UK] Fwd: [Board] The future of OSGeo - discussion paper

[Nick Bearman]

Hi All,

Some interesting thoughts on the future of OSGeo that you might be 
interested in. Comments and thoughts welcome.

I have given it a quick read, but not gone through it in detail yet. I 
don't think it particularly impacts our plan to bid for FOSS4G 2027 but 
it is something we should bear in mind.

Dennis/Paul - please can you also forward this to those interested in 
helping with the 2027 Bid?

Best wishes,
Nick.



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Subject: 	[Board] The future of OSGeo - discussion paper
Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 2025 18:54:51 +1300
From: 	Jeroen Ticheler via Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
Reply-To: 	Jeroen Ticheler <jeroen.ticheler at geocat.net>
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CC: 	Board <board at osgeo.org>



Dear all,

We had a great FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland. Big thanks and compliments to 
the organizers, volunteers, Auckland University of Technology, sponsors, 
participants and all presenters and workshop organizers!

I'm sure many of us left inspired and in good spirit. The conference 
also made clear why we put time into this community of like minded 
people, in organizing FOSS4G conferences and in the OSGeo foundation. 
One of the things that I've put time in over the last two years is 
talking with people in the community and on the OSGeo Board about the 
future of OSGeo. This has resulted in a discussion paper that I would 
like to put out for comments in this forum, and preferably on the 
document itself. I would therefore like to invite you to read it and 
provide your valuable insights and suggestions so we can move forward 
and strengthen OSGeo and our mission.

The document can be found here 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KRdCKB8HvI9FctF1Ulg6UfoCImjEYKaQkgg9l1HueZs/edit?usp=sharing>. 
It can not be edited, but it can be commented on. I'll then take the 
time to review those comments to come up with an improved version, out 
of which I hope we can formulate a number of actions and proposals that 
can be moved to the OSGeo Board for further action.

Looking forward to hear from you! For a future proof OSGeo!

Jeroen
Member of the Board of Directors of OSGeo
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