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<p>Thanks Sam :-)</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/03/2026 14:14, Samantha Lavender
via UK wrote:<br>
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I think they would be interested. Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Bearman via UK<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 03 March 2026 12:50<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org">uk@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU
Horizon Call - A services and business incubator for
geospatial open-source developments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Thanks Sam - great to know. Do you think OGC might be
interested in this, should I reach out to Gobe or someone
else?<br>
Best wishes,<br>
Nick.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 03/03/2026 10:01, Samantha Lavender
via UK wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">When
I was treasurer of EarSeL, they did get involved in
projects, and OGC does the same – the big advantage is
that it’s another revenue source. The difficulty is that
you need the administrative structure in place to manage
contracts and finance, including auditing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Wishes, Sam</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of
</b>Nick Bearman via UK<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 March 2026 12:07<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org"
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<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU Horizon
Call - A services and business incubator for
geospatial open-source developments</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Hi OSGeo:UK,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>As Chair of OSGeo:UK I have been approached by Ksenia
Grant, from University of Edinburgh and EDINA, to see if
we know anyone who is bidding for the EU Horizon Call: A
services and business incubator for geospatial open-source
developments and/or whether we are interested in
collaborating with them. I have circulated this around the
OSGeo Discuss and Europe lists as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The timescale is relatively short (mid-April submission)
and they are keen to emphasise their willingness to
undertake the heavy admin burden of a EU Bid. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Of note, it is bidding for up to €6m, and it is
designated that a minimum of 45% and up to 60% of this
will be provided as 'cascading funds' - i.e. money given
to companies and organisations to do stuff, rather than
used by the project partners as such. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This seems like an interesting opportunity, and any
comments / advice / suggestions are welcome. We (OSGeo:UK)
have not been involved with something like this before (to
my knowledge) so any comments are welcome. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you have any links, or are interested, please do reach
out to Ksenia or myself. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Nick Bearman | OSGeo:UK Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 25/02/2026 14:06, Ksenia Grant
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Nick <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tom (cc’ed) shared your email address
with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I work for the University of
Edinburgh and I have been speaking to colleagues from
<a href="https://edina.ac.uk/" moz-do-not-send="true">EDINA</a>
about the EU Horizon call and looking for contacts at
OSGeo and I was introduced to Tom who directed me to
you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More info about the call here: <a
href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502,31094503&callIdentifier=HORIZON-CL6-2026-03&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate"
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may be aware, the call seeks
to establish an incubator for geospatial open-source
developments. I believe organizations such as OSGeo are
key to any proposal for this call. Deadline for
applications is quite soon - in mid-April. Therefore, I
am wondering if OSGEO is already involved in any
consortium of partners putting a proposal together and
if we (EDINA) could support and offer further input into
the consortium.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are not aware of any proposals
involving OSGeo already, it would also be also useful to
discuss if OSGeo would be interested in partnering with
us and others across Europe on a potential proposal for
this call.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UoE and other organisations I am
speaking too are experienced in putting EU Horizon calls
proposals together so we are looking for insights and
engagement from OSGEO (rather than sharing any of the
administrative burdens of putting a proposal together
which I appreciate might be off-putting for a
volunteer-run organisation).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If this sounds of interest and you
might want to discuss further, could you please let me
know when is good for a call please?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday this week is very flexible for
me if that may work for you too. Monday next week is
looking good too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to hearing from you
and discussing further.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ksenia<o:p></o:p></p>
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