Local Chapter EU History

Archived time line:
 * reaching out to interested founding members - 3 October 2015
 * discuss this draft and get it supported by the founding members - 24 May 2016

todolist archive

 * done - Europe Mailing list (with founding members subscribed as start), open to anyone.
 * Announcement: (OSGeo-Discuss) OSGeo-Europe local chapter FOSS4G meeting in Aug 2016
 * done - Finish initial discussion of the wiki page and change the draft into release
 * done - Make an agenda to realise the local chapter and present it at the Bonn FOSS4G 2016
 * done - prepare the workshop for GWF May 24 2016

some deleted mission initiatives

 * Support to OSGeo.org and other European Local Chapters
 * We believe that OSGeo only can grow if supported from the base. So OSGeo Europe is willing to help OSGeo where necessary, to leverage idea's or act as an advisor if appreciated. We aim at bringing the different local initiatives together, creating a stronger group that is able to speak as one voice. To promote open source in the European administrations and their member states. To help the European geo-ict industry, learning them to promote and reuse open source technology and solutions.

(Done on the level of OSGeo.)

(done in "support European OSGeo members")
 * Support to OSGeo.org in lobbying European Union Institutions (Commission, Parliament, etc) related to specific EU-Themes (INSPIRE, H2020, Procurement policy, FIWARE, ...)

(done on OSGeo level)
 * Provide resources for foundation projects - e.g. infrastructure, funding, legal

Europe DG Connect Action 23 Digital Agenda
OSGeo advocates present: Dirk Frigne
 * Workshops:
 * 12 June 2015 - Brussels - [Open Standards for ICT Procurement]

OSGeo advocates present:
 * 13 November 2015 - Brussels - [OPEN STANDARDS FOR ICT PROCUREMENT: PLANNING FOR A STRONG FUTURE]

Geospatial World Forum
Till Adams (Fossgis) Marc Vloemans (Chair Marketing committee) Dirk Frigne (Vice President OSGeo) Pieter De Graef (Charter member) Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) Johan Van de Wauw (OSGeo.be)
 * 24 May 2016 - Geospatial World Forum - OSGeo celebrates its 10th anniversary

This information should still be structured and organised
Goal is to create a common cv for proposing on projects and creating consortia.

Contribution of OSGeo members to FP6, FP7, H2020
This inventory will be used for documentation in future calls.
 * Goal: create an inventory of all the European projects OSGeo members where involved...

Dirk Frigne - Geosparc, technical GI company, expert for collaboration platform and a sandbox for testbed allowing students to co-create services and apps
 * H2020 - GiCases - Creating a University-Enterprise Alliance for a Spatially Enabled Society - [2016 - 2018]


 * Geosparc led on “Authentication, Authorization and Accounting for Data and Services in EU Public Administrations” in the context of the ARE3NA project (EU DG Informatics €1350K ), taking on the role of project lead as well as responsibility for the testbed environment.

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 * UNCAP - Giuseppe Conti

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 * EIP AHA CSA - Birgit Blaaiberg Bisgaard

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 * succeeded INTERREG applications

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 * Succeeded COST applications

collected regional support
(R&D financing, startup projects, funding)