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User:Jonahsullivan

2025-03-11T03:55:00Z

Jonahsullivan:

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|Info=Federal sector geospatial analyst in Australia. FOSS4G SotM Oceania Committee member 2018, OSGeo Oceania Board member 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 Co-Chair, FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021 Conference Committee member.
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[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

Oceania

2024-09-06T02:56:47Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Events */

== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/zt-2f2guao4i-EKr2fPTnoJMXkdbbOJJZCw join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these channels, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by the Membership Working Group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Grants Program''': OSGeo Oceania provides grants in support of the open geospatial community across Oceania. Details [https://osgeo-oceania.org/funding here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 Founding Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aae8OlSFoZODTPvro-K53NYIe6_Hh1QM Sponsorship Policy ] || 2022-08-10
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1C1ub-oB8chDmsPbWQLbQbUHLtvTMPJ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2020-2021 ] || 2021-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RlK8UspskZn0IzGAvlpp3HbiPGEG0q7z OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2021-2022 ] || 2022-11-01
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B1o-DIa85Td0npKU7RaxKhUwj2DENLeL OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2022-2023 ] || 2023-11-11
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IVQ1ZnNDl25xlMECCNExC_nK4tBWOlVacgAyDTgdlbA Budget 2022-2023] || 2022-06-20
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vP0Z975xFUiHwi7c4i8y87XSnhwnHbIqQjsuc2ov8Kw Budget 2023-2024] || 2022-06-20
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xpe2Vk7S8z5zRV51t9dUVRRfHzS7g9oc/view?usp=drive_link Budget 2024-2025] || 2024-06-07
|-
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

'''Responsibilities'''
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

'''Motions/decisions'''
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

=== 2024 ===
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'''Directors'''
* Elisa Puccioni <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Chair)
* [[John Bryant]] <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Deputy Chair) (resigned Sep 2024)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term/> (Treasurer)
* Renee Manser <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]] <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Alan Cheung <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Rafael Kargren <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Dorothy D. Pion <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S0kq6i13p07qTcXq7HoS4t3-gin3Ygz1/view?usp=drive_link 2024-08-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jLGn97d1qVwqxyi9DLdygSvazK9kne8H/view?usp=sharing 2024-07-12 (Quorum not present)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mUlIPP_5tl-sFEY2e7NJiYC1VNWobgfC/view?usp=sharing 2024-06-07]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ECOg5voZihP7cYYGagtr_VJ2e6CLuGA/view?usp=sharing 2024-05-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uzfik6jo_yNavhJfqXMlILjodjHzaZnz/view?usp=sharing 2024-04-05]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eM9Y0_DCCSUdRsh7hHSr8YNWhLO_eFvt/view?usp=sharing 2024-03-08]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k9HPU1XFlPxgIUP3DSZeAZUxBsIppyZQ/view?usp=sharing 2024-02-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4eETtcshRvPgPZNEkXCA_laichM2WY0/view?usp=sharing 2024-01-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G5bfMx9wYzM25DsfrfQ2tT5E4-j9TXOH/view?usp=sharing 2023-12-08]
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=== 2023 ===
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'''Directors'''
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]] <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Chair and Treasurer)
* Tishampati Dhar <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* Ewen Hill <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Alan Cheung <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Rafael Kargren <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* To'oa Brown <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tYvNUUnuer5m9MBSNX7fCZSxCI51VnJLZ_wlsCK-jwc/edit?usp=sharing 2023-09-13]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TQoJnWyB-laaxIF8ZE83XonkMInsDwtlKrz1iIJTdXM/edit?usp=sharing 2023-08-10]
* 2023-07-14 Due to illness, travel and work commitments, a quorum was not raised to hold the July meeting.
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBO_6XHYVaSvBjBTsNOFOC_PYpTrjmtma0-Rk5j4m5A/edit?usp=sharing 2023-06-08]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HwjMiPlKxJHrNoP59BpmwpihnDwW7QR_LFkOywS93s/edit?usp=sharing 2023-05-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-rzQ1pyObfdvyRkw2aQtZIXICEKvOxsrVydyDXcBz4/edit?usp=sharing 2023-04-13]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSocjE-bfyrQoeyeUnssn_4cdZMSLkjdkx9awvkgc_g/edit?usp=sharing 2023-03-10]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13D6vGyPADU79SQnzej3fPp0IC4MdkOPlVVK724kxjDg/edit?usp=sharing 2023-02-10]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1chkU_bUmcJpX3-NYnJv97EaN87F4cp6pu-f0g0p8gKI/edit?usp=sharing 2023-01-13]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PsLKOauewwjA2Eh5zp-_dTpxVu_Hquv5zxrAX2I4Cok/edit?usp=sharing 2022-12-16]
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=== 2022 ===
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'''Directors'''
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oXFwUnz-X6jXqVwOOUkvhqQDnQAtjdfRZKuDMXAI2TU/edit?usp=sharing 2022-04-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmA6W6BR7PYtdgc3vmI1lRk7-uvNT1GIHuMIAWf0rKg/edit?usp=sharing 2022-05-20]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BizKrK1gMv-RUZDATtKsWLOQvgL_l-eqVK-zXHZeIS0/edit?usp=sharing 2022-06-10]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgnQR51_qG4QcpRb9cutKZCplUPA4DBKwD86jAFgGgE/edit?usp=sharing 2022-07-22]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tIjxxQwQDVwpRCsCyLFVHCyhBjWKmlnd1tpf9bu5BZA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-08-19]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xshIgoCLiPVbnk3Qfp6J2i-zG85bhO46AFHBxFyhVK8/edit?usp=sharing 2022-09-16]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2kLZ8DIpxBOBRcuTraEBNI1i4gBQVp394TVTE39wrc/edit?usp=sharing 2022-10-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOeYl5Ul31dmirtY2vb9xRGH-hlhJWCwNDlHiZm987U/edit?usp=sharing 2022-11-11]
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=== 2021 ===
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'''Directors'''
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

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=== 2020 ===
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'''Directors'''
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

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=== 2019 ===
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'''Objectives'''
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

'''Directors'''
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - President
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - Treasurer
* Greg Lauer - Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & Working Groups ==
* Finance Committee: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, John Bryant
* Communications Working Group: Ewen Hill, John Bryant, Joy Papao, Dawn Hendrick, Pierre Kurth, Rua Puka, Emma Hain, Lani Rokotuiwakaya, Elina Matarara, Elisa Toroca
* Membership Working Group: Graeme Fitzpatrick, Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan
* Grants Working Group: Elisa Puccioni (Chair), Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

=== Special Interest Groups ===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region.

As the official local chapter, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted.

In 2020, a prospective working group was convened to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here]. The working group discussed long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

The SIG is not currently active (as of February 2024).

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://2024.foss4g-oceania.org/ FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2024]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2023 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2023]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Geospatial_Conference_2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this chapter. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

User:Jonahsullivan

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FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2023

2023-02-10T01:55:02Z

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== Overview ==
This is the sixth annual conference sponsored by OSGeo Oceania, which will be held in October 2023 as an in-person event in Auckland, New Zealand.

* [https://osgeo-oceania.org/foss4g-sotm-oceania-2023/ The conference website] is an evolving effort, but will have the latest information about local hubs, sponsorship, ticketing and much more.

=== Venue ===
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

=== Logo ===
There will be a logo competition to find the best logo for the conference soon.

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | Monday 23 October 2023
| | Workshops
|-
| | Tuesday 24 October - Thursday 26 October
| | Concurrent Sessions
|-
| | Friday 27 October 2023
| | Community Day
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Hamish Campbell


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[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2023-02-10T01:51:09Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Events */

== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IVQ1ZnNDl25xlMECCNExC_nK4tBWOlVacgAyDTgdlbA Budget 2022-2023] || 2022-06-20
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1C1ub-oB8chDmsPbWQLbQbUHLtvTMPJ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2020-2021 ] || 2021-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2023 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]] <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Chair and Treasurer)
* Tishampati Dhar <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* Ewen Hill <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Alan Cheung <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Rafael Kargren <ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* To'oa Brown <ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
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=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oXFwUnz-X6jXqVwOOUkvhqQDnQAtjdfRZKuDMXAI2TU/edit?usp=sharing 2022-04-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmA6W6BR7PYtdgc3vmI1lRk7-uvNT1GIHuMIAWf0rKg/edit?usp=sharing 2022-05-20]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BizKrK1gMv-RUZDATtKsWLOQvgL_l-eqVK-zXHZeIS0/edit?usp=sharing 2022-06-10]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgnQR51_qG4QcpRb9cutKZCplUPA4DBKwD86jAFgGgE/edit?usp=sharing 2022-07-22]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tIjxxQwQDVwpRCsCyLFVHCyhBjWKmlnd1tpf9bu5BZA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-08-19]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xshIgoCLiPVbnk3Qfp6J2i-zG85bhO46AFHBxFyhVK8/edit?usp=sharing 2022-09-16]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2kLZ8DIpxBOBRcuTraEBNI1i4gBQVp394TVTE39wrc/edit?usp=sharing 2022-10-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOeYl5Ul31dmirtY2vb9xRGH-hlhJWCwNDlHiZm987U/edit?usp=sharing 2022-11-11]
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=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
</div>

=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2023 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2023]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Geospatial_Conference_2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

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== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IVQ1ZnNDl25xlMECCNExC_nK4tBWOlVacgAyDTgdlbA Budget 2022-2023] || 2022-06-20
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oXFwUnz-X6jXqVwOOUkvhqQDnQAtjdfRZKuDMXAI2TU/edit?usp=sharing 2022-04-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmA6W6BR7PYtdgc3vmI1lRk7-uvNT1GIHuMIAWf0rKg/edit?usp=sharing 2022-05-20]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BizKrK1gMv-RUZDATtKsWLOQvgL_l-eqVK-zXHZeIS0/edit?usp=sharing 2022-06-10]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgnQR51_qG4QcpRb9cutKZCplUPA4DBKwD86jAFgGgE/edit?usp=sharing 2022-07-22]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tIjxxQwQDVwpRCsCyLFVHCyhBjWKmlnd1tpf9bu5BZA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-08-19]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xshIgoCLiPVbnk3Qfp6J2i-zG85bhO46AFHBxFyhVK8/edit?usp=sharing 2022-09-16]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K2kLZ8DIpxBOBRcuTraEBNI1i4gBQVp394TVTE39wrc/edit?usp=sharing 2022-10-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOeYl5Ul31dmirtY2vb9xRGH-hlhJWCwNDlHiZm987U/edit?usp=sharing 2022-11-11]
</div>

=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
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=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Geospatial_Conference_2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://woostuff.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-25T18:19:15Z

Jonahsullivan: removed requirement for foss4g ribbon

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 15 July 2022'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@osgeo-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:27:10Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo Design */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 15 July 2022'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@osgeo-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Entries

2022-06-20T04:25:56Z

Jonahsullivan: Created page with "== winner from 2021 == <gallery> File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png </gallery>"

== winner from 2021 ==
<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png
</gallery>

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:24:39Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo Design */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@osgeo-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:20:20Z

Jonahsullivan: /* How to enter */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@osgeo-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:19:55Z

Jonahsullivan: /* How to enter */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@foss4g-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:19:23Z

Jonahsullivan: /* How to enter */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@foss4g-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2022/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:18:47Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo Design */

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|2021 Logo
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@foss4g-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference/Logo Entries

2022-06-20T04:18:01Z

Jonahsullivan: new page

== winner from 2021 ==
<gallery>
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png
</gallery>

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022/Logo Contest

2022-06-20T04:15:16Z

Jonahsullivan: new page

= Logo Design =
The '''Pacific Geospatial Conference Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for the conference across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@foss4g-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022

2022-06-20T04:13:45Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo */

== Overview ==
This is the fifth annual conference sponsored by OSGeo Oceania, which will be held in November 2022 as an in-person event in Suva, Fiji.

* [https://osgeo-oceania.org/pacific-geospatial-conference/ The conference website] is an evolving effort, but will have the latest information about local hubs, sponsorship, ticketing and much more.

=== Venue ===
University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji

=== Logo ===
There will be a logo competition to find the best logo for the conference soon.
[https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Geospatial_Conference_2022/Logo_Contest Logo Contest]

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | Monday 28 November 2022
| | Workshops
|-
| | Tuesday 29 November - Thursday 01 December
| | Concurrent Sessions
|-
| | Friday 02 December 2022
| | Discussion Day
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Alyssa Wright
* Carrol Chan
* Elisa Puccioni
* Emali Turaga
* Emma Hain
* Greg Lauer
* James Ford
* Jonah Sullivan
* Kate Fairlie
* Kristiana Ciocio
* Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mikko Tamura
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rafael Kargren
* Renata Varea
* Stuart Phinn
* Tiaotin Enari
* Ms. Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===
OSGeo Oceania is working in conjunction with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Tasker (HOT OSM) and the Pacific Geospatial and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC).


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[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022

2022-06-20T04:11:50Z

Jonahsullivan:

== Overview ==
This is the fifth annual conference sponsored by OSGeo Oceania, which will be held in November 2022 as an in-person event in Suva, Fiji.

* [https://osgeo-oceania.org/pacific-geospatial-conference/ The conference website] is an evolving effort, but will have the latest information about local hubs, sponsorship, ticketing and much more.

=== Venue ===
University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji

=== Logo ===
There will be a logo competition to find the best logo for the conference soon.

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | Monday 28 November 2022
| | Workshops
|-
| | Tuesday 29 November - Thursday 01 December
| | Concurrent Sessions
|-
| | Friday 02 December 2022
| | Discussion Day
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Alyssa Wright
* Carrol Chan
* Elisa Puccioni
* Emali Turaga
* Emma Hain
* Greg Lauer
* James Ford
* Jonah Sullivan
* Kate Fairlie
* Kristiana Ciocio
* Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mikko Tamura
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rafael Kargren
* Renata Varea
* Stuart Phinn
* Tiaotin Enari
* Ms. Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===
OSGeo Oceania is working in conjunction with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Tasker (HOT OSM) and the Pacific Geospatial and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC).


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</div>

[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022

2022-06-20T04:11:26Z

Jonahsullivan: new page

== Overview ==
This is the fifth annual conference sponsored by OSGeo Oceania, which will be held in November 2022 as an in-person event in Suva, Fiji.

* [https://osgeo-oceania.org/pacific-geospatial-conference/ The conference website] is an evolving effort, but will have the latest information about local hubs, sponsorship, ticketing and much more.

=== Venue ===
University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji

=== Logo ===
There will be a logo competition to find the best logo for the conference soon.

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | Monday 28 November 2022
| | Workshops
|-
| | Tuesday 29 November - Thursday 01 December
| | Concurrent Sessions
|-
| | Friday 02 December 2022
| | Discussion Day
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Alyssa Wright
* Carrol Chan
* Elisa Puccioni
* Emali Turaga
* Emma Hain
* Greg Lauer
* James Ford
* Jonah Sullivan
* Kate Fairlie
* Kristiana Ciocio
* Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mikko Tamura
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rafael Kargren
* Renata Varea
* Stuart Phinn
* Tiaotin Enari
* Ms. Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===
OSGeo Oceania is working in conjunction with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Tasker (HOT OSM) and the Pacific Geospatial and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC).

TBA

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[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2022-06-20T04:03:53Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Events */

== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IVQ1ZnNDl25xlMECCNExC_nK4tBWOlVacgAyDTgdlbA Budget 2022-2023] || 2022-06-20
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oXFwUnz-X6jXqVwOOUkvhqQDnQAtjdfRZKuDMXAI2TU/edit?usp=sharing 2022-04-14]

</div>

=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
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=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Geospatial_Conference_2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

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== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oXFwUnz-X6jXqVwOOUkvhqQDnQAtjdfRZKuDMXAI2TU/edit?usp=sharing 2022-04-14]

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=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
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=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), John Bryant, Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

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== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tjomy4Pt5ZHqjBaqrGWL0ciE8YMpbLr_BSTtRa1LDnA/edit?usp=sharing 2022-03-18]

</div>

=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
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=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), John Bryant, Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

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== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqRzffnTl73jubt0Y_hQMV76GgO4m5hD1jEgFLHLlEY/edit?usp=sharing 2022-01-14]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NytE07jLmh1d5Yusias7K6Q5f5EtHrmPP1qwssWAE_I/edit?usp=sharing 2022-02-18]

</div>

=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

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=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
</div>

=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), John Bryant, Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

User:Jonahsullivan

2022-01-21T06:24:30Z

Jonahsullivan:

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}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=Yes
|Coder=Yes
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
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[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

Oceania

2022-01-21T06:23:15Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Board of Directors */

== Organisation ==

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/ OSGeo Oceania's] purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania] - discussion about the regional open geospatial community and OSGeo Oceania
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania foss4g-oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board oceania-board] - OSGeo Oceania board discussion (public, but read only)
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania-board-private oceania-board-private] - non-public OSGeo Oceania board discussion (private, board member access only)

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

=== OSGeo Oceania Calendar ===
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=MmQyZnNpMTBwNWZzdGVkOHM2cHBwaTBlMXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Google]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/2d2fsi10p5fsted8s6pppi0e1s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCal]

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

'''Membership is free, and you can [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezJFZEWnNDlyVJglc79mi9Gwih8_1UNTtEh3U99MGqVgC1cw/viewform apply for membership] at any time.
'''
Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the [[Oceania_Elections|election process]].

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

[https://osgeo-oceania.org/members/public-membership-register/ Public Member list]: (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Community support ==
'''Microgrants Program''': aimed at providing small grants to support local initiatives, for example paying for pizzas for a meetup. The process is designed to be relatively quick and easy. The maximum grant per activity is AUD $250. Details [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1/view?usp=sharing here].

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fIVLyZSQaE3JQi_kF8L9N781eg9Se3Pz-brNK8kToIE Budget 2021-2022] || 2021-07-07
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbd3Rt5R688qrZ3eTCHxpRZ8HbII358_1UARf3m5qBs Budget 2020-2021] || 2020-06-30
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtJGVLfbaaQ7j8G6hI86FJgFNFAgEv9X Finance Policy] || 2020-12-15
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3R3wSHR9jo9VgywmAQqKswrylwjxw9- Special Interest Group Guidelines ] || 2020-10-21
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pIU5mJ-WGEut14FyUBDV1CKTSe0igd5_ OSGeo Oceania Annual Report 2019-2020 ] || 2020-12-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_DXASLYHgpFbb_AvqCMAMBkmMlmbMK1 Microgrants program ] || 2021-02-19
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI QGIS Special Interest Group charter ] || 2021-03-01
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2022 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Chair)
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Treasurer)
* Ewen Hill<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/> (Secretary)
* To'oa Brown<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Carrol Chan<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Tishampati Dhar<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHM1-0l0W5fn7pQ8m1_qn7p7SJTcyZKq/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-18]

</div>

=== 2021 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [[User:Eneerhut|Edoardo Neerhut]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election">Elected at the last election</ref> (Chair)
* Dionne Hansen<ref name="continuing-2-year-term">Continuing 2 year term</ref> (Deputy Chair)
* [[User:Alexgleith|Alex Leith]]<ref name="reelected-at-the-last-election">Re-elected at the last election</ref> (Treasurer)
* [[User:Jonahsullivan|Jonah Sullivan]]<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/> (Secretary)
* Carrol Chan<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Elisa Puccioni<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* Emma Hain<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>
* Ewen Hill<ref name="elected-at-the-last-election"/>
* [[User:glauer|Greg Lauer]]<ref name="continuing-2-year-term"/>

Dionne, Greg and Emma are concluding their two-year term.

'''Meeting minutes'''
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tlgpwBZRVT6fzFUYp47ncZVxZV5I4jS/view?usp=sharing 2021-12-17 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tlRISk1iflSANJFxaqjK6rRCzJpbOQh-/view?usp=sharing 2021-11-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tl4sWvXzhWi7w5nTILskLQsOSvTfqbBN/view?usp=sharing 2021-10-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfWTxr4awpW6U-erEC60RDaOYWY2d6FW/view?usp=sharing 2021-09-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tp_R708AKooVx4S5GHGx30iOIOh3ya5B/view?usp=sharing 2021-08-20]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qCKd6dF4Te16qHVzZ-ribSpuE5wzSG0u/view?usp=sharing 2021-07-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wyTSuomOyVjOs54LeId9JJgyiF1ReqIn/view?usp=sharing 2021-06-10]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YjfTTwxAIFYsHo5tIpeN7n3lnIkGw6Ds/view?usp=sharing 2021-05-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tqFSYFjUJhjGut3li3a0wc6-JJOCl916/view?usp=sharing 2021-04-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVp-6-0jwI-ho-cxmLv5-mSEXxRxCJL/view?usp=sharing 2021-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phGgz7XhPMAEHHzhkL376PQvCZu_jx1V/view?usp=sharing 2021-02-19]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a-1QbbRY9iY_edma4dhiUTObJmk2PCFq/view?usp=sharing 2021-01-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFavWHbCInSm-GNqFav0xYeF68qAIlNB/view?usp=sharing 2020-12-11]

</div>

=== 2020 ===
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==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer] (resigned 27 Nov 2020)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk] (resigned 24 Nov 2020)
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (was Chair; resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0OZvJt5_FZ3LesSFY1FFBVCh33GOJqP 2020-12-11 (AGM)]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-w95HXHu3rxvNG_-K4CABGbcLxyrnx6 2020-11-27]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgd7PcstaJ8L1M-CjmcX3BRRTw0KRb6d 2020-10-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SMNCmPT51ar2594Ppul4JG8xESXZ-br9 2020-09-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ggesd0E3xp9VNPsV-2kmSzRXZWNvWDGA 2020-08-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nLdOshAy-zBZuQDeDq6RdH7svuKmzGZ 2020-07-24]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjTWysXorK9o3YrJJ3Q3E5NpEz7Sit7l 2020-06-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGwj0KRS_ZY7i-R1iqjIKmrL01RwFBzI 2020-06-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].
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=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

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== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group: Ewen Hill (chair), Emma Hain
* Finance committee: Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Dionne Hansen
* Communications and outreach working group: Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Trisha Moriarty, Emily Hurry, Celina Agaton, Joeli Varo, Hamish Campbell, Elisa Puccioni, Paul Worwor, Dionne Hansen
* Grants working group: Elisa Puccioni (chair), John Bryant, Jonah Sullivan, Carrol Chan, Nemaia Koto

===Special Interest Groups===
Special Interest Groups (SIG) are ad-hoc groups that have been established to support a specific topic. Their narrow, topic specific focus is what distinguishes them from the functionally focused working groups. Any member of OSGeo Oceania can propose the creation of a new SIG by following the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qeiDdZS84BTgp6Er88YBaPKtLrUBDqt7hguy2dzXqPM/edit#heading=h.16tbdbw1xygl SIG Guidelines outlined here].

==== QGIS Oceania ====
QGIS Oceania is a "Special Interest Group" of OSGeo Oceania. Its purpose is to provide support to the QGIS network in Oceania promoting the use of QGIS, advocating for professional development, and combining resources (time and monetary) to meet targets identified by the community. The SIG is not intended to replace the roles and responsibilities of local QGIS User Groups, but to support them in their endeavours.

The QGIS SIG charter is [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lrewntrC0N1r6mfZdo1AdPhe2qTEaN5hDA2pcL0mrvI here].

Steering committee: Andrew Jeffrey, Emma Hain, John Bryant, Nathan Woodrow, Nyall Dawson

==== OpenStreetMap Oceania ====
OSGeo Oceania [https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Local_Chapters has been recognised] by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) as the official local chapter in the region. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzMq3p4VAENBkvl1pWIXom4oP6A_j_5EqI7DB_4n0xA/edit?usp=sharing A charter] to establish OpenStreetMap Oceania is a SIG is currently awaiting board approval.

As the official local chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in the region, we are able to support the development of the OpenStreetMap community in Oceania while making sure our diverse range of interests are represented, supported, and promoted. A working group has been established under OSGeo Oceania to focus specifically on OpenStreetMap and our role as a local chapter. The working group is still determining its long term priorities, so [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjb5ALk_KedSVoFVacw3QCEvVvyTKLafu4ji_g0bfqM/edit?usp=sharing feel free to contribute to the discussion here].

Minutes from the inaugural meeting [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOTHXim1USSbmgR_AftmRRk2GWOwiYM8OhFm0AuA1A8/edit# can be found here].

Anyone within Oceania is welcome to join the working group and attend working group meetings.

Chair TBD. Interested parties are currently: Edoardo Neerhut, Andrew Harvey, Luke Stewart, Jonah Sullivan, Martin Tomko, David Brown, Angus Scown, Violaine Doutreleau, James Nuccio, Carrol Chan, Kamsin Raju, Greg Lauer, Kasaqa Tora, Edwin Liavaa, Malcolm Archbold, Julie Callebaut, David Garcia

Note, while OSGeo Oceania is currently the recognised local chapter in the region, we are fully supportive of other groups that may form in Oceania with the intent of becoming a local chapter. One example would be a national entity that determines their interests would better represented as an independent local chapter. If this was to occur, OSGeo Oceania would be fully supportive and will not claim to speak for groups who do not wish to be represented.

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 20 November 2020: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Apia/Auckland/Cairns/Canberra/Christchurch/Hobart/Melbourne/Perth/Rarotonga/Suva/Wellington/online [https://2020.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
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Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T01:19:24Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Nominees */ added countries

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
|-
| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
|-
| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
|-
| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
|-
| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
|-
| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
====Edoardo Neerhut====
Australia and USA
*'''Nomination Statement''': As you would be aware, Edoardo has been a board member during the past year and has galvanised the team to where OS-Geo is working well under the current pandemic conditions. Ed is open for suggestions, looking for improvements and managing complexities, I believe that he will provide ongoing stability and financial nous for the incoming board and that his rigour to detail and process is to be admired. Ed has a long association with OSGeo/OSGeo-Oceania being a key member of the highly successful two conferences and would be invaluable for the 2022 conference. Ed is also involved in the Geospatial industry and can provide extensive industry knowledge.
*'''Candidate Statement'''

====Greg Lauer====
Australia and New Zealand
*'''Nomination Statement''': Greg has been a pivotal voice and enthusiastic contributor to OSGeo Oceania from the onset. His significant knowledge and work within the GIS community and his work on conferences has been a valuable contribution to the organisation and his custodianship and corporations knowledge has been compelling.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====To'oa Brown====
Samoa
*'''Nomination Statement''': To'oa is a Pacific geospatial professional who is passionate about growing her local geospatial community in Samoa and beyond through her contributions to the 2021 FOSS4G SoTM Oceania Conference Committee. I believe she would bring great insight and contributions to the board if she is elected.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Tish Dhar====
Australia
*'''Nomination Statement''': Tish is an enthusiastic member of the FOSS4G community in Canberra: I've enjoyed hearing about his personal pursuits at the Canberra Python User Group, and watching the open-source enthusiasm he brings to Digital Earth Australia at Geoscience Australia. It felt like the Canberra community lost out when he moved down to Adelaide, but OSGeo Oceania Board can still benefit from Tish's enthusiasm from there.
*'''Candidate Statement'''

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
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| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
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| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T00:17:40Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Edoardo Neerhut */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
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| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
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| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
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| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
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| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
|-
| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
====Edoardo Neerhut====
*'''Nomination Statement''': As you would be aware, Edoardo has been a board member during the past year and has galvanised the team to where OS-Geo is working well under the current pandemic conditions. Ed is open for suggestions, looking for improvements and managing complexities, I believe that he will provide ongoing stability and financial nous for the incoming board and that his rigour to detail and process is to be admired. Ed has a long association with OSGeo/OSGeo-Oceania being a key member of the highly successful two conferences and would be invaluable for the 2022 conference. Ed is also involved in the Geospatial industry and can provide extensive industry knowledge.
*'''Candidate Statement'''

====Greg Lauer====
*'''Nomination Statement''': Greg has been a pivotal voice and enthusiastic contributor to OSGeo Oceania from the onset. His significant knowledge and work within the GIS community and his work on conferences has been a valuable contribution to the organisation and his custodianship and corporations knowledge has been compelling.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====To'oa Brown====
*'''Nomination Statement''': To'oa is a Pacific geospatial professional who is passionate about growing her local geospatial community in Samoa and beyond through her contributions to the 2021 FOSS4G SoTM Oceania Conference Committee. I believe she would bring great insight and contributions to the board if she is elected.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Tish Dhar====
*'''Nomination Statement''': Tish is an enthusiastic member of the FOSS4G community in Canberra: I've enjoyed hearing about his personal pursuits at the Canberra Python User Group, and watching the open-source enthusiasm he brings to Digital Earth Australia at Geoscience Australia. It felt like the Canberra community lost out when he moved down to Adelaide, but OSGeo Oceania Board can still benefit from Tish's enthusiasm from there.
*'''Candidate Statement'''

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T00:17:20Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Nominees */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
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| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
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| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
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| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
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| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
|-
| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
====Edoardo Neerhut====
*'''Nomination Statement''': As you would be aware, Edoardo has been a board member during the past year and has galvanised the team to where OS-Geo is working well under the current pandemic conditions. Ed is open for suggestions, looking for improvements and managing complexities, I believe that he will provide ongoing stability and financial nous for the incoming board and that his rigour to detail and process is to be admired.
Ed has a long association with OSGeo/OSGeo-Oceania being a key member of the highly successful two conferences and would be invaluable for the 2022 conference. Ed is also involved in the Geospatial industry and can provide extensive industry knowledge.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Greg Lauer====
*'''Nomination Statement''': Greg has been a pivotal voice and enthusiastic contributor to OSGeo Oceania from the onset. His significant knowledge and work within the GIS community and his work on conferences has been a valuable contribution to the organisation and his custodianship and corporations knowledge has been compelling.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====To'oa Brown====
*'''Nomination Statement''': To'oa is a Pacific geospatial professional who is passionate about growing her local geospatial community in Samoa and beyond through her contributions to the 2021 FOSS4G SoTM Oceania Conference Committee. I believe she would bring great insight and contributions to the board if she is elected.
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Tish Dhar====
*'''Nomination Statement''': Tish is an enthusiastic member of the FOSS4G community in Canberra: I've enjoyed hearing about his personal pursuits at the Canberra Python User Group, and watching the open-source enthusiasm he brings to Digital Earth Australia at Geoscience Australia. It felt like the Canberra community lost out when he moved down to Adelaide, but OSGeo Oceania Board can still benefit from Tish's enthusiasm from there.
*'''Candidate Statement'''

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
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| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
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| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T00:08:09Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Nominees */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
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| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
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| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
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| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
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| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
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| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
====Edoardo Neerhut====
*'''Nomination Statement'''
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Greg Lauer====
*'''Nomination Statement'''
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====To'oa Brown====
*'''Nomination Statement'''
*'''Candidate Statement'''
====Tish Dhar====
*'''Nomination Statement'''
*'''Candidate Statement'''

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
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| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
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| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
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| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
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| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T00:07:19Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Nominees */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
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| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
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| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
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| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
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| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
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| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
====Edoardo Neerhut====
*Nomination Statement*
*Candidate Statement*
====Greg Lauer====
*Nomination Statement*
*Candidate Statement*
====To'oa Brown====
*Nomination Statement*
*Candidate Statement*
====Tish Dhar====
*Nomination Statement*
*Candidate Statement*

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
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| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
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| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
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| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-12-01T00:05:43Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Election */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
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| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
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| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
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| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
|-
| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
|-
| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

===2021 Nominees===
Edoardo Neerhut

Greg Lauer

To'oa Brown

Tish Dhar

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-11-26T02:35:17Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Timeline */ change date of AGM

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2021-10-31 || open director nominations
|-
| 2021-11-14 || close director nominations
|-
| 2021-11-19 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2021-11-21 || voting opens
|-
| 2021-11-28 || voting closes at 11:59:59pm AWST
|-
| 2021-11-29 || results posted on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania oceania mailing list]
|-
| 2021-12-17 || "Meeting to Elect Directors" at AGM (vote by membership to formally elect the directors chosen during the election)
|}

See [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk this Google Doc] for more detail.

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

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2021-10-16T08:46:40Z

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Oceania Elections

2021-09-30T03:03:28Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Process */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
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| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
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| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
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| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
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| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
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| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2021-09-30T03:02:48Z

Jonahsullivan: /* 2021 Election */

== 2021 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Five directors are continuing: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill, and Elisa Puccioni. Retiring directors are Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, Emma Hain, and Dionne Hansen. Therefore, 4 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.

== 2020 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': There are 9 board positions in total. Three directors are continuing: Greg Lauer, Emma Hain & Dionne Hansen. The retiring directors are Alex Leith, Martin Tomko and Trisha Moriarty. John Bryant, Daniel Silk and Adam Steer have previously resigned. Therefore, 6 seats are up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). The election period for new directors is two years.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why that person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted below.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehLJ4nGNpUiJyQGVdvRDks6ppjKc5dro-kAHupsudrc for details

=== 2020 Candidates ===
All nominated candidates have accepted and provided their statements:
====Edwin Liava'a====
(Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': 20+ years career working in the Pacific Islands region providing contextualised solutions and capacity building in information systems and communication technologies. I have worked in the past for Pacific regional and international development organisations such the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Pacific Community (SPC). I bring a wealth of local knowledge from working in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. I am also familiar with the people, the cultural challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region. <br />My passion is driven by harnessing inter-cultural competencies. These competences go well beyond technical knowledge and leadership, because each Pacific Island has a unique local context. <br />An advocate of foss4g, hashgraph, blockchain and satellite technology for providing internet connectivity to the under-served communities.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.

====Nemaia Koto====
(Suva, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' The open source geospatial world is relatively new to me having only been an end user for the past 8 years. This changed last year when I volunteered to be part of the amazing team that helped organize the 2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference and was fortunately exposed to the community of OSGeo Oceania. Transparency, accountability and community collaboration are values that I found to be the pulling force towards wanting to be part of this community. Injecting those same values into our small but eager local and regional geospatial community would be my main focus if I were to be part of the OSGeo Oceania board.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role, recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the organisation.

====Elisa Puccioni====
(Wellington, NZ)
* '''Candidate statement''': I joined the OS Geo community in 2019 and immediately felt at home. I strongly believe that GIS should be available to all, as it has become more and more an integral part of our daily life. This is why I have been advocating the use of QGIS and other OS solutions for years. Helping as QGIS trainer at the Indigenous Mapping conferences has also shown me how important the support of a dedicated community is for new users. For these reasons, I’m contributing with my experience and a lot of enthusiasm to the Travelling Grant Program and the Communication group, trying to reach out and support new members. I would love to bring my passion and ingenuity to the board in order to help grow this open, inclusive, and diverse community.
* '''Nomination statement''': Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such, represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni). She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive and productive approach to this organisation.

====Edoardo Neerhut====
(Melbourne, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement''': I first got involved in the Oceania geospatial community when I returned to Australia in 2016. Since then I have been in awe of the people supporting it and the countless applications of open source geospatial software. OpenStreetMap and QGIS are particularly prominent in my professional and personal lives. <br />I have done my best to support the community by establishing a Maptime Melbourne chapter, working on the committees for the 2018 and 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences, and more recently by helping to organise the Melbourne Hub for the 2020 conference. I was also a founding Director of OSGeo Oceania and support the OpenStreetMap and Membership working groups. <br />As a board member I would support the incredible local communities of our region, giving them the platform and resources to hold more events. I also see huge potential in working groups and would seek to get more people participating.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time, taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart, understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a natural leader.

====Jonah Sullivan====
(Canberra, Australia)
* '''Candidate statement:''' I have enjoyed taking an active role in OSGeo Oceania since its inception, starting by joining the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 conference committee, and most recently co-chairing the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 conference committee. I served on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019 and I look forward to the opportunity to assist the open-source open-access community again in 2020.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him "hit the ground running" if he is elected.

====Carrol Chan====
(Suva, Fiji)
* '''Candidate statement''': I am a proud Pacific Islander who has developed desire to actively and meaningfully contribute to building an inclusive and driven Geospatial community here in Oceania. As an early career professional, my love for FOSS4G deepened when I understood the value it brings as a sustainable solution that encourages ownership and inclusivity across PICTs. I have spent 3 years as a regional civil servant building geospatial capacity and actively volunteering for the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council. Through this experience I believe there is more work to be done across the vast Pacific Ocean and if elected, I would like to bridge the gap between OSGeo Oceania and my Pacific Vuvale (family) working to encourage participation, transparency, progression and ownership,especially with the younger generation who one day will drive our industry forward.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important perspective from a very important segment of our community.

====Ewen Hill====
(Melbourne, Australia)
*'''Candidate statement:''' As one of the more active OSM editors in Australia, I am encouraged by the growth of both OSM and FOSS4G tools available to the community. Consider the number of individuals, community cohorts and not-for-profits who have the ability to both consume and render geospatial information easily nowadays. What we do, impacts the world we live in.<be />If elected, I would focus on
**Encouraging governments to both contribute and consume opensource data,
**Increase the use of FOSS4G throughout the region by leveraging online training from our fantastic community
**Understand how to improve usage for communities where English is not their first language.
*I will bring my knowledge gained previously
**Data Manager/Emergency Management Officer for the Victorian Government
**MapTime Melbourne/FOSS4G2020 organiser
**Board member of a UK magazine
**Large UK sports club president
**Emergency Services volunteer (Vic, NSW, Qld)
*I do ask for your vote however more importantly, for all of us to guide and nurture. Thank you
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience to the organisation.
* '''Nomination statement:''' Ewen Hill is one of those people who contributes an enormous amount to the geospatial community while asking little in return. He has been involved in almost all geospatial events since I have been in Melbourne, and I am sure many before. Ewen is the guy who patiently shows people how to get the most out of JOSM or QGIS, working his way around the room to support anyone needing help. He's the guy that spends time putting together a map in QGIS after an OpenStreetMap event to show the results of a mapathon. He's the guy who rocks up at the venue two weeks before to make sure it has everything you need for FOSS4G SotM Oceania. I'm sure he'd bring this same selflessness and attention to detail to the board, while being a strong advocate of the open source geospatial tools we all know and love.

====Kamsin Raju====
(Nadi, Fiji)
*'''Candidate statement:''' I was first introduced to OSGeo in 2015 as part of my curriculum at university however, FOSS4G was never made a priority throughout the duration of my degree. In fact, we barely addressed it. As a young graduate I joined an organisation; SPC, that was all for FOSS4G accessibility in the Pacific and thanks to my mentor Carrol Chan I’ve developed a passion for it. Interacting and learning from so many wonderful experts at the FOSS4G conference last year made me realise what we were missing back home – a bigger, more interactive local community supporting and advocating for free and open source data and software. While I may be young and not as experienced I believe I can help bring OSGeo and the work they do for FOSS4G to a younger group of users. Youths are the future and so is OSGeo. If elected, this platform will not only enable me to bring young people closer to FOSS4G but it will also give me a chance to represent my own islands’ interests and share experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive geospatial community.
* '''Nomination statement:''' I would like to nominate Kamsin Raju for the OSGeo Oceania board. I feel our community would greatly benefit from fresh faces and perspectives with people who have deep knowledge of their field. Kamsin's personal, academic, and professional experiences in Fiji indicate someone who is passionate about her country and improving it with open source geospatial tools. She shared some of this experience in her talk 'Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements' at the 2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference. She is currently a Resilience Officer at the United Nations Human Settlements Program. This is the kind of experience and perspective that the OSGeo Oceania board needs to become more representative of Oceania as a whole and the people who call it home.

====Alex Leith====
(Hobart, Tasmania)
* '''Candidate statement''': I have been involved in all of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conferences and in the formation and running of the OSGeo Oceania organisation. Most recently, I've taken on the Chair role, which has been challenging in these times of strangeness and uncertainty. I would like to spend another two years on the Board of OSGeo Oceania because I still have a valuable contribution to make. I'd like us to start giving back to the community, as well as bedding down our special interest group relationships. There's still work to do!
* '''Nomination statement:''' Alex has significant experience on the Board and was one of the founding directors and Conference organizers. Alex stepped up to lead the Board in the middle of a COVID disaster and has navigated through some very extenuating circumstances. His continued presence on the Board will provide continuity to the new Board.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Process ===
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state the candidate's name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Item
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| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at 11:45pm AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== 2019 Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** I have been a founding member and volunteer for OSGEO Oceania since the initial discussions that led to FOSS4G SOTM Oceania 2018, which I have helped co-organise and host at the University of Melbourne. <br />I have a long-standing involvement with FOSS4G and OSM, from early deployments of Mapserver back in 2002, through heavy use and (minor) contributions to Geotools back in my Java days, through to the design of large projects using FOSS4G ( the AURIN Portal). I teach and conduct research with and on an exclusively FOSS4G stack, with a heavy focus on OSM projects.<br />In OSGEO Oceania, I would focus on contributing to maintaining and building strong links with the academic community, which is in my eyes vital to maintain a supply of fresh and diverse members to the FOSS4G community (the training and education pipeline), and as a major contributor to new capabilities, via research.
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** Like Vicky Vergara, I like to spend hours trying how to do things efficiently, people think it is laziness, but I reckon if we can sort those things out, we can move onto other things of importance. I am an end user who with the sloth characteristics is trying to move into dev side. Heaps of ideas, but no technical dev skills. I first started getting into OS via QGIS around 2016 and nothing has made more sense, ever. I am starting to get more involved in FOSS4G over the last 2 years by sitting on the committee for the Oceania conference. My keen area of interests includes the Economy of OS and how to empower users from educational, community to corporate. I bring to the community experience gained from working in event and sports management (Rugby Union and the Olympics) in both coordination and participation areas.

* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** I have been actively involved with the open source community for the last couple years, initially as part of the organising committee for the 2018 FOSS4G SotM conference in Melbourne, including taking on the role of workshop lead, and then later assisting with the genesis of the Oceania chapter.<br />I am inspired by the transformational role open source software and open data plays in our society at all levels, bridging the digital divide and have a deep appreciation for the community that makes this possible. I would like the opportunity to continue to contribute through building a sustainable, principled and purpose-driven organisation that provides for the community and its members.<br />My experience as a data and systems manager for government, GIS user, cartographer and outreach coordinator, provides me a broad perspective and appreciation of the work that the open source community does and where OSGeo Oceania can be most effective.
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** I’ve been supporting the open source community since 2008, where I helped raise awareness on the benefits of free and open source software and open data through events and workshops to 7,000 NGOs in Ontario. My journey with OpenStreetMap began in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. My work has since been centered on working together with communities to understand their long term needs and connecting them to long term, strategic partnerships with funders. I’ve been based in the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan to develop methods of community resilience with mapping, open data and cross sector coordination. My work now takes me further into the Pacific region, where I hope to help steward more inclusive and resilient development in the region.

[[Category: Oceania]]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021

2021-08-05T05:48:16Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo */

== Overview ==
This is the fourth annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event, which will be held in November 2021 as an in-person event at hubs across Oceania.

* [https://osgeo-oceania.org/foss4g-sotm-oceania-conference The conference website] is an evolving effort, but will have the latest information about local hubs, sponsorship, ticketing and much more.

=== Venue ===
hubs across Oceania:

=== Logo ===
* The [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Contest|Logo Contest]] has closed and voting has started. Voting closes on Friday, 20 August. [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScobUqM-Bt4d5FEvkz3Lj0aKD7M_0HbW2xva4RSayKf0VieXQ/viewform?usp=sf_link VOTE HERE]
* [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Entries|Contest Entries]]

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | 12 November 2021
| | In-person hubs & conference webcast
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Vacant (Chair)
* Vacant (Program Lead)
* Edoardo Neerhut (Sponsorship Lead)
* Greg Lauer (Finance and Budget Lead)
* Tooa Brown (Logistics and Technical Lead)
* Nemaia Koto (Design & Communication Lead)
* Eli Puccioni (Good Mojo Lead)
* Adi Luisa Duguivalu
* Aliti
* Carrol Chan
* Chayn Sun
* Gander Wainiqolo
* Halva Cenar
* Jeannane Vika
* Jonah Sullivan
* Kristina Duguivalu
* Luke Ransfield
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rateiti Vaimalie
* Ratu Isikeli Sawailau
* Sebastian
* Steven Haslemore
* Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===

TBA

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=== Meeting minutes ===
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fh9OD4OsQafHflm1BfU1TS_vfwy-Zmqx?usp=sharing Google Drive Folder]

=== Planning docs ===
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xcrwLjSF4mlLUv8Rfmt_qBPoZPp2KyKTqXXErN41ydQ FOSS4G SotM 2021 Master Doc]

</div>

[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021

2021-07-27T08:39:20Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Organising Committee */

== Overview ==
This is the fourth annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event, which will be held in November 2021 as an in-person event at hubs across Oceania.

* [https://2021.foss4g-oceania.org Conference website under construction]

=== Venue ===
hubs across Oceania:

=== Logo ===
* The [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Contest|Logo Contest]] has been announced. It closes on Saturday, 17 July.
* [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Entries|Contest Entries]]

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | 12 November 2021
| | In-person hubs & conference webcast
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Vacant (Chair)
* Vacant (Program Lead)
* Edoardo Neerhut (Sponsorship Lead)
* Greg Lauer (Finance and Budget Lead)
* Tooa Brown (Logistics and Technical Lead)
* Nemaia Koto (Design & Communication Lead)
* Eli Puccioni (Good Mojo Lead)
* Adi Luisa Duguivalu
* Aliti
* Carrol Chan
* Chayn Sun
* Gander Wainiqolo
* Halva Cenar
* Jeannane Vika
* Jonah Sullivan
* Kristina Duguivalu
* Luke Ransfield
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rateiti Vaimalie
* Ratu Isikeli Sawailau
* Sebastian
* Steven Haslemore
* Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===

TBA

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">

=== Meeting minutes ===
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fh9OD4OsQafHflm1BfU1TS_vfwy-Zmqx?usp=sharing Google Drive Folder]

</div>

[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021

2021-07-27T08:38:35Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Program Overview */

== Overview ==
This is the fourth annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event, which will be held in November 2021 as an in-person event at hubs across Oceania.

* [https://2021.foss4g-oceania.org Conference website under construction]

=== Venue ===
hubs across Oceania:

=== Logo ===
* The [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Contest|Logo Contest]] has been announced. It closes on Saturday, 17 July.
* [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Entries|Contest Entries]]

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | 12 November 2021
| | In-person hubs & conference webcast
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Jonah Sullivan (Chair)
* Vacant (Program Lead)
* Edoardo Neerhut (Sponsorship Lead)
* Greg Lauer (Finance and Budget Lead)
* Tooa Brown (Logistics and Technical Lead)
* Nemaia Koto (Design & Communication Lead)
* Eli Puccioni (Good Mojo Lead)
* Adi Luisa Duguivalu
* Aliti
* Carrol Chan
* Chayn Sun
* Gander Wainiqolo
* Halva Cenar
* Jeannane Vika
* Kristina Duguivalu
* Luke Ransfield
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rateiti Vaimalie
* Ratu Isikeli Sawailau
* Sebastian
* Steven Haslemore
* Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===

TBA

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">

=== Meeting minutes ===
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fh9OD4OsQafHflm1BfU1TS_vfwy-Zmqx?usp=sharing Google Drive Folder]

</div>

[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries

2021-07-20T22:44:18Z

Jonahsullivan:

== Entry by Adam Steer ==
<gallery>
File:2021-colourful-ocean.png
</gallery>
== Entry by Elisa Puccioni ==
<gallery>
File:Foss4g21 logoblack.png|Black
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|White
</gallery>
== Entry by Keirsten Jowett ==
<gallery>
File:KJOWETT Foss4g LogoFlag comp submission 20210717.png
</gallery>
== Entry by Michael Cushen ==
<gallery>
File:OSGEO 2021 Working Logo MCushen arch working rotated OUT Background.png
</gallery>

File:2021-colourful-ocean.png

2021-07-20T22:43:59Z

Jonahsullivan:

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries

2021-07-20T05:34:35Z

Jonahsullivan:

== Entry by Elisa Puccioni ==
<gallery>
File:Foss4g21 logoblack.png|Black
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|White
</gallery>
== Entry by Keirsten Jowett ==
<gallery>
File:KJOWETT Foss4g LogoFlag comp submission 20210717.png
</gallery>
== Entry by Michael Cushen ==
<gallery>
File:OSGEO 2021 Working Logo MCushen arch working rotated OUT Background.png
</gallery>

File:OSGEO 2021 Working Logo MCushen arch working rotated OUT Background.png

2021-07-20T05:33:49Z

Jonahsullivan:

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries

2021-07-20T05:32:54Z

Jonahsullivan:

File:KJOWETT Foss4g LogoFlag comp submission 20210717.png

2021-07-20T05:32:11Z

Jonahsullivan:

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries

2021-07-20T05:31:30Z

Jonahsullivan:

== Entry by Elisa Puccioni ==
<gallery>
File:Foss4g21 logoblack.png|Black
File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png|White
</gallery>

File:Foss4G21 logowhite.png

2021-07-20T05:31:17Z

Jonahsullivan:

File:Foss4g21 logoblack.png

2021-07-20T05:30:04Z

Jonahsullivan:

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Contest

2021-07-15T23:11:50Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo Design */

= Logo Design =
The '''FOSS4G SotM Oceania Organising Committee''' is pleased to announce a call for logo designs. We need your help to build a strong recognisable logo for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021 at in-person hubs across the region.

We put together this Design Brief (borrowing from the [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SOTM]) that outlines what we are looking for in a logo. Entrants could be an individual or team of people, even a design company.

By submitting a logo you will be assigning your copyright to OSGeo Oceania so that it can be used across different mediums. The organising committee may also commission improvements of the winning work. Entries need to appear on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] by '''Sunday 18 July 2021'''. The community will vote to decide which logo wins.

<gallery>
File:Christa Logo.jpg|2020 Logo
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|2019 Logo
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|2018 Logo
</gallery>

There are several more examples on the global [https://foss4g.org/ FOSS4G website.]

=== How to enter ===
* Create your logo in PNG file format and a scalable file format (either SVG or PDF).
** If you're not used to scalable formats please still enter the competition as we can try to help.
* Make your logo available online, one option is to upload it to the OSGeo Wiki ([http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Special:Upload upload link]) or submit your entry to admin@foss4g-oceania.org.
* Add a link, or include your logo on the wiki page [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries]] (if you enter via email, we'll do this for you).

=== Prize ===
The winning entry will receive a conference registration and a conference shirt.

=== Distribution ===
The conference website (url TBC), flyers, emails, sponsor communications, t-shirts and potentially other conference ‘swag’ like bags, keychains, pens etc. Printed material at the conference such as timetable of talks, notebooks, banners and conference guide. Potentially small web-based button images for use on third party websites to promote the conference or fact that someone is speaking there, for placement on blogs and other web pages.

=== Design ===

==== The design MUST ====
* Include elements of the OSGeo / FOSS4G "ribbon" as can be seen in [http://foss4g.org/ all previous FOSS4G conference logos] [[File:OSGeo-Ribbon.jpg]] [[File:FOSS4G_ribbon.pdf]]
* Include themes for Oceania
* Be easily printable on t-shirts with as few colours as possible (no more than 3). This keeps the cost of printing down.
* Work well on different coloured backgrounds (or have alternatives for light and dark backgrounds).
* Be delivered in PNG file format and a scalable format (SVG or PDF).
* Not be similar to other mapping conference logos (Where 2.0, ESRI, SOTM...)
* Not communicate the brand of potential sponsors or related companies
* Not include copyrighted material that is not yours

==== The design MAY ====
* Come in different sizes (example: a main logo and a variant for use on small print media such as badges).

==== The design should communicate ====
* Geospatial / mapping concepts
* The potential of free and open source geospatial tools
* A sense of learning and education
* A sense of community
* Openness
* Intelligence
* Trustworthiness
* Global movement

==== The design should not communicate ====
* Corporate / big business (as the sole element)
* Complexity
* Expensive
* For geeks only
* Closed community

== View Entries ==
Please visit the [[FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021/Logo Entries|Logo Entries]] to view the entries.

== Attribution ==

This article uses material from the Open Street Map article [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief SotM 2016 Logo brief], which is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=State_Of_The_Map_2016/Logo_brief&action=history view authors]).

User:Jonahsullivan

2021-07-09T04:02:12Z

Jonahsullivan:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Jonah Sullivan
|JobTitle=Geospatial Analyst
|Company=Australian Public Service
|Country=Australia
|State=Australian Capital Territory
|City=Canberra
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|LocalChapter=Oceania
|Languages=English
|Info=Federal sector geospatial analyst in Australia. FOSS4G SotM Oceania Committee member 2018, OSGeo Oceania Board member 2019, FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 Co-Chair, OSGeo Oceania Board Secretary 2021. FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021 Conference Committee Chair
}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=Yes
|Coder=Yes
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
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[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021

2021-07-01T22:47:45Z

Jonahsullivan: /* Logo */

== Overview ==
This is the fourth annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event, which will be held in November 2021 as an in-person event at hubs across Oceania.

* [https://2021.foss4g-oceania.org Conference website under construction]

=== Venue ===
hubs across Oceania:

=== Logo ===
* The [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Contest|Logo Contest]] has been announced. It closes on Saturday, 17 July.
* [[FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2021/Logo_Entries|Contest Entries]]

== Program Overview ==

{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Date
! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef; color:#343434;" | Name
|-
| | 08-11 November 2021
| | In-person hubs & conference webcast
|}

=== Keynotes ===

* TBA

== Organisation ==

=== Organising Committee ===

* Jonah Sullivan (Chair)
* Vacant (Program Lead)
* Edoardo Neerhut (Sponsorship Lead)
* Greg Lauer (Finance and Budget Lead)
* Tooa Brown (Logistics and Technical Lead)
* Nemaia Koto (Design & Communication Lead)
* Eli Puccioni (Good Mojo Lead)
* Adi Luisa Duguivalu
* Aliti
* Carrol Chan
* Chayn Sun
* Gander Wainiqolo
* Halva Cenar
* Jeannane Vika
* Kristina Duguivalu
* Luke Ransfield
* Merelita Lewabete
* Mohammed Abdullah Bin Shorab
* Rateiti Vaimalie
* Ratu Isikeli Sawailau
* Sebastian
* Steven Haslemore
* Ueakeia Tofinga

=== Partners ===

TBA

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=== Meeting minutes ===
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fh9OD4OsQafHflm1BfU1TS_vfwy-Zmqx?usp=sharing Google Drive Folder]

</div>

[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Oceania]]