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Board Meeting 2026-04-28

2026-04-01T09:23:04Z

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This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 28 April 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=03&day=31&hour=17&min=0&sec=0&p1=250&p2=26&p3=49&p4=155&p5=16&p6=133 '''17:00''' UTC] through [https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard Jitsi], a record of motions is preserved on [https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board Loomio] and actions on the [https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues OSGeo todo] issue tracker.

== Agenda ==

=== Current items ===

# ''roll call''
# ''appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary''
# ''Review and approve past minutes''
#* [[Board_Meeting_2026-03-31]]
# FOSS4G 2025 Proceedings. Suggested actions:
#* Appoint discovery committee (but whom?)
#* Issue a statement to Members and Conference participants
# OSGeo account and projects on GitHub.
#* Proposal for OSGeo to become a member of [https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/what-is-codeberg/#what-is-codeberg-e.v.%3F Codeberg e.V.]
# ''Add your topic here''

== Minutes ==

* Presiding:
* Scribing:
* Attending:
* Guests:

=== Actions ===

* See https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues

== IRC Log ==
* no log, Jitsi meeting

== Next meeting ==
*[[Board Meeting 2026-05-26]]

[[Category:Board]]
[[Category:Board Meetings 2026]]

Board Election 2025 Results

2026-01-07T16:26:13Z

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=== 2025 Board of directors Election ===

==== Participation ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Charter members
! Invited
! Voted
! % Vote
|-
|Number of members
| 468
| 285
| 60.1%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! Responses
! number
|-
| Full responses
| 260
|-
| Incomplete responses
| 25
|-
|Total responses
| 285
|-
|}

==== Results ====

{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Number of votes
!% Vote
!Elected
|-
| Vicky Vergara
| 156
| 54.74%
| reelected
|-
| Jeroen Ticheler
| 154
| 54.05%
| reelected
|-
| Marco Bernasocchi
| 151
| 52.98%
| reelected
|-
| Codrina Maria Ilie
| 147
| 51.58%
| reelected
|-
| Tim Sutton
| 132
| 46.32%
| newly elected
|-
| Ariel Anthieni
| 75
| 26.32%
| not elected
|-
| Matthew Hanson
| 72
| 25.26%
| not elected
|-
| Rajat Shinde
| 51
| 17.89%
| not elected
|-

|}

[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Election 2025]]

Election 2025

2025-11-26T18:21:39Z

Lads: /* Final Status */

The 2025 [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] election will take place in September-October
2025, followed by the [[Board]] nominations and elections in November-December 2025.

* [https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/Membership%20Process.pdf Membership process]
* List of [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members].
* List of [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members].
* The [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations]] has the valid nominations for charter members election.
* The [[Board Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 board member nomintaions]] has the valid nominations for Board members election.

Note:

* Only active charter members can nominate a new charter member.
* Only active charter members can be nominated for board member.

== About Charter Members ==

On February 6, 2025 the [https://www.loomio.com/d/ypBTbXE0/create-a-category-for-inactive-charter-members Motion to create the category for inactive charter-members] passed.

This was discussed in the board meeting (2025-01-28) in order to include charter members that have not voted for the last 3 elections. Charter members in this category need to update their web site profile page, update their contact information and show some activity before they can vote again.

CRO interpretation of the motion:
;last 3 elections
: last 3 '''years''' elections
: Giving a total of 6 elections with 2 elections per year: charter and board elections
;need to update their website profile page
: Requirement: website profile page must exist
: Requirement: website profile '''Email''' with a valid email (this email will be used to send the ballots)
: Requirement: website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. And any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links.
;Activity
: Charter member activities related with elections.
: CRO is conscious that many charter members are very active on other areas of OSGeo, this only applies to charter member's responsibilities.
; Show some Activity
: Contact CRO by mail to [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] using the mail provided on the website profile, providing the following information:
: The website profile page link. (The mail and biography section will be verified)
: Your Charter member number.
: The Biography section contents on the profile page will be taken as the reason for continuing as a charter member.
: A Statement about participating on future elections.

The CRO will:
* Verify the mail you are used to communicate with CRO matches the one on on the profile page.
* Verify that the biography, on the profile page, has a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities.
* Read your statement.
* Update the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list.
* Reply
** With the history of participation.
** And a statement about the update on the charter members list.

=== OSGeo bylaws Section 7.7 ===

[https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws OSGeo Bylaws]

Section 7.7 Automatic Termination.
Members shall have their membership status automatically terminated and their names removed by the Secretary of the corporation from all membership records of the corporation if they fail to participate, either in person or by proxy, in three (3) consecutive meetings of the members of the corporation, held electronically or otherwise.

Our '''meetings''' are held electronically, in the shape of elections, two per year.
Inactive members that fail to reactivate within the next 2 years they will be retired.

=== Template for charter member reactivation ===
<pre>
Name:
Charter member number:
Profile page:
Statement:
</pre>

=== Retirement during review and voting ===

The main responsibility of the charter Member is to submit a vote.

Ballots contain the following message:
If you do not want to participate in this survey and don't want to receive any more invitations regarding any OSGeo elections in the future, please click the following link:
<link>
At the end of the elections, you will receive a mail from cro@osgeo.org confirming that you are a retired Charter Member.

When the charter Member does not want to receive more invitations to vote in the future, it means they do not want to perform the main responsibility they gained as Charter members and they will be retired.
Clicking on the link will start the retirement process automatically.

== Charter Member Elections ==

As every year we are electing new Charter Members into the Foundation.

* See the official [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list.
* The [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations]] provide a list of valid nominations.

=== Requirements ===

==== Requirements from CRO ====

* CRO members must be active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list
* An invitation will be made and posted on several communication channels
** Discuss mailing list
** Discourse
** OSGeo News

==== Requirements to nominate ====

* Be an active charter member
* Ask the nominee about accepting the nomination.
** The nominee will have to fullfill the [[#Requirements to be nominated]]
* website profile page must exist and kept up to date
** website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
*** this email will be used to send the ballots
*** Use this email to send the nomination
** website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be nominated ====

* '''Anyone''' is eligible to be nominated to the charter members election.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#retired-charter-members Retired Charter Members] are eligible.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Charter Members] are not eligible.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible.
* website profile page must exist
* websiste profile '''Email''' with a valid email
** this email will be used to send the ballots
* websiste profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be elected ====

* To be elected, a charter member need a nomination by a current charter member and at least one other charter member seconding the nomination.
* Veto can be raised by sending a private e-mail to the CRO, in which case, CRO will inform the board for an anonymous review.
** If the veto is accepted by the board, then the CRO shall make it public and the charter member is not elected.

==== Requirements to receive a ballot ====

Ballots are prepared by CRO once the nomination period ends.

* Only [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] '''by the time the nomination period ends''' are eligible to receive a ballot.
* [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible to receive a ballot.
** Read [[#About charter members]]

=== Nomination process ===

==== Nominate new Charter Members: (Dates TBD) ====

* Please confirm with the nominated person first!
* Please email [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] using the [[#Charter member nomination template]] below.
** Use the e-mail registered on your profile page.
** Do not reply to any of the announcements
* For the Nomination statement use a '''paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member'''.
* Please include details about the positive attributes of the nominee:
** Members should believe in the general goals of the OSGeo Foundation: to support and promote the use of free and open source geospatial software, education and data in a collaborative manner.
** Previous participation in/or support of OSGeo activities.
** Previous contribution to free and open source geospatial software, education or open data.
** The person should be willing to put in time and effort on the OSGeo Foundation, perhaps joining committee(s), or volunteering in some other way that gets the Foundation going.
** Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an asset.

==== Nomination validation ====

The CRO will validate the nomination:

* The subject of the nomination contains the name of the nominee.
* All fields of the [#Charter-member-nomination-template] are filled.
* Nominating person
** is an active charter member.
** profile pages exist
*** ''e-mail'' used is the same one as in the profile page
*** ''biography'' up to date.
* Nominee
** profile pages exist
*** ''e-mail'' template is the same one as in the profile page
*** ''biography'' up to date.

Give feedback in case there is a problem with the information provided (aka the nomination is not valid)
* For example, bad links, mismatch e-mails.

For valid nominations, the CRO will:
* Contact the nominee for confirmation about them are willing to participate as OSGeo Charter Members.
** A couple of retries are sent if no response.
** If CRO does not get a response from the nominee about the confirmation then it is considered as negative confirmation.

For positive confirmations, the CRO will:
* Compile the nomination into the [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations list]].
* Feed back to the nominating person about the nomination status.
** Nominating person: please verify the information on the [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations list]].

For negative confirmations, the CRO will:

* Feedback to the nominated person will be done after the period nomination period ends.

At any point in time the nominating person can contact CRO about the status of the nomination.

==== Charter member nomination template ====

Use as subject: Nomination of (name) for charter member elections 2025
<pre>
Nominating person:
Nominating e-mail:
Nominating profile page:

Nominee name:
Nominee last name:
Nominee e-mail:
Nominee country:
Nominee profile page:
Nomination statement:
</pre>

=== Community Review and voting: (dates TBA) ===

* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible to vote.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are '''not''' eligible to vote.
* Community review the nominations:
** [[New Member Nominations 2025]]
* Online vote (to second nominations) using OSGeo [[Electronic Voting]] system based on ''Lime Survey''.

=== Final Status ===

* The CRO has to present candidate list to the board for approval
** Results [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2025-November/013754.html reported to the Board] on 10-11-2025
** Results [https://www.loomio.com/p/v5S38Red/motion-to-approve-osgeo-charter-member-2025-election-results approved by the Board] on 13-11-2025
** Results [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/announce/2025-November/000660.html announced] on 21-11-2025
* Charter members [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members updated] on 21-11-2025

== Board Election ==

* The current Board is composed by 9 people:
** Jeroen Ticheler,
** Tom Kralidis,
** Angelos Tzotsos,
** Michael Smith,
** Codrina Maria Ilie,
** Vicky Vergara,
** Joanna Simoes
** Rajat Shinde,
** Marco Bernasocchi.
* Following members have reached the end of their 2-year term.
** Jeroen Ticheler,
** Codrina Maria Ilie,
** Vicky Vergara,
** Rajat Shinde,
** Marco Bernasocchi.
* '''5''' seats are up for election this year.
** CRO will automatically nominate the board members that have reached the end of their 2-year term.
*** Any one can also nominate these members.
** Board members wishing '''not''' to stand in the 2025 election must inform CRO.

=== Requirements for board election ===

==== Requirements from CRO for board elections ====

* CRO members must be active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list
* An invitation will be made and posted on several communication channels
** Discuss mailing list
** Discourse
** OSGeo News

==== Requirements to nominate for board ====

* '''anybody''' can nominate a board member.
* Ask the nominee about accepting the nomination.
** The nominee will have to fulfill the [[#Requirements to be nominated for board]]
* website profile page must exist and kept up to date
** website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
*** this email will be used to send the ballots
*** Use this email to send the nomination
** website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be nominated for board ====

* Must not be a CRO member
* Must be an active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members]
* website profile page must exist
* website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
** this email will be used to send the ballots
* website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be elected for board ====

* To be elected, a charter member need a nomination and based on the the total sum of votes and seats available reach the position.
* Veto can be raised by sending a private e-mail to the CRO, in which case, CRO will inform the board for an anonymous review.
** If the veto is accepted by the board, then the CRO shall make it public and the member is not elected.

==== Requirements to receive a ballot for board elections ====

Ballots are prepared by CRO once the board nomination period ends.

* Only [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] '''by the time the board nomination period ends''' are eligible to receive a ballot.
* [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible to receive a ballot.
** Read [[#About charter members]]

=== Nominate new Board Members (dates TBD) ===

* Please '''confirm with the member''' that they would like to stand for election as a Board member.
* Email your nomination, with a paragraph describing why you think this person would make a good Board member, to [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] by (time TBD) 23:59 GMT on '''date TBD'''
* Please use the [[#Board nomination template]]
* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible for a seat on the Board
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible.
* The final list will be collected at [[Board Member Nominations 2025]]

==== Board nomination template ====

Subject: Nomination of <Nominee name> for OSGeo Board
<pre>
Nominating person:
Nominating person profile page:
Nominee name:
Nominee country:
Nominee profile page:
Nomination statement:
</pre>

=== Campaign period (dates TBD) ===

Candidates are encouraged to put their vision and ideas for their term at [[Election 2025 Candidate Manifestos]] and
sending them to Discuss mailing list for further conversation.

=== Vote for new Board Members (dates TBD) ===

* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible to vote.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are '''not''' eligible to vote.
** See [[#Requirements to receive a ballot for board elections]]
* Choose from [[Board Member Nominations 2025]] list
* Through the [[Electronic Voting]] system, every Charter Member will receive a personal link to access the election.
* You can cast up to '''5''' votes, for '''5''' different members.
* Voting closes by (time TBD) 23:59 GMT on '''(date TBD)'''.
* Results will be posted at [[Board Election 2025 Results]] at (Date TBD)
* Contact [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] with questions.

[[Category:Elections]] [[Category:Election 2025]]

Board Member Nominations 2025

2025-11-26T16:20:52Z

Lads:

Board Member Nominations 2025

2025-11-21T09:21:10Z

Lads:

Election 2025

2025-11-17T18:26:56Z

Lads: /* Final Status */

The 2025 [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] election will take place in September-October
2025, followed by the [[Board]] nominations and elections in November-December 2025.

* [https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/Membership%20Process.pdf Membership process]
* List of [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members].
* List of [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members].
* The [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations]] has the valid nominations for charter members election.
* The [[Board Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 board member nomintaions]] has the valid nominations for Board members election.

Note:

* Only active charter members can nominate a new charter member.
* Only active charter members can be nominated for board member.

== About Charter Members ==

On February 6, 2025 the [https://www.loomio.com/d/ypBTbXE0/create-a-category-for-inactive-charter-members Motion to create the category for inactive charter-members] passed.

This was discussed in the board meeting (2025-01-28) in order to include charter members that have not voted for the last 3 elections. Charter members in this category need to update their web site profile page, update their contact information and show some activity before they can vote again.

CRO interpretation of the motion:
;last 3 elections
: last 3 '''years''' elections
: Giving a total of 6 elections with 2 elections per year: charter and board elections
;need to update their website profile page
: Requirement: website profile page must exist
: Requirement: website profile '''Email''' with a valid email (this email will be used to send the ballots)
: Requirement: website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. And any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links.
;Activity
: Charter member activities related with elections.
: CRO is conscious that many charter members are very active on other areas of OSGeo, this only applies to charter member's responsibilities.
; Show some Activity
: Contact CRO by mail to [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] using the mail provided on the website profile, providing the following information:
: The website profile page link. (The mail and biography section will be verified)
: Your Charter member number.
: The Biography section contents on the profile page will be taken as the reason for continuing as a charter member.
: A Statement about participating on future elections.

The CRO will:
* Verify the mail you are used to communicate with CRO matches the one on on the profile page.
* Verify that the biography, on the profile page, has a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities.
* Read your statement.
* Update the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list.
* Reply
** With the history of participation.
** And a statement about the update on the charter members list.

=== OSGeo bylaws Section 7.7 ===

[https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws OSGeo Bylaws]

Section 7.7 Automatic Termination.
Members shall have their membership status automatically terminated and their names removed by the Secretary of the corporation from all membership records of the corporation if they fail to participate, either in person or by proxy, in three (3) consecutive meetings of the members of the corporation, held electronically or otherwise.

Our '''meetings''' are held electronically, in the shape of elections, two per year.
Inactive members that fail to reactivate within the next 2 years they will be retired.

=== Template for charter member reactivation ===
<pre>
Name:
Charter member number:
Profile page:
Statement:
</pre>

=== Retirement during review and voting ===

The main responsibility of the charter Member is to submit a vote.

Ballots contain the following message:
If you do not want to participate in this survey and don't want to receive any more invitations regarding any OSGeo elections in the future, please click the following link:
<link>
At the end of the elections, you will receive a mail from cro@osgeo.org confirming that you are a retired Charter Member.

When the charter Member does not want to receive more invitations to vote in the future, it means they do not want to perform the main responsibility they gained as Charter members and they will be retired.
Clicking on the link will start the retirement process automatically.

== Charter Member Elections ==

As every year we are electing new Charter Members into the Foundation.

* See the official [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list.
* The [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations]] provide a list of valid nominations.

=== Requirements ===

==== Requirements from CRO ====

* CRO members must be active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list
* An invitation will be made and posted on several communication channels
** Discuss mailing list
** Discourse
** OSGeo News

==== Requirements to nominate ====

* Be an active charter member
* Ask the nominee about accepting the nomination.
** The nominee will have to fullfill the [[#Requirements to be nominated]]
* website profile page must exist and kept up to date
** website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
*** this email will be used to send the ballots
*** Use this email to send the nomination
** website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be nominated ====

* '''Anyone''' is eligible to be nominated to the charter members election.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#retired-charter-members Retired Charter Members] are eligible.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Charter Members] are not eligible.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible.
* website profile page must exist
* websiste profile '''Email''' with a valid email
** this email will be used to send the ballots
* websiste profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be elected ====

* To be elected, a charter member need a nomination by a current charter member and at least one other charter member seconding the nomination.
* Veto can be raised by sending a private e-mail to the CRO, in which case, CRO will inform the board for an anonymous review.
** If the veto is accepted by the board, then the CRO shall make it public and the charter member is not elected.

==== Requirements to receive a ballot ====

Ballots are prepared by CRO once the nomination period ends.

* Only [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] '''by the time the nomination period ends''' are eligible to receive a ballot.
* [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible to receive a ballot.
** Read [[#About charter members]]

=== Nomination process ===

==== Nominate new Charter Members: (Dates TBD) ====

* Please confirm with the nominated person first!
* Please email [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] using the [[#Charter member nomination template]] below.
** Use the e-mail registered on your profile page.
** Do not reply to any of the announcements
* For the Nomination statement use a '''paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member'''.
* Please include details about the positive attributes of the nominee:
** Members should believe in the general goals of the OSGeo Foundation: to support and promote the use of free and open source geospatial software, education and data in a collaborative manner.
** Previous participation in/or support of OSGeo activities.
** Previous contribution to free and open source geospatial software, education or open data.
** The person should be willing to put in time and effort on the OSGeo Foundation, perhaps joining committee(s), or volunteering in some other way that gets the Foundation going.
** Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an asset.

==== Nomination validation ====

The CRO will validate the nomination:

* The subject of the nomination contains the name of the nominee.
* All fields of the [#Charter-member-nomination-template] are filled.
* Nominating person
** is an active charter member.
** profile pages exist
*** ''e-mail'' used is the same one as in the profile page
*** ''biography'' up to date.
* Nominee
** profile pages exist
*** ''e-mail'' template is the same one as in the profile page
*** ''biography'' up to date.

Give feedback in case there is a problem with the information provided (aka the nomination is not valid)
* For example, bad links, mismatch e-mails.

For valid nominations, the CRO will:
* Contact the nominee for confirmation about them are willing to participate as OSGeo Charter Members.
** A couple of retries are sent if no response.
** If CRO does not get a response from the nominee about the confirmation then it is considered as negative confirmation.

For positive confirmations, the CRO will:
* Compile the nomination into the [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations list]].
* Feed back to the nominating person about the nomination status.
** Nominating person: please verify the information on the [[New Member Nominations 2025 | 2025 member nominations list]].

For negative confirmations, the CRO will:

* Feedback to the nominated person will be done after the period nomination period ends.

At any point in time the nominating person can contact CRO about the status of the nomination.

==== Charter member nomination template ====

Use as subject: Nomination of (name) for charter member elections 2025
<pre>
Nominating person:
Nominating e-mail:
Nominating profile page:

Nominee name:
Nominee last name:
Nominee e-mail:
Nominee country:
Nominee profile page:
Nomination statement:
</pre>

=== Community Review and voting: (dates TBA) ===

* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible to vote.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are '''not''' eligible to vote.
* Community review the nominations:
** [[New Member Nominations 2025]]
* Online vote (to second nominations) using OSGeo [[Electronic Voting]] system based on ''Lime Survey''.

=== Final Status ===

* The CRO has to present candidate list to the board for approval
** Results [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2025-November/013754.html reported to the Board] on 10-11-2025
** Results [https://www.loomio.com/p/v5S38Red/motion-to-approve-osgeo-charter-member-2025-election-results approved by the Board] on 13-11-2025
** Results submitted to [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/announce/ Announce] list on 15-11-2025
* Charter members list waiting for update

== Board Election ==

* The current Board is composed by 9 people:
** Jeroen Ticheler,
** Tom Kralidis,
** Angelos Tzotsos,
** Michael Smith,
** Codrina Maria Ilie,
** Vicky Vergara,
** Joanna Simoes
** Rajat Shinde,
** Marco Bernasocchi.
* Following members have reached the end of their 2-year term.
** Jeroen Ticheler,
** Codrina Maria Ilie,
** Vicky Vergara,
** Rajat Shinde,
** Marco Bernasocchi.
* '''5''' seats are up for election this year.
** CRO will automatically nominate the board members that have reached the end of their 2-year term.
*** Any one can also nominate these members.
** Board members wishing '''not''' to stand in the 2025 election must inform CRO.

=== Requirements for board election ===

==== Requirements from CRO for board elections ====

* CRO members must be active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] list
* An invitation will be made and posted on several communication channels
** Discuss mailing list
** Discourse
** OSGeo News

==== Requirements to nominate for board ====

* '''anybody''' can nominate a board member.
* Ask the nominee about accepting the nomination.
** The nominee will have to fulfill the [[#Requirements to be nominated for board]]
* website profile page must exist and kept up to date
** website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
*** this email will be used to send the ballots
*** Use this email to send the nomination
** website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be nominated for board ====

* Must not be a CRO member
* Must be an active [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members]
* website profile page must exist
* website profile '''Email''' with a valid email
** this email will be used to send the ballots
* website profile '''Biography''' with a list of the participation in other OSGeo activities, projects, committees, presentations etc. and any other GIS related work. If possible with the appropriate links. And any other GIS related work.

==== Requirements to be elected for board ====

* To be elected, a charter member need a nomination and based on the the total sum of votes and seats available reach the position.
* Veto can be raised by sending a private e-mail to the CRO, in which case, CRO will inform the board for an anonymous review.
** If the veto is accepted by the board, then the CRO shall make it public and the member is not elected.

==== Requirements to receive a ballot for board elections ====

Ballots are prepared by CRO once the board nomination period ends.

* Only [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] '''by the time the board nomination period ends''' are eligible to receive a ballot.
* [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible to receive a ballot.
** Read [[#About charter members]]

=== Nominate new Board Members (dates TBD) ===

* Please '''confirm with the member''' that they would like to stand for election as a Board member.
* Email your nomination, with a paragraph describing why you think this person would make a good Board member, to [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] by (time TBD) 23:59 GMT on '''date TBD'''
* Please use the [[#Board nomination template]]
* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible for a seat on the Board
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are not eligible.
* The final list will be collected at [[Board Member Nominations 2025]]

==== Board nomination template ====

Subject: Nomination of <Nominee name> for OSGeo Board
<pre>
Nominating person:
Nominating person profile page:
Nominee name:
Nominee country:
Nominee profile page:
Nomination statement:
</pre>

=== Campaign period (dates TBD) ===

Candidates are encouraged to put their vision and ideas for their term at [[Election 2025 Candidate Manifestos]] and
sending them to Discuss mailing list for further conversation.

=== Vote for new Board Members (dates TBD) ===

* Only the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#charter-members Charter Members] are eligible to vote.
** [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/#inactive-charter-members Inactive Charter Members] are '''not''' eligible to vote.
** See [[#Requirements to receive a ballot for board elections]]
* Choose from [[Board Member Nominations 2025]] list
* Through the [[Electronic Voting]] system, every Charter Member will receive a personal link to access the election.
* You can cast up to '''5''' votes, for '''5''' different members.
* Voting closes by (time TBD) 23:59 GMT on '''(date TBD)'''.
* Results will be posted at [[Board Election 2025 Results]] at (Date TBD)
* Contact [mailto:cro@osgeo.org cro@osgeo.org] with questions.

[[Category:Elections]] [[Category:Election 2025]]

Board Member Nominations 2025

2025-11-15T17:26:21Z

Lads:

Election 2025 Candidate Manifestos

2025-09-12T16:01:01Z

Lads: Created page with "A space for the candidates for election to the Board to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo, what they would like to change, improve or introd..."

A space for the candidates for election to the Board to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo, what they would like to change, improve or introduce and what role they would like to play on the board.

You are welcome to follow the template, and add further relevant info as you need:

== ''Name'' - ''Country'' ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/''name''/ OSGeo profile]) ==

=== About me ===

=== My vision ===

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

=== What role you would wish to fulfill on the board (if any) ===

[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Election 2025]]

OSGeo Community Sprint 2025

2025-08-26T08:33:16Z

Lads: /* Participants */

Annual Code Sprint comes to Riga (Latvia) in 2025!

Powered by [[Image:Osgeo-logo.png|250px|link=https://www.osgeo.org]]

== Purpose ==

Bring together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial
problems as in previous years:
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025|Riga]] (2025)
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2023|Vienna]] (2023)
* [[OSGeo_Virtual_Community_Sprint_2020|Virtual Event]] (2020)
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019|Minnesota]] (2019)
* [[OSGeo Code Sprint 2018|Bonn]] (2018)
* [[Daytona Beach Code Sprint 2017|Daytona_Beach]] (2017)
* [[Paris Code Sprint 2016|Paris]] (2016)
* [[Philadelphia Code Sprint 2015|Philadelphia]] (2015)
* [[Vienna Code Sprint 2014|Vienna]] (2014)
* [[Boston Code Sprint 2013|Boston]] (2013)
* [[IslandWood Code Sprint 2012|Island Wood (Seattle)]] (2012)
* [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011)
* [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010)
* [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009)

== Sponsors ==

'''Sponsoring ''' Find out about [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025#Sponsoring |Sponsoring the Event]].

; <big>Co-Host</big>
{| border=0 cellspacing=15 cellpadding=10
||
[[File:BIDS25.jpg|340px|Big Data from Space 2025 (BiDS)|link=https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org/]]
 
https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org
|}

== Dates and Times ==

* Date: Monday 29 September to Friday 03 October
* Time: 9h - 17h local time, each day

== Other Events in Q4 2025 ==

* ''please add your event''

== Location ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga Riga, Latvia]

=== BIDS25 ===

The OSGeo Community Sprint 2025 will be hosted by the [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org Big Data from Space 2025] (BiDS) event.

=== Coding Venue ===
* The venues for the code sprint will be as follows:
** Monday, Tuesday: University of Latvia ([https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/56.936462/24.097751 OpenStreetMap])
** Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: National Library of Latvia ([https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/56.941051/24.09682 OpenStreetMap])

=== Parking ===

=== Accommodation ===

Several hotels and apartments are close to the venue. You will be able to find lots of options within walking distance.

=== Social Evening ===

Not planned yet

=== How to get there ===

TBD

==== Metro ====

==== Suburban Rail ====

==== Bus Services ====

==== Taxi ====

== Project Plans ==
(i.e what do you wish/want/plan to work on during the sprint ?)

* '''pygeoapi'''
** Dockerfile profiling
** Dockerfile update to Noble
** CITE testing
** data validation for transactions
* '''pycsw'''
** repository refactoring

* '''project name''':
** Work items

== Participants ==

Please add your name and the projects you are planning to sprint and note the likeliness of your attendance.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to register to the Code Sprint please also complete the registration on the [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org/big-data-from-space-2025/registration-portal/Site/Register BIDS portal].

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable sortable"
!width="25"|No
!width="250"|Name
!width="100"|Country
!width="250"|Email
!width="250"|Organisation
!width="250"|Projects
!width="25"|Mon
!width="25"|Tue
!width="25"|Wed
!width="25"|Thu
!width="25"|Fri
!width="60"|Accommodation
!width="60"|Likelihood
!width="30"|Food Restrictions
!width="60"|social event
|-
| 1 ||[[User:kalxas|Angelos Tzotsos]] || GR || tzotsos(at)osgeo.org || OSGeo || pycsw, OSGeoLive, GeoNode, UbuntuGIS, pygeoapi, OTB, EOEPCA || x || x || x || x || x || || Booked || No ||
|-
| 2 ||[[User:Tomkralidis|Tom Kralidis]] || CA || tomkralidis(at)gmail.com|| OSGeo || pycsw, OWSLib, pygeoapi, GeoHealthCheck, MapServer, other geopython || x ||x || x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 3 ||[[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] || US || michael.smith.erdc(at)gmail.com|| OSGeo || gdal, proj, mapserver, pdal pygeoapi, other geopython || x || x ||x || x || x || || Mostly || No ||
|-
| 4 ||[[User:allixender|Alexander Kmoch]] || EE || alexander.kmoch(at)ut.ee|| Uni Tartu, Pangeo, OGC || pydggsapi, dggri4py, xarray-xdggs, xdggs-dggrid4py, DGGRID, DGGS QGIS plugin || x || x ||x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 5 ||[[User:felixcremer|Felix Cremer]] || DE || felix.cremer(at)bgc-jena.mpg.de|| Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, JuliaGeo || JuliaGeo || x || x ||x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 6 ||[[User:doublebyte|Joana Simoes]] || PT || joana(at)doublebyte.net|| OGC, OSGeo || pygeoapi, QGIS || x || x || x || x || || x || Yes || Pescetarian || Yes ||
|-
| 7 ||[[User:todaka|Tina Odaka]] || FR || todaka(at)ifremer.fr || IFREMER,Pangeo, Grid4earth || xdggs, HEALPix || x || (hackathon zarr/dggs) || x|| x || x || x || High || No ||
|-
| 8 ||[[User:jmdelouis|Jean-Marc Delouis]] || FR || jean.marc.delouis(at)ifremer.fr || CNRS, Grid4earth || xdggs, HEALPix, foscat || x || (hackathon zarr/dggs) || x|| x || x || x || High || No ||
|-
| 9 ||[[User:dbaston|Dan Baston]] || US || dbaston(at)gmail.com || ISciences || GDAL, GEOS, exactextract || x || x || x|| x || x || || Yes (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 10 ||[[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]] || Portugal || luis.moreira.de.sousa(at)tecnico.ulisboa.pt || INESC-ID, Técnico ULisboa || GeoPlegma, CRO, GRASS || x || x || x || x || ? || || 99% (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 11 ||[[User:rouault|Even Rouault]] || FR || even.rouault(at)spatialys.com || Spatialys || GDAL, PROJ, MapServer, MapProxy || x || x || x || x || x || || Yes (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 12 ||Javier Jimenez Shaw || DE || j1(at)jimenezshaw.com || myself || PROJ, GDAL || ? || ? || x || x || x || || 80% || No || Yes ||
|-
| 13 ||Jukka Rahkonen || FI || jukka.rahkonen(at)nls.fi ||NLS Finland || GDAL, MapServer, GeoServer|| ? || x || x || x || x || || 65% || No || Yes ||
|-
| 14 ||[[User:sethg|Seth Girvin]] || FR UK IE || sgirvin(at)geographika.co.uk || Geographika || MapServer, GDAL, various GeoPython || PM || x || x || x || AM || || Yes || No || Yes ||
|-
| 15 ||Ognyan Moore || US || ogi@hobu.co || Hobu, Inc. || PDAL, GDAL, PyQTGraph || x || x || x || x || AM || || Yes || No || Yes ||
|-
|}

'''Participants remote:'''

== Communication ==

* Please join the mailing list: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint
* Matrix Room: https://matrix.to/#/#sprint:osgeo.org
* Telegram Group: https://t.me/+2E8SSn3u_OdjMGI0

== Costs ==

Participants should plan for the following costs:

* Travel to Riga
* Accommodation for x nights

== Individual preparation ==

* Bring your own laptop
* Bring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country your power connector adapter] if needed. See also https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com
* Install Git and compiler tools, and come with a working development environment

== Sponsoring ==

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has a [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Code_Sprints longstanding tradition] of organizing code sprints for developers of Open Source geospatial software.

An international community/code sprint for OSGeo will take place from 29 September to 03 October 2025.

Over 80 developers from all over the world are expected to attend, from various [https://www.osgeo.org/, OSGeo] projects. Whether desktop application, geospatial library, metadata catalogue or web mapping: be sure to find products in the list that you use. The sprint is also an opportunity for your developers to meet with the core developers of the projects, get a deeper insight into the software and participate in the development.

The sprint will take place in Riga and will be hosted by [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org, Big Data From Space '25] and organized by members of the local OSGeo chapter.

In addition to the costs of providing the technical infrastructure and space, food and drink for the developers represents the main cost. Morning/afternoon meals and drinks during the day are planned. In addition, we hope to provide several evening meals and social events.

In order to cover these costs we would be overjoyed to accept offers of sponsorship!

What we can offer:
* Your logo on top of the [https://www.osgeo.org/events/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025 community sprint website] as well as on all official documents used during the sprint
* Acknowledgement in all sprint related emails
* Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it (remember that feature you wanted?)

Our sponsorship levels:
* Gold: >= 2500 USD
* Silver: 1500 USD
* Bronze: 750 USD

So...
* get your company talking to the top project developers.
* encourage your geospatial developers to take advantage of this opportunity, there is no better opportunity to learn!
* support the software you use - you benefit immediately.

Thank you very much!

Contact: To sponsor, please contact tzotsos@osgeo.org directly.

== Event Owner ==
* [[User:kalxas|Angelos Tzotsos]]

== Budget ==

* The 2025 budget will be available soon.

== Press Release ==

We are looking forward to the next OSGeo Commumnity Sprint!

[[Category:Code_Sprints]]
[[Category:C Tribe Code Sprint]]

OSGeo Community Sprint 2025

2025-08-26T08:32:56Z

Lads: /* Participants */

Annual Code Sprint comes to Riga (Latvia) in 2025!

Powered by [[Image:Osgeo-logo.png|250px|link=https://www.osgeo.org]]

== Purpose ==

Bring together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial
problems as in previous years:
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025|Riga]] (2025)
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2023|Vienna]] (2023)
* [[OSGeo_Virtual_Community_Sprint_2020|Virtual Event]] (2020)
* [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019|Minnesota]] (2019)
* [[OSGeo Code Sprint 2018|Bonn]] (2018)
* [[Daytona Beach Code Sprint 2017|Daytona_Beach]] (2017)
* [[Paris Code Sprint 2016|Paris]] (2016)
* [[Philadelphia Code Sprint 2015|Philadelphia]] (2015)
* [[Vienna Code Sprint 2014|Vienna]] (2014)
* [[Boston Code Sprint 2013|Boston]] (2013)
* [[IslandWood Code Sprint 2012|Island Wood (Seattle)]] (2012)
* [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011)
* [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010)
* [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009)

== Sponsors ==

'''Sponsoring ''' Find out about [[OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025#Sponsoring |Sponsoring the Event]].

; <big>Co-Host</big>
{| border=0 cellspacing=15 cellpadding=10
||
[[File:BIDS25.jpg|340px|Big Data from Space 2025 (BiDS)|link=https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org/]]
 
https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org
|}

== Dates and Times ==

* Date: Monday 29 September to Friday 03 October
* Time: 9h - 17h local time, each day

== Other Events in Q4 2025 ==

* ''please add your event''

== Location ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga Riga, Latvia]

=== BIDS25 ===

The OSGeo Community Sprint 2025 will be hosted by the [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org Big Data from Space 2025] (BiDS) event.

=== Coding Venue ===
* The venues for the code sprint will be as follows:
** Monday, Tuesday: University of Latvia ([https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/56.936462/24.097751 OpenStreetMap])
** Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: National Library of Latvia ([https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/56.941051/24.09682 OpenStreetMap])

=== Parking ===

=== Accommodation ===

Several hotels and apartments are close to the venue. You will be able to find lots of options within walking distance.

=== Social Evening ===

Not planned yet

=== How to get there ===

TBD

==== Metro ====

==== Suburban Rail ====

==== Bus Services ====

==== Taxi ====

== Project Plans ==
(i.e what do you wish/want/plan to work on during the sprint ?)

* '''pygeoapi'''
** Dockerfile profiling
** Dockerfile update to Noble
** CITE testing
** data validation for transactions
* '''pycsw'''
** repository refactoring

* '''project name''':
** Work items

== Participants ==

Please add your name and the projects you are planning to sprint and note the likeliness of your attendance.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to register to the Code Sprint please also complete the registration on the [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org/big-data-from-space-2025/registration-portal/Site/Register BIDS portal].

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable sortable"
!width="25"|No
!width="250"|Name
!width="100"|Country
!width="250"|Email
!width="250"|Organisation
!width="250"|Projects
!width="25"|Mon
!width="25"|Tue
!width="25"|Wed
!width="25"|Thu
!width="25"|Fri
!width="60"|Accommodation
!width="60"|Likelihood
!width="30"|Food Restrictions
!width="60"|social event
|-
| 1 ||[[User:kalxas|Angelos Tzotsos]] || GR || tzotsos(at)osgeo.org || OSGeo || pycsw, OSGeoLive, GeoNode, UbuntuGIS, pygeoapi, OTB, EOEPCA || x || x || x || x || x || || Booked || No ||
|-
| 2 ||[[User:Tomkralidis|Tom Kralidis]] || CA || tomkralidis(at)gmail.com|| OSGeo || pycsw, OWSLib, pygeoapi, GeoHealthCheck, MapServer, other geopython || x ||x || x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 3 ||[[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] || US || michael.smith.erdc(at)gmail.com|| OSGeo || gdal, proj, mapserver, pdal pygeoapi, other geopython || x || x ||x || x || x || || Mostly || No ||
|-
| 4 ||[[User:allixender|Alexander Kmoch]] || EE || alexander.kmoch(at)ut.ee|| Uni Tartu, Pangeo, OGC || pydggsapi, dggri4py, xarray-xdggs, xdggs-dggrid4py, DGGRID, DGGS QGIS plugin || x || x ||x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 5 ||[[User:felixcremer|Felix Cremer]] || DE || felix.cremer(at)bgc-jena.mpg.de|| Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, JuliaGeo || JuliaGeo || x || x ||x || x || x || x || Yes || No ||
|-
| 6 ||[[User:doublebyte|Joana Simoes]] || PT || joana(at)doublebyte.net|| OGC, OSGeo || pygeoapi, QGIS || x || x || x || x || || x || Yes || Pescetarian || Yes ||
|-
| 7 ||[[User:todaka|Tina Odaka]] || FR || todaka(at)ifremer.fr || IFREMER,Pangeo, Grid4earth || xdggs, HEALPix || x || (hackathon zarr/dggs) || x|| x || x || x || High || No ||
|-
| 8 ||[[User:jmdelouis|Jean-Marc Delouis]] || FR || jean.marc.delouis(at)ifremer.fr || CNRS, Grid4earth || xdggs, HEALPix, foscat || x || (hackathon zarr/dggs) || x|| x || x || x || High || No ||
|-
| 9 ||[[User:dbaston|Dan Baston]] || US || dbaston(at)gmail.com || ISciences || GDAL, GEOS, exactextract || x || x || x|| x || x || || Yes (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 10 ||[[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]] || Portugal || luis.moreira.de.sousa(at)tecnico.ulisboa.pt || INESC-ID, Técnico ULisboa || GeoPlegma, CRO, GRASS || x || x || x || x || ? || || 100% (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 11 ||[[User:rouault|Even Rouault]] || FR || even.rouault(at)spatialys.com || Spatialys || GDAL, PROJ, MapServer, MapProxy || x || x || x || x || x || || Yes (booked) || No || Yes ||
|-
| 12 ||Javier Jimenez Shaw || DE || j1(at)jimenezshaw.com || myself || PROJ, GDAL || ? || ? || x || x || x || || 80% || No || Yes ||
|-
| 13 ||Jukka Rahkonen || FI || jukka.rahkonen(at)nls.fi ||NLS Finland || GDAL, MapServer, GeoServer|| ? || x || x || x || x || || 65% || No || Yes ||
|-
| 14 ||[[User:sethg|Seth Girvin]] || FR UK IE || sgirvin(at)geographika.co.uk || Geographika || MapServer, GDAL, various GeoPython || PM || x || x || x || AM || || Yes || No || Yes ||
|-
| 15 ||Ognyan Moore || US || ogi@hobu.co || Hobu, Inc. || PDAL, GDAL, PyQTGraph || x || x || x || x || AM || || Yes || No || Yes ||
|-
|}

'''Participants remote:'''

== Communication ==

* Please join the mailing list: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint
* Matrix Room: https://matrix.to/#/#sprint:osgeo.org
* Telegram Group: https://t.me/+2E8SSn3u_OdjMGI0

== Costs ==

Participants should plan for the following costs:

* Travel to Riga
* Accommodation for x nights

== Individual preparation ==

* Bring your own laptop
* Bring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country your power connector adapter] if needed. See also https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com
* Install Git and compiler tools, and come with a working development environment

== Sponsoring ==

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has a [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Code_Sprints longstanding tradition] of organizing code sprints for developers of Open Source geospatial software.

An international community/code sprint for OSGeo will take place from 29 September to 03 October 2025.

Over 80 developers from all over the world are expected to attend, from various [https://www.osgeo.org/, OSGeo] projects. Whether desktop application, geospatial library, metadata catalogue or web mapping: be sure to find products in the list that you use. The sprint is also an opportunity for your developers to meet with the core developers of the projects, get a deeper insight into the software and participate in the development.

The sprint will take place in Riga and will be hosted by [https://www.bigdatafromspace2025.org, Big Data From Space '25] and organized by members of the local OSGeo chapter.

In addition to the costs of providing the technical infrastructure and space, food and drink for the developers represents the main cost. Morning/afternoon meals and drinks during the day are planned. In addition, we hope to provide several evening meals and social events.

In order to cover these costs we would be overjoyed to accept offers of sponsorship!

What we can offer:
* Your logo on top of the [https://www.osgeo.org/events/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2025 community sprint website] as well as on all official documents used during the sprint
* Acknowledgement in all sprint related emails
* Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it (remember that feature you wanted?)

Our sponsorship levels:
* Gold: >= 2500 USD
* Silver: 1500 USD
* Bronze: 750 USD

So...
* get your company talking to the top project developers.
* encourage your geospatial developers to take advantage of this opportunity, there is no better opportunity to learn!
* support the software you use - you benefit immediately.

Thank you very much!

Contact: To sponsor, please contact tzotsos@osgeo.org directly.

== Event Owner ==
* [[User:kalxas|Angelos Tzotsos]]

== Budget ==

* The 2025 budget will be available soon.

== Press Release ==

We are looking forward to the next OSGeo Commumnity Sprint!

[[Category:Code_Sprints]]
[[Category:C Tribe Code Sprint]]