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Election 2021 Candidate Manifestos

2021-12-13T17:51:32Z

Micheletobias: Add Tina's manifesto (while wiki permissions get worked out)

A space for the candidates for [[Election 2021|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:

== N. Name, Country ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/osgeo-profile/ 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) ===

== Adam Steer - Australian in Norway ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/steer/ OSGeo profile]) ==

=== About me ===

At work I am a polar researcher based in Tromsø, northern Norway - the latest iteration of a 'mosaic career' spanning research, research support, independent consulting, guiding, fixing bicycles and more! My geospatial training was in surveying and geomatics, applied to the frozen ocean at both ends of our planet using airborne and on-ground measurements. I also have a BSc in psychology and a multidisciplinary bachelor of Antarctic Studies. I've used open geospatial tools across research, business, and just making maps for fun. As part of my open geospatial software life I have worked hard to generate a culture of giving back, for example if we build a business tool based on open software, improvments are shared with the community (rather than branched into 'business specific' tools).

At home I am an adventurer at heart and parent to two boys. In general I would like to spend a lot more time getting lost in the mountains!

=== My vision ===

I want to help maintain a community which goes out of its way to let people in, and try to help members of the community become and stay engaged. More or less ask 'how can we help?' - and more importantly, 'how can we help without becoming just another overhead in your life?'. We live in interesting times and face a lot of challenges which we can't really predict well or prepare for. So my vision is to help this community in uncertain times, maybe think more about sustainability than growth.

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

* FOSS4G international attendee / speaker / workshop presenter in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* part of the team which restarted FOSS4G conferences in 2018 with FOSS4G SotM Oceania
* part of the team founding OSGeo Oceania, founding director and member
* elected director of OSGeo Oceania
* small contributions to PDAL, OpenDroneMap
* advocate for open source tools and open mindsets in research, business and government
* charter member of OSGeo since 2018

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

In line with my vision - work to maintain a community which goes out of their way to let people in, and work on ways to help the community stay sustainable in terms of volunteer effort, financial support, and its environmental and ethical viewpoints.

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

I want to get a better sense of OSGeo overall before suggesting changes. I would like to keep guiding OSGeo along paths toward inclusivity and environmental responsibility, but that isn't really new - there is plenty of precedent there.

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

I feel at this point being an ordinary board member is the best fit. I have a lot to learn!

== Vicky Vergara, Mexico ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/osgeo-profile/vicky-vergara/ OSGeo profile]) ==

=== About me ===

I haven't changed much from the last times I wrote a manifesto ([https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2019_Candidate_Manifestos#About_me_5 2019]) ([https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2017_Candidate_Manifestos#About_me 2017])

I remember the time in 5th grade that I was in Cleveland, Ohio.
But around a month after me arriving we were asked to make an essay of were we lived, And here is what is what I remember of it.

I live at a house. 
A house is on a road. I live in that road. 
A house is on a road on a city, I live on that city. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality, I live on that municipality. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state, I live on that state. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country, I live on that country. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country on a continent, I live on that continent. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country on a continent on a world, I live on that world. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country on a continent on a world on a solar system, I live on that solar system. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country on a continent on a world on a solar system on a galaxy, I live on that galaxy. 
A house is on a road on a city on a municipality on a state on a country on a continent on a world on a solar system on a galaxy on the universe, I live on that universe. 

The only change from the 9 year old me and the now me is, I would only add at the end of each sentence "and I like to take care of it"

=== My vision ===

So this time I decided to transcribe a poem from Fernando Pessoa, "A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems". I think it shows my vision.

"'''VII''' 
From my village I see as much of the universe as can be seen 
from the earth, 
And so my village is as large as any town, 
For I am the size of what I see 
And not the size of my height . . . 

In the cities life is smaller 
Than here in my house on top of this hill. 
The big buildings of cities lock up the view, 
They hide the horizon, pulling our gaze far away from the 
open sky. 
They make us small, for they take away all the vastness our 
eyes can see, 
And they make us poor, for our only wealth is seeing."

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

I am still on pgRouting and OSGeoLive, but now I am also on MobilityDB.
I am still at the System administration committee (SAC) mainly taking care of mails and the website.
I haven't stopped been a mentor on OSGeo-GSoc program but recently I also participated on the UN-challenge as a mentor.
I started to attend the monthly UN-GIS meetings.

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

# In general: promote the use and development of Free and Open Source Software
# In particular: promote the use and development of the OSGeo projects, OSGeo incubation and OSGeo community Free Open Source Software.
# In detail: Give people (GIS) tools for making a living.

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

As a member of the board, the first thing is not what I want to change or introduce, is what the community wants.
I feel that our task is to listen to ideas, objectives, reasons and make things happen.

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

I would like to remain as the vice-president in the Latin America Area.

== Tina Cormier, United States ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/cormier/ OSGeo profile]) ==

=== About me ===

I am a remote sensing data scientist with over 15 years in the industry. I have dedicated my career to using EO and AI to advance our collective understanding of and facilitate decision-making on impactful environmental and societal issues. Open source software is central to the work that I do, and as a small token of my gratitude, I take every opportunity I can to evangelize open source software, data, standards, and science. Sharing my open source experience has always been a part of my work; I have taught workshops in countries all over the world, from Peru to Nepal, as well as in my home country, the USA. Workshop topics have ranged from programming in R and using QGIS, to processing lidar with open source tools.

I was first introduced to open source while working at the Woods Hole Research Center (now the Woodwell Climate Research Center) and shortly after that, I attended my first FOSS4GNA conference - the rest is history! My favorite FOSS4G was Boston, where I gave 4 talks and taught a workshop - tiring, but so worth it!

If elected, I look forward to giving back to the community upon whose shoulders I have built my career. I would continue to promote open source, but through more official channels, and I would support the foundation however else I could. I am also excited to reach out to my networks in both the private and non-profit sectors to garner support (financial and code contributions) for OSGeo and the important work it does.

Open Source favorites (OSGeo projects and beyond): QGIS, Postgres/PostGIS, R (my first language!), Python

On the personal side: I am originally from Massachusetts and now live in Midcoast Maine where my husband and I are building a small farm. We have bees, horses, dogs, and cats, and each spring we tap our maple trees for syrup - these critters and activities provide a nice contrast to our busy work lives in tech.

=== My vision ===

My vision is that OSGeo remains a strong, important, inclusive, and reliable player in the tech space, providing FOSS4G users and developers with information, support, opportunity, and community.

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

* FOSS4G 2021 Argentina Local Organizing Committee Volunteer - general call for papers team
* OSGeo Charter Member since 2017
* Speaker and Workshop Instructor at multiple FOSS4G conferences
* Active in OSGeo US - most recently, was a member of the US Chapter leadership conference steering committee
* Active FOSS evangelist and communicator even outside of FOSS4G conferences - frequent talks at other conferences and to various groups (e.g., Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis, University of Maryland Geographical Sciences Seminar, Maptime Cape Cod, Maptime Maine, RStudio etc.)

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

My interest in joining the OSGeo board is mainly to serve as a voice for the free and open source community. As a user of open source software and tools, I don’t typically contribute code, but what I can do is foster awareness, adoption, and participation within the geospatial community. I would also serve as a voice of the user within the board, bringing the perspective of the typical user successes and challenges.

I can be most impactful within the private and non-profit sectors, where I have years of experience and professional networks. There are a few other areas where I’d be excited to contribute as well: educational initiatives, partnerships with other open source software projects, and bringing FOSS to under-served communities.

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

If elected, I’d like to spend my first few months getting acquainted with the board and understanding the Foundation on a deeper level before proposing any changes. One area where I’d like to help, though, is in continuing to expand upon the good work happening between OSGeo and other open source projects - we are all on the same team and are stronger together.

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

I would be open to discussing how my skills might be best put to use to help the board.

[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Election_2021]]

Board of Directors

2021-07-23T22:54:43Z

Micheletobias: updated meeting notes links

== OSGeo Foundation Board of Directors ==

The board is elected by the [http://www.osgeo.org/charter_members Charter members] as outlined in the [[Board Election Procedure]].

Period: December 2020 - November 2022
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos Angelos Tzotsos] - Athens, Greece (Central European Time UTC +2h) [[Executive_Positions|President]]
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/michael-smith/ Michael Smith] - Hanover, New Hampshire, USA (Eastern Time UTC -5h) [[Treasurer]]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Micheletobias Michele Tobias] - Sacramento, California, USA (Pacific Time UTC -8h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/tom-kralidis Tom Kralidis] - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Time UTC -5h)

Period: November 2019 - October 2021

* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/ Astrid Emde] - Cologne, Germany (Central European Time Zone UTC +1h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/codrina-maria-ilie/ Codrina Maria Ilie] - Bucharest, Romania (Central European Time Zone UTC +1h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/Aeylinen/ Helena Mitasova] - Raleigh, USA (Eastern Time UTC -5h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/till-adams/ Till Adams] - Bonn, Germany (Central European Time Zone UTC +1h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/vicky-vergara/ Vicky Vergara] - Naucalpan, Mexico (Central Standard Time UTC -6h)





More detailed information is available in the [[Board Member Profiles]].

= Board Activities and Meetings =

== Board Activities ==

=== Motions ===

The board is using Loomio to track motions and facilitate voting (see [[Board Voting Procedure]]):

* https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board

=== Actions ===

The board is an issue tracker for actions:

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

== Board Meetings ==

In general the OSGeo board meets on IRC the last Monday of the month from [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=43&p2=49&p3=1234&p4=286&p5=157&p6=671&p7=207&p8=1091&p9=259 16.00 UTC]

Upcoming board meetings:

; IRC Meeting: [[IRC|Internet Rely Chat]] meetings are held on FreeNode [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo OSGeo channel]], please note that due to spam you are now required to register with the FreeNode "NickServ" bot to verify your identity prior to posting messages on IRC. The FreeNode OSGeo channel is [http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo logged] providing a great record of IRC meetings.

* none scheduled

; Face to Face Meeting: board will get together in person and work through discussions and tasks that are not easily handled in a 1 hour IRC meeting or via e-mail. For face to face meetings travel costs will be covered by the foundation.

* [[Board_Meeting_2021-07-26]] [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2021&month=06&day=28&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=256&p2=286&p3=49&p4=269&p5=250&p6=37 15:00 UTC]

; Video call: board will get together for a video call and work through discussions and tasks that are not easily handled in 1 hour IRC meeting or via e-mail. May also consist of an informal "work party" of board members and officers to work on tasks and collaboration not easily handled in IRC meeting / email.

* none scheduled

; Member meeting: board meeting with OSGeo members at OSGeo events providing a chance to listen and discuss our community. May also consist of informal "party" to celebrate our community, members, and what we accomplish together

* none scheduled

=== Previous meetings ===
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-06-28]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-05-31]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-04-26]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-03-29]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-02-22]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-25]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2021-01-18]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-12-28]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-12-07]] Offboarding meeting
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-11-30]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-10-26]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-09-28]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-08-31]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-07-29]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-07-27]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-06-29]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-05-25]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-04-27]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-04-14]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-03-30]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-02-24]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-01-27]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2020-01-13]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-12-30]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-12-09]]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-11-25]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191125T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-11-04]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191104T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-10-28]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191028T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-09-30]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190930T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-09-09]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190909T1600 16:00 UTC] breakout meeting to appoint CRO for 2019 elections
* [[Board Meeting_2019-08-24]] 24.-25.8.2019 two days face to face meeting, prior to foss4g conference.
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-07-29]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190729T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board_Meeting_2019-06-24]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190624T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board Meeting_2019-05-27]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190527T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board Meeting_2019-04-29]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190429T1600 16:00 UTC]
* [[Board Meeting_2019-03-25]] [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2019&month=3&day=25&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=256&p2=286&p3=141&p4=269 14:00 UTC] (4 hour video f2v session scheduled)
* [[Board Meeting_2019-02-26]] [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2019&month=2&day=26&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=256&p2=286&p3=141&p4=269 16:00 UTC]
* Budget Meeting 2019-02-01 at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190201T1500 15:00 - 16:00 UTC] budget breakout meeting on [https://meet.jit.si/osgeo meet.jit.si/osgeo] chat.
* [[Board Meeting_2019-01-21]] at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190121T1600 16:00 UTC]

[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2019|2019]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2018|2018]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2017|2017]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2016|2016]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2015|2015]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2014|2014]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2013|2013]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2012|2012]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2011|2011]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2010|2010]] - [[:Category:Board_Meetings_2009|2009]] - [[Board Meetings 2008|2008]] - [[Board Meetings 2007|2007]] - [[Board Meetings 2006|2006]] - [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/meetings/board/board_meetings.html Earlier].

= Working Groups =

While the board is focused on decision making occasionally there is a call for action. The following working groups are focused on accomplishing a specific 2-3 week objective and will report back to the board list when completed. This is in contrast to long term activities handled by committees.

== 2018 Working Groups ==

* none at present

== 2015 Working Groups ==

* [[2015 Sponsorship Drive Working Group]] - contact prior sponsors, blog post inviting new sponsors
* [[GeoForAll OSGeo Relationship]]: Revised Education Committee mandate pending clarification of relationship with Geo4All advisory board (our GeoForAll representatives are Venkatesh Raghavan and Jeff McKenna)

= Planning =

== 2019 Planning ==

Documents:

* [https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidence.pdf OSGeo Financial Guidance]

=== Operational Budget for 2019 ===

The board is dividing this years budget up by committee, initiative and project!

* [[OSGeo Budget 2019]]

== 2018 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2018 ===

The board is dividing this years budget up by committee, initiative and project!

* [[OSGeo Budget 2018]]

=== Sponsorship Opportunities for 2018 ===

OSGeo maintains a sponsorship program recognizing financial contributions to our projects, initiatives and events.

* [[OSGeo Sponsorship Opportunities 2018]]

== 2017 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2017 ===

The board is dividing this years budget up by committee:

* [[OSGeo Budget 2017]]

=== Sponsorship Opportunities for 2017 ===

The foundation recognizes sponsors who financially support our events, initiatives and open source projects.

* [[Sponsorship Opportunities for 2017]]

The following has been published as the following [http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 blog post] and [http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship how to sponsor page].

== 2016 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2016 ===

Thanks to our sponsors, and a series of successful events, OSGeo does has an operational budget for 2016.

* [[OSGeo Budget 2016]]

The Board has divided the above budget up according to our priority as an organization. Please keep in mind that prior boards have taken this approach - and spent nothing due to lack of volunteers willing to lead the charge. The following is budget and does not provide a commitment to spend money on the actives listed - to do that we need your commitment as a volunteer!

=== Strategic Plan 2016 ===

''From Anne'': See the parallel Skate-Boarding of Fedora at http://fedoramagazine.org/lets-talk-about-fedora-project-objectives/ - I really like the idea of having 18 months goals, that are measurable, backed up by community agreement. Let's discuss this at the first Sprint. There are also [http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/11/14/ubuntu-governance-reboot/ some thoughts on Ubuntu governance] that can inspire us, but I haven't gone through the whole discussion yet, and there are many differences between OSGeo and Ubuntu; so I'm not sure on how much we can learn from it.

This section outlines OSGeo strategic plan for 2016 - this is a result of the [http://www.osgeo.org/about vision, mission and goals] established at the [[Board_Face_to_Face_Meeting_2016|2016 face to face meeting]].

Strategic objectives for 2016:

* S01: showcasing excellence in our communities
* S02: proactively engage with external partners
* S03: Fostering our mission, vision and goals
* S04: Empowering our communities and extending our reach

These objectives were taken to the community for concrete / measurable actions volunteers were interested in tackling over the course of 2016.

Update: We did not receive enough feedback to form a strategic plan.

== 2013 Planning ==

* [[OSGeo Board : Board Priorities 2013]] - establish OSGeo as a low capital, volunteer focused organization focused supporting communities and initiatives which support themselves

= Reference =

* Please see foundation [https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/ bylaws] for official responsibilities
* Arnulf Christl's [http://arnulf.us/sevendipity/archives/49-OSGeo-Director-Retrospective.html OSGeo Director Retrospective]. Arnulf was an OSGeo Board member and President of OSGeo.
* for incoming Board members [[Board_of_Directors/OnboardingChecklist|OnboardingChecklist]]

== Documents ==
* [[https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidance.pdf OSGeo Financial Guidance]]
* [[Executive Positions]] and [[Director Responsibilities]]
* [[Board Election Procedure]]
* [[Election 2020]]
* [[Election 2019]]
* Election 2018: [[Board_Election_2018_Results]] [[Election 2018 Candidate Manifestos]]
* Election 2017: [[Board_Election_2017_Results]] [[Election 2017 Candidate Manifestos]]
* Election 2016: [[Board_Election_2016_Results]] [[Election 2016 Candidate Manifestos]]
* Election 2015: [[Board_Election_2015_Results]] [[Election 2015 Candidate Manifestos]]
* Election 2014: [[Board Election 2014 Results]]
* Election 2013: [[Board Election 2013 Results]]
* Election 2012: [[Board Election 2012 Results]]
* Election 2011: [[Board Election 2011 Results]]
* Election 2010: [[Board Election 2010 Results]]
* Election 2009: [[Board Election 2009]], see 2009 section of [[Proposed Board Election Procedure]]
* Election 2008: [[Board Election 2008]], see 2008 section of [[Proposed Board Election Procedure]]
* Election 2007: [[Board Election 2007]], see 2007 section of [[Proposed Board Election Procedure]]
* [[Foundation Sponsorship]] (adopted), [[Project Sponsorship]] (adopted), [[Local Chapter Sponsorship]] (idea)
* [[Conflict Of Interest Policy]]

== Mailing list ==

The http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board mailing list is used for most public board discussions. There is also a private board mailing list used only for matters that are considered needful to be kept private.

== History of OSGeo Foundation Boards of Directors ==
* [[Board_Election_2020_Results|Board of Directors 2020]]
* [[Board Election 2019 Results|Board of Directors 2019]]
* [[Board_Election_2018_Results|Board of Directors 2018]] (Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2019)
* [[Board Election 2017 Results|Board of Directors 2017]] (Nov. 2017 - Oct. 2018)
* [[Board Election 2016 Results|Board of Directors 2016]] (Aug. 2016 - Aug. 2017)
* [[Board Election 2015 Results|Board of Directors 2015]] (Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2016)
* [[Board Election 2014 Results|Board of Directors 2014]] (Aug. 2014 - Aug. 2015)
* [[Board Election 2013 Results|Board of Directors 2013]] (Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2014)
* [[Board Election 2012 Results|Board of Directors 2012]] (Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2013)
* [[Board Election 2011 Results|Board of Directors 2011]] (Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2012)
* [[Board Election 2010 Results|Board of Directors 2010]] (Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2011)
* [[Board Election 2009 Results|Board of Directors 2009]] (Sept. 2009 - Aug. 2010)
* [[Board Election 2008 Results|Board of Directors 2008]] (July 2008 - Sept. 2009)
* [[Board Election 2007 Results|Board of Directors 2007]] (Aug. 2007 - July 2008)
* [[Interim Board of Directors 2006]] (Feb. 2006 - July 2007)

An interim Board of Directors with 5 members was elected on February 4th, 2006, by the initial members of the [http://www.osgeo.org Open Source Geospatial Foundation]. On March 18th, 2006, the board has been completed to now total nine members:

[[Category:Board]]

Board Meeting 2021-04-26

2021-05-31T15:15:15Z

Micheletobias: Spelling fix

This board meeting is '''scheduled Monday 26 April 2021''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2021&month=04&day=26&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=250&p2=26&p3=49&p4=155&p5=217&p6=312 '''15:00''' 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 [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_2021-03-29]]
# Update on FOSS4G 2021
# Response from SAGANA about letter for sponsorship
# Sponsors (ending soon: Mundialis, not renewed for this year: aon)
# Free Software Foundation - should OSGeo make a response?
# Rajat Shinde <rajatshinde2303 at gmail.com> Google Summer of Code discussion
# add your topic here

== Minutes ==

* Presiding: Till
* Scribing: Till, Codrina
* Attending: Angelos, Astrid, Mike, Michele, Codrina, Helena, Vicky, Till.
* Guests: Rajat Shinde (Google Summer of Code), Maria Arias (FOSS4G2021) and Regina Obe (SAC)

=== Google Summer of Code organization payment discussion ===

* participation on behalf of GSoC: Rajat Shinde - chair of GSoC
* There is a need of incentives for the mentors to join GSoC, as there is a lack of interest now.
* There must be 2 mentors (main and secondary) for each project. This year, there were 22 proposals received, out of which they must select 10, as there are only 20 mentors.
* Question: What can OSGeo do for the mentors? Until now, Google payment goes to OSGeo. What should OSGeo do? Proposals: pass money from OSGeo directly to mentor, free pass to FOSS4G
(Maria offers "We can offer discounts at least for them"), pass the money to the projects and they decide.
* ACTION: Rajat prepares email with opportunities and requests board for decision/recommendation.

=== Update on FOSS4G 2021 (Maria from BALOC) ===

* Giving up venue (to make online FOSS4G2021) negotiating was closed with payment of 1/4 of the
payment (~15k $).
* Interest is good, normal no. of proposals for talks/workshops;
* Few tickets sold (normal each year);
* Passport info is needed when buying a ticket now in order to justify money movement to authorities. Maria tries to
check and change this.
* The BALOC needs more help, as some of the team members are either infected with SARs-COV-2 or are taking care of an ill person.
* The sponsorships are at a safe level, it may even allow to give more discounts to tickets.
* There are discussions going with streaming providers to make sure that anyone from everywhere can participate;
* There were some sponsors requesting participants' data - it has been completely denied.
* ACTION: Till to push in the ConfComm to deny sharing participants data to sponsors for future conferences.
* No action from the board needed.

=== Review and approve past minutes ===

====[[Board_Meeting_2021-03-29]]====

* Motion on Loomio: https://www.loomio.org/d/CTMu0vRQ/approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2021-03-29
* Motion status:

=== Response from SAGANA about letter for sponsorship ===
* Vicky talks about her ideas for getting more sponsors, i.e. having paid people to do that.
* AE is interested to work on the topic.

=== Sponsors ===

* ending soon: mundialis
* ACTION: Till to contact mundialis so that they write a mail to OSGeo about what they are doing - sponsoring FOSS4G 2021 - so extending as OSGeo sponsor.
* not renewed for this year - aon (Mike): aon has renewed for this year;

=== Free Software Foundation - vote passed to appoint Richard Stallman to a board seat ===
* https://www.fsf.org/news/statement-of-fsf-board-on-election-of-richard-stallman
* Should OSGeo make a statement regarding this matter?
* Michele proposes to give a response from the OSGeo side (https://thenewstack.io/why-almost-everyone-wants-richard-stallman-cancelled/)
* ACTION: Michele drafts statement on Google Drive and shares it with the board for comments.

=== LDAP/WIKI accounts movement ===

* Regina from SAC participated.
* problems with merging old WIKI accounts to new LDAP for people with "_" in their username;
* maybe more people have problems with merging their accounts due to other unidentified issues;
* email to OSGeo general that explains the possible problems (Regina);
* Astrid asks all board members to write write a mission for themselves, as it is possible now - and sets a good example.

== IRC Log ==

* meeting was held on Jitsi

[[Category:Board]]
[[Category:Board Meetings 2021]]

2020-07-07T16:14:35Z

Micheletobias: Landon's talk

== Introduction ==
Every year the California OSGeo Chapter is required to have an annual meeting. We are still working to determine details of our 2015 Annual Meeting, but it is scheduled for January 23, 2016 at UC Davis.

We need volunteers for:
* Speakers
* Activity Coordinators
* Sponsorship for refreshments (perhaps lunch?)

== Speakers ==
* 10:00AM to 10:30AM =
* 10:30AM to 11:00AM =
* 11:00AM to 11:30AM =
* 11:30AM to 12:00PM =

Assign to a timeslot as needed:
* Michele Tobias - [http://micheletobias.github.io/maps/LiteratureMapper.html Literature Mapper]: QGIS + Zotero using Python
* Landon Blake - Scanning Mission San Miguel - terrestrial laser scanning

'''Ideas:'''
* Geospatial Jobs Panel - to appeal to students & to encourage diversity in attendance
* Lightning Talks
* Map Gallery

== Activities ==
* 2:00PM to 4:30 PM:
* 2:30PM to 4:30 PM:

'''Ideas:'''
* Maptime Sacramento - Special Davis Session?
* Cartography Sprint
* Missing Maps

== Directions & Parking ==

== Sponsors ==
* UC Davis [http://geography.ucdavis.edu Geography Graduate Group]
* [http://spatial.ucdavis.edu Center for Spatial Sciences] @ UC Davis

== History ==
Links to previous meetings:
* [[OSGeo_California_Chapter_2014_Annual_Meeting]]
* [[OSGeo_California_Chapter_2013_Annual_Meeting]]
* [[California_Chapter_2012_Annual_Meeting]]
* [[California Chapter 2011 Annual Meeting]]

OSGeo California Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting

2015-12-18T23:45:18Z

Micheletobias: And some more ideas

OSGeo California Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting

2015-12-18T22:50:02Z

Micheletobias: More ideas... again.

OSGeo California Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting

2015-12-18T22:40:08Z

Micheletobias: More ideas

OSGeo California Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting

2015-12-18T22:30:42Z

Micheletobias: Filling in details

OSGeo California Chapter 2013 Annual Meeting

2013-10-09T19:09:38Z

Micheletobias: directions added

== Introduction ==
Every year the California OSGeo Chapter is required to have an annual meeting. This year our meeting will hosted by Michele Tobias, Alex Mandel, and the [http://geography.ucdavis.edu/ Geography Graduate Group] at UC Davis. We've scheduled the meeting for Saturday, December 7, 2013.

== Speakers ==
* 10:00AM to 10:30AM = "Multithreaded Geospatial Processing for the Desktop" (Landon Blake)
* 10:30AM to 11:00AM = Open Slot
* 11:00AM to 11:30AM = Using Open Data Kit on Mobile Devices to Monitor the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Levee System (Landon Blake)

== Workshops ==
* 1:00PM to 2:30PM = Open Source Python Scripting for ArcGIS (Landon Blake)

== Activities ==
* 2:30PM to 4:30 PM: OSGeo Live DVD (Activity Coordinator: Brian Hamlin)
* 2:30PM to 4:30 PM: OSM Mapping Party (Activity Coordinator: ???/Landon Blake)

== Directions & Parking ==
A map with directions to UC Davis and parking near Hunt Hall:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/51797249@N05/10174564334/ Map and Parking]

The doors in the courtyard of Hunt Hall are near the meeting room and will be open, but other exterior doors will remain locked for security reasons.

California Chapter 2011 Annual Meeting

2011-10-14T03:11:32Z

Micheletobias: Adding a GPS game

== Logistics ==
The California Chapter Fall Fiesta will be held on:
* Saturday October 22, 2011
* 9am - 5pm (Come to as much as you want)
* 142 Hunt Hall
* UC Davis, California

=== Directions ===
* PDF of Directions [[Media:CA meeting 2011.pdf]]
* [http://mapq.st/nyA4ac Open Mapquest Map]

== Agenda ==
=== Morning Talks, Discussions, Tutorials ===
Exact timing TBD

* Michele Tobais - QGIS & Inkscape
* Allan Hollander - GRASS and R
* Brian Hamlin - PostGIS 2.0
* Frank Warmerdam - Raster Formats Performance Optimization/Comparison
* Landon Blake - A Brief Introduction to OpenJUMP
* Landon Blake - How To Participate In Open Source Projects

''Many of the listed talks here are recaps of talks given at [[FOSS4G 2011]]''

Tentative:
* Robert Hijmans - Something using R?
* Alex Mandel - QGIS, Geodjango, Spatiliate or another popular topic...
* Nate Roth - Postgis and Python
* Bob Moskovitz - QGIS Plugin Case Study - Geological Surveys
* Landon Blake - Open Jump? OSGeo Journal?

Would you like to give a 5 minute or 20 minute talk? We're looking for additional speakers on the following topics (email Landon sunburned.surveyor [] gmail.com to be added):
* Desktop GIS (83%)
* Databases (75%)
* Web Technologies (75%)
* Participation in Open Source (67%)
* Cartography (67%)
* Data Types (58%)
(Percentages indicate the percent of survey respondents interested in the topic)

=== Lunch ===

* TBD

=== Afternoon Activities ===

==== Indoor ====
* Cartography Sprint
** create cartographic symbols for use in the public domain (don't know how? we'll teach you!)
* Learn to Bug Hunt
** find & report problems with GIS software
* Code Sprint
**help improve or expand software (no programming experience needed)
* Chapter Event Planning
** how can we improve? what plans do we have?
* Public Geo Data Award Planning

==== Outdoor ====
* Kite Photography Demo
** weather permitting, we'll play with some Kite Aerial Photography equipment
* Mapping Party & GPS/Smartphone Games
* Re-testing of the myth that people can't walk in a straight line while blindfolded- track it with a GPS.

=== Evening Social Downtown Davis ===
* Location TBD - ideas: Dumpling House, ...

== Planned Attendance List ==
To RSVP please email Landon (sunburned.surveyor [] gmail.com) and Alex (tech [] wildintellect.com), or add your name to the list.
# Michele Tobias
# Allan Hollander
# David Bianco
# Dave Waetjen
# Sid Feygin
# Landon Blake
# Alex Mandel
# Nate Roth
# Robert Hijmans
# Bob Moskovitz
# Brian Hamlin
# Andrew Holguin
# Prashant Hedao
# Steve Greco
# Hyeyeong Choe
# Emily Sin
# David Chursenoff
# Frank Warmerdam
# Leslie Sherrett
# Elena Lopez
# Wan-Ru Yang
# Jen Kovnats
# Ramon Solis

(Remote Participation)
# Joe Larson

== Sponsors ==
* [http://lda.ucdavis.edu Department of Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture Program], University of California, Davis
* [http://geography.ucdavis.edu Geography Graduate Group], University of California, Davis
* [http://ice.ucdavis.edu Information Center for the Environment], University of California, Davis
Contact Landon (sunburned.surveyor [] gmail.com) if you would like to help sponsor the meeting.

== Carpooling ==
* Several people will be travelling from the Bay Area and the Sacramento Area. Please post on the California Chapter mailing list if you have space or are looking for space in a carpool.

* Davis is serviced by the [http://www.capitolcorridor.org/ Capital Corridor] train service, though with fewer runs on Saturday it's still a reasonable option.

== Remote Participation ==
* Want to help with the Code Sprint, Bug Hunt etc... we'll have #osgeo-ca on freenode IRC turned on
* Some of the talks may be streamed via ustream or other web conference system, check back for specific details.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: California]]