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Board Meeting 2026-07-28

2026-08-24T13:50:19Z

Ticheler:

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 28 July 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=07&day=28&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_2026-07-07]]
# FOSS4G Hiroshima update
# Stichting OSGeo update
# Horizon Europe project update
# FOSS4G North America board participation / outreach
# Website and systems update
# AI policy discussion
# Board elections timeline
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include'' (your name in brackets) ''!''

== Minutes ==

* Presiding: Jeroen
* Scribing:
* Attending: Jeroen, Joanna, Mike, Vicky, Tim, Tom, Codrina, Angelos
* Guests: Nobusuke
* Regrets: Marco

=== Review and approve past minutes ===

* Previous meeting minutes: [[Board_Meeting_2026-07-07]]
* Past minutes review was noted but not completed in detail during the meeting.

=== FOSS4G Hiroshima ===

* FOSS4G Hiroshima preparations are progressing well, with nearly 700 participants registered, 320 general talks, 55 academic talks, and 55 workshops.
* The OSGeo session will be moved away from a formal AGM format and renamed '''OSGeo Looking Ahead Interactive''', with more time for community discussion.
* The Sol Katz Award ceremony is planned during the closing ceremony.
* An OSGeo Foundation booth will be available; board members attending are encouraged to bring promotional materials.
* Organizers are preparing disaster risk / cancellation policy documentation following a recent earthquake in Kumamoto; no current impact on the conference was reported.
* Several board members confirmed they expect to attend FOSS4G Hiroshima.
* The board discussed producing a short highlight-style community video as a more engaging way to share project updates.

=== Stichting OSGeo ===

* Stichting OSGeo has been officially established in the Netherlands. Initial board members are Jeroen, Tim, and Codrina.
* Additional board members can be added digitally.
* Documents for the Horizon Europe project have been submitted on behalf of Stichting OSGeo.
* The foundation will apply for Dutch non-profit status. This requires a short multi-year / business plan and is expected to take approximately eight weeks.
* Once non-profit status is granted, the foundation can request documentation equivalent to US 501(c)(3) status for receiving US donations.
* Professional Dutch bookkeeping/accounting support is needed, especially for Horizon Europe compliance.
* A small public announcement has already been drafted; a larger announcement is planned around FOSS4G Hiroshima.

=== Horizon Europe project ===

* OSGeo's Horizon Europe proposal with NLNet was successful and received a score of 15/15.
* The European Commission is reportedly enthusiastic about the project.
* Jeroen has registered as legal representative for Stichting OSGeo with the European Commission.
* The project is expected to start in late August or September, with a kickoff meeting anticipated.
* The project includes funding to hire staff and support a more professional foundation structure.
* A joint press announcement with NLNet is being prepared.

=== FOSS4G North America ===

* Mike and Tom are still working through approval processes to attend FOSS4G North America.
* Jeroen is unavailable due to other commitments.
* The board would like OSGeo to have a presence or message at the conference, including communication about the Horizon Europe project.

=== Website and systems ===

* A bi-weekly website check-in is proposed, starting the following Wednesday, to keep progress moving.
* A draft specification for OSGeo single sign-on using Keycloak is being prepared.
* The SSO proposal includes web-of-trust concepts, open account creation, privilege escalation, invite-based access, and provenance tracking.
* Funding may be needed to implement SSO professionally.
* The board discussed using OSGeo Gitea for a public volunteer task repository and project board, with broader access once SSO is available.

=== AI policy discussion ===

* The board discussed how OSGeo should position itself on AI use in the community.
* General direction: OSGeo should remain neutral and should neither require nor prohibit AI use.
* Individual OSGeo projects should be free to define their own AI policies.
* Responsible behavior and respectful communication remain essential, regardless of whether AI tools are used.
* The board recognized concerns around abusive or unsustainable AI-assisted contribution patterns, such as overwhelming maintainers with low-quality pull requests.
* Tim and Joanna volunteered to prepare a draft OSGeo board statement on AI use, balancing responsible use, project autonomy, and community expectations.

=== Board elections ===

* Luis proposed an updated board election timeline starting 14 September.
* The proposed timeline shortens the campaign period so voting concludes earlier than in previous years.
* The board was comfortable with the proposed timeline.
* Board candidacies should be promoted during FOSS4G Hiroshima to encourage more candidates.

=== Actions ===

* Nobusuke to rename the FOSS4G Hiroshima OSGeo session to '''OSGeo Looking Ahead Interactive''' and extend the interactive portion of the plenary.
* Draft a business / nonprofit plan for the Stichting OSGeo non-profit status application.
* Engage a Dutch bookkeeping company for Stichting OSGeo accounting, especially for Horizon Europe compliance.
* Jeroen to set up a Stichting OSGeo bank account once the tax number is received.
* Jeroen and Michiel / NLNet to prepare a joint press announcement for the Horizon Europe project.
* Begin defining roles and hiring plans for the Horizon Europe project.
* Mike and Tom to continue pursuing approval to attend FOSS4G North America.
* Ensure OSGeo has a presence or message at FOSS4G North America, including communication about the Horizon Europe project.
* Share the SSO / Keycloak specification draft with the board.
* Create a public Gitea repository with a project board for community volunteer tasks; expand access once Keycloak SSO is available.
* Tim and Joanna to co-draft an OSGeo board statement on AI use.
* Respond to Luis confirming that the proposed board elections timeline is acceptable.
* Advertise board candidacies at FOSS4G Hiroshima.
* Add / track actions at: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues

== IRC Log ==

* no log, Jitsi meeting

== Next meeting ==

* [[Board Meeting 2026-09-04]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-08-25

2026-08-24T13:49:06Z

Ticheler: Ticheler moved page Board Meeting 2026-08-25 to Board Meeting 2026-09-04: Change of date and place

#REDIRECT [[Board Meeting 2026-09-04]]

Board Meeting 2026-09-04

2026-08-24T13:49:06Z

Ticheler: Ticheler moved page Board Meeting 2026-08-25 to Board Meeting 2026-09-04: Change of date and place

This board meeting is '''scheduled Friday 4 September 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20260904T003000&p1=250&p2=26&p3=49&p4=155&p5=16&p6=1064] in person during the Code Sprint at FOSS4G 2026 in Hiroshima - Japan.
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_2026-07-28]]
# Incubation committee motion: [https://www.loomio.com/d/VMgwT5om/motion-to-rename-the-incubation-committee-to-project-support-committee Relaunch as project support committee with new mandate]
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include ''(your name in brackets)''!''

== 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 2026-09-29]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-09-04

2026-08-24T13:48:27Z

Ticheler:

Board Meeting 2026-07-28

2026-07-28T18:42:22Z

Ticheler:

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 28 July 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=07&day=28&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_2026-07-07]]
# FOSS4G Hiroshima update
# Stichting OSGeo update
# Horizon Europe project update
# FOSS4G North America board participation / outreach
# Website and systems update
# AI policy discussion
# Board elections timeline
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include'' (your name in brackets) ''!''

== Minutes ==

* Presiding: Jeroen
* Scribing:
* Attending: Jeroen, Joanna, Mike, Vicky, Tim, Tom, Codrina, Angelos
* Guests: Nobusuke
* Regrets: Marco

=== Review and approve past minutes ===

* Previous meeting minutes: [[Board_Meeting_2026-07-07]]
* Past minutes review was noted but not completed in detail during the meeting.

=== FOSS4G Hiroshima ===

* FOSS4G Hiroshima preparations are progressing well, with nearly 700 participants registered, 320 general talks, 55 academic talks, and 55 workshops.
* The OSGeo session will be moved away from a formal AGM format and renamed '''OSGeo Looking Ahead Interactive''', with more time for community discussion.
* The Sol Katz Award ceremony is planned during the closing ceremony.
* An OSGeo Foundation booth will be available; board members attending are encouraged to bring promotional materials.
* Organizers are preparing disaster risk / cancellation policy documentation following a recent earthquake in Kumamoto; no current impact on the conference was reported.
* Several board members confirmed they expect to attend FOSS4G Hiroshima.
* The board discussed producing a short highlight-style community video as a more engaging way to share project updates.

=== Stichting OSGeo ===

* Stichting OSGeo has been officially established in the Netherlands. Initial board members are Jeroen, Tim, and Codrina.
* Additional board members can be added digitally.
* Documents for the Horizon Europe project have been submitted on behalf of Stichting OSGeo.
* The foundation will apply for Dutch non-profit status. This requires a short multi-year / business plan and is expected to take approximately eight weeks.
* Once non-profit status is granted, the foundation can request documentation equivalent to US 501(c)(3) status for receiving US donations.
* Professional Dutch bookkeeping/accounting support is needed, especially for Horizon Europe compliance.
* A small public announcement has already been drafted; a larger announcement is planned around FOSS4G Hiroshima.

=== Horizon Europe project ===

* OSGeo's Horizon Europe proposal with NLNet was successful and received a score of 15/15.
* The European Commission is reportedly enthusiastic about the project.
* Jeroen has registered as legal representative for Stichting OSGeo with the European Commission.
* The project is expected to start in late August or September, with a kickoff meeting anticipated.
* The project includes funding to hire staff and support a more professional foundation structure.
* A joint press announcement with NLNet is being prepared.

=== FOSS4G North America ===

* Mike and Tom are still working through approval processes to attend FOSS4G North America.
* Jeroen is unavailable due to other commitments.
* The board would like OSGeo to have a presence or message at the conference, including communication about the Horizon Europe project.

=== Website and systems ===

* A bi-weekly website check-in is proposed, starting the following Wednesday, to keep progress moving.
* A draft specification for OSGeo single sign-on using Keycloak is being prepared.
* The SSO proposal includes web-of-trust concepts, open account creation, privilege escalation, invite-based access, and provenance tracking.
* Funding may be needed to implement SSO professionally.
* The board discussed using OSGeo Gitea for a public volunteer task repository and project board, with broader access once SSO is available.

=== AI policy discussion ===

* The board discussed how OSGeo should position itself on AI use in the community.
* General direction: OSGeo should remain neutral and should neither require nor prohibit AI use.
* Individual OSGeo projects should be free to define their own AI policies.
* Responsible behavior and respectful communication remain essential, regardless of whether AI tools are used.
* The board recognized concerns around abusive or unsustainable AI-assisted contribution patterns, such as overwhelming maintainers with low-quality pull requests.
* Tim and Joanna volunteered to prepare a draft OSGeo board statement on AI use, balancing responsible use, project autonomy, and community expectations.

=== Board elections ===

* Luis proposed an updated board election timeline starting 14 September.
* The proposed timeline shortens the campaign period so voting concludes earlier than in previous years.
* The board was comfortable with the proposed timeline.
* Board candidacies should be promoted during FOSS4G Hiroshima to encourage more candidates.

=== Actions ===

* Nobusuke to rename the FOSS4G Hiroshima OSGeo session to '''OSGeo Looking Ahead Interactive''' and extend the interactive portion of the plenary.
* Draft a business / nonprofit plan for the Stichting OSGeo non-profit status application.
* Engage a Dutch bookkeeping company for Stichting OSGeo accounting, especially for Horizon Europe compliance.
* Jeroen to set up a Stichting OSGeo bank account once the tax number is received.
* Jeroen and Michiel / NLNet to prepare a joint press announcement for the Horizon Europe project.
* Begin defining roles and hiring plans for the Horizon Europe project.
* Mike and Tom to continue pursuing approval to attend FOSS4G North America.
* Ensure OSGeo has a presence or message at FOSS4G North America, including communication about the Horizon Europe project.
* Share the SSO / Keycloak specification draft with the board.
* Create a public Gitea repository with a project board for community volunteer tasks; expand access once Keycloak SSO is available.
* Tim and Joanna to co-draft an OSGeo board statement on AI use.
* Respond to Luis confirming that the proposed board elections timeline is acceptable.
* Advertise board candidacies at FOSS4G Hiroshima.
* Add / track actions at: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues

== IRC Log ==

* no log, Jitsi meeting

== Next meeting ==

* [[Board Meeting 2026-08-25]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-07-28

2026-07-28T16:50:58Z

Ticheler: /* Current items */

Board Meeting 2026-07-28

2026-07-28T14:55:54Z

Ticheler: /* Current items */

FOSS4G-Europe-2026/BirdsOfAFeather

2026-06-30T10:05:22Z

Ticheler: /* Tuesday 30th of June 17:30 - 18:30 */

= Introduction =

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.

= General Information =

At [[FOSS4G-Europe-2026]] conference in Timișoara, România, a number of spaces have been reserved for people to flock together in Birds of a Feather sessions.

= How to organise a BOF =

BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in BoF rooms at specified timeslots or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

The FOSS4G Europe conference provides the BoF rooms at the West University of Timișoara where the parallel sessions of FOSS4G Europe 2026 take place, but the setup of the bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki by you yourself.

= Monday 29th of June 16:30 - 18:00 =
== Room A01 ==
=== Mapathon for Venezuela Earthquake ===

'''Agenda'''
* We will get together and map together to support people in Venezuela through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Tasking platform. The current projects are listed [https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=2026%20Venezuela%20Earthquake&omitMapResults=1 here].

Just bring your laptop, and we will figure out the rest. You can just join and observe as well.

'''Who is coming''':
* Batuhan Kavlak
* Json Singh
* Saad Rayees

= Monday 29th of June 16:30 - 17:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Planning for the next FOSS4G Europe ===

'''Agenda'''
* Let's meet up and start planning for FOSS4G Europe 2028!

'''Who is coming''':
* Tõnis Kärdi

= Tuesday 30th of June 17:30 - 18:30 =
== Room A01 ==
=== How can OSGeo improve its structure to benefit from government policies ===

'''Agenda'''
* We want to discuss the opportunities that lay in front of us to make our ecosystem and communities stronger, professionalize the foundation, tap into policies developed or under development at the national and EU level.
What is required to make this happen and who is willing to contribute to that?

'''Who is coming''':
* Jeroen Ticheler
*
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room AM ==
=== DGGS and GIS ===

'''Agenda'''
* With discrete global gridding systems gaining interest, and storage options starting to form, the next question is how we can approach GIS style operations on DGGS structured data. Come discuss or learn more.

'''Who is coming''':
* Alexander Kmoch
* Weston Renoud
* Jaak Laineste
* Json Singh

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A12 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A13 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A01 ==
=== FOSS4G Education - hosted by the International QGIS Trainers Network ===

'''Agenda'''
* This spring we conducted an international survey designed to explore the opportunities and challenges of using open source GIS in the public sector. We will start with a short presentation on the survey and results. This should be a nice catalyst for a discussion about FOSS4G education in different countries. Our goal is to support one another in developing teaching standards, best practices, syllabi and educational materials tailored to practical needs.

'''Who is coming''':
* Kurt Menke
* Berit Mohr

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room AM ==
=== The use of AI in OSGeo projects ===

'''Agenda'''
* The use of (Agentic) AI in software development has a big impact on OSGeo community projects. The purpose of this BoF is to talk about the challenges and opportunities this brings to contributors, core contributors and the larger project communities. You are welcome to briefly bring your experiences forward and suggest possible ways forward. We also want to discuss how people with different opinions or ethical principles can find a way forward together, avoiding disrupted communities.

'''Who is coming''':
* Jeroen Ticheler
* Even Rouault
* Json Singh

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Mapathon for Venezuela Earthquake ===

'''Agenda'''
* We will get together and map together to support people in Venezuela through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Tasking platform. The current projects are listed [https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=2026%20Venezuela%20Earthquake&omitMapResults=1 here].

Just bring your laptop, and we will figure out the rest. You can just join and observe as well.

'''Who is coming''':
* Batuhan Kavlak
* Saad Rayees
* Json Singh

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A12 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A13 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

FOSS4G-Europe-2026/BirdsOfAFeather

2026-06-30T10:04:57Z

Ticheler: /* Tuesday 30th of June 17:30 - 19:30 */

= Introduction =

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.

= General Information =

At [[FOSS4G-Europe-2026]] conference in Timișoara, România, a number of spaces have been reserved for people to flock together in Birds of a Feather sessions.

= How to organise a BOF =

BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in BoF rooms at specified timeslots or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

The FOSS4G Europe conference provides the BoF rooms at the West University of Timișoara where the parallel sessions of FOSS4G Europe 2026 take place, but the setup of the bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki by you yourself.

= Monday 29th of June 16:30 - 18:00 =
== Room A01 ==
=== Mapathon for Venezuela Earthquake ===

'''Agenda'''
* We will get together and map together to support people in Venezuela through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Tasking platform. The current projects are listed [https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=2026%20Venezuela%20Earthquake&omitMapResults=1 here].

Just bring your laptop, and we will figure out the rest. You can just join and observe as well.

'''Who is coming''':
* Batuhan Kavlak
* Json Singh
* Saad Rayees

= Monday 29th of June 16:30 - 17:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Planning for the next FOSS4G Europe ===

'''Agenda'''
* Let's meet up and start planning for FOSS4G Europe 2028!

'''Who is coming''':
* Tõnis Kärdi

= Tuesday 30th of June 17:30 - 19:30 =
== Room A01 ==
=== How can OSGeo improve its structure to benefit from government policies ===

'''Agenda'''
* We want to discuss the opportunities that lay in front of us to make our ecosystem and communities stronger, professionalize the foundation, tap into policies developed or under development at the national and EU level.
What is required to make this happen and who is willing to contribute to that?

'''Who is coming''':
* Jeroen Ticheler
*
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room AM ==
=== DGGS and GIS ===

'''Agenda'''
* With discrete global gridding systems gaining interest, and storage options starting to form, the next question is how we can approach GIS style operations on DGGS structured data. Come discuss or learn more.

'''Who is coming''':
* Alexander Kmoch
* Weston Renoud
* Jaak Laineste
* Json Singh

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A12 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Tuesday 30th of June 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A13 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A01 ==
=== FOSS4G Education - hosted by the International QGIS Trainers Network ===

'''Agenda'''
* This spring we conducted an international survey designed to explore the opportunities and challenges of using open source GIS in the public sector. We will start with a short presentation on the survey and results. This should be a nice catalyst for a discussion about FOSS4G education in different countries. Our goal is to support one another in developing teaching standards, best practices, syllabi and educational materials tailored to practical needs.

'''Who is coming''':
* Kurt Menke
* Berit Mohr

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room AM ==
=== The use of AI in OSGeo projects ===

'''Agenda'''
* The use of (Agentic) AI in software development has a big impact on OSGeo community projects. The purpose of this BoF is to talk about the challenges and opportunities this brings to contributors, core contributors and the larger project communities. You are welcome to briefly bring your experiences forward and suggest possible ways forward. We also want to discuss how people with different opinions or ethical principles can find a way forward together, avoiding disrupted communities.

'''Who is coming''':
* Jeroen Ticheler
* Even Rouault
* Json Singh

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A11 ==
=== Mapathon for Venezuela Earthquake ===

'''Agenda'''
* We will get together and map together to support people in Venezuela through Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Tasking platform. The current projects are listed [https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=2026%20Venezuela%20Earthquake&omitMapResults=1 here].

Just bring your laptop, and we will figure out the rest. You can just join and observe as well.

'''Who is coming''':
* Batuhan Kavlak
* Saad Rayees
* Json Singh

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A12 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

= Wednesday 1st of July 18:00 - 19:30 =
== Room A13 ==
=== Enter your BoF exciting title ===

'''Agenda'''
* What do you want to talk about?

'''Who is coming''':
* Enter your name

FOSS4G-Europe-2026/BirdsOfAFeather

2026-06-26T10:58:50Z

Ticheler:

Board Meeting 2026-05-26

2026-06-25T12:31:10Z

Ticheler: /* Next meeting */

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 26 May 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=05&day=26&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]]
# '' Approve GeoStyler as new OSGeo Project with Project Officer Jan Suleiman (Mike)''
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include ''(your name in brackets)''!''

== Minutes ==

Meeting postponed. Agenda items are moved to next meeting.

=== Actions ===

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

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

== Next meeting ==
*[[Board Meeting 2026-07-07]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-06-30

2026-06-25T12:21:52Z

Ticheler: Ticheler moved page Board Meeting 2026-06-30 to Board Meeting 2026-07-07: Meeting moved due to conflicting FOSS4G EU

#REDIRECT [[Board Meeting 2026-07-07]]

Board Meeting 2026-07-07

2026-06-25T12:21:52Z

Ticheler: Ticheler moved page Board Meeting 2026-06-30 to Board Meeting 2026-07-07: Meeting moved due to conflicting FOSS4G EU

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 30 June 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=06&day=30&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]]
# '' Approve GeoStyler as new OSGeo Project with Project Officer Jan Suleiman (Mike)''
# [https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/f/6737260 Ambassador Program Draft Contract]
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include ''(your name in brackets)''!''

== 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 2026-07-28]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-04-28

2026-04-26T12:08:36Z

Ticheler: /* Current items */

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 - (Luís Moreira de Sousa)
#* 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.]
# Impact of LLMs on OSS - (Luís Moreira de Sousa)
# FOSS4G Hiroshima 2026 Update - (Hiroshima LOC)
#* Status of CfP and Registration: 55 workshops and 360 talks have been accepted; current paid registrations stand at 140 with Early Bird closing May 8th.
#* 20th Anniversary Plenary Session: A 90-min session on Sept 1st morning; First half for a historical retrospective (inviting Prof. Venka, Jeff, and Markus), Second half: A panel discussion including board members.
#* TGP Fund Transfer: Requesting clarification on the transfer process and the primary point of contact for the Travel Grant funds.
# ''Add your topic here. Please '''include what you expect from the board''', and include ''(your name in brackets)''!''

== 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 Meeting 2026-04-28

2026-04-26T12:06:48Z

Ticheler: /* Current items */

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 - (Luís Moreira de Sousa)
#* 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.]
# Impact of LLMs on OSS - (Luís Moreira de Sousa)
# FOSS4G Hiroshima 2026 Update - (Hiroshima LOC)
#* Status of CfP and Registration: 55 workshops and 360 talks have been accepted; current paid registrations stand at 140 with Early Bird closing May 8th.
#* 20th Anniversary Plenary Session: A 90-min session on Sept 1st morning; First half for a historical retrospective (inviting Prof. Venka, Jeff, and Markus), Second half: A panel discussion including board members.
#* TGP Fund Transfer: Requesting clarification on the transfer process and the primary point of contact for the Travel Grant funds.
# ''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 of Directors

2026-04-26T11:28:00Z

Ticheler: /* Previous meetings */

== OSGeo Foundation Board of Directors ==

The board is elected by the [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members Charter Members] as outlined in the [[Board Election Procedure]].

Period: December 2025 - November 2027

* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/vicky-vergara/ Vicky Vergara] - Naucalpan, Mexico (Central Standard Time UTC -6h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/jeroen-ticheler/ Jeroen Ticheler] - Netherlands (Central European Time Zone UTC +1h) [[Executive_Positions|President]]
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/bernasocchi/ Marco Bernasocchi] - Switzerland (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/Tim-Sutton/ Tim Sutton] - Alentejo region of Portugal (Western European Time Zone UTC +0h)

Period: December 2024 - November 2026
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos Angelos Tzotsos] - Athens, Greece (Central European Time UTC +2h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/michael-smith/ Michael Smith] - Hanover, New Hampshire, USA (Eastern Time UTC -5h) [[Treasurer]]
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/tom-kralidis Tom Kralidis] - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Time UTC -5h)
* [https://www.osgeo.org/member/simoes/ Joana Simoes] - Lisbon, Portugal (Western European Time Zone UTC +0h)









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 [https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard Jitsi] or [[IRC|IRC]] the last Monday of the month from [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=43&p2=49&p3=1234&p4=286&p5=157&p6=671&p7=207&p8=1091&p9=259 15.00 UTC]

Upcoming board meetings:

; Video call: board will get together for a video call and work through discussions and tasks in 1 hour [https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard Jitsi] meeting. May also consist of an informal "work party" of board members and officers to work on tasks and collaboration not easily handled in IRC / email.

* [[[Board_Meeting_2022-10-31]] [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2022&month=10&day=31&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=256&p2=286&p3=49&p4=269&p5=250&p6=37 16:00 UTC]

; IRC Meeting: [[IRC|Internet Rely Chat]] meetings are held on Libera.Chat [irc://irc.libera.chat/#osgeo OSGeo channel], please note that due to spam you are now required to register with the "NickServ" bot to verify your identity prior to posting messages on IRC. Before 2021, the board was using the FreeNode OSGeo channel that was [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.

* 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 ===

[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2026|2026]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2025|2025]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2024|2024]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2023|2023]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2022|2022]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2021|2021]] -
[[:Category:Board_Meetings_2020|2020]] -
[[: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].

= Initiatives =

While the board is focused on decision making occasionally there is a call for a long term activity in support of our goals and objectives. We are especially proud of joint initiatives undertaken with other parties as a tangible result of collaboration and community building.

[https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/ Initiatives]:

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/ GeoForAll] - education and research outreach

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g/ FOSS4G (Events)] - managed by the conference committee

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g-travel-grant-program/ Travel Grant Program] - facilitate accessibility and diversity at our global and regional FOSS4G events

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/open-geoscience/ Open GeoScience] - make scientific research, data and results transparent and accessible for science and society

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/un-initiative/ UN Initiatve] - support the UN migration to Open Source Geospatial software solutions

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/gsoc/ Google Summer of Code (GSoC)] - encourage university student participation in open source software development

* [https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/osgeo-live-initiative/ OSGeoLive Initiative]

* [[OSGeo Community Project Initiative]]: created foster innovation and collaboration resulting in a lower barrier of entry to join the OSGeo Family. Managed by the board with the assistance of the incubation committee to [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee#Step_2:_Join_Community_Projects_Program review applicants].

* [[OSGeo Code Sprints Initiative]] - sponsorship program for projects and communities planning targeted software development.

* [[OSGeo Security Initiative]] - sponsorship program providing emergency funds for projects faced with an urgent security vulnerability.

* [https://www.osgeo.org/meta-crs-initiative/ Meta CRS Initiative] - gathers together interested parties from across several projections, and coordinate system related technologies

* [https://www.osgeo.org/opengis-harmonization/ OpenGIS Harmonization] - untangle the use of org.opengis java package between OSGeo GeoTools project and OGC GeoAPI Standard. This is a cross-project initiative as many projects in our Java family are affected by any change.

While the board is responsible for defining the scope and responsibilities of these activities, initiatives require participation for success. OSGeo projects and committees may have additional initiatives of interest beyond the ones listed here as overseen by the board.

Creating an initiative is a great way to setup for a recurring activity (such as GSoC) without the "overhead" of establishing a full OSGeo committee.

= 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.

== 2021 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 =

== 2022 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2022 ===

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

* [[OSGeo Budget 2022]]

== 2021 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2021 ===

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

* [[OSGeo Budget 2021]]

== 2020 Planning ==

=== Operational Budget for 2020 ===

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

* [[OSGeo Budget 2020]]

== 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 2022]]
* [[Election 2021]]
* [[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]]
* [[Board_of_Directors/OnboardingChecklist]]

== 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_2026_Results|Board of Directors 2026]]
* [[Board_Election_2025_Results|Board of Directors 2025]]
* [[Board_Election_2024_Results|Board of Directors 2024]]
* [[Board_Election_2023_Results|Board of Directors 2023]]
* [[Board_Election_2022_Results|Board of Directors 2022]]
* [[Board_Election_2021_Results|Board of Directors 2021]]
* [[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]]

Jeroen Ticheler

2026-04-20T20:14:22Z

Ticheler:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=[https://www.osgeo.org/member/jeroen-ticheler/ Jeroen Ticheler]
|JobTitle=Director
|Company=GeoCat
|Address=Generaal Foulkesweg 72
|City=6703BW Wageningen
|Coordinate=51.9659485, 5.6784606
|State=Gelderland
|Country=The Netherlands
|LocalChapter=Nederlands
|Email=jeroen.ticheler@geocat.com
|Website=[https://www.geocat.com GeoCat]
|Photo=Ticheler.jpg
|Languages=Dutch, English
|Info=Jeroen has been promoting the use of international standards and Free and Open Source Software for geographic data and information for over twenty years now. Jeroen is Project Officer for the GeoNetwork opensource project. He currently serves on the OSGeo Board, and did so in 2007 & 2008. He is a Charter member since the early days of OSGeo.
}}

{{OSGeo Experience
|User=No
|Committee=No
|Board=Yes
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=Yes
|ExBoard=Yes
|Charter=Yes
|Chair=Yes
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=Yes
}}

=== Jeroen Ticheler ===

Jeroen studied Tropical Forestry at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wageningen_University Wageningen University] with specialization in GIS and Remote Sensing. Upon graduation in 1997 he worked on Participatory Soil Fertility Management in Africa at the [http://www.kit.nl/ Royal Institute for the Tropics] of The Netherlands (also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropenmuseum Tropenmuseum]) until he joined the [http://www.fao.org Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAO FAO] in 1999.

At the FAO Jeroen worked on satellite data processing for early warning systems for food security and for desert locust control. He founded the [https://www.geonetwork-opensource.org GeoNetwork opensource] project in 2001 allowing the agency to catalog its geographic data assets. He participated in writing the United Nations SDI (UNSDI) Reference Architecture as Task group manager Interoperability in the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group [http://www.ungiwg.org/ UNGIWG]. He frequently participated in ISO TC211 and [https://www.opengeospatial.org OGC] meetings in the past.

In 2007 he founded [https://www.geocat.com GeoCat]. A commercial company providing Enterprise products, SAAS and services around OSGeo software. Working with a team of core developers that contribute and give back is at the heart of what GeoCat does. GeoCat is a strong supporter and sponsor of the OSGeo Foundation and the related FOSS4G conferences and events ever since.

[[Category:OSGeo Charter Member]]
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]
[[Category:Board of Directors]]
[[Category:Nederland]]

Board Meeting 2026-03-31

2026-03-23T15:44:24Z

Ticheler: /* Current items */

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 31 March 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_2026-02-24]]
# Conference Committee (Loc FOSS4G 2027)
# Cyber Resilience Act
# New membership process
# Sponsoring program OSGeo
# Email from The FOSS Club at Delhi Technical Campus - Manya Yadav (4 February 2026)
# Agree on [https://nextcloud.osgeo.org/apps/files/files?dir=/Board/OSGeo-intl/legal/European%20legal%20entity/Notary Establishing document] OSGeo in Europe (NL) (protected link)
# MoU OSGeo - UNIGIS opportunities
# ''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 2026-04-28]]

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

Board Meeting 2026-02-24

2026-03-23T13:55:12Z

Ticheler: /* Next meeting */

This board meeting is '''scheduled Tuesday 24 February 2026''' at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2026&month=02&day=24&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_2026-01-26]]
# Finalize [https://www.loomio.com/d/5jiKNtgb/executive-positions-2026 board executive positions]
# Recognize [https://www.osgeo.org/projects/torchgeo/ TorchGeo] as OSGeo Project via recent Incubation Committee vote [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2026-February/005161.html LINK]
# Funding ideas for 2026
# Update on Pretalx (Jeroen)
# Update on OSGeo legal entity in Europe (The Netherlands) (Jeroen)
# Update on [https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-cl6-2026-03-governance-06 Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06] - A services and business incubator for geospatial open-source developments (Jeroen)
# Conference Committee (Loc FOSS4G 2027)
# Cyber Resilience Act
# New membership process
# Sponsoring program OSGeo
# Respond to [https://gitea.osgeo.org/Lads/llm-survey ''OSGeo member survey on the impact of LLMs on open-source projects''] proposal
# Email from The FOSS Club at Delhi Technical Campus - Manya Yadav (4 February 2026)
# ''Add your topic here''

== Minutes ==

* Presiding: Jeroen
* Scribing: Angelos, all
* Attending: Mike, Jeroen, Vicky, Tim, Codrina, Angelos, Joana, Tom, Marco
* Guests: Brian Hamlin, Luis de Sousa
=== Review and approve past minutes ===

* [[Board_Meeting_2026-01-26]]
* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/p/qoJLfcSp/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2026-01-26

=== Recognize TorchGeo as OSGeo Project via recent Incubation Committee vote ===

* Brian Hamlin reporting as mentor of the TorchGeo project
* MOTION: Motion to recognize TorchGeo as OSGeo Project
* Motion passed during the meeting: +1 by: Mike, Jeroen, Vicky, Tim, Codrina, Angelos, Joana, Tom

=== Finalize board executive positions ===

* https://www.loomio.com/d/5jiKNtgb/executive-positions-2026
* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGGGl57ld8q5WlpYcL-tBF1p7bKiREs385DrCfyZCOw/edit?usp=sharing
* Discussion about hiring a secretary and potentially sharing the role with QGIS
* Board process agreed: Votes on separate topics within the board meeting are approved through the approval of the meeting minutes on Loomio.
* MOTION: Approve board executive positions for 2026.
** President (Jeroen)
** Vice President Europe (Codrina)
** Vice President North America (Tom)
** Vice President South America (Vicky)
** Vice President Asia (Vicky)
** Vice President Africa (Tim)
** Vice President Oceania (Marco)
** Treasurer (Mike)
** Secretary (To be determined in the future - Follow up with QGIS)
** Liaison role for System Administration Committee (Tom)
** Liaison role for Conference Committee, FOSS4G conferences and code sprints (Codrina)
** Liaison role for Sponsor and supporting memberships (Tim)
** Liaison role for Marketing and Website (Tim)
** Liaison role for Project monitoring and reporting (Angelos)
* Motion passed during the meeting: no objections

=== Funding ideas for 2026 ===

* Joana shared a deck here:
** Funding platforms like gh sponsors, paypal etc. should be more visible on the website
** Swag incentives
** Targeted fund raising and using ambassadors to coordinate funding activities
** Business membership
** need to coordinate with regional LOCs about sponsorships

=== Update on Pretalx ===

* Jeroen contacted Pretalx team
* offer received and discussed in the meeting (fixed fee per 12 events)
* Luca volunteered to take care of the administration of the OSGeo hosted system, taking burden off of SAC.
* Discussion about yearly charge vs per event. If we pay per event we might stop using it in regional events.
* Volunteer managed rather than moving to outside is agreed to be the best option. Jeroen will inform Pretalx and people involved.

=== Respond to OSGeo member survey on the impact of LLMs on open-source projects proposal ===

* https://gitea.osgeo.org/Lads/llm-survey
* https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/B7YKQ7-oss-in-spite-of-ai/
* The board accepted the proposal.

=== Update on OSGeo legal entity in Europe (The Netherlands) ===

* Making progress, expecting to see results in the next 2 weeks

=== Update on Horizon Europe call - A services and business incubator for geospatial open-source developments ===

* No details about the project here due to this being completely out in the open
* Codrina declares a Conflict of Interest and will refrain from participating in this discussion.
* Extra meeting organized to discuss this.

=== Conference Committee (LoI FOSS4G 2027) ===

* Postponed to next meeting

=== Cyber Resilience Act ===

* Postponed to next meeting

=== New membership process ===

* Postponed to next meeting

=== Sponsoring program OSGeo ===

* Postponed to next meeting

=== Email from The FOSS Club at Delhi Technical Campus - Manya Yadav (4 February 2026) ===

* Postponed to next meeting

=== Actions ===

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

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

== Next meeting ==
*[[Board Meeting 2026-03-31]]

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User:Ticheler

2026-02-27T14:26:33Z

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Jeroen Ticheler

2026-02-27T14:21:30Z

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|Info=Jeroen has been promoting the use of international standards and Free and Open Source Software for geographic data and information for over twenty years now. Jeroen is Project Officer for the GeoNetwork opensource project. He currently serves on the OSGeo Board, and did so in 2007 & 2008. He is a Charter member since the early days of OSGeo.
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=== Jeroen Ticheler ===

Jeroen studied Tropical Forestry at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wageningen_University Wageningen University] with specialization in GIS and Remote Sensing. Upon graduation in 1997 he worked on Participatory Soil Fertility Management in Africa at the [http://www.kit.nl/ Royal Institute for the Tropics] of The Netherlands (also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropenmuseum Tropenmuseum]) until he joined the [http://www.fao.org Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAO FAO] in 1999.

At the FAO Jeroen worked on satellite data processing for early warning systems for food security and for desert locust control. He founded the [https://www.geonetwork-opensource.org GeoNetwork opensource] project in 2001 allowing the agency to catalog its geographic data assets. He participated in writing the United Nations SDI (UNSDI) Reference Architecture as Task group manager Interoperability in the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group [http://www.ungiwg.org/ UNGIWG]. He frequently participated in ISO TC211 and [https://www.opengeospatial.org OGC] meetings in the past.

In 2007 he founded [https://www.geocat.net GeoCat]. A commercial company providing Enterprise products, SAAS and services around OSGeo software. Working with a team of core developers that contribute and give back is at the heart of what GeoCat does. GeoCat is a strong supporter and sponsor of the OSGeo Foundation and the related FOSS4G conferences and events ever since.

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