Election 2023 Candidate Manifestos - Revision history

Neteler: fix Category

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fix Category

Codrina at 11:04, 3 January 2024

2024-01-03T11:04:20Z

Geoskeptic: Add Matthew Hanson

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Add Matthew Hanson

RajatShinde at 04:12, 30 December 2023

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RajatShinde: Updating menifesto for Rajat Shinde

2023-12-30T04:11:58Z

Updating menifesto for Rajat Shinde

Ticheler: /* About me */

2023-12-28T16:16:13Z

About me

Besfortguri: /* What your interests are in terms of the board */

2023-12-28T10:30:29Z

What your interests are in terms of the board

Besfortguri: /* Any things that you would like to change or introduce */

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Any things that you would like to change or introduce

Besfortguri: /* What you have done within the community in the past */

2023-12-28T10:18:30Z

What you have done within the community in the past

Besfortguri at 10:17, 28 December 2023

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	I am open to any role.		I am open to any role.
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		+	== Codrina Maria Ilie - Romania([https://www.osgeo.org/member/codrina-maria-ilie/ OSGeo profile]) ==
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		+	=== About me ===
		+	By day, I am a technical geographer, an open source GIS/RS power user, actively working in developing geospatial data services at (Terrasigna)[http://www.terrasigna.com], a Romanian based SME, searching to improve by integrating data from non-traditional sources, such as the open data initiative, as a remote sensing project officer. In the 14 years I’ve spent working, I focused on using open source solutions for geodata processing and visualisation, with a more recent spotlight on standardisation and interoperability.
		+	By night, I am a loud advocate for open source solutions for geospatial and for the open (geo)data initiative worldwide.
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		+	=== My vision ===
		+	geo-spatial.org - the Romanian OSGeo Local Chapter - and further along the way, the international OSGeo community, has been a crucial pillar of my life and personality. Joining geo-spatial.org as a young student, I have learned from them not only what GRASS and OpenLayers is, but also what it means to offer your time generously to your community, to share your knowledge and data (!) while you benefit from the knowledge and data from others, just as well as what it means to argue with elegance and kindness and to critique in a constructive way.
		+	During the 2 board member mandates, my vision regarding our community has only intensified. I still strive to foster and further expand, thought my activities and contributions, the OSGeo community as the environment where one, anyone, can grow, professionally and personally - just as I did and still do - where one can comfortable continue discussing the technical complexities of a new solution started online, over a beer, in a remote corner of the world at a FOSS4G event.
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		+	=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
		+	I have been part of the geospatial Romanian community since 2008. I have been serving as a vice-president of the OSGeo Romanian Local Chapter - geo-spatial.org. since 2015.
		+	I have started my international work in OSGeo, as part of the LOC for the FOSS4G Central Eastern Europe 2013, then continued to contribuite to other regional and international events, such as FOSS4G Europe 2015 and FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn. In 2019, I have been the Program Chair for FOSS4G 2019 Bucharest, as well as contributing to other side-events, such as the [https://twitter.com/geospatialwomen/ Women in Geospatial Bof] and [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geochicas-take-bucharest-tickets-68740991155/ Geochicas take over Bucharest!]. Afterwards, I have supported LOC teams of various European and international FOSS4Gs.
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		+	I have been a Charter Member since 2013 and I have served the OSGeo community as a board member starting with 2019. During my time as a board member, I have systematically worked in consolidating OSGeo's presence within Europe, through systematically representing the Foundation with various occasions, initiated by European organisations, such as the European Commission and the European Space Agency or international ones such as [https://earthobservations.org/events/session/session-7-private-sector-vhr-cloud-providers/ Group on Earth Observations]. During my second mandate, I have initiated and contributed to the formalisation of the partnership between OSGeo and the European Space Agency though a [https://eo4society.esa.int/2023/10/10/esa-and-osgeo-sign-memorandum-of-intent-to-advance-open-source-geospatial-collaboration/ Memorandum of Intent].
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		+	=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
		+	In its almost two decades of existence, OSGeo has significantly contributed to the progress of the geospatial domain, from the development of core open source geospatial software to coagulating and further expanding a worldwide community of geospatial specialists of all trades, from users, to developers to stakeholders, to its work in the open source project management and coordination.
		+	The practical knowledge gathered over the years by the Foundation is of great value, especially as the open source paradigm is becoming more and more proeminente in today's world. I believe OSGeo can and should play a leading role in coordinating these efforts, systematically and institutional -wise. Thus, I am running for a third mandate as a board member for OSGeo as I want to continue the work started in 2019, that is to further promote and support the OSGeo community within the European Space.
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		+	=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
		+	More focus on encouraging young people to engage within the OSGeo community.
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		+	=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===
		+	I am happy with any role assigned.

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 === What role you would wish to fulfill on the board (if any) ===
 I am open to any role based on the requirements of the board based on my past learnings and experiences. I have a lot to learn! :)
 == ''Name'' - ''Country'' ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/''name''/ OSGeo profile]) ==

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 I don't have any specific preference at this stage, I'm willing to take up any role needed.
-== ''Rajat Shinde, Ph.D.'' - ''India/ (Currently residing in the United States of America)'' ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/shinde/ OSGeo profile]) ==
+== Rajat Shinde, Ph.D. - India/ (Currently residing in the United States of America) ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/shinde/ OSGeo profile]) ==
 === About me ===

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 === What role you would wish to fulfill on the board (if any) ===
 I don't have any specific preference at this stage, I'm willing to take up any role needed.
 == ''Name'' - ''Country'' ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/''name''/ OSGeo profile]) ==

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 Wageningen (The Netherlands), Ivory Coast and Mali were the places I grew up as a child. It brought me to study Tropical Forestry with a focus on GIS and Remote Sensing. Following graduation in 1997, I started working to support the Early Warning System for Food Security and the Desert Locust Early Warning System at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Rome for nine years.
-With the support of the FAO, I managed to start the development of GeoNetwork opensource, a catalog that allowed us to organise and release large quantities of geospatial data to the public.
+With the support of the FAO, I managed to start the development of GeoNetwork opensource around the year 2001, a catalog that allowed us to organise and release large quantities of geospatial data to the public.
 In 2007, GeoCat was established and I moved back to The Netherlands. Besides everything geospatial, I love traveling, carpentry, slowly build an overland truck, study Analytical Psychology, and walk, work and live outside.

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 === What your interests are in terms of the board ===
+Focusing on responsible entrepreneurship in OSGeo, I aim to unite diverse communities—volunteers, students, scientists, public servants, and businesses. I bring expertise in Balkan community engagement and a commitment to nurturing entrepreneurship in developing nations. This multifaceted approach cultivates an inclusive ecosystem, driving both tech advancements and societal progress within OSGeo.
 === Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

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 === What you have done within the community in the past ===
-* Tried to promote FLOSS (FLOSS GIS) in Balkan Area, in different Aspects
+* Promote FLOSS (FLOSS GIS) in Balkan Area, in different aspects
 * Part of the Organizing Committee of canceled FOSS4G 2021 Europe
 * Chair of FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo

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	I am fine with the role that is assigned to me. But by preference, this time I would like someone else to be the vice-president of the Latin America area.		I am fine with the role that is assigned to me. But by preference, this time I would like someone else to be the vice-president of the Latin America area.
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		+	== Besfort Guri, Kosovo ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/guri/ OSGeo profile]) ==
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		+	=== About me ===
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		+	Besfort has been a hacktivist since 2009 in Kosovo, as a member of FLOSSK (Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova – flossk.org). He has been serving as a board member since 2015, and since 2020 he has been acting as President of the Executive Board of FLOSSK.
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		+	Since 2010 a mapper at OpenStreetMap, and a member at OSM Foundation since 2018. In 2019 FLOSSK became a Local Chapter at OSM, and Besfort is leading this Local Chapter, in 2019, FLOSSK with a lead of Besfort, organized State of the Map Southeast Europe – sotmsee.org. He is serving as a member of the Advisory Board of the Board of OpenStreetMap Foundation.
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		+	Besfort has been active in OSGeo for some years now as well, he has been serving as Charter Member since 2022. FLOSSK has been the local chapter of OSGeo since 2020, and he is leading as well this local chapter. He was part of the organizing team for the canceled FOSS4G 2021 Europe, now he is Co-Chair of the Program Committee at FOSS4G 2024 Europe. He was chair of FOSS4G 2023 in Prizren.
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		+	He runs a small company called OpS-IN (Open Spatial Information Network) where he develops different GIS systems. His two biggest projects that he implemented through the company are "SPAK – Spatial Planning Application for Kosovo", and "ACLIS – Albanian Cadastral Land Information System" Both projects have the entire architecture of the system, based on OSGeo projects, like PostgreSQL / PostGIS, QGIS, GeoServer, Open Layers etc.
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		+	=== My vision ===
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		+	Promote the development and use of FLOSS Software, more specifically FLOSS GIS.
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		+	=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
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		+	* Tried to promote FLOSS (FLOSS GIS) in Balkan Area, in different Aspects
		+	* Part of the Organizing Committee of canceled FOSS4G 2021 Europe
		+	* Chair of FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
		+	* Co-Chair of Program Committee of FOSS4G Europe 2024
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		+	=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
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		+	=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
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		+	=== What role you would wish to fulfill on the board (if any) ===
		+	I don't have any specific preference at this stage, I'm willing to take up any role needed.

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