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=== Review and approve past minutes ===
 
=== Review and approve past minutes ===
  
* https://www.loomio.com/p/1l6GQfib/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2025-09-30  
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/p/1l6GQfib/motion-to-approve-meeting-minutes-from-board-meeting-2025-09-30
  
 
=== 20 years OSGeo on February ===
 
=== 20 years OSGeo on February ===
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* initiative supported by the Government of India for setting up institutes for GIS pedagogy.
 
* initiative supported by the Government of India for setting up institutes for GIS pedagogy.
 
* propose signing an MoU between the OSGeo Foundation and FOSSEE.
 
* propose signing an MoU between the OSGeo Foundation and FOSSEE.
* ACTION: Rajat to send the template so we have a starting point.
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* ACTION: Rajat to send the template so we have a starting point. [https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/todo/issues/199]
 
 
  
 
=== Financial update from OSGeo Oceania for the 2025 Auckland conference ===
 
=== Financial update from OSGeo Oceania for the 2025 Auckland conference ===
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* Forecasting a small loss but probably will make it up
 
* Forecasting a small loss but probably will make it up
 
* ACTION: Motion to cover at least 50% of loss of FOSS4G 2025 (if there is a loss) (Done)
 
* ACTION: Motion to cover at least 50% of loss of FOSS4G 2025 (if there is a loss) (Done)
* Motion open on Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/p/Vfg8CYsh/motion-to-cover-at-least-50-of-loss-of-foss4g-2025-if-there-is-a-loss-
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* Motion passed on Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/p/Vfg8CYsh/motion-to-cover-at-least-50-of-loss-of-foss4g-2025-if-there-is-a-loss-
 
* ACTION: Angelos to email the LOC (Done)
 
* ACTION: Angelos to email the LOC (Done)
  

Latest revision as of 22:05, 20 November 2025

This board meeting is scheduled Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 17:00 UTC through Jitsi, a record of motions is preserved on Loomio and actions on the OSGeo todo issue tracker.

Agenda

Current items

  1. roll call
  2. appoint meeting chair, meeting scribe/secretary
  3. Review and approve past minutes
  4. 20 years OSGeo on February
  5. OSGeo & IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS
  6. Financial update from OSGeo Oceania for the 2025 Auckland conference
  7. Preparations for AGM
  8. Add your topic here

Minutes

  • Presiding: Angelos
  • Scribing: Mike, Angelos
  • Attending: Mike, Joana, Tom, Rajat, Vicky, Jeroen
  • Guests:

Review and approve past minutes

20 years OSGeo on February

  • Joint sprint is around this date
  • Rajat proposes a white paper on how OSGeo worked for 20 years.
  • Online event with a webinar and a presentation
  • multiple presentations, multiple hours
  • retrospective
  • ask local chapters for presentations?
  • OSGeo Day?
  • spreadsheet for ideas from community
  • banner on website
  • Sponsoring campaign 14 days ahead of OSGeo Day (yearly!?)
  • Marketing team to come up with things like:
  • Share your beautiful OSGeo story
  • A banner on the OSGeo websites
  • A community call for ideas
  • ACTION: Angelos to add this task on the todo issues (Done)
  • https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/todo/issues/192

OSGeo & IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS

  • initiative supported by the Government of India for setting up institutes for GIS pedagogy.
  • propose signing an MoU between the OSGeo Foundation and FOSSEE.
  • ACTION: Rajat to send the template so we have a starting point. [1]

Financial update from OSGeo Oceania for the 2025 Auckland conference

Preparations for AGM

  • Board report, few slides
  • No presentation from projects
  • Have a discussion
  • ACTION: Ask projects to report with a short email - similar to the bullet list they would do in a presentation.
  • https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/todo/issues/193

Actions

IRC Log

  • no log, Jitsi meeting

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