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=== Social Program ===
 
=== Social Program ===
  
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|  | 18 November
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|  | B2B
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|  | AUT
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|  | 64
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|  | Separate ticket ($25)
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|-
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|  | 18 November
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|  | Icebreaker
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|  | The Maritime Room
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|  | 178
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|  | Included with conference registration
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|-
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|  | 19 November
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|  | Travel Grant Program Breakfast
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|  | Scarecrow
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|  | 26
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|  | Paid for out of Travel Grant Program allocation
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|-
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|  | 19 November
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|  | Conference Dinner
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|  | Hilton Auckland
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|  | 243
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|  | Separate ticket ($150)
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|-
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|  | 20 November
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|  | Women in Geospatial Breakfast
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|  | Amano
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|  | 49
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|  | Separate ticket ($15) / sponsored by Pacific Community
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|-
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|  | 20 November
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|  | Geochicas
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|  | Rocketman
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|  | 63
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|  | Separate ticket (pay-what-you-want)
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|-
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|  | 22 November
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|  | Rangitoto Island Day Trip
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|  | Rangitoto Island
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|  | 30+
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|  | Separate ticket ($60 to cover ferry transport)
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=== Conference Attendees ===
 
=== Conference Attendees ===
  
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! Ticket Type !! Attendees
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| Early Bird || 154
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| Standard || 47
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| Sponsor || 42
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| Volunteer || 36
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| Last Chance || 32
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| Community Contributor || 30
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| Travel Grant Program || 26
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| Student/Retired || 16
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| Keynote || 5
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| OSGeo Board Member || 5
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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=== Conference Committee ===
 
=== Conference Committee ===
  
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* Alex Leith - Conference Co-Chair + Sponsorship, Finance
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* Simon Nitz - Conference Co-Chair + Program, Finance
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* Elisa (Eli) Puccioni - Travel Grant Program
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* Dawn Hendrick - Communications, Merch
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* Pierre Kurth - Logo Competition
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* Kamsin (Kammy) Raju - Side Events and Adventure Guide
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* Leo Ghignone - Volunteers, Program, Merch
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* Nick Forbes-Smith - Website, AV, Entertainment
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* Greg Lauer - Sponsorship, Travel Grant Program
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* Hamish Campbell - Venues and Events, Website
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* Daniel Silk - Registrations, Ticketing
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* Jessie Lindsay - TGP Breakfast, Childcare Coordinator
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* Martin Tomko - Academic Papers, Movie Night
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* Dr Ivana Ivánová - Academic Papers
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* Phoebe Adams - Volunteers
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* Michel M Nzikou - Committee Member
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* Byron Cochrane - Committee Member
  
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The conference committee was also supported by:
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* The Conference Company - Event Organisation, Finance, Registration Desk
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* Kirsten Doert - Communications, Merch
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* Stella Blake-Kelly - Design
  
 
[[Category: FOSS4G]]
 
[[Category: FOSS4G]]

Revision as of 11:10, 5 January 2026

Overview

This conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand, 17-23 November 2025.

Venue

The workshops, conference and community day were held at AUT.

Sponsors

Platinum

  • Re:Earth

Gold

  • AWS
  • GeoCat
  • Land Information New Zealand
  • New Zealand Tourism
  • Pacific Community / Digital Earth Pacific (also Women in Geospatial Breakfast sponsors)

Silver

  • ArkEdge Space
  • Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum / Source Cooperative
  • Development Seed
  • Gaia3D
  • Geoscience Australia
  • GeoSolutions
  • QFieldCloud
  • Sparkgeo (also Childcare Sponsors)
  • Terria

Bronze

  • Auspatious
  • TomTom

Partners

  • OSGeo
  • OSGeo Oceania
  • Whanganui District Council

Program Overview

Date Name Tickets Sold
17-18 November Workshops 494
19-21 November Conference 393
22-23 November Community Day N/A

Keynotes

TBC

Social Program

Date Name Venue No. of Attendees Payment Structure
18 November B2B AUT 64 Separate ticket ($25)
18 November Icebreaker The Maritime Room 178 Included with conference registration
19 November Travel Grant Program Breakfast Scarecrow 26 Paid for out of Travel Grant Program allocation
19 November Conference Dinner Hilton Auckland 243 Separate ticket ($150)
20 November Women in Geospatial Breakfast Amano 49 Separate ticket ($15) / sponsored by Pacific Community
20 November Geochicas Rocketman 63 Separate ticket (pay-what-you-want)
22 November Rangitoto Island Day Trip Rangitoto Island 30+ Separate ticket ($60 to cover ferry transport)

Conference Attendees

By ticket type

Ticket Type Attendees
Early Bird 154
Standard 47
Sponsor 42
Volunteer 36
Last Chance 32
Community Contributor 30
Travel Grant Program 26
Student/Retired 16
Keynote 5
OSGeo Board Member 5

Media

TBC

Good Mojo

Travel Grant Program

26 attendees were provided with grants to help cover flights, accommodation and visas. 4 half day workshops, conference registration and access to all social events including the conference dinner were also provided.

Organisation

Conference Committee

  • Alex Leith - Conference Co-Chair + Sponsorship, Finance
  • Simon Nitz - Conference Co-Chair + Program, Finance
  • Elisa (Eli) Puccioni - Travel Grant Program
  • Dawn Hendrick - Communications, Merch
  • Pierre Kurth - Logo Competition
  • Kamsin (Kammy) Raju - Side Events and Adventure Guide
  • Leo Ghignone - Volunteers, Program, Merch
  • Nick Forbes-Smith - Website, AV, Entertainment
  • Greg Lauer - Sponsorship, Travel Grant Program
  • Hamish Campbell - Venues and Events, Website
  • Daniel Silk - Registrations, Ticketing
  • Jessie Lindsay - TGP Breakfast, Childcare Coordinator
  • Martin Tomko - Academic Papers, Movie Night
  • Dr Ivana Ivánová - Academic Papers
  • Phoebe Adams - Volunteers
  • Michel M Nzikou - Committee Member
  • Byron Cochrane - Committee Member

The conference committee was also supported by:

  • The Conference Company - Event Organisation, Finance, Registration Desk
  • Kirsten Doert - Communications, Merch
  • Stella Blake-Kelly - Design