Difference between revisions of "FOSS4G 2025"

Latest revision as of 16:34, 5 January 2026

Overview

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

Logo

Venue

The workshops, conference and community day were held at AUT, supported by AUT's School of Future Environments.

Program Overview

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

Keynotes

Hirini Tane (New Zealand) - Māori Maps: ‘To the gate’ of intellectual belonging in Aotearoa
Selene Yang (Costa Rica) - We don't build tech, but we build communities
Ana Belgun (Australia) - Scaling Impact: Enabling Open Source Adoption in Business and Government
Amy Rose (USA) - The Space Between: Where Open Data Matures Into Infrastructure

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 nationality

By ticket type

Ticket Type	Attendees	Price ($NZD)
Early Bird	154	$700
Standard	47	$950
Sponsor	42	Included with sponsorships
Volunteer	36	Complimentary
Last Chance	32	$1250
Community Contributor	30	$500
Travel Grant Program	26	Included with grants
Student/Retired	16	$500
Keynote	5	Complimentary
OSGeo Board Member	5	Complimentary

Media

Reflections from FOSS4G 2025 - Daniel O'Donohue (Mapscaping)

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

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 === Venue ===
-The workshops, conference and community day were held at AUT.
+The workshops, conference and community day were held at AUT, supported by [https://www.aut.ac.nz/study/study-options/architecture-and-built-environment/partner-with-the-school-of-future-environments AUT's School of Future Environments].
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 * [https://mapscaping.com/podcast/reflections-from-foss4g-2025/ Reflections from FOSS4G 2025] - Daniel O'Donohue (Mapscaping)
-== Good Mojo ==
+== Travel Grant Program ==
-=== Travel Grant Program ===
 attendees were provided with grants to help cover flights, accommodation and visas.