Difference between revisions of "FOSS4G-BE 2015 Call for Sponsors"
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Belgian chapter of the OSGEO foundation and to organise the first FOSS4G Belgium. | Belgian chapter of the OSGEO foundation and to organise the first FOSS4G Belgium. | ||
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The goal of the conference is to target a broad audience. Apart from a | The goal of the conference is to target a broad audience. Apart from a | ||
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debates, both in English and in the major official languages of | debates, both in English and in the major official languages of | ||
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Revision as of 06:28, 4 June 2015
FOSS4G Belgium 2015
After different successful events, such as OSGeo Ghent (2013), beOpenGIS (2014) and the geospatial devroom at FOSDEM (2015), the Dutch speaking and French speaking Open GIS communities in Belgium have decided to join their forces in a Belgian chapter of the OSGEO foundation and to organise the first FOSS4G Belgium.
FOSS4G conferences gather developers and users of Open Source geospatial software as well as managers and decision-makers from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in this domain. Recent years have seen substantial changes in the geospatial industry. One of those changes has been the growth in maturity and adoption of Free and Open Source solutions. In many cases organizations are using a mixture of open and closed source solutions.
We are looking for sponsors who want to support this event.
Structure of the event
The goal of the conference is to target a broad audience. Apart from a plenary session there will be place for interactive workshops and debates, both in English and in the major official languages of Belgium: Dutch and French.
Date and venue
The event will take place on October 29, 2015 in the beautiful new conference facilities of the [http://www.environnement.brussels/ Environment and Energy Agency] of the Brussels Capital Region which supports the event by providing the location.
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits
The following table lists the lower limits of different sponsoring levels and the corresponding benefits sponsors get at the event for their support:
| Level | Exhibition space | Page in programme | Logo on main web page | Logo on web page of sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000€ | X | X (1 page) | X | X |
| 1000€ | X (1/2 page) | X | X | |
| 500€ | X | X | ||
| 250€ | X |
Contact
If you are interested in sponsoring FOSS4G-BE then please contact XXX.
OSGeo
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration.
The foundation's projects are all freely available and useable under an OSI-certified open source license.
OSGeo-BE
The upcoming Belgian chapter aims at translating the general OSGeo missions to the Belgian context by organising networking and information events.