As the Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022 will run in Fiji late November, it is time to start thinking about an in-person FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference for 2023.
The OSGeo Oceania Board has drafted a request for proposals document to seek a host for next year’s event. Please check out the specific instructions in that document, we look forward to receiving bids from some wonderful folks in wonderful places!
If you have any questions, please contact us on the list at oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org.
OSGeo Oceania is pleased to announce FOSS4G AKL Meetup 2022. This one-day event brings together users and developers of open source software to share experience, tools, ideas and foster the open source geospatial and open data community.
The meetup will be held on October 27, 2022 in downtown Auckland, New Zealand.
Background
In November 2020 we were proud to host an Auckland Hub of the FOSS4G Oceania conference. This brought together over 60 members of our local open source geospatial community for a day of presentations and networking, alonside talks streamed from around the Oceania region.
We are excited to continue to provide this opportunity for geospatial software developers, professionals and geospatial data contributors to share their knowledge.
Location
GridAKL / John Lysaght 101 Pakenham Street West Wynyard Quarter, Auckland New Zealand
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale! Please vist our ticketing page to purchase:
The OSGeo Oceania board elections are coming up, and we need community members to step up to serve on the board of directors.
To maintain a healthy and dynamic community-driven organisation, it’s critical to continually bring in new energy and ideas. You don’t need previous board experience to bring value. If you’re interested in open geospatial, and you want to contribute to a thriving community in Oceania, consider this an opportunity to make a big difference.
Open director nominations: 31 October 2021 Close director nominations: 14 November 2021 Voting Opens: 21 November 2021 Voting Closes: 28 November 2021All election related closing times are at 23:59:59 Western Australia Standard Time
Please be aware that being a Director on our Board is a formal role, and has a number of responsibilities attached. Also, since we have no employees, Directors are active in an operational sense, and not just in a strategy. Have a read of this AICD document on Board Director responsibilities and of our Terms of Reference and please get in touch with a current Board member if you have any questions, these can be found on the OSGeo Oceania wiki.
How to Nominate
Any OSGeo Oceania member can nominate themselves or someone else to sit on the Board. To nominate someone you will need to send an email with the candidate’s name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Nominations can be sent between 31 October and 14 November to elections@osgeo-oceania.org.
The OSGeo Oceania board elections are coming up, and we need community members to step up to serve on the board of directors.
To maintain a healthy and dynamic community-driven organisation, it’s critical to continually bring in new energy and ideas. You don’t need previous board experience to bring value. If you’re interested in open geospatial, and you want to contribute to a thriving community in Oceania, consider this an opportunity to make a big difference.
Open director nominations: 31 October 2021 Close director nominations: 14 November 2021 Voting Opens: 21 November 2021 Voting Closes: 28 November 2021 All election related closing times are at 23:59:59 Western Australia Standard Time Please be aware that being a Director on our Board is a formal role, and has a number of responsibilities attached. Also, since we have no employees, Directors are active in an operational sense, and not just in a strategy. Have a read of this AICD document on Board Director responsibilities and of our Terms of Reference and please get in touch with a current Board member if you have any questions, these can be found on the OSGeo Oceania wiki.
How to Nominate
Any OSGeo Oceania member can nominate themself or someone else to sit on the Board. To nominate someone you will need to send an email with the candidate’s name, their usual place of residence (town/city/country), and a brief statement on why the person would make a good director. Nominations can be sent between 31 October and 11 November to elections@osgeo-oceania.org.
We’re calling for presentations on all topics related to open source geospatial. The success of this conference depends significantly on the submissions we receive, so thanks for your submissions!
Presentations can be 5 minutes to 30 minutes in length.
