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FOSS4G-Europe-2025/BirdsOfAFeather

2025-07-16T14:51:43Z

Tars4815: /* Room SA01 */

= Introduction =

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.

= General Information =

At the [[FOSS4G-Europe-2025]] conference in Mostar, a number of spaces have been reserved for people to flock together in Birds of a Feather sessions.

= How to organize a BOF =

BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in BoF rooms at specified timeslots or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

The FOSS4G Europe conference provides the BoF rooms at the University of Mostar where the parallel sessions of FOSS4G Europe 2025 take place, but the setup of the bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki by you yourself.

The room names follow the encoding:

EL - Faculty of Economics (lecture room) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344195&mlon=17.796311#map=18/43.344195/17.796311 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344195/17.79631]

SA - Socrates (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344128&mlon=17.796726#map=18/43.344128/17.796726 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344128/17.796726]

CA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.346468&mlon=17.796709#map=18/43.346468/17.796709 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.346468/17.796709]

PA - Faculty of Philosophy (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344169&mlon=17.797409#map=18/43.344169/17.797409 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344169/17.797409]

= Wednesday 16 July 18:30-19:30 =
== Room EL11 ==
=== Planning for FOSS4G Europe 2026 ===

* Description: Planning for FOSS4G Europe 2026. Let's start the discussion on where and when we want to meet (or should we at all?) next year as the global FOSS4G in 2026 will be in Hiroshima, Japan.
* Person to contact: [[User:Tkardi|Tõnis Kärdi]] @tkardi

'''Agenda'''
* Discussion on the location for FOSS4G Europe 2026

'''Who is coming''':
* [[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]]

== Room SA01 ==
=== TomTom - Community-Driven, Open by Nature—Advancing Data for All ===

* Description: '''TomTom - Community-Driven, Open by Nature—Advancing Data for All'''
* Person to contact: '''Salim Baidoun Email: salim.baidoun@tomtom.com'''

'''Agenda'''
* TomTom in the Geospatial world
* Partnerships in OSM
* TomTom product stack and solutions

'''Who is coming''':
* Salim Baidoun
* Chiara Angiolini
* Mile Milkovski
* Mick Larson
* Federica Gaspari

== Room SA02 ==
=== The FOSS4G ideas and potential contributions to digital evidence for criminal justice ===

* Description: This is a follow-up discussion and brainstorming triggered by Emma Irving's keynote talk "What Lawyers Need from You: Making Geospatial Technology Work for Criminal Justice". Let's connect people interested in this topic and discuss our perspective and ideas for improvements in this domain.
* Person to contact: [[User:imincik|Ivan Mincik]]

'''Who is coming''':
* Emma Irving

== Room CA01 ==
=== Organization of the local/regional OSGEO Chapter ===

* Description:
''"When I started my journey organizing FOSS4G in Mostar, I set one clear goal: to ignite the formation of a regional OSGeo Chapter.
FOSS4G Mostar is not the result – it’s just the beginning. Join me on this quest."''

Let's plant seeds for lasting collaboration. Let’s make the open geospatial movement stronger and more connected.

* Person to contact: Marko Puljic marko.puljic(at)ecoplan(dot)ba

'''Agenda''' 

- Why to start local/regional OSGeo Chapter? What should be our mission? goals? 

- What does it take to build one? 

- Who can help us to reach this goal? 

- Mapping who is ready to contribute

'''Who should join?'''
- Anyone thinking starting a local chapter
- Members of existing chapters willing to share experience
- NGOs, universities, companies and public sector representatives

'''Who is coming''':
* Marko Puljic
* Salim Baidoun

== Room PA01 ==
=== Title ===

* Description: ...
* Person to contact: ...

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

= Thursday 17 July 18:15-19:15 =
== Room EL11 !!! This room is no longer available for BoF==
=== Title ===

* Description: Due to space limitations, this room is no longer available for BoF sessions.
* Person to contact: ...

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

== Room SA01 ==
=== Mapping Connectivity: How Open School Geospatial Data Powers Digital Inclusion ===
Nearly half of the world’s 6 million schools still lack internet access - a barrier to learning, opportunity, and equity. In this Birds of a Feather session, we’ll explore how [https://giga.global/ Giga] is using open geospatial data and tools to map school locations and connectivity status, helping governments, partners, and communities make smarter investments and close the digital divide.

We'll also explore the power of open school data beyond connectivity: how can we better support disaster response, infrastructure planning, and public health, unlocking broader social impact through transparency and collaboration.

Join us to exchange ideas, discuss open data standards, and connect with others working at the intersection of FOSS, mapping, and meaningful access.

* Person to contact: Mick Larson - mlarson@unicef.org

'''Agenda'''
* The connectivity challenge
* Open geospatial data and tools for connectivity
* Further impact

'''Who is coming''':
* Mick Larson (UNICEF)
* Salim Baidoun

== Room SA02 ==
=== TomTom and the Open Map communities ===

* Description: '''TomTom and the Open Map communities'''
* Person to contact: Salim Baidoun Email: salim.baidoun@tomtom.com

'''Agenda'''
* Firechats
* Collaboration models

'''Who is coming''':
* Salim Baidoun
* Chiara Angiolini
* Mile Milkovski

== Room CA01 ==
=== QGIS trainers & educators ===

* Description: There are a bunch of people here who deliver QGIS training in their respective communities. This is a great chance to get together and compare notes!
* Person to contact: John Bryant

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* John Bryant
* Tomaž Šturm
* Berit Mohr
* Jakub Bobrowski
* Kurt Menke
* Federica Gaspari
*
*

== Room PA01 ==

=== OSGeo-Europe: can/should an European association take shape? ===

* Description: A European association is yet to take shape. Should it? Is the momentum there?
* Person to contact: [[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]]

'''Agenda'''
* Report on efforts to set up an association the previous months.
* What would be the purpose of such an association?
* Where to register?
* Who's willing to take part?
* The Cyber-Resilience Act (CRA)

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

[[Category:FOSS4G-Europe]] [[Category:FOSS4G]]

FOSS4G-Europe-2025/BirdsOfAFeather

2025-07-16T14:50:37Z

Tars4815: /* Room CA01 */

= Introduction =

Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions are unstructured timeslots where people can self-organise themselves to discuss topics of interest.

= General Information =

At the [[FOSS4G-Europe-2025]] conference in Mostar, a number of spaces have been reserved for people to flock together in Birds of a Feather sessions.

= How to organize a BOF =

BoF sessions are informal gatherings of people around a specific topic. BoF's can be held in BoF rooms at specified timeslots or taken off-site for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

The FOSS4G Europe conference provides the BoF rooms at the University of Mostar where the parallel sessions of FOSS4G Europe 2025 take place, but the setup of the bird-of-feather meetup is done informally using this wiki by you yourself.

The room names follow the encoding:

EL - Faculty of Economics (lecture room) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344195&mlon=17.796311#map=18/43.344195/17.796311 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344195/17.79631]

SA - Socrates (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344128&mlon=17.796726#map=18/43.344128/17.796726 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344128/17.796726]

CA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.346468&mlon=17.796709#map=18/43.346468/17.796709 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.346468/17.796709]

PA - Faculty of Philosophy (amphitheatre) @ [https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.344169&mlon=17.797409#map=18/43.344169/17.797409 openstreetmap.org/#map=18/43.344169/17.797409]

= Wednesday 16 July 18:30-19:30 =
== Room EL11 ==
=== Planning for FOSS4G Europe 2026 ===

* Description: Planning for FOSS4G Europe 2026. Let's start the discussion on where and when we want to meet (or should we at all?) next year as the global FOSS4G in 2026 will be in Hiroshima, Japan.
* Person to contact: [[User:Tkardi|Tõnis Kärdi]] @tkardi

'''Agenda'''
* Discussion on the location for FOSS4G Europe 2026

'''Who is coming''':
* [[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]]

== Room SA01 ==
=== TomTom - Community-Driven, Open by Nature—Advancing Data for All ===

* Description: '''TomTom - Community-Driven, Open by Nature—Advancing Data for All'''
* Person to contact: '''Salim Baidoun Email: salim.baidoun@tomtom.com'''

'''Agenda'''
* TomTom in the Geospatial world
* Partnerships in OSM
* TomTom product stack and solutions

'''Who is coming''':
* Salim Baidoun
* Chiara Angiolini
* Mile Milkovski
* Mick Larson

== Room SA02 ==
=== The FOSS4G ideas and potential contributions to digital evidence for criminal justice ===

* Description: This is a follow-up discussion and brainstorming triggered by Emma Irving's keynote talk "What Lawyers Need from You: Making Geospatial Technology Work for Criminal Justice". Let's connect people interested in this topic and discuss our perspective and ideas for improvements in this domain.
* Person to contact: [[User:imincik|Ivan Mincik]]

'''Who is coming''':
* Emma Irving

== Room CA01 ==
=== Organization of the local/regional OSGEO Chapter ===

* Description:
''"When I started my journey organizing FOSS4G in Mostar, I set one clear goal: to ignite the formation of a regional OSGeo Chapter.
FOSS4G Mostar is not the result – it’s just the beginning. Join me on this quest."''

Let's plant seeds for lasting collaboration. Let’s make the open geospatial movement stronger and more connected.

* Person to contact: Marko Puljic marko.puljic(at)ecoplan(dot)ba

'''Agenda''' 

- Why to start local/regional OSGeo Chapter? What should be our mission? goals? 

- What does it take to build one? 

- Who can help us to reach this goal? 

- Mapping who is ready to contribute

'''Who should join?'''
- Anyone thinking starting a local chapter
- Members of existing chapters willing to share experience
- NGOs, universities, companies and public sector representatives

'''Who is coming''':
* Marko Puljic
* Salim Baidoun

== Room PA01 ==
=== Title ===

* Description: ...
* Person to contact: ...

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

= Thursday 17 July 18:15-19:15 =
== Room EL11 !!! This room is no longer available for BoF==
=== Title ===

* Description: Due to space limitations, this room is no longer available for BoF sessions.
* Person to contact: ...

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

== Room SA01 ==
=== Mapping Connectivity: How Open School Geospatial Data Powers Digital Inclusion ===
Nearly half of the world’s 6 million schools still lack internet access - a barrier to learning, opportunity, and equity. In this Birds of a Feather session, we’ll explore how [https://giga.global/ Giga] is using open geospatial data and tools to map school locations and connectivity status, helping governments, partners, and communities make smarter investments and close the digital divide.

We'll also explore the power of open school data beyond connectivity: how can we better support disaster response, infrastructure planning, and public health, unlocking broader social impact through transparency and collaboration.

Join us to exchange ideas, discuss open data standards, and connect with others working at the intersection of FOSS, mapping, and meaningful access.

* Person to contact: Mick Larson - mlarson@unicef.org

'''Agenda'''
* The connectivity challenge
* Open geospatial data and tools for connectivity
* Further impact

'''Who is coming''':
* Mick Larson (UNICEF)
* Salim Baidoun

== Room SA02 ==
=== TomTom and the Open Map communities ===

* Description: '''TomTom and the Open Map communities'''
* Person to contact: Salim Baidoun Email: salim.baidoun@tomtom.com

'''Agenda'''
* Firechats
* Collaboration models

'''Who is coming''':
* Salim Baidoun
* Chiara Angiolini
* Mile Milkovski

== Room CA01 ==
=== QGIS trainers & educators ===

* Description: There are a bunch of people here who deliver QGIS training in their respective communities. This is a great chance to get together and compare notes!
* Person to contact: John Bryant

'''Agenda'''
* ...

'''Who is coming''':
* John Bryant
* Tomaž Šturm
* Berit Mohr
* Jakub Bobrowski
* Kurt Menke
* Federica Gaspari
*
*

== Room PA01 ==

=== OSGeo-Europe: can/should an European association take shape? ===

* Description: A European association is yet to take shape. Should it? Is the momentum there?
* Person to contact: [[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]]

'''Agenda'''
* Report on efforts to set up an association the previous months.
* What would be the purpose of such an association?
* Where to register?
* Who's willing to take part?
* The Cyber-Resilience Act (CRA)

'''Who is coming''':
* ...

[[Category:FOSS4G-Europe]] [[Category:FOSS4G]]

User:Tars4815

2023-04-16T16:01:15Z

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