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Oceania

2020-06-29T02:34:15Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Committees & working groups */

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership is free, and you can apply for membership at any time using [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyt_YoV6oK4hdVSsZjOACUV5V55J5m9RZtVUDuoFTidzZBDg/viewform this form]

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year. Board meetings will be held on the second Friday of each month at 11am AEDT (unless otherwise arranged).

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Chair and Treasurer)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:glauer Greg Lauer] (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut (chair), Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko (co-chair), Jonah Sullivan (co-chair), Nick Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni Naidu, Salote Baleisuva, John Bryant, David Garcia, Dionne Hansen, Emma Hain, Aleen Prasad, Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Gander Wainiqol, Keleni, Lani Roko, Litia Gaunavou)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant (chair), Greg Lauer, Elizabeth Lomani, Wolf Forstreuter, Edwin Liava'a, Gander Wainiqolo, Elisa Puccioni, Violaine Doutreleau)
* Outreach and communications working group (Adam Steer (chair), Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen, Celina Agaton, Emily Hurry, Hamish Campbell, Joeli Varo, Paul Worwor)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-06-15T12:21:36Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Committees & working groups */

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership is free, and you can apply for membership at any time using [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyt_YoV6oK4hdVSsZjOACUV5V55J5m9RZtVUDuoFTidzZBDg/viewform this form]

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year. Board meetings will be held on the second Friday of each month at 11am AEDT (unless otherwise arranged).

==== Directors ====
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (resigned 29 May 2020)

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut (chair), Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko (co-chair), Jonah Sullivan (co-chair), Nick Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni Naidu, Salote Baleisuva, John Bryant, David Garcia, Dionne Hansen, Emma Hain, Aleen Prasad, Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Gander Wainiqol, Keleni, Lani Roko, Litia Gaunavou)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant (chair), Greg Lauer, Elizabeth Lomani, Wolf Forstreuter, Edwin Liava'a, Gander Wainiqolo, Elisa Puccioni, Violaine Doutreleau)
* Outreach and communications working group (Adam Steer (chair), Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen, additional members from community TBD)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-06-06T12:03:23Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership is free, and you can apply for membership at any time using [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyt_YoV6oK4hdVSsZjOACUV5V55J5m9RZtVUDuoFTidzZBDg/viewform this form]

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year. Board meetings will be held on the second Friday of each month at 11am AEDT (unless otherwise arranged).

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair) (resigned 29 May 2020)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut (chair), Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko (co-chair), Jonah Sullivan (co-chair), Nick Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni Naidu, Salote Baleisuva, John Bryant, David Garcia, Dionne Hansen, Emma Hain, Aleen Prasad, Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Gander Wainiqol, Keleni, Lani Roko, Litia Gaunavou)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant (chair), Greg Lauer, Elizabeth Lomani, Wolf Forstreuter, Edwin Liava'a, Gander Wainiqolo, Elisa Puccioni, Violaine Doutreleau)
* Outreach and communications working group (Adam Steer (chair), Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen, additional members from community TBD)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-06-06T12:02:06Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership is free, and you can apply for membership at any time using [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyt_YoV6oK4hdVSsZjOACUV5V55J5m9RZtVUDuoFTidzZBDg/viewform this form]

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year. Board meetings will be held on the second Friday of each month at 11am AEDT (unless otherwise arranged).

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair) (resigned 29 May 2020)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut (chair), Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko (co-chair), Jonah Sullivan (co-chair), Nick Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni Naidu, Salote Baleisuva, John Bryant, David Garcia, Dionne Hansen, Emma Hain, Aleen Prasad, Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Gander Wainiqol, Keleni, Lani Roko, Litia Gaunavou)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant (chair), Greg Lauer, Elizabeth Lomani, Wolf Forstreuter, Edwin Liava'a, Gander Wainiqolo, Elisa Puccioni, Violaine Doutreleau)
* Outreach and communications working group [currently being formed] (Adam Steer (chair), Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen, additional members from community TBD)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-06-06T12:00:27Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: updating member application details

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

The Oceania region includes countries listed in the [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania United Nations Geoscheme for Oceania]. We have also included Timor-Leste in our Travel Grant Program. We recognise the important cultural and social connections with other countries in the broader region, such as the Philippines.

We recognise the long-established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] of OSGeo, and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership is free, and you can apply for membership at any time using this form: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyt_YoV6oK4hdVSsZjOACUV5V55J5m9RZtVUDuoFTidzZBDg/viewform]

Applications are reviewed by a membership working group. Generally memberships are approved within a few weeks.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1juJafdp8zfIprkA6eDDSFEMwOANQRI93 Membership Policy] || 2020-03-25
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FlS_e7Lvf6SSGdbcLkyCEHT6WrPSYyi Communications & Outreach Working Group Terms of Reference] || 2020-03-16
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year. Board meetings will be held on the second Friday of each month at 11am AEDT (unless otherwise arranged).

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair) (resigned 29 May 2020)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYAw_zmNEqajzxO1PQwPnpt539CXodby 2020-02-14]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1zo1rkjnWv3_9S_rPA2dkxP8Ihg56gq 2020-03-13]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1OP74QsTx0wh1FskCK_4vKUkRFQPZUW 2020-05-15]

==== Motions/decisions ====
Motions of the board are recorded in Loomio [https://www.loomio.org/osgeo-oceania here].

</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut (chair), Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith (chair), Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko (co-chair), Jonah Sullivan (co-chair), Nick Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni Naidu, Salote Baleisuva, John Bryant, David Garcia, Dionne Hansen, Emma Hain, Aleen Prasad, Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Gander Wainiqol, Keleni, Lani Roko, Litia Gaunavou)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant (chair), Greg Lauer, Elizabeth Lomani, Wolf Forstreuter, Edwin Liava'a, Gander Wainiqolo, Elisa Puccioni, Violaine Doutreleau)
* Outreach and communications working group [currently being formed] (Adam Steer (chair), Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen, additional members from community TBD)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-02-17T05:07:04Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Committees & working groups */ added Dionne Hansen to comms WG

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

We recognise the well established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership for Q4, 2019 has closed but follow [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania] to be notified when membership nominations for Q1, 2020 open up.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ckBB9we2WRyH_IzDJvG2yHEgVYtURrdC Membership Policy] || 2019-10-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year.

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut, Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko, Jonah Sullivan, Nicholas Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni S. Naidu)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant, Greg Lauer, Jonah Sullivan, David Garcia)
* Outreach and communications working group [currently being formed] (Adam Steer, Trisha Moriarty, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko, Dionne Hansen )

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-01-29T03:16:13Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: adding CWG members

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

We recognise the well established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership for Q4, 2019 has closed but follow [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania] to be notified when membership nominations for Q1, 2020 open up.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ckBB9we2WRyH_IzDJvG2yHEgVYtURrdC Membership Policy] || 2019-10-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year.

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Outreach and communications working group (Adam Steer, Trisha Moriarty, John Bryant, Emma Hain, Martin Tomko)
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut, Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko, Jonah Sullivan, Nicholas Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni S. Naidu)
* 2019 conference committee (Daniel Silk, Matthew Fry, Dionne Hansen, Tania Hibbard-Nitz, Edoardo Neerhut, John Bryant, Dr Mairéad de Róiste, Jan Ducnuigeen, David Garcia, Emma Hain, Greg Lauer, Richard Law, Alex Leith, Adam Steer)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant, Greg Lauer, Jonah Sullivan, David Garcia)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2020-01-28T23:19:17Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Committees & working groups */ added comms working group, made case consistent

== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series.

We recognise the well established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://join.slack.com/t/maptimeoceania/shared_invite/enQtNDU3MTU3ODkyMjU2LThiMWU4MjZjNjM0ZWRiMWZlNWE2OTZjYjM0ZTMzZDEwMzc5MTAzN2Q2MzMyZDMzYTMwNjc5NGIxYjY4MDRiMjM join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Membership ==
Membership of OSGeo Oceania is an opportunity to engage more actively with the support of open geospatial software & data in Oceania. Members can support OSGeo Oceania in a variety of ways:
* Helping to organise the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series
* Organising local geospatial events
* Editing in OpenStreetMap
* Active discussions in Oceania related mailing lists
* Writing developer documentation for open source geospatial projects
* Contributing to open source geospatial repositories

Becoming a member allows you to run for the board of OSGeo Oceania and/or vote in the election process.

Membership for Q4, 2019 has closed but follow [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania] to be notified when membership nominations for Q1, 2020 open up.

Member list here: [[Oceania Membership]] (only includes those who have agreed to be listed).

== Documents & policies ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Document!! Date
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution] || 2019-11-07
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference] || 2018-12-17
|-
| [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020] || 2019-10-03
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ckBB9we2WRyH_IzDJvG2yHEgVYtURrdC Membership Policy] || 2019-10-14
|-
| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference] || 2019-10-03
|}

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a board of directors. The board delegates responsibilities to committees as needed. As per the constitution, directors are elected by the membership in annual elections. Details of process, current and historical election records can be found on [[Oceania_Elections]].

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2020 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
The incoming board will articulate its objectives for 2020 early in the year.

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] (Chair)
* Trisha Moriarty (Deputy Chair)
* Greg Lauer (Secretary)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] (Treasurer)
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* Dionne Hansen
* Emma Hain
* Martin Tomko

As per [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2020-January/002240.html this thread], Adam, Alex, John, Martin, and Trisha have a 1 year term and their seats will be open at the next election. All other directors have a standard 2 year term.

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tlpx17SNeUpsuP10XorP0YqnZLpknA41 2020-01-09]
</div>

=== 2019 ===
<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e3PPWOi1ZF3sDwmOaqwc_zOMLpKVyw2N 2019-12-12]

</div>

== Committees & working groups ==
* Outreach and communications working group (Adam Steer, TBA)
* Membership working group (Edoardo Neerhut, Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Trisha Moriarty, Dionne Hansen)
* 2020 conference committee (Vasiti Soko, Jonah Sullivan, Nicholas Rollings, Edwin Liava'a, Elizabeth Lomani, Dan Lomata, Julie Callebaut, Joeli Varo, Nemaia Koto, Saleshni S. Naidu)
* 2019 conference committee (Daniel Silk, Matthew Fry, Dionne Hansen, Tania Hibbard-Nitz, Edoardo Neerhut, John Bryant, Dr Mairéad de Róiste, Jan Ducnuigeen, David Garcia, Emma Hain, Greg Lauer, Richard Law, Alex Leith, Adam Steer)
* Travel grant program working group (John Bryant, Greg Lauer, Jonah Sullivan, David Garcia)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2020 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]


== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

<div style="margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff;">
Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Marketing Committee Budget 2020

2019-12-30T01:57:34Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: spelling correction

The following draft is from email list discussion:

= Proposed Budget 2020 =

{|class="wikitable" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" rules="all" style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0; border:solid 1px #AAAAAAAA; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:95%; empty-cells:show;"
|-
! Committee Budget
! Item
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $5,000
| Marketing/Outreach/Advocacy sprint Event
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $5,000
| Graphics support for updates to website and collatoral
|-
! Event Budget
! Item
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $5,000
| Brochures and project sheets for various FOSS4G's 2020
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $700
| FOSS4G 2020 Full booth required, anners, table cloths, stickers, collateral, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $500
| FOSS4G Europe: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $500
| FOSS4G Oceania: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $500
| FOSS4G Asia: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSS4G-Ar: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSS4G Korea: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSS4G Japan: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSS4G NL: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| Irish OSGeo Symposium: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSS4G-IT: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FOSSDEM: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $200
| FedGeoDay: collateral stickers flyer cloth posters, usb-sticks, ...
|-
! Tentative
! Item
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $5,000
| OSGeo website map integration (quick EOI to our community)
|-
! TOTAL
! Item
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | $23,800
| Pending discussion of tentative items above
|}

Oceania Elections

2019-12-10T04:10:48Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Adam updating his electionspiel

== Process ==
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state 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. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at midnight AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** (Accepted, awaiting statement)
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** I am a current OSGEO Oceania board member. I was part of team that was involved in the creation of OSGeo Oceania and a member of the 2018 and 2019 Conference organizing committees (and quite likely assisting on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.). OSGeo Oceania is in its infancy and there is still a lot of work to be done by the directors/membership and I look forward to continuing being a part of board to further OSGEO Oceania vision and goals.<br />I am passionate about all things Open Geo especially in working with our friends in the Pacific with regards to mentoring and capacity building. I am also very keen to encourage more Pacific Island residents to become members and/or Directors.
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** After organising the social program, catering and merch for our conference in 2018, and then chairing FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, I have a lot of insight on event organisation and community engagement to build upon and share. In 2020, I'd like to broaden the events on offer for our community by exploring the possibilities for smaller, focused miniconfs and code sprints. I'm keen to enable other community members by mentoring, and documenting the journey so far. I like getting stuck in and making things happen, and am enthusiastic about contributing to the board in 2020.
* '''Edoardo Neerhut'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models and approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019. Along the way I helped create the Good Mojo programme and include children and parents in conferences. I want to continue this work toward a vibrant, creative and sustainable community.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* '''Trisha Moriarty'''
** (Accepted, awaiting statement)
* '''Alan Cheung'''
** I have been an active user and promoter of FOSS, including FOSS4G for many years. Through the years I have successfully constructed and taught geospatial courses using FOSS4G in universities and work environments. In my current job in the government, I active pursue and promote the usage of open source software for all purposes. Together with my colleagues, we also manage to release government funded geospatial data in Creative Commons license for public consumption.<br />Oceania is a diverse area in terms of demography, expectations and priorities. I believe the variety of experiences I possess, including organizing events in challenged environments and negotiating barriers in different circumstances (technical, political, ethnical) would be valuable in OSGeo Oceania. Especially in shaping communities and working groups from diverse audience.
* '''Celina Agaton'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania Elections

2019-12-06T04:13:36Z

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== Process ==
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all 9 seats will be up for election (current directors may stand for re-election). After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state 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. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:elections@osgeo-oceania.org elections@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Candidate statements''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate names and their statements will be posted on this page (under the relevant year election) ([[Oceania/Elections|old Oceania elections page to be deleted]]).
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

== 2019 Election ==
=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || deadline for candidate statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at midnight AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

=== Candidates ===
* '''John Bryant'''
** I have a deep passion for this community, and want to see it thrive. I've been heavily involved in the organisation of the 2018 & 2019 conferences, and in the creation of OSGeo Oceania, so I have detailed knowledge of the history & founding principles of this organisation. I'm committed to the principle of empowering other people to step up and take leadership roles in the management of the organisation, whether they are directors or otherwise, and feel I can play a key role in helping to make this happen. Finally, I have thought deeply about where I think this organisation should go in 2020 and beyond, and would be motivated to work in collaboration with others to realise this vision.
* '''Jan Ducnuigeen'''
** As a participant in FOSS4G conferences in North America and Australia, I was always impressed with the connections people build across countries. I was on the organizing committee of the 2019 FOSS4G Oceania conference, and have been inspired to further sustain the organisation and bring together a diversity of ideas and people. The conferences in 2018 and 2019 have been an ideal way for reaching out to the furthest reaches of Oceania and building a stronger geospatial community, and I look forward to supporting these efforts.
* '''Dionne Hansen'''
** I have been volunteering for the OSGeo Oceania community for nearly a year as a lead on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 organising committee. The values of the free and open source resonate deeply with me and I want to do my part to foster and grow the community for the future. My goal, if elected to the governing board, is to promote and raise the profile of the community and to reach out to communities who haven’t yet been exposed to open source tools. I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm to give to this board and a drive to run with great long term ideas that will enable the sustained growth of the OSGeo Oceania community.
* '''Martin Tomko'''
** (Accepted, awaiting statement)
* '''Greg Lauer'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Alex Leith'''
** I have been volunteering with OSGeo Oceania and the previous committees for around two years now, and I would like to continue to add to our young organisation's structure and processes. I'm not ready to move on yet, I still have lots to give. I'm currently serving as the Treasurer on the inaugural Board, and have relevant prior experience including three years on the SSSI Board.
* '''Daniel Silk'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Edoardo Neerhut'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Adam Steer'''
** I'm standing for election to the board of OSGeo Oceania because I believe I can help the organisation move forward with audacity! We are creating a scaffolding which supports the whole spectrum of our community - blending deep geospatial engineering practice; teaching / training / outreach; and environmental / social responsibility from multiple viewpoints across a broad region - which requires a lot of stepping outside our usual models / approaches. I’m a charter member of OSGeo and active in the Women in Geospatial mentoring programme. I’ve worked on OSGeo Oceania and the FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference series since the start in late 2017, as the sponsorship lead in 2018 and driving our carbon offsetting initiative in 2019.
* '''Emma Hain'''
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)
* '''Jonah Sullivan'''
** I have a strong interest in the Free Open Source Software theme. I’ve become increasingly involved in these communities, as evidenced by my membership on the Local Organising Committee for the first FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in 2018, and my subsequent membership on the OSGeo Oceania board in 2019. <br />I am also active locally, as organiser of the monthly meetings of the Canberra Python User Group since 2017, and the GIS Community of Practice at my workplace. <br />I have also played a role in coordinating the Local Organising Committee from across the South Pacific that was awarded the opportunity to host the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference 2020 in Fiji.
* '''Kerry Smyth'''
** I am a firm believer in the value of OS for education, business and entrepreneurial pursuits. By fostering the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in Oceania, we are delivering a means for innovation and business opportunities in our region. I am motivated by this generosity of spirit that donates to the greater good.<br />My ability to undertake the responsibilities of OS Geo Oceania Board Director is demonstrated by:
*** being instrumental in the 2018 agreement with SSSI that facilitated financial capacity for the inaugural FOSS4G & SotM Conference in Melbourne;
*** commitment as foundation Board Director for OSGeo Oceania;
*** being Convener of the WA Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference for 4 consecutive years (2014-17);
*** 5 years’ experience as Director of SSSI (2014-19);
*** Past senior positions in WA State Government agencies as a cartographer and GIS program director, currently work as a spatial ambassador through my consultancy Spatialize.
** I hope you see value in the diversity and experience that I bring to the leadership team. Your vote for me will make a difference.
* Trisha Moriarty
** (Nominated, awaiting confirmation of acceptance)

[[Category: Oceania]]

Oceania

2019-11-22T02:02:58Z

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== Organisation ==

Our purpose is to support and grow the open geospatial community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of a FOSS4G & SotM Conference series.

We recognise the well established [[Pacific Islands Chapter]] and work closely with them to build a strong community across our region.

== How to learn more & get involved ==

The best way to stay up to date on what we're doing is to join our mailing lists:
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania Oceania] - discussion about OSGeo Oceania and the regional open geospatial community
* [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania FOSS4G-Oceania] - FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference planning

There's also a lot of informal chatter on the Maptime Oceania Slack group: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdblsyijB0WB9PYZw6EdVUAyaiNRFeWoNimi3haasGRPi6TVQ/viewform join here]

And you can head to the conference website (link below) and join the conference updates mailing list there.

If you want to talk about how you can get involved, feel free to post on any of these lists, or drop us a line at admin@osgeo-oceania.org.

== Documents & policies ==
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZD8pcW2efjLEY7ih3rzcWpe7X0hEG2A Constitution], 2019-11-07
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8 OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference], 2018-12-17
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_W0wWNTUmCRs6C9-6-9n1TSf_ZrmxjVtT1yzAqJFTs Budget 2019-2020]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ckBB9we2WRyH_IzDJvG2yHEgVYtURrdC Membership Policy], 2019-10-14
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNhl7VHz5kjPYEbcgqzY7hiUaR_0-uNH Finance Committee Terms of Reference], 2019-10-03

== Board of Directors ==
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a Board of Directors (the board). The board can delegate responsibilities to sub-committees as needed.

=== Responsibilities ===
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
* govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
* provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
* coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
* maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
* hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
* enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

=== 2019 ===
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==== Objectives ====
In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
* determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
* determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
* determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
* determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
* submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
* apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter.

==== Directors ====
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Alexgleith Alex Leith] - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Dwsilk Daniel Silk]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Eneerhut Edoardo Neerhut]
* Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/John_Bryant John Bryant] - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jonahsullivan Jonah Sullivan]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Spatialize Kerry Smyth]
* Martin Tomko
* Trisha Moriarty

==== Meeting minutes ====
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pqXrWZUyhl7iqLLVTchRcCRz3lRO9KIY 2019-01-25]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lvpG-67NcZE5VNslff5tFq8dHVRRcQFt 2019-03-26]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHdlCKWw0VaXPEoPEphXha7uTNLuVdW 2019-05-16]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g1eJqqVQ5Fc8TPLi0GUuRS4lYu76ZT5T 2019-07-30]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=13R8G_8gwTJErVjVhJXYdCrHJqbHl4N-J 2019-09-12]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_bVj2sTq3dvip2htplq0z9fUrvWF4qNP 2019-10-16]
</div>

=== Board elections ===
OSGeo Oceania needs an engaged Board of Directors to guide the organisation and help it meet its mission, while being accountable to the membership of the organisation. As per our constitution, we will hold elections annually.

==== Process ====
* '''Seats & terms''': In 2019, all directors will retire and there will be 9 seats up for election. After the election, half of the directors (ie. 4 or 5) will volunteer or be randomly chosen to serve a 1 year term, with the remainder having a full 2 year term. Director terms will thus be staggered, and subsequent annual elections will elect half of the board for 2 year terms.
* '''Nominations''': Any member may nominate a member (including themselves) to stand for election. Nominations should state 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. Please send nominations to [http://mailto:admin@osgeo-oceania.org admin@osgeo-oceania.org].
* '''Positions''': Candidates will be invited to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo Oceania, what they would like to change, improve, or introduce, and what role they would like to play on the board, in 150 words or less. This is designed to give members some insight into who they are voting for, and provides some accountability. Candidate statements will be posted on the OSGeo Oceania wiki page.
* '''Voting''': OSGeo Oceania members are eligible to vote. The election will be run electronically using an independent system (ElectionBuddy), and will run for one week. Members will be notified by email when voting is open, and provided with instructions on how to cast their ballot. Members' votes are secret - nobody can see who you vote for. At the end of the election, the winning candidates will be announced on the Oceania mailing list. Vote tallies will be kept private.

==== Timeline ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-11-29 || open director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-06 || close director nominations
|-
| 2019-12-13 || candidates provide statements
|-
| 2019-12-13 || voting opens
|-
| 2019-12-20 || voting closes at midnight AWST
|-
| 2019-12-21 || results will be posted on the Oceania mailing list
|}

== Committees & working groups ==
* 2019 conference committee (Daniel Silk, Matthew Fry, Dionne Hansen, Tania Hibbard-Nitz, Edoardo Neerhut, John Bryant, Dr Mairéad de Róiste, Jan Ducnuigeen, David Garcia, Emma Hain, Greg Lauer, Richard Law, Alex Leith, Adam Steer)
* Finance committee (Alex Leith, Greg Lauer, Edoardo Neerhut, John Bryant)
* Travel Grant Program working group (John Bryant, Greg Lauer, Jonah Sullivan, David Garcia)
* Membership Working Group (Edoardo Neerhut, Adam Steer, Emma Hain, David Garcia, Daniel Silk)

== Events ==
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019]
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018]

=== Call for Expressions of Interest for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 ===
We are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from the Oceania community for hosting FOSS4G SotM Oceania in 2020. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring the open geospatial community to your city, drive the growth of your local community, and contribute to a regional and global phenomenon.

EOIs need not be full proposals, as we can work with you to develop your plans further. They should at least show us that you have people committed to organising the conference, and have given some thought to the financial aspects of the event. It would be helpful if you can provide some information on potential venues. Basically, tell us why your location is a good choice for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. Please see the [https://gist.github.com/dwsilk/1ee1f0347a0c386438504c3e20022df7 2019 Letter of Intent] for an example.

You won't be alone - we anticipate a conference organising committee that includes a mix of new and experienced people, and it's very likely that people from the 2018 and 2019 events will be interested in participating in this committee.

Strong preference will be given to a city in a country that did not host the previous year.

Additionally, see [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/oceania/2019-August/002084.html this email thread] for a bit of extra background information.

'''EOIs should be submitted to the public [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania OSGeo Oceania mailing list] by 16th September.''' Please feel free to ask questions!

==== Timeline ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Item
|-
| 2019-09-02 || Accepting expressions of interest
|-
| 2019-09-16 || Deadline for expressions of interest
|-
| 2019-09-16 - 2019-10-07 || Questions & clarification period
|-
| 2019-10-21 || Decision
|-
| 2019-11-14 || Public announcement at FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 in Wellington
|}

== History ==
See the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ Aust-NZ wiki page] for an earlier incarnation of this community. OSGeo Oceania picks up where Aust-NZ left off, and aims to build on that foundation.

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Some notable open geospatial events in the region:
* 12-15 November 2019: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Wellington [https://2019.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 20-23 November 2018: FOSS4G SotM Oceania, Melbourne [https://2018.foss4g-oceania.org]
* 17 November 2017: Australian QGIS user group meetup, Sydney [https://github.com/qgis-au/meetups/wiki/Australian-QGIS-user-group-meetup-2017]
* May 2017: QGIS Noosa Hackfest [https://nyalldawson.net/2017/05/the-inaugural-qgis-australia-hackfest-noosa-2017]
* 1 March 2017: NZ QGIS User Forum, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/44-qgis-user-forum]
* 23 September 2015: NZ QGIS User Conference, Wellington [http://www.mapsolutions.co.nz/blog/30-qgis-user-conference]
* 22 September 2015: NZ GeoNetwork Users Meetup, Wellington
* 12 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Perth
* 14 May 2015: QGIS Forum, Melbourne[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/BbMJseevuh8]
* 18 April 2013: Melbourne QGIS User Conference [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/p0wEBFKVT-Q][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/australian-qgis-user-group/bQ4255XAoC4]
* 14 March 2013: Perth QGIS User Forum/Group [https://nathanw.net/2013/04/19/perth-qgis-user-forumgroup]
* 15-16 November 2012: FOSS4G-AU 'unconference', Brisbane [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-AU_2012][http://www.how2map.com/2012/11/foss4g-au-tomorrow.html][https://nathanw.net/2012/11/20/foss4g-au-in-summary]
* 20-23 October 2009: FOSS4G international conference, Sydney [http://2009.foss4g.org]
</div>

Also see the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter Pacific Islands Chapter page] for history of events and developments in the Pacific Islands.

[[Category: Local Chapters]]
[[Category: Oceania]]

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-19T23:31:10Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* About me */

A space for the candidates for [[Election 2019|election]] to the Board to share some information about themselves, their aspirations for OSGeo, what they would like to change, improve or introduce and what role they would like to play on the board.

== 1. Msilikale Msilanga, Tanzania ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/msilanga/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
I am a Spatial Planner by professional, but i have been working as a consultant since 2011 focusing on Geospatial in Urban Resilience, GEO-ICT and community mapping. Since 2011, I have been working on projects in Tanzania and Mozambique as the way to help my community. As part of this, I have co-led the Ramani Huria community mapping project among others for Africa’s fastest growing city, Dar es Salaam. So far this has impacted over 3.5 million residents of the city providing basemaps and flood evacuation plans, while coordinating a consortium consisting Red Cross, local universities and Tanzanian government ministries and agencies.

=== My vision ===
To establish African and other cities in a globe that embrace a local and open approach to risk information that is openly and widely accessible through open data, open tools, open knowledge exchange.

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
* 2017: OSGeo Africa Member
* 2018: Co-Chair FOSS4G
* 2018: Co-Chair Geo4All Africa

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
To be one among the contributors in order to provide ideas and effective supports that has an impact on the global community.

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
Encourage public goods, technologies platform, digital skills, risk information Services and Research.

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===
Being only a board Member is good for me as will give me a chance to give all my Contributions.

== 2. Marie Anna Baovola, Madagascar ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/baovola/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
I am database manager at the Geographic and Hydrographic Institute of Madagascar. I lead the Madagascar OSGeo local chapter which still to be confirmed as official.

=== My vision ===
To contribute to the promotion of the use of free and open source software in geospatial especially in developing country.

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
Since 2014, I have encouraged my institution and universities to change progressively to open source tools.<br />
October 2017: attending FOSS4G Belgium<br />
August 2018: my first participation in FOSS4G <br />
September 2018: Became a charter member<br />
2019 : Still continue to spread the idea of the OSGeo promotion everywhere I go.

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
I am willing and understand open source and want to help people to involve into it more such as developers, users, academic and other communities. I would like to explore my potential through this new experience to become a board member.

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
How could OSGeo help local community which contributes to OSGeo mission?

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===
I would like to join the Public Geospatial Data Project; but any role can be interesting.

== 3. Astrid Emde, Germany ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
I am part of the OSGeo board at the moment and would like to volunteer for another period.

I am from Cologne (Germany) and work in Bonn at WhereGroup as Seniour GIS Consultant.

I work with the OSGeo stack since many years now. Always curious to learn more and open for new technologies. My focus is on web mapping and PostgreSQL/PostGIS.

I love to use OSGeo software and build up projects with this stack and I also love to teach others how to use it.
I am involved in Mapbender and have collaborated with some of the OSGeo projects like MapServer, GeoServer, QGIS and PostGIS.

I am part of the OSGeoLive PSC and promote OSGeoLive wherever I can.

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===

I am involved in OSGeo since many years and visited my first FOSS4G in 2006 in Lausanne with my collegues of CCGIS and gave a presentation about Fiona and Mapbender. It was a great event where I felt the spirit of the community and wanted to get more involved.

I am a Charter Member since 2010.

I am a regular contributor at global and regional FOSS4G conferences or other events like FOSSGIS [1], AGIT [2], INTERGEO [3], SotM [4]. I gave presentations and workshops on Mapbender, MapServer, QGIS, GeoServer, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OSGeoLive and OSGeo.
It is a pleasure for me to introduce people to our great projects, get them involved and build up connections.

In 2017 I was elected to the OSGeo Board. I am the OSgeo Secretary. I was two years in the board now with a great team and would like to go on for another period.

; FOSSGIS e.V
I am also active in the FOSSGIS e.V. [5] which is the German language OSGeo Local Chapter. FOSSGIS represents the OSGeo and OpenStreetMap community which is great.

At FOSSGIS I organize community events and code sprints [6] and try to bring people together. I am also responsible for the twitter account and the webside news items.

FOSSGIS e.V organizes the annual FOSSGIS conference [1] with more than 500 participant. I was involved in the organizantion since more than ten years.

In 2016 we had FOSS4G in Bonn where I was also involved and was pleased to organize the FOSS4G code sprint [7].

; TIB Videos Archive
I am involved in the contact and workflow of publishing the videos from different conferences (FOSSGIS, FOSS4G) in the TIV AV portal [8]

; Marketing
I love booths, postcards, flyer and especially sticker as a great possibility of spreading our idea. That is why I try to organize material and an OSGeo booth at every event that I am involved in.

I am involved in OSGeo marketing since a long time.

; OSGeoLive
I am involved in OSGeoLive since many years. I added Mapbender to OSGeoLive in 2011. I am member of the OSGeoLive PSC. I am involved in the press releases, testing, documentation and translation. For many years I organized the printing of thousands of DVDs and later USB drives of OSGeoLive for conferences.

; Twitter
I take care of some twitter accounts like @osgeo, @osgeolive, @fossgis_ev, @fossgis_konf, @qgis_de, @mapbender and try to keep you informed.

; News items
I am backup on the OSGeo News editors team and support Jorge Sanz if needed.

; Mapbender
I am part of the Mapbender [9] team and a member of the PSC. I do trainings on Mapbender very often and set up solutions with Mapbender and the OSGeo stack during my work at WhereGroup Bonn. WhereGroup has a training academy called FOSS-Academy where I give several courses and spread the spirit of OSGeo & FOSSGIS.

[1] FOSSGIS Konferenz 2017 Passau https://www.fossgis.de/node/294
[2] AGIT OSGeo Park & Day https://www.fossgis.de/node/261
[3] INTERGEO OSGeo Park 2017 https://www.fossgis.de/node/303
[4] FrOSCon 2017 https://www.fossgis.de/wiki/FrOSCon_2017#Impressionen
[5] FOSSGIS e.V. http://fossgis.de
[6] FOSSGIS Hacking https://www.fossgis.de/node/299
[7] FOSS4G Code Sprint 2016 Bonn https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Code_Sprint
[8] TIB AV Videoarchive https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/TIB
[9] Mapbender http://mapbender.org

=== My vision ===

Strengthen OSGeo and the visibility of our organization and promote open source software for geospatial and open data. Support the projects and community and collaborate with other organisations.

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
* go on with the work as OSGeo secretary and improve the work we did the last two years
* improve the visibility of the projects and local chapters and get people involved
* encourage new people & projects to join OSGeo
* discuss how OSGeo can get more visible f.e. at universities, events. Support students, travel grants, GSoC
* spend OSGeo money for OSGeo projects & events
* encourage more sponsors to support OSGeo
* marketing / spreading idea / make OSGeo visible at FOSS4G events
* get things done and documented and structured

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===

I could go on representing OSGeo as OSGeo Secretary.

== 4. Helena Mitasova, USA ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/helena-mitasova/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
I am a Professor at the Center for Geospatial Analytics and Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, and lead the Geoforall Lab at NCSU (one of the founding labs).

=== My vision ===
Make the world a better place with open source geospatial: promote sustainable, long term use of open source through research and teaching.

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
I have been on GRASS GIS development team since 1991 and I have been involved with OSGeo since its founding in 2006, first serving on committees (conference, education) and then on the board.
Since elected to the board I served as vice-president, working with geoforall initiative and managing partnerships through memoranda of understanding. I also work with my students contributing new methods, techniques and tools to GRASS GIS and developing and delivering workshops and courses - see our [https://geospatial.ncsu.edu/geoforall/publications.html publications]
and [https://geospatial.ncsu.edu/geoforall/courses.html courses]

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
I would like to make sure that the OSGeo board provides effective support to the projects through resources for code and community sprints and many other activities.
I would also like to continue my previous work with geoforall and our MoU partners and provide a voice for academic community to help open source geospatial grow
new generation of passionate developers, users and community builders.

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
Encouraging educational institutions not only to use FOSS4G but also increase the contributions at several levels - from educational material to the code. Also, I think that we may need to revisit the OSGeo website management issues to make sure it is always up to date and helps the community.

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===
Coordination with geo4all initiative and working with partner organizations.

== 5. Vicky Vergara, Mexico ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/vicky-vergara/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
I am an experimenting person, perfectionist, a test freak, and lazy. (Maybe
you have not noticed the lazy part, but, I spend days, days and more days
to figure out if there is a fastest/better way to do a particular task, so
that when the task is done, its in seconds, instead of hours).

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
Back in 2013, I was jobless then my only way to contribute, because of the use I was making of OSGeo projects, was to become a translator on pgRouting:

* July 25, 2013 [https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/issues/157#issuecomment-21562472 I offered my self as translator] of pgrouting
** Note that I was new to everything: [https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/issues/157#issuecomment-21584629 comment about my ignorance]
* August 16, 2013: I was invited to contribute code to pgRouting: [https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/issues/178#issuecomment-22802017 Invitation]
* August 23, 2013: My first code contribution [https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/pull/185 the modifying 75 files Pull request].
* July 2015:
** Version 2.1.0 released
** OSGeo-GSoC mentor for pgRouting.
* September 2015: My first FOSS4G participation
* September 2015: Became a Charter member
* June 2017, I accepted to be part of PSC of OSGeoLive: [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/osgeolive/2017-June/012175.html Accepting statement]
* 2017 elections: I was nominated to be member of the Board of Directors, did not make it to the Board ;-)
* 2018: I still can do a lot, so I volunteered to be member of the System Administration Committee (SAC)
* 2018: I also volunteered for CRO, because as member of SAC and because I imagined
what the CRO where doing to handle the elections, and I thought I can do a lot to facilitate that Job.
* 2019: I still can do much more, I became member and co-chair of the Code of Conduct Committee.

=== My vision ===

'''The right to be the best one can be'''

* Who am I?
* What do I do?
* Am I the best of what I can be?
* Do I have a dream?
Those are questions that we can ask to ourselves.

Before I answer those questions, I think in society, everything starts with the family:
* My father gladly goes with me to events (gives me some family time).
* When on vacation on Paris with my mother, a brother and his wife. We met a colleague from OSGeoLive and
we had a great evening. (family time mixed with new family member time)
* One of my sons went to Argentina and volunteered on the reception desk on FOSS4G-Argentina 2017. (allows me family time)
* My other son is letting us use his AZURE code on transifex for OSGeoLive and on pgRouting.
* My husband, well what can I tell, he supported me a full year with my kid to study my masters, he
knows that I will do what I need to do to be the best of what I can be.
* My niece is doing the Spanish translations on OSGeoLive and on pgRouting and made a presentation on
FOSS4G Argentina 2019 about point clouds. (more family time)

I am a lucky person, my family is participating in what I do. I consider that my family
is doing all what they can do, so that my ''right to be the best I can be'' is fulfilled.
And my family is growing with OSGeo.

Now lets answer those questions:
* Who am I? I am Vicky. I was thought to be a fighter and not to give up.
* What do I do? I do whatever I need to do to make this world a better place.
* Am I the best of what I can be? No, as for tomorrow I want to be better than today.
* Do I have a dream? I want to make this world be a better place.

The best of all is that I have my family support.

OSGeo, is as small part of the society, but its an international part of it.
And we are part of OSGeo.

We don't have borders and the people are:
* members from everywhere,
* users who live in any country
* volunteers from any part of the world.

I have being one of the fortunate that has met many of them
* on FOSS4G events
* on code sprint events.
* some only thru video conference
* most of them by IRC/chat

I consider them as my heroes.

They give up:
* social time
* work opportunities
* and most important: family time
** I cheat, some family time I make up when taking a family member to an OSGeo event.

I feel blessed as I have, from some of those heroes of mine, their autograph, I am their FAN #1.

Here are the next questions as a charter member I ask:
* IS OSGeo helping people to be the best of what they can be?
* Is OSGeo encouraging?
* IS OSGeo a safe place?

From my experience the answers to all questions is yes.

There might be limitations, for example of local cultural limitations:
A lady I met in India who is a student. Her father, who lives 300km away, forbids her
to go out of the campus, not even to the restaurant in 50 mts away, and she complies
to her father wishes. (I wonder if ever she will go to an international FOOS4G).

The reason that form my experience the answer is yes, is because when rephrasing the questions:
* Am I helping people to be the best of what they can be?
* Am I encouraging?
* Am I a safe person?

I can answer, without a doubt, YES.

Am I doing enough?

That I don't think so, but I am trying to enforce the '''right to be the best on can be''' on our members, volunteers, users, etc.

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
* In general: promote the use and development of Free and Open Source Software
* In particular: promote the use and development of the OSGeo projects, OSGeo incubation and OSGeo community Free Open Source Software.

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

Given my location and maternal language, the following points have a stronger implied emphasis to Latin America, but its not limited to this area.

''' Let the kitten be known'''

* Encourage developers to build open projects using OSGeo projects that can help communities from pot hole control to emergency plans, from planting trees to avoid forest deprivation, from Archaeology to Economics, etc.
* Promote the use of open source as tools, in particular OSGeo projects that give an ample variety of backend and frontend tools for systems development.
* Promote the participation of Latin American students/developers/users to participate from simple tasks as translation up to code contributions on OSGeo Projects
* Promote the participation of Latin American students/developers/users to create new OSGeo Community projects that can be used by local communities.
* I went to the OGP summit in Mexico 2015 https://www.opengovpartnership.org/ and I think there is a lot of possibilities for using OSGeo projects. Do more research, and maybe starting to see how my own country is advancing towards the openness and more details on how OSGeo can be/its being used.
* Support and encourage smaller open source projects to join OSGeo, and make OSGeo more valuable for them
* Reach out to Latin-American local chapters and encourage them to play an active role in OSGeo

'''Curiosity killed the cat'''

Normally people tend to see, what's going wrong, on things that are happening. What becomes difficult to observe is what is wrong that things/activities that should be going are not even started yet.

Lets not forget to think about why things are not happening.

* Why "[abc] is NOT [xyz] OSGeo".
* Why do some projects, do not start incubation?
* Why is there no local OSGeo chapter in, for example, Mexico?
* Why do we have mostly sponsors from North America and Europe?
* Why there are so few participation from Latin American countries in OSGeo even if they have conferences every year ... same for Japan actually.
* Why we only hear (and see) those, who raise their voice and shout out loud. But we miss to reach the silent majority?
* What causes the "inactivity"?
* Why ....

=== What role you would wish to fulfill on the board (if any) ===
* As an Economist, I don't want to handle money (It was by accident that I studied economics).
* Get things done! Solving issues and making decision.
* Ask: why? what? how?

== 6. Codrina Maria Ilie, Romania ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/codrina-maria-ilie/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===

=== My vision ===

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===

== 7. Till Adams, Germany ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/till-adams/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===
(Facts: See OSGeo-profile.) I am a long term member of the OSGeo community and started my first projects with a UMN version "3.something" in the early 2000's, but I am even longer convinced, that the Free&Open Source Software way is the right way to go. In my work life, I had the chance of participate on most of the global FOSS4G conferences up now, and it teached me one thing: There is a special spirit, that distinguishes us from all other GIS or non-GIS conferences in the world.

In 2016 I had the luck to chair the global FOSS4G conference in Bonn. We, the whole local team, put a lot of passion into the preparation and everything we did, was done by us, so no professional conference-agency told us, how to run our conference. I think, that most of the people that joined us here in Bonn felt this special spirit, that was evoked by our motto "building bridges".

Present, I chair of OSGeo's conference committee (in case you vote me on the board, I will step back as CC-chair, of course, although I thought about stepping back after 3 years anyhow and free the seat for new energy ;-)).

Personally I am interested in cooking, food in general, traveling, soccer and of course spending time with nice people. I am married and we have one son (15).

=== My vision ===
For me the OSGeo community is a special group of individuals and the way we meet other members or people and the way we interact with each other is certainly not unique, but it is special - I mean positively special :-).
There have been two mottos in past FOSS4G conferences, that I appreciated very much and that describe quite well my vision and my way of thinking: "Building Bridges" and "Leave no one behind".

On the one hand, I am convinced, that we as OSGeo have already reached a status, that can make us proud. On the other hand, I see a lot of challenges, which we should face to in the future: Beside some global challenges, I can imagine of equal opportunities, participation, sharing of knowledge, e.g..
One answer could be: Build bridges! "Building bridges" in this context means, strengthening the internal communication in our community, reaching out to (potential) new members, but also establish new or maintenance of existing relationships to other communities and people.

"Leave no one behind" is a wide topic, that not only affects us in OSGeo, but on which we certainly could focus on more, than just having a Travel Grant Programme (which was established by the Conference Committee in recent years and which is a great thing!). In order to strengthen our community towards this topic, I can imagine activities, that help us to share our knowledge, mentoring programms, partnerships among organisaitons or companies, ... (e.g.). This all could help to transfer knowledge among members inside and outside our community.

All together, we have a well established community, that is able to build these bridges and where every single member is willing to help to leave no one behind, so let's go!

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===
Beside having had a lot of fun on meetings, conferences, code sprints or whatever, when I list this up, there are quite a few things I did in the past:

* regular visits of FOSS4G events with a countless number of talks (including 2 keynotes, FOSSGIS 2015 & SOTM SEE 2019)
* OSGeo charter member
* co-initiator of local OSGeo chapter FOSSGIS and FOSSGIS conference since 2004
* board member of FOSSGIS from 2014 to 2019
* co-founder and board member of OSGeo's european local chapter
* chair of global FOSS4G conference 2016
* since 2016 chair of OSGeo's conference committee (which I will quit in case of becoming a member of the board)
* member of programm committee and/or organizing committee of numerous FOSSGIS conferences and/or code-sprints
* co-initiator of becoming the actinia project under the umbrella of OSGeo (as community project)
* established 2 companies (terrestris/mundialis) that contribute to and work with OSGeo-software, that today give ~ 30 people an umbrella

But the most important thing is: I met a lot of people all over the world.

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===
Of course I support completely the general ideas, ideals and goals of OSGeo and I could state to promote them here, and of course I will, but:

Looking back, I can say, that this community has given me a lot, not only for my job or for my companies, but also privately. When I only imagine all the people I met in the past 15 years. So it's time to give something back to the community. With my candidacy, I offer to support the board, the community or even simpler - "us" with my experience, my ideas, my network and my passion. Maybe also my work as agile coach may help us to see some things from different perspectives and helps us in general, to strengthen and even improve our methods, processes and behaviour.

There is always the possibility to improve!

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===
In our local chapter (FOSSGIS) we managed to get two of the leading Geo-communities under one umbrella: The german speaking OSGeo and OpenStreetMap-community. I'd like to contriibute that OSGeo can establish even more vivid interactions (although, I know there are already quite a few) to neighboured communities such as OSM, OpenData, other Free Software communities or maybe also to the Agile Community - to name just a few as examples... For this I can imagine to use my network for new contacts.

To make this more concrete: In Bonn I participate in a programm called "Geo-Mentoring Prgoramm", which is initiated by the cities administraiton. The idea is to bring newbiews and experienced persons (I claim to be that ;-)) together and to form a tandem with the aim to give the mentee (in this case the student) an orientation about the geoinformation market and to assist with advice and action. Why not work on establishing such means of support across our community (and also beyond Google Summer of Code...) ? Sharing is what we do in order to broaden our movement - to the benefit of all.

Another challenging topic is our rapid changing environment. I could imagine that of course we can do some concrete things towards saving energy and protect our environment. But this could and should be done by any community or organisation. One of the questions to answer could be:
"How can we contribute to solutions, that help to guide the consequences of climate change into manageable paths?"

Could we promote data, software or solutions that contribute to transparency, control, education or more general - (de)fin/d/ing an OSGeo position on how we want to position ourselves as a community in the context of global tasks, who push themselves more and more into our daily consciousness?
Being a visible part in this whole meachanism has the potential to open even more doors for our community - in sights of projects, connections, awareness, new members ...

Regarding these two topics above - yes, I know, that we as OSGeo live in a do-ocracy and of course, in order to work on the topics mentioned above, one does not necessarily have to be member of the board. However, I can imagine that it is easier to push and move things forward from there, and of course, these motions then have the potential to develop their own dynamics.

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===
* Regular incidental works, where I can support
* As my background is more from a business-perspective and in my eyes, business or better companies in our environment are one important part, as they put a lot of (direct or indirect) support into our projects and OSGeo, I can imagine to especially support
** established companies in networking (i.e. AFAIK at FOSS4G in Bonn, we had the first B2B meeting)
** help startups with OSGeo-focus to find their way (partners, mentors, advice, ...)

== 8. Nicolas Bozon, France ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/nicolas-bozon/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===

=== My vision ===

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===

== 9. Adam Steer, Australia ([https://www.osgeo.org/member/steer/ OSGeo profile)] ==

=== About me ===

I have a diverse career/life history, so this could be really long - but I’ll make it short. I’ve been putting data on maps for a long time; and fell naturally to open source software to accomplish that task. Much later, I realised there’s this whole support system behind the stuff I downloaded and used - and now, since I’m not a software engineer and usually would probably make the software worse if I tried, I try to give back by helping that support system to thrive however I can.

My technical world is focussed on airborne remote sensing - lidar and imagery. Outside of technical stuff, I like to adventure and consider deeply how we interact with our planet and each other. And sometimes destroy good songs on a guitar.

I live in Australia, usually someplace around the southeast corner. I right now operate my own consultancy, and get to work from home or wherever - which is an amazing privilege.

=== My vision ===

OSGeo blends a pile of theoretical fields, rigorous engineering practice and community; bonded together by the desire to make sense of space around us and create tools which can be freely given for others to do the same in ways which make sense to them. It provides an entrypoint - an easy on-ramp - for anyone to learn about coding; or learn about geospatial stuff; or learn about developing a community. Or all of the above!

This was the special sauce has been so attractive to me, and why I’ve devoted a pile of time to helping grow an open geospatial community in Oceania.

My vision is pretty much ‘keep doing that’, coupled with ‘listen a lot’, and ‘go out of our way to invite people in’.

=== What you have done within the community in the past ===

I’ve attended and spoken or facilitated workshops at FOSS4G conferences in 2016,17,18, and 2019. I consider this a huge privilege - so thanks also to this community for your support and trust!

In 2018 I led the sponsorship drive for the inaugural FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference; and also helped create some programmes to specifically fund inclusivity initiatives. In 2019 I had to step back from programme leadership, and invested energy in a community based greenhouse gas mitigation strategy instead.

I’ve contributed small pieces to a couple of projects (PyWPS, I think maybe one line ages ago!) and PDAL (mostly docs). I’m also a member of the marketing committee and have an OGC membership - both of which I feel a bit guilty about because really, I haven’t pushed much along on either front.

=== What your interests are in terms of the board ===

I accepted a nomination for this election because there is no representation on the board of OSGeo from the Oceania region. I hope to act as a kind of conduit for the visions of my (broad and diverse) region in terms of guiding OSGeo into a sustainable and equitable future.

I’m also here to learn - from the experience of working with a diverse distributed, and successful group.

=== Any things that you would like to change or introduce ===

I think right now I’d need to spend a lot of time learning the ropes before knowing about what to change. We can see which ropes need re-weaving, or if any new ropes need weaving, or which ropes should be un-woven as we go.

One key thing would be to spend time working on greenhouse gas mitigation programmes for conference travel - we’ve seen great enthusiasm for community-led, tangible programmes here in Oceania, I wonder if that exists worldwide. This may really fall to local organising committees in the end, I wonder how OSGeo can offer support?

=== What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) ===

As a first-time board candidate I think learning the ropes will be plenty. Let's see which gaps need filling.

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[[Category:Election_2019]]

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-18T09:36:03Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Any things that you would like to change or introduce */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-18T09:34:35Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T23:20:12Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any) */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T23:18:49Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Any things that you would like to change or introduce */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T23:08:53Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* My vision */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T22:53:34Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* What your interests are in terms of the board */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T22:28:08Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* What you have done within the community in the past */

Election 2019 Candidate Manifestos

2019-11-17T22:10:19Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* About me */

User:Adamsteer

2019-09-21T13:40:57Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Freelance research, advisory and technical consultant
|Company=Spatialised
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Oceania
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
|Info=I’m a freelance consultant available to work on strategic and technical geospatial projects, with a good helping of reproducible science in the mix.

I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

I'm very strongly motivated to promote the use of open geospatial tools for developing geospatial strategies, research and development - removing barriers to serious data analysis.

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I’m an OSGeo charter member, and have helped as part of the local organising committee for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 and 2019.

}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=No
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
|Charter=Yes
|Chair=No
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=No
}}
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

User:Adamsteer

2019-09-21T13:40:29Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Freelance research, advisory and technical consultant
|Company=Spatialised
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Oceania
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
|Info=I’m a freelance consultant available to work on strategic and technical geospatial projects, with a good helping of reproducible science in the mix.

I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

I'm very strongly motivated to promote the use of open geospatial tools for developing geospatial strategies, research and development - removing barriers to serious data analysis.

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I’m an OSGeo charter member, and have helped as part of the local organising committee for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 and 2019.

}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=No
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
|Charter=No
|Chair=No
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=No
}}
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

Season of Docs Ideas 2019

2019-04-11T23:45:47Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* People keen to take part */

''From simple to grandiose writing tasks which will improve OSGeo projects, and open source in general. It includes ideas and first steps for tech writers, software users and those participating in Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs].''

We, the communities behind the [https://www.osgeo.org/ OSGeo Foundation’s] open source geospatial projects, are positioned to help solve big documentation challenges faced by all open source projects. We can achieve this by continuing as we are doing now, with ordinary people, gifting bursts of effort, toward small, discrete and achievable tasks, to collectively achieve an extraordinary impact.

=Leveraging Google’s Season-of-Docs=

Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs] is an initiative to bring open source and technical writer communities together to write documentation. We propose we use this initiative as a focal point to attract a collaborative community to pilot big ideas. In particular:
* Open source projects face sustainability challenges. How will docs developed during Season-Of-Docs be maintained long term?
* Can a writer’s expertise be amplified to help community users and developers write good docs more effectively and efficiently?
* Could best practices developed in one project be applied to the greater open source eco-system?

We propose to focus on one (or more) writing initiatives, for one of our leading OSGeo projects. Goals should focus on:
* Being directly applicable for the project.
* Be captured as a template, which can be easily applied to other OSGeo projects. Ideally this will grow into an initiative which is of value to all open source projects.
* Engages a Season-of-Docs sponsored writer, along with volunteers from project and writing communities.

==Key roles sought==
* '''Mentor''': As an experienced project team member, provide technical mentorship toward a writing initiative.
* '''Writer''': As someone keen to give back to open source through docs, volunteer to be mentored and tackle our OSGeo writing initiatives.
* '''Senior writer''': Drive the writing aspects of an initiative, including empowering other participants. (Eligible for a stipend from Google).
* '''Learning expert''': Help shape documentation templates and guides by linking back to educational theory. (This role is highly prized).
* '''Administrator''': As an engaged OSGeo community member, act as a Season-of-Docs administrator.

==Interested?==

If you are considering helping, or maybe just want to learn a bit more, then please reach out to us on our [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs email list]. If keen, then add yourself to the list below. ''(Be concise: Name, brief background, how you’d like to contribute.)''

==People keen to take part==
* '''Cameron Shorter''': Geospatial business analyst. Co-founder of OSGeoLive. Co-editor of OSGeoLive doc templates; reviewer of most of the 50 Project Overview and Quickstart documents. Ex-board member of OSGeo Foundation. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Astrid Emde''': Senior GIS consultant at WhereGroup in Bonn, Germany. OSGeo board member and secretary. Awarded the Sol Katz award for leadership and longtime contributions to open source geospatial communities. Contributor to OSGeoLive, the OSGeo marketing committee and co-coordinator of meetups, code-sprints, and the annual German-speaking open source geospatial conference. She likes documentation and teaching people OSGeo Software. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Johanna Boltman''': Ex-English teacher, IT admin, and user of open source software as a geospatial officer at a local council. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Andrew Jeffrey''': Spatial Consultant in Bathurst, NSW, Australia, involved in QGIS training and support. Involved in the Australian QGIS user group, have contributed to QGIS documentation, and have a keen interest in improving the community and access to information for users. Out of the Google Summer of Docs, I am interested in being mentored to improve my QGIS documentation contributions, and learn of any best practices that can facilitate a good delivery of information.
* '''Belinda Baker''': Background in writing process documentation and user of open source software as a GIS Consultant at a software company. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Liam Turner''': GIS Specialist for NSW Government (Australia), previously a high school physics teacher. User of open source technical documentation, keen to make a contribution.
* '''Nicolas Roelandt:''' Geospatial engineer at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks. OSGeo charter member and OSGeoLive Project Steering Committee (PSC) member. Works on OSGeoLive documentation and translation build process (using the Transifex platform). Keen to support others in the use of these tools.
* '''Luca Delucchi:''' Geographer; OSGeo and Open Street Map contributor and advocate. Core developer and translator of the GRASS GIS project; main developer of pyModis library; OSGeoLive and ZOO-Project contributor; president of the Italian OSGeo local chapter. Willing to help improve Jupyter interactive notebook documents in line with a developed template and writing instructions, if one is developed and committed to.
* '''Nick Bearman: '''Teaching Fellow in Geospatial Analysis (University College London) and GIS Trainer & Consultant (Geospatial Training Solutions). Contributed to QGIS documentation. Write and deliver GIS training courses to a variety of participants. Keen to learn how to contribute more effectively, particularly to QGIS documentation. Also looking to run a workshop on how to contribute to open source documentation at upcoming FOSS4G UK event in Edinburgh, UK in September 2019.
* '''Sergio Acosta y Lara:''' Architect (Universidad de la República/UdelaR) working with Geographic Information Technologies for nearly 30 years. In charge of the Department of Geomatics (Ministry of Transport and Public Works) and member of several Working Groups for Technical Specifications of the IDEuy (Spatial Data Infrastructure of Uruguay). Charter Member of the OSGeo Foundation (Open Geospatial Foundation) and member of the Advisory Board of the Geo4all initiative, Regional chair for Iberoamerica and co-editor of its newsletter. Coordinator for gvSIG Batoví (design and development of a GIS applied to educational environments for the Plan Ceibal (OLPC initiative for Uruguay) based on gvSIG. Co-coordinator of the gvSIG Uruguay Community (web) and of its blog.
* '''Adam Steer''': Independent geospatial consultant, scientist, community builder. Board member of OSGeo Oceania; charter member of OSGeo and OGC representative. Sometimes occupying all the chairs of coder/writer/analyst/manager - sometimes all at once; keen to contribute my experience to both document and training material writing; and mentoring new contributors. Also keen to learn and improve my own practices in contributing to OSGeo projects.
* <add your name here>

=The back story=

For background on the value of communicators, along with ideas on the sort of communities that have proven to be successful in the past, we suggest starting with [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html this article on inspiring techies to become great writers].

=Ideas=

==Best practice templates==

Good documentation benefits from access to cross-disciplinary skills. Expertise is typically spread across developers, users, domain experts, teachers, technical writers, graphic artists, and translators. Ramp-up time is high for any group attempting to learn another’s skill-set. This creates a significant barrier to entry.

Our OSGeoLive initiative has [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html achieved] sustained, cross-domain collaboration by capturing writer’s expertise within templates with clear and punchy writing instructions. These templates were then provided to developers and domain experts. By using an outline/write/review/translate/publish process we’ve achieved significant efficiencies by allowing experts to focus only on the areas they know best. However, OSGeoLive has only tackled the Project Overview and Quickstarts. Projects which have tacked harder documentation types haven’t addressed cross-project consistency.

How can we align our OSGeoLive writing initiatives with other projects and help build best practice templates for key documentation types? This will be valuable if addressed at an OSGeo level. It will be significantly more valuable if extended to an international, cross-domain level. (It will be challenging to attract momentum, but good groundwork is in place, and if implemented it would have a huge positive impact.)

Potential resources:
* Daniele Procida’s [https://www.divio.com/blog/documentation/ What nobody tells you about documentation].
* [https://github.com/mdyd-dev/nearme-documentation/tree/master/marketplace_builder/views/pages/doc-templates Nearme writing templates] with [https://www.platform-os.com/blog/post/blog/building-our-documentation-site-on-platformos-part-2-content-production-and-layouts accompanying blog post].
* [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2018/06/technical-documentation-writing.html Document type definitions].
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Writing instructions for OSGeoLive Project Overviews and Quickstarts].
* The [https://www.writethedocs.org/about/stay-connected/ Write-The-Docs community] are a likely source of potential co-contributors and defacto owners of such templates.
* [https://www.cebm.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blooms-Taxonomy-Teacher-Planning-Kit.pdf Bloom’s Taxonomy: Teacher Planning Kit] is helpful for selecting language for training.
* Someone has suggested ISO standards, but you need to pay to use them, and they appear overly verbose: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_JTC_1/SC_7#Published_standards ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511, 25612, 25613, 25614, 25615].

==Other doc types for OSGeoLive==

To date, our OSGeoLive community have been sustainably maintaining two of the easier documentation types: Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Established OSGeo projects also have documentation, in various stages of currency, completion, relevance, verbosity, and quality.

I believe we are ready to extend our consistency and best practices to some of the harder documentation types - such as tutorials, workshops and howtos. We should start by focusing on one of OSGeo’s flagship projects, such as QGIS or PostGIS. Join the project’s existing documentation initiatives. Provide feedback and improvements as required. Build templates and writing instructions which can be adopted by other projects. Integrate these with the OSGeoLive publishing and translation pipeline.

Resources:
* To help position training with other courses, it helps to link back to a Body of Knowledge, such as the [https://gistbok.ucgis.org/ Body of Knowledge for Geographic Information Science and Technologies (GIS&T)].

==QGIS Documentation==

QGIS, a desktop GIS application, is one of the OSGeo Foundation’s flagship projects with a broad developer and documentation community.

* Pyqgis cookbook code snipped are now automatically tested, meaning that every new contribution will be rock solid and code snippets can be taken "as they are" and pasted in QGIS
* Change the doc style to the more readable Read-The-Docs vanilla theme (fully supported by sphinx). A live example here [https://qgis.org/test/en/ https://qgis.org/test/en/].
* Besides from contents, writing documentation isn't easy because of the complex framework (sphinx, git, github, etc). Improving the WYSIWYG github editor would be a great enhancement
* Cleaning the issue tracker in github (> 400 issue now) in many different ways: verifying issues, closing duplicates, make order in the labels, etc

Resources:
* [https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html QGIS Documentation]
* [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues QGIS Documentation Issues]
* [http://spatialquerylab.com/foss4g-academy-curriculum/ University-level lectures and labs, created by GeoAcademy] (based on the older QGIS 2.18)

==Other OSGeo Project Docs ==

TBD: Are there other projects that are at a tipping point - that could achieve the QGIS momentum if they get a push?

==Improve OSGeoLive writing instructions==

We’ve recently updated our OSGeoLive process for generating documentation, and have moved our documentation repository from MediaWiki to trac. We appear to have introduced a few gaps in the move. In particular, the new docs don’t reference our specific writing instructions which are embedding in [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/overview/postgis_overview.rst Project Overview] and [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/quickstart/udig_quickstart.rst Quickstart] reference documents. A nice discrete task would be to review the old and new processes, and update the new docs to ensure they still contain relevant information, and are easy to follow.

Resources:
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==New OSGeoLive Quickstarts and Overviews:==

For our 2019 OSGeoLive release we hope to attract a number of projects which have recently signed up as OSGeo Foundation Community projects. These projects will need help writing their Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Existing project documentation also needs to be updated to align with the latest releases. (Reviewing 50 Quickstarts to ensure they still work is a time-consuming exercise).

Resources:
* Ask OSGeoLive team about which new projects are joining OSGeoLive
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==Simplify OSGeoLive’s doc writing process==

Like most open source projects, OSGeoLive templates and content have primarily been created by developers (and a few users), without access to the insights provided by trained technical writers and teachers.

Johanna Botman explains the challenges our approach has introduced. She started her working career as an English teacher, then moved into IT, website design, and is now uses geospatial software, as a geospatial officer at a local council. She observed:

:: Some of the issues relating to getting started [with writing project documentation] are about bridging the gap between developers and writers. Developers write code in coding tools. They collaborate, they are used to versioning and are at home with unformatted raw text and automation tools. Writers? They work on Windows machines in Word - maybe in Google Docs if they are lucky. They don’t know about running build scripts, running Linux variants, Github, chat programs, HTML, RST formats, wikis and the variants of markup languages.
:: It’s one thing to work with the open source software, another to write about it, and a third thing to work out how to write it so that it fits in with the project. It seems as if the developers have created the writing system in a way that they are used to working, not necessarily in a way that works for writers.

There are many ways we can help solve this problem, from small to large:* Technical writers can try using our existing writing guides, and document anything that is difficult to understand, and help us fix it.
* We can revisit and potentially improve the tools and processes we use. [https://www.gitbook.com/ Gitbook] looks promising. We have already adopted [https://www.transifex.com/ Transifex] for translations. Some research into options and what others are doing would help here.
* Processes, tools and howto-write guides could both draw from international initiatives, and if we find ourselves to be world leading, then we should feed our insights back into international best practices.

==Define an authoritative style guide==

It would be great if there was a compact, authoritative style guide (with different configurations), which could be selected in a similar manner to the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]. It should be freely available, and coordinated by a non-profit community. (One version might be too idealistic, maybe we need a few).

Benefits provided:
* Reduced time learning and maintaining multiple style guides.
* Improved documentation quality and consistency, resulting in improved reader comprehension.
* Easier for writing tools to support the guide(s).
* Make it easier for projects to set and apply writing standards.

Resources:
* [https://developers.google.com/style/ Google developer documentation style guide].
* [https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/docguide/style.html GeoServer style guide] (also referenced by GeoNode)
* The Australian government [https://www.themandarin.com.au/102797-the-first-new-edition-of-the-commonwealth-style-manual-since-2002-is-in-the-works/?utm_campaign=TheJuice&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter has announced] that we are updating our style guide. [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/01/toward-universal-style-manual.html I’ve suggested collaboration].
* TBD: What other style guides should we mention?

==OSGeoLive to apply a style guide==

To date, the OSGeoLive team haven’t selected a style guide. It would be good to get advice from technical writers on which we should choose. We potentially should retrospectively clean up our public facing documentation in line with the selected guide. I’m aware there are tools for auto-checking documentation quality. What options are available for open source projects?

==Open Source Geospatial Introductory Workshop==

It wouldn’t take much to create a practical 3-hour introductory workshop introducing ~ six to eight of the leading Open Source geospatial applications. It would be a valuable contribution to many spatial conferences. It could use the existing OSGeoLive distribution along with installed data, and can draw upon existing Quickstarts.

The workshop should make use of best practice template structure for presenting, and set up a template which can be expanded out to other OSGeo projects.

Resources:
* [http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html OSGeoLive Quickstarts].
* Nicolas Roelandt, Astrid Emde are proposing such a workshop for the Free and Open Source for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G).

==Define an authoritative Code of Conduct==

Most conferences and open source communities adopt a Code of Conduct and/or a Diversity Statement. It would be great of the multiple variants were consolidated, and selectable via a tick-box selection process, (like the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]).

Resources:
* I [https://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=Diversity&oldid=84020 reviewed numerous Code of Conducts] when co-authoring the [https://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct/ The OSGeo Foundation’s Code of Conduct].
* [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/ Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct], which has attracted a lot of projects.

==Jupyter Notebooks as an OSGeoLive documentation type==

Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. It is a useful communication medium for explaining technical concepts. We included Jupyter Notebooks on prior OSGeoLive releases, but we didn’t have a maintainer to bring the documentation up to the standards we expect for OSGeoLive documents.

It would be good to:
# Have Project Overviews and Quickstarts updated to our quality standards, so we can re-introduce Jupyter Notebooks.
# Consider using Jupyter Notebooks as another documentation type supported by OSGeoLive - which would mean developing templates for its use by other OSGeo projects, and attracting maintainers from these projects to create material.

Resources:
* OSGeoLive 11.0 was the latest release which includes [https://live.osgeo.org/archive/11.0/en/overview/jupyter_overview.html Jupyter Notebook docs]
* [https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-Notebooks OSGeoLive repository of Jupyter Notebooks]

==Tweak the OSGeoLive Presentation==

We maintain [https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation.html#/ a lightning presentation of the ~ 50 projects on OSGeoLive]. It is a challenge to keep this presentation concise enough to fit within a conference presentation time-slot and could do with tweaking.

[[Category: Season of Docs]]

Season of Docs Ideas 2019

2019-04-11T23:44:31Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* People keen to take part */

''From simple to grandiose writing tasks which will improve OSGeo projects, and open source in general. It includes ideas and first steps for tech writers, software users and those participating in Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs].''

We, the communities behind the [https://www.osgeo.org/ OSGeo Foundation’s] open source geospatial projects, are positioned to help solve big documentation challenges faced by all open source projects. We can achieve this by continuing as we are doing now, with ordinary people, gifting bursts of effort, toward small, discrete and achievable tasks, to collectively achieve an extraordinary impact.

=Leveraging Google’s Season-of-Docs=

Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs] is an initiative to bring open source and technical writer communities together to write documentation. We propose we use this initiative as a focal point to attract a collaborative community to pilot big ideas. In particular:
* Open source projects face sustainability challenges. How will docs developed during Season-Of-Docs be maintained long term?
* Can a writer’s expertise be amplified to help community users and developers write good docs more effectively and efficiently?
* Could best practices developed in one project be applied to the greater open source eco-system?

We propose to focus on one (or more) writing initiatives, for one of our leading OSGeo projects. Goals should focus on:
* Being directly applicable for the project.
* Be captured as a template, which can be easily applied to other OSGeo projects. Ideally this will grow into an initiative which is of value to all open source projects.
* Engages a Season-of-Docs sponsored writer, along with volunteers from project and writing communities.

==Key roles sought==
* '''Mentor''': As an experienced project team member, provide technical mentorship toward a writing initiative.
* '''Writer''': As someone keen to give back to open source through docs, volunteer to be mentored and tackle our OSGeo writing initiatives.
* '''Senior writer''': Drive the writing aspects of an initiative, including empowering other participants. (Eligible for a stipend from Google).
* '''Learning expert''': Help shape documentation templates and guides by linking back to educational theory. (This role is highly prized).
* '''Administrator''': As an engaged OSGeo community member, act as a Season-of-Docs administrator.

==Interested?==

If you are considering helping, or maybe just want to learn a bit more, then please reach out to us on our [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs email list]. If keen, then add yourself to the list below. ''(Be concise: Name, brief background, how you’d like to contribute.)''

==People keen to take part==
* '''Cameron Shorter''': Geospatial business analyst. Co-founder of OSGeoLive. Co-editor of OSGeoLive doc templates; reviewer of most of the 50 Project Overview and Quickstart documents. Ex-board member of OSGeo Foundation. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Astrid Emde''': Senior GIS consultant at WhereGroup in Bonn, Germany. OSGeo board member and secretary. Awarded the Sol Katz award for leadership and longtime contributions to open source geospatial communities. Contributor to OSGeoLive, the OSGeo marketing committee and co-coordinator of meetups, code-sprints, and the annual German-speaking open source geospatial conference. She likes documentation and teaching people OSGeo Software. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Johanna Boltman''': Ex-English teacher, IT admin, and user of open source software as a geospatial officer at a local council. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Andrew Jeffrey''': Spatial Consultant in Bathurst, NSW, Australia, involved in QGIS training and support. Involved in the Australian QGIS user group, have contributed to QGIS documentation, and have a keen interest in improving the community and access to information for users. Out of the Google Summer of Docs, I am interested in being mentored to improve my QGIS documentation contributions, and learn of any best practices that can facilitate a good delivery of information.
* '''Belinda Baker''': Background in writing process documentation and user of open source software as a GIS Consultant at a software company. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Liam Turner''': GIS Specialist for NSW Government (Australia), previously a high school physics teacher. User of open source technical documentation, keen to make a contribution.
* '''Nicolas Roelandt:''' Geospatial engineer at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks. OSGeo charter member and OSGeoLive Project Steering Committee (PSC) member. Works on OSGeoLive documentation and translation build process (using the Transifex platform). Keen to support others in the use of these tools.
* '''Luca Delucchi:''' Geographer; OSGeo and Open Street Map contributor and advocate. Core developer and translator of the GRASS GIS project; main developer of pyModis library; OSGeoLive and ZOO-Project contributor; president of the Italian OSGeo local chapter. Willing to help improve Jupyter interactive notebook documents in line with a developed template and writing instructions, if one is developed and committed to.
* '''Nick Bearman: '''Teaching Fellow in Geospatial Analysis (University College London) and GIS Trainer & Consultant (Geospatial Training Solutions). Contributed to QGIS documentation. Write and deliver GIS training courses to a variety of participants. Keen to learn how to contribute more effectively, particularly to QGIS documentation. Also looking to run a workshop on how to contribute to open source documentation at upcoming FOSS4G UK event in Edinburgh, UK in September 2019.
* '''Sergio Acosta y Lara:''' Architect (Universidad de la República/UdelaR) working with Geographic Information Technologies for nearly 30 years. In charge of the Department of Geomatics (Ministry of Transport and Public Works) and member of several Working Groups for Technical Specifications of the IDEuy (Spatial Data Infrastructure of Uruguay). Charter Member of the OSGeo Foundation (Open Geospatial Foundation) and member of the Advisory Board of the Geo4all initiative, Regional chair for Iberoamerica and co-editor of its newsletter. Coordinator for gvSIG Batoví (design and development of a GIS applied to educational environments for the Plan Ceibal (OLPC initiative for Uruguay) based on gvSIG. Co-coordinator of the gvSIG Uruguay Community (web) and of its blog.
* "'Adam Steer''': Independent geospatial consultant, scientist, community builder. Board member of OSGeo Oceania; charter member of OSGeo and OGC representative. Sometimes occupying all the chairs of coder/writer/analyst/manager - sometimes all at once; keen to contribute my experience to both document and training material writing; and mentoring new contributors.
* <add your name here>

=The back story=

For background on the value of communicators, along with ideas on the sort of communities that have proven to be successful in the past, we suggest starting with [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html this article on inspiring techies to become great writers].

=Ideas=

==Best practice templates==

Good documentation benefits from access to cross-disciplinary skills. Expertise is typically spread across developers, users, domain experts, teachers, technical writers, graphic artists, and translators. Ramp-up time is high for any group attempting to learn another’s skill-set. This creates a significant barrier to entry.

Our OSGeoLive initiative has [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html achieved] sustained, cross-domain collaboration by capturing writer’s expertise within templates with clear and punchy writing instructions. These templates were then provided to developers and domain experts. By using an outline/write/review/translate/publish process we’ve achieved significant efficiencies by allowing experts to focus only on the areas they know best. However, OSGeoLive has only tackled the Project Overview and Quickstarts. Projects which have tacked harder documentation types haven’t addressed cross-project consistency.

How can we align our OSGeoLive writing initiatives with other projects and help build best practice templates for key documentation types? This will be valuable if addressed at an OSGeo level. It will be significantly more valuable if extended to an international, cross-domain level. (It will be challenging to attract momentum, but good groundwork is in place, and if implemented it would have a huge positive impact.)

Potential resources:
* Daniele Procida’s [https://www.divio.com/blog/documentation/ What nobody tells you about documentation].
* [https://github.com/mdyd-dev/nearme-documentation/tree/master/marketplace_builder/views/pages/doc-templates Nearme writing templates] with [https://www.platform-os.com/blog/post/blog/building-our-documentation-site-on-platformos-part-2-content-production-and-layouts accompanying blog post].
* [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2018/06/technical-documentation-writing.html Document type definitions].
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Writing instructions for OSGeoLive Project Overviews and Quickstarts].
* The [https://www.writethedocs.org/about/stay-connected/ Write-The-Docs community] are a likely source of potential co-contributors and defacto owners of such templates.
* [https://www.cebm.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blooms-Taxonomy-Teacher-Planning-Kit.pdf Bloom’s Taxonomy: Teacher Planning Kit] is helpful for selecting language for training.
* Someone has suggested ISO standards, but you need to pay to use them, and they appear overly verbose: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_JTC_1/SC_7#Published_standards ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511, 25612, 25613, 25614, 25615].

==Other doc types for OSGeoLive==

To date, our OSGeoLive community have been sustainably maintaining two of the easier documentation types: Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Established OSGeo projects also have documentation, in various stages of currency, completion, relevance, verbosity, and quality.

I believe we are ready to extend our consistency and best practices to some of the harder documentation types - such as tutorials, workshops and howtos. We should start by focusing on one of OSGeo’s flagship projects, such as QGIS or PostGIS. Join the project’s existing documentation initiatives. Provide feedback and improvements as required. Build templates and writing instructions which can be adopted by other projects. Integrate these with the OSGeoLive publishing and translation pipeline.

Resources:
* To help position training with other courses, it helps to link back to a Body of Knowledge, such as the [https://gistbok.ucgis.org/ Body of Knowledge for Geographic Information Science and Technologies (GIS&T)].

==QGIS Documentation==

QGIS, a desktop GIS application, is one of the OSGeo Foundation’s flagship projects with a broad developer and documentation community.

* Pyqgis cookbook code snipped are now automatically tested, meaning that every new contribution will be rock solid and code snippets can be taken "as they are" and pasted in QGIS
* Change the doc style to the more readable Read-The-Docs vanilla theme (fully supported by sphinx). A live example here [https://qgis.org/test/en/ https://qgis.org/test/en/].
* Besides from contents, writing documentation isn't easy because of the complex framework (sphinx, git, github, etc). Improving the WYSIWYG github editor would be a great enhancement
* Cleaning the issue tracker in github (> 400 issue now) in many different ways: verifying issues, closing duplicates, make order in the labels, etc

Resources:
* [https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html QGIS Documentation]
* [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues QGIS Documentation Issues]
* [http://spatialquerylab.com/foss4g-academy-curriculum/ University-level lectures and labs, created by GeoAcademy] (based on the older QGIS 2.18)

==Other OSGeo Project Docs ==

TBD: Are there other projects that are at a tipping point - that could achieve the QGIS momentum if they get a push?

==Improve OSGeoLive writing instructions==

We’ve recently updated our OSGeoLive process for generating documentation, and have moved our documentation repository from MediaWiki to trac. We appear to have introduced a few gaps in the move. In particular, the new docs don’t reference our specific writing instructions which are embedding in [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/overview/postgis_overview.rst Project Overview] and [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/quickstart/udig_quickstart.rst Quickstart] reference documents. A nice discrete task would be to review the old and new processes, and update the new docs to ensure they still contain relevant information, and are easy to follow.

Resources:
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==New OSGeoLive Quickstarts and Overviews:==

For our 2019 OSGeoLive release we hope to attract a number of projects which have recently signed up as OSGeo Foundation Community projects. These projects will need help writing their Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Existing project documentation also needs to be updated to align with the latest releases. (Reviewing 50 Quickstarts to ensure they still work is a time-consuming exercise).

Resources:
* Ask OSGeoLive team about which new projects are joining OSGeoLive
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==Simplify OSGeoLive’s doc writing process==

Like most open source projects, OSGeoLive templates and content have primarily been created by developers (and a few users), without access to the insights provided by trained technical writers and teachers.

Johanna Botman explains the challenges our approach has introduced. She started her working career as an English teacher, then moved into IT, website design, and is now uses geospatial software, as a geospatial officer at a local council. She observed:

:: Some of the issues relating to getting started [with writing project documentation] are about bridging the gap between developers and writers. Developers write code in coding tools. They collaborate, they are used to versioning and are at home with unformatted raw text and automation tools. Writers? They work on Windows machines in Word - maybe in Google Docs if they are lucky. They don’t know about running build scripts, running Linux variants, Github, chat programs, HTML, RST formats, wikis and the variants of markup languages.
:: It’s one thing to work with the open source software, another to write about it, and a third thing to work out how to write it so that it fits in with the project. It seems as if the developers have created the writing system in a way that they are used to working, not necessarily in a way that works for writers.

There are many ways we can help solve this problem, from small to large:* Technical writers can try using our existing writing guides, and document anything that is difficult to understand, and help us fix it.
* We can revisit and potentially improve the tools and processes we use. [https://www.gitbook.com/ Gitbook] looks promising. We have already adopted [https://www.transifex.com/ Transifex] for translations. Some research into options and what others are doing would help here.
* Processes, tools and howto-write guides could both draw from international initiatives, and if we find ourselves to be world leading, then we should feed our insights back into international best practices.

==Define an authoritative style guide==

It would be great if there was a compact, authoritative style guide (with different configurations), which could be selected in a similar manner to the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]. It should be freely available, and coordinated by a non-profit community. (One version might be too idealistic, maybe we need a few).

Benefits provided:
* Reduced time learning and maintaining multiple style guides.
* Improved documentation quality and consistency, resulting in improved reader comprehension.
* Easier for writing tools to support the guide(s).
* Make it easier for projects to set and apply writing standards.

Resources:
* [https://developers.google.com/style/ Google developer documentation style guide].
* [https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/docguide/style.html GeoServer style guide] (also referenced by GeoNode)
* The Australian government [https://www.themandarin.com.au/102797-the-first-new-edition-of-the-commonwealth-style-manual-since-2002-is-in-the-works/?utm_campaign=TheJuice&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter has announced] that we are updating our style guide. [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/01/toward-universal-style-manual.html I’ve suggested collaboration].
* TBD: What other style guides should we mention?

==OSGeoLive to apply a style guide==

To date, the OSGeoLive team haven’t selected a style guide. It would be good to get advice from technical writers on which we should choose. We potentially should retrospectively clean up our public facing documentation in line with the selected guide. I’m aware there are tools for auto-checking documentation quality. What options are available for open source projects?

==Open Source Geospatial Introductory Workshop==

It wouldn’t take much to create a practical 3-hour introductory workshop introducing ~ six to eight of the leading Open Source geospatial applications. It would be a valuable contribution to many spatial conferences. It could use the existing OSGeoLive distribution along with installed data, and can draw upon existing Quickstarts.

The workshop should make use of best practice template structure for presenting, and set up a template which can be expanded out to other OSGeo projects.

Resources:
* [http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html OSGeoLive Quickstarts].
* Nicolas Roelandt, Astrid Emde are proposing such a workshop for the Free and Open Source for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G).

==Define an authoritative Code of Conduct==

Most conferences and open source communities adopt a Code of Conduct and/or a Diversity Statement. It would be great of the multiple variants were consolidated, and selectable via a tick-box selection process, (like the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]).

Resources:
* I [https://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=Diversity&oldid=84020 reviewed numerous Code of Conducts] when co-authoring the [https://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct/ The OSGeo Foundation’s Code of Conduct].
* [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/ Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct], which has attracted a lot of projects.

==Jupyter Notebooks as an OSGeoLive documentation type==

Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. It is a useful communication medium for explaining technical concepts. We included Jupyter Notebooks on prior OSGeoLive releases, but we didn’t have a maintainer to bring the documentation up to the standards we expect for OSGeoLive documents.

It would be good to:
# Have Project Overviews and Quickstarts updated to our quality standards, so we can re-introduce Jupyter Notebooks.
# Consider using Jupyter Notebooks as another documentation type supported by OSGeoLive - which would mean developing templates for its use by other OSGeo projects, and attracting maintainers from these projects to create material.

Resources:
* OSGeoLive 11.0 was the latest release which includes [https://live.osgeo.org/archive/11.0/en/overview/jupyter_overview.html Jupyter Notebook docs]
* [https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-Notebooks OSGeoLive repository of Jupyter Notebooks]

==Tweak the OSGeoLive Presentation==

We maintain [https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation.html#/ a lightning presentation of the ~ 50 projects on OSGeoLive]. It is a challenge to keep this presentation concise enough to fit within a conference presentation time-slot and could do with tweaking.

[[Category: Season of Docs]]

Season of Docs Ideas 2019

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Wiki-Adamsteer: /* People keen to take part */

''From simple to grandiose writing tasks which will improve OSGeo projects, and open source in general. It includes ideas and first steps for tech writers, software users and those participating in Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs].''

We, the communities behind the [https://www.osgeo.org/ OSGeo Foundation’s] open source geospatial projects, are positioned to help solve big documentation challenges faced by all open source projects. We can achieve this by continuing as we are doing now, with ordinary people, gifting bursts of effort, toward small, discrete and achievable tasks, to collectively achieve an extraordinary impact.

=Leveraging Google’s Season-of-Docs=

Google’s [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ Season-of-Docs] is an initiative to bring open source and technical writer communities together to write documentation. We propose we use this initiative as a focal point to attract a collaborative community to pilot big ideas. In particular:
* Open source projects face sustainability challenges. How will docs developed during Season-Of-Docs be maintained long term?
* Can a writer’s expertise be amplified to help community users and developers write good docs more effectively and efficiently?
* Could best practices developed in one project be applied to the greater open source eco-system?

We propose to focus on one (or more) writing initiatives, for one of our leading OSGeo projects. Goals should focus on:
* Being directly applicable for the project.
* Be captured as a template, which can be easily applied to other OSGeo projects. Ideally this will grow into an initiative which is of value to all open source projects.
* Engages a Season-of-Docs sponsored writer, along with volunteers from project and writing communities.

==Key roles sought==
* '''Mentor''': As an experienced project team member, provide technical mentorship toward a writing initiative.
* '''Writer''': As someone keen to give back to open source through docs, volunteer to be mentored and tackle our OSGeo writing initiatives.
* '''Senior writer''': Drive the writing aspects of an initiative, including empowering other participants. (Eligible for a stipend from Google).
* '''Learning expert''': Help shape documentation templates and guides by linking back to educational theory. (This role is highly prized).
* '''Administrator''': As an engaged OSGeo community member, act as a Season-of-Docs administrator.

==Interested?==

If you are considering helping, or maybe just want to learn a bit more, then please reach out to us on our [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs email list]. If keen, then add yourself to the list below. ''(Be concise: Name, brief background, how you’d like to contribute.)''

==People keen to take part==
* '''Cameron Shorter''': Geospatial business analyst. Co-founder of OSGeoLive. Co-editor of OSGeoLive doc templates; reviewer of most of the 50 Project Overview and Quickstart documents. Ex-board member of OSGeo Foundation. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Astrid Emde''': Senior GIS consultant at WhereGroup in Bonn, Germany. OSGeo board member and secretary. Awarded the Sol Katz award for leadership and longtime contributions to open source geospatial communities. Contributor to OSGeoLive, the OSGeo marketing committee and co-coordinator of meetups, code-sprints, and the annual German-speaking open source geospatial conference. She likes documentation and teaching people OSGeo Software. Keen to provide connections to our community and to be practically involved in writing initiatives.
* '''Johanna Boltman''': Ex-English teacher, IT admin, and user of open source software as a geospatial officer at a local council. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Andrew Jeffrey''': Spatial Consultant in Bathurst, NSW, Australia, involved in QGIS training and support. Involved in the Australian QGIS user group, have contributed to QGIS documentation, and have a keen interest in improving the community and access to information for users. Out of the Google Summer of Docs, I am interested in being mentored to improve my QGIS documentation contributions, and learn of any best practices that can facilitate a good delivery of information.
* '''Belinda Baker''': Background in writing process documentation and user of open source software as a GIS Consultant at a software company. Keen to be mentored in writing docs.
* '''Liam Turner''': GIS Specialist for NSW Government (Australia), previously a high school physics teacher. User of open source technical documentation, keen to make a contribution.
* '''Nicolas Roelandt:''' Geospatial engineer at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks. OSGeo charter member and OSGeoLive Project Steering Committee (PSC) member. Works on OSGeoLive documentation and translation build process (using the Transifex platform). Keen to support others in the use of these tools.
* '''Luca Delucchi:''' Geographer; OSGeo and Open Street Map contributor and advocate. Core developer and translator of the GRASS GIS project; main developer of pyModis library; OSGeoLive and ZOO-Project contributor; president of the Italian OSGeo local chapter. Willing to help improve Jupyter interactive notebook documents in line with a developed template and writing instructions, if one is developed and committed to.
* '''Nick Bearman: '''Teaching Fellow in Geospatial Analysis (University College London) and GIS Trainer & Consultant (Geospatial Training Solutions). Contributed to QGIS documentation. Write and deliver GIS training courses to a variety of participants. Keen to learn how to contribute more effectively, particularly to QGIS documentation. Also looking to run a workshop on how to contribute to open source documentation at upcoming FOSS4G UK event in Edinburgh, UK in September 2019.
* '''Sergio Acosta y Lara:''' Architect (Universidad de la República/UdelaR) working with Geographic Information Technologies for nearly 30 years. In charge of the Department of Geomatics (Ministry of Transport and Public Works) and member of several Working Groups for Technical Specifications of the IDEuy (Spatial Data Infrastructure of Uruguay). Charter Member of the OSGeo Foundation (Open Geospatial Foundation) and member of the Advisory Board of the Geo4all initiative, Regional chair for Iberoamerica and co-editor of its newsletter. Coordinator for gvSIG Batoví (design and development of a GIS applied to educational environments for the Plan Ceibal (OLPC initiative for Uruguay) based on gvSIG. Co-coordinator of the gvSIG Uruguay Community (web) and of its blog.
* ‘’'Adam Steer''': Independent geospatial consultant, scientist, community builder. Board member of OSGeo Oceania; charter member of OSGeo and OGC representative. Sometimes occupying all the chairs of coder/writer/analyst/manager - sometimes all at once; keen to contribute my experience to both document and training material writing; and mentoring new contributors.
* <add your name here>

=The back story=

For background on the value of communicators, along with ideas on the sort of communities that have proven to be successful in the past, we suggest starting with [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html this article on inspiring techies to become great writers].

=Ideas=

==Best practice templates==

Good documentation benefits from access to cross-disciplinary skills. Expertise is typically spread across developers, users, domain experts, teachers, technical writers, graphic artists, and translators. Ramp-up time is high for any group attempting to learn another’s skill-set. This creates a significant barrier to entry.

Our OSGeoLive initiative has [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/02/inspiring-techies-to-become-great.html achieved] sustained, cross-domain collaboration by capturing writer’s expertise within templates with clear and punchy writing instructions. These templates were then provided to developers and domain experts. By using an outline/write/review/translate/publish process we’ve achieved significant efficiencies by allowing experts to focus only on the areas they know best. However, OSGeoLive has only tackled the Project Overview and Quickstarts. Projects which have tacked harder documentation types haven’t addressed cross-project consistency.

How can we align our OSGeoLive writing initiatives with other projects and help build best practice templates for key documentation types? This will be valuable if addressed at an OSGeo level. It will be significantly more valuable if extended to an international, cross-domain level. (It will be challenging to attract momentum, but good groundwork is in place, and if implemented it would have a huge positive impact.)

Potential resources:
* Daniele Procida’s [https://www.divio.com/blog/documentation/ What nobody tells you about documentation].
* [https://github.com/mdyd-dev/nearme-documentation/tree/master/marketplace_builder/views/pages/doc-templates Nearme writing templates] with [https://www.platform-os.com/blog/post/blog/building-our-documentation-site-on-platformos-part-2-content-production-and-layouts accompanying blog post].
* [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2018/06/technical-documentation-writing.html Document type definitions].
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Writing instructions for OSGeoLive Project Overviews and Quickstarts].
* The [https://www.writethedocs.org/about/stay-connected/ Write-The-Docs community] are a likely source of potential co-contributors and defacto owners of such templates.
* [https://www.cebm.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Blooms-Taxonomy-Teacher-Planning-Kit.pdf Bloom’s Taxonomy: Teacher Planning Kit] is helpful for selecting language for training.
* Someone has suggested ISO standards, but you need to pay to use them, and they appear overly verbose: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_JTC_1/SC_7#Published_standards ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511, 25612, 25613, 25614, 25615].

==Other doc types for OSGeoLive==

To date, our OSGeoLive community have been sustainably maintaining two of the easier documentation types: Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Established OSGeo projects also have documentation, in various stages of currency, completion, relevance, verbosity, and quality.

I believe we are ready to extend our consistency and best practices to some of the harder documentation types - such as tutorials, workshops and howtos. We should start by focusing on one of OSGeo’s flagship projects, such as QGIS or PostGIS. Join the project’s existing documentation initiatives. Provide feedback and improvements as required. Build templates and writing instructions which can be adopted by other projects. Integrate these with the OSGeoLive publishing and translation pipeline.

Resources:
* To help position training with other courses, it helps to link back to a Body of Knowledge, such as the [https://gistbok.ucgis.org/ Body of Knowledge for Geographic Information Science and Technologies (GIS&T)].

==QGIS Documentation==

QGIS, a desktop GIS application, is one of the OSGeo Foundation’s flagship projects with a broad developer and documentation community.

* Pyqgis cookbook code snipped are now automatically tested, meaning that every new contribution will be rock solid and code snippets can be taken "as they are" and pasted in QGIS
* Change the doc style to the more readable Read-The-Docs vanilla theme (fully supported by sphinx). A live example here [https://qgis.org/test/en/ https://qgis.org/test/en/].
* Besides from contents, writing documentation isn't easy because of the complex framework (sphinx, git, github, etc). Improving the WYSIWYG github editor would be a great enhancement
* Cleaning the issue tracker in github (> 400 issue now) in many different ways: verifying issues, closing duplicates, make order in the labels, etc

Resources:
* [https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html QGIS Documentation]
* [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/issues QGIS Documentation Issues]
* [http://spatialquerylab.com/foss4g-academy-curriculum/ University-level lectures and labs, created by GeoAcademy] (based on the older QGIS 2.18)

==Other OSGeo Project Docs ==

TBD: Are there other projects that are at a tipping point - that could achieve the QGIS momentum if they get a push?

==Improve OSGeoLive writing instructions==

We’ve recently updated our OSGeoLive process for generating documentation, and have moved our documentation repository from MediaWiki to trac. We appear to have introduced a few gaps in the move. In particular, the new docs don’t reference our specific writing instructions which are embedding in [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/overview/postgis_overview.rst Project Overview] and [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-doc/master/doc/quickstart/udig_quickstart.rst Quickstart] reference documents. A nice discrete task would be to review the old and new processes, and update the new docs to ensure they still contain relevant information, and are easy to follow.

Resources:
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==New OSGeoLive Quickstarts and Overviews:==

For our 2019 OSGeoLive release we hope to attract a number of projects which have recently signed up as OSGeo Foundation Community projects. These projects will need help writing their Project Overviews and Quickstarts. Existing project documentation also needs to be updated to align with the latest releases. (Reviewing 50 Quickstarts to ensure they still work is a time-consuming exercise).

Resources:
* Ask OSGeoLive team about which new projects are joining OSGeoLive
* [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject#Documentation Old, OSGeoLive documentation processes]
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/How%20to%20document%20a%20project New (incomplete) processes]

==Simplify OSGeoLive’s doc writing process==

Like most open source projects, OSGeoLive templates and content have primarily been created by developers (and a few users), without access to the insights provided by trained technical writers and teachers.

Johanna Botman explains the challenges our approach has introduced. She started her working career as an English teacher, then moved into IT, website design, and is now uses geospatial software, as a geospatial officer at a local council. She observed:

:: Some of the issues relating to getting started [with writing project documentation] are about bridging the gap between developers and writers. Developers write code in coding tools. They collaborate, they are used to versioning and are at home with unformatted raw text and automation tools. Writers? They work on Windows machines in Word - maybe in Google Docs if they are lucky. They don’t know about running build scripts, running Linux variants, Github, chat programs, HTML, RST formats, wikis and the variants of markup languages.
:: It’s one thing to work with the open source software, another to write about it, and a third thing to work out how to write it so that it fits in with the project. It seems as if the developers have created the writing system in a way that they are used to working, not necessarily in a way that works for writers.

There are many ways we can help solve this problem, from small to large:* Technical writers can try using our existing writing guides, and document anything that is difficult to understand, and help us fix it.
* We can revisit and potentially improve the tools and processes we use. [https://www.gitbook.com/ Gitbook] looks promising. We have already adopted [https://www.transifex.com/ Transifex] for translations. Some research into options and what others are doing would help here.
* Processes, tools and howto-write guides could both draw from international initiatives, and if we find ourselves to be world leading, then we should feed our insights back into international best practices.

==Define an authoritative style guide==

It would be great if there was a compact, authoritative style guide (with different configurations), which could be selected in a similar manner to the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]. It should be freely available, and coordinated by a non-profit community. (One version might be too idealistic, maybe we need a few).

Benefits provided:
* Reduced time learning and maintaining multiple style guides.
* Improved documentation quality and consistency, resulting in improved reader comprehension.
* Easier for writing tools to support the guide(s).
* Make it easier for projects to set and apply writing standards.

Resources:
* [https://developers.google.com/style/ Google developer documentation style guide].
* [https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/docguide/style.html GeoServer style guide] (also referenced by GeoNode)
* The Australian government [https://www.themandarin.com.au/102797-the-first-new-edition-of-the-commonwealth-style-manual-since-2002-is-in-the-works/?utm_campaign=TheJuice&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter has announced] that we are updating our style guide. [http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com/2019/01/toward-universal-style-manual.html I’ve suggested collaboration].
* TBD: What other style guides should we mention?

==OSGeoLive to apply a style guide==

To date, the OSGeoLive team haven’t selected a style guide. It would be good to get advice from technical writers on which we should choose. We potentially should retrospectively clean up our public facing documentation in line with the selected guide. I’m aware there are tools for auto-checking documentation quality. What options are available for open source projects?

==Open Source Geospatial Introductory Workshop==

It wouldn’t take much to create a practical 3-hour introductory workshop introducing ~ six to eight of the leading Open Source geospatial applications. It would be a valuable contribution to many spatial conferences. It could use the existing OSGeoLive distribution along with installed data, and can draw upon existing Quickstarts.

The workshop should make use of best practice template structure for presenting, and set up a template which can be expanded out to other OSGeo projects.

Resources:
* [http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html OSGeoLive Quickstarts].
* Nicolas Roelandt, Astrid Emde are proposing such a workshop for the Free and Open Source for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G).

==Define an authoritative Code of Conduct==

Most conferences and open source communities adopt a Code of Conduct and/or a Diversity Statement. It would be great of the multiple variants were consolidated, and selectable via a tick-box selection process, (like the [https://creativecommons.org/choose/ selection of a Creative Commons license]).

Resources:
* I [https://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=Diversity&oldid=84020 reviewed numerous Code of Conducts] when co-authoring the [https://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct/ The OSGeo Foundation’s Code of Conduct].
* [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/ Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct], which has attracted a lot of projects.

==Jupyter Notebooks as an OSGeoLive documentation type==

Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. It is a useful communication medium for explaining technical concepts. We included Jupyter Notebooks on prior OSGeoLive releases, but we didn’t have a maintainer to bring the documentation up to the standards we expect for OSGeoLive documents.

It would be good to:
# Have Project Overviews and Quickstarts updated to our quality standards, so we can re-introduce Jupyter Notebooks.
# Consider using Jupyter Notebooks as another documentation type supported by OSGeoLive - which would mean developing templates for its use by other OSGeo projects, and attracting maintainers from these projects to create material.

Resources:
* OSGeoLive 11.0 was the latest release which includes [https://live.osgeo.org/archive/11.0/en/overview/jupyter_overview.html Jupyter Notebook docs]
* [https://github.com/OSGeo/OSGeoLive-Notebooks OSGeoLive repository of Jupyter Notebooks]

==Tweak the OSGeoLive Presentation==

We maintain [https://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation.html#/ a lightning presentation of the ~ 50 projects on OSGeoLive]. It is a challenge to keep this presentation concise enough to fit within a conference presentation time-slot and could do with tweaking.

[[Category: Season of Docs]]

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FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019/Logo Entries

2019-03-01T08:09:44Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Logo Submission by Adam Steer */

= 2019 Logo Entries =
For details on the contest, please go to the [[FOSS4G-SOTM-Oceania/Logo_Contest|contest page]].

Entries to be added below in the same format as the example:

== Example Winning Entry from 2018 ('Globe Globe' by Pete King) ==

<gallery>
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|Landscape
File:Foss_oceania_pking2.png|Portrait
</gallery>

-- Entry by [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:PeteKing Pete King], 8:48, 8 Feb 2018 (UTC)

== Logo Submission by Tim Denee ==

<gallery>
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|Logo
File:Foss4g sotm oceania wgtn2019 2.jpg|Variants
</gallery>

-- Entry by Tim Denee, 8:21, 25 Feb 2019 (UTC)

== Logo Submission by Adam Steer ==

<gallery>
File:Foss4g-sotm-2019-logo-comp-adamsteer-colour.png|Colour Logo
File:Foss4g-sotm-2019-logo-comp-adamsteer-bw.png|Black and White Logo
File:Foss4g-oceania-logo-ads-hexcolour.png|Colour hex logo
File:F4g-sotm-oceania-2019-logoproposal-ads-colourselection.png|selection of colours
</gallery>

This design is inspired by the Koru, a Maori symbol of strength, growth, nurturing and hope, drawn in turn from the characteristic shape of an unfurling fern frond. The motif of a spiral, or circles-within-circles, is also common to all the cultures of Oceania, meaning variously 'meeting place', or 'journey/passage' and more. The green colour scheme is a direct nod to greenstone/pounamu used for tools and jewellery by Maori; with an OpenStreetMap-based map of wellington etched into the surface. The OSGeo ribbon sits at the start/end of the spiral/journey, marking a place of transition and change. A generally accepted Maori name for the conference location is given prominence, in lieu of the exact dates.

It uses tints of green, meaning the design can be printed in two colours. It is also readily adaptable for different layouts (hexagon, text unrolled to the left or right or above or below). The map is also easily replaceable, enabling focus on different locations.

-- Entry by [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer], 5:24, 26 Feb 2019 (UTC)

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Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Logo Submission by Adam Steer */

= 2019 Logo Entries =
For details on the contest, please go to the [[FOSS4G-SOTM-Oceania/Logo_Contest|contest page]].

Entries to be added below in the same format as the example:

== Example Winning Entry from 2018 ('Globe Globe' by Pete King) ==

<gallery>
File:Foss_oceania_pking1.png|Landscape
File:Foss_oceania_pking2.png|Portrait
</gallery>

-- Entry by [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:PeteKing Pete King], 8:48, 8 Feb 2018 (UTC)

== Logo Submission by Tim Denee ==

<gallery>
File:Foss4g_sotm_oceania_wgtn2019.jpg|Logo
File:Foss4g sotm oceania wgtn2019 2.jpg|Variants
</gallery>

-- Entry by Tim Denee, 8:21, 25 Feb 2019 (UTC)

== Logo Submission by Adam Steer ==

<gallery>
File:Foss4g-sotm-2019-logo-comp-adamsteer-colour.png|Colour Logo
File:Foss4g-sotm-2019-logo-comp-adamsteer-bw.png|Black and White Logo
File:Foss4g-oceania-logo-ads-hexcolour.png|Colour hex logo
</gallery>

This design is inspired by the Koru, a Maori symbol of strength, growth, nurturing and hope, drawn in turn from the characteristic shape of an unfurling fern frond. The motif of a spiral, or circles-within-circles, is also common to all the cultures of Oceania, meaning variously 'meeting place', or 'journey/passage' and more. The green colour scheme is a direct nod to greenstone/pounamu used for tools and jewellery by Maori; with an OpenStreetMap-based map of wellington etched into the surface. The OSGeo ribbon sits at the start/end of the spiral/journey, marking a place of transition and change. A generally accepted Maori name for the conference location is given prominence, in lieu of the exact dates.

It uses tints of green, meaning the design can be printed in two colours. It is also readily adaptable for different layouts (hexagon, text unrolled to the left or right or above or below). The map is also easily replaceable, enabling focus on different locations.

-- Entry by [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Adamsteer Adam Steer], 5:24, 26 Feb 2019 (UTC)

File:Foss4g-oceania-logo-ads-hexcolour.png

2019-03-01T05:25:05Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

User:Adamsteer

2019-01-14T02:54:59Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Freelance research, advisory and technical consultant
|Company=Spatialised
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Oceania
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
|Info=I’m a freelance consultant available to work on strategic and technical geospatial projects. I’ve worke on massive point cloud visualisation and exploitation for a defence-oriented startup (Synthesis Technologies), and In my recent past I worked at Australia's National Computational Infrastructure in the high performance data team, making point clouds into useful data services; open geospatial data; enabling as-yet-unheard-of discoveries as a function of open data and accessible tools.

I'm very strongly motivated to promote the use of open geospatial tools - removing barriers to serious geospatial data analysis.

I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I am currently the sponsorship lead for the upcoming FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Conference; and occupy a seat on the steering committee of Earth Observation Australia. I’ve recently joined the OSgeo marketing committee.

}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=No
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
|Charter=No
|Chair=No
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=No
}}
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

User:Adamsteer

2019-01-14T02:54:35Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: new job

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Freelance research, advisory and technical consultant
|Company=Spatialised
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Aust-NZ
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
|Info=I’m a freelance consultant available to work on strategic and technical geospatial projects. I’ve worke on massive point cloud visualisation and exploitation for a defence-oriented startup (Synthesis Technologies), and In my recent past I worked at Australia's National Computational Infrastructure in the high performance data team, making point clouds into useful data services; open geospatial data; enabling as-yet-unheard-of discoveries as a function of open data and accessible tools.

I'm very strongly motivated to promote the use of open geospatial tools - removing barriers to serious geospatial data analysis.

I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I am currently the sponsorship lead for the upcoming FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Conference; and occupy a seat on the steering committee of Earth Observation Australia. I’ve recently joined the OSgeo marketing committee.

}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=No
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
|Charter=No
|Chair=No
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=No
}}
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

User:Adamsteer

2018-10-20T04:13:56Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: removing committer, which has a specific meaning I don’t fit. Apologies.

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Geospatial research lead
|Company=Synthesis Technologies Pty Ltd
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Aust-NZ
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
|Info=I currently work on massive point cloud visualisation and Exploitation at Synthesis Technologies. In my recent past I worked at Australia's National Computational Infrastructure in the high performance data team, making point clouds into useful data services; open geospatial data; enabling as-yet-unheard-of discoveries as a function of open data and accessible tools. I'm very strongly motivated to promote the use of open geospatial tools - removing barriers to serious geospatial data analysis.

I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I am currently the sponsorship lead for the upcoming FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Conference; and occupy a seat on the steering committee of Earth Observation Australia. I’ve recently joined the OSgeo marketing committee.

}}
{{OSGeo Experience
|User=Yes
|Committee=Yes
|Board=No
|Coder=No
|Translate=No
|PSC=No
|ExBoard=No
|Charter=No
|Chair=No
|SolKatz=No
|Committer=No
}}
[[Category:OSGeo_Advocate]]

User:Adamsteer

2018-10-05T01:06:51Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24

2018-09-24T14:33:32Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: formatting

== Meeting Details ==

* Date: '''Monday, September 24 2018'''
* Time: '''12:00pm UTC'''
* Location: '''Online Conference (https://meet.jit.si/osgeoMarketing)'''
* Minutes by: [[User:Adamsteer | Adam Steer]]

This meeting was requested by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]] and discussed on the the [http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/joining-the-marketing-committee-td5377469.html marketing discussion list]. The goal of this meeting is to welcome the new marketing committee members and continue the work of the committee.

Please visit the [[Marketing Meetings]] page for more information on past meetings.

Attending: Guido Stein, Astrid Emde, Malena Libman, Adam Steer

== Welcome and introduction of the new marketing Committee Members ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Adam Steer
* Malena Libman

== Discuss status of osgeo.org ==

Discussion lead by Guido Stein

Guido
* website is alive, can we find a way to engage OSgeo members to keep it up to date?

Astrid
* can we get new committee members (Adam? Milena?) to help? Make sure we get events listed.
* outlining the process of updating a news item ( as an example): should we trust members to add news/updates on their own? or manage more centrally?

Milena
* has been working on text with Jody. How can we divide the work of updating the website?

== Discuss status of search for new Chair ==

Discussion lead by Guido Stein. Deferred to next meeting, will be raised every meeting until we have a chair.

== Discuss status of marketing material for Conferences ==

Discussion lead by Guido

* conference package: what can we make happen for a conference booth?
* stickers
* one page handouts: https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/tree/master/marketing/print/one-page-info
* other materials: https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/tree/master/marketing/collateral
* OSgeo can fund printing OSgeo materials by local committees, perhaps easier to print locally

* One pager for organisers to explain materials available, and lead times?
* How to let event organisers know a marketing pack is available?

== Review of 2018 Goals ==

Discussion lead by Astrid Emde

* Budget 2018 see [[OSGeo_Budget_2018#OSGeo_Committees]]
* Plans 2018 see [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mUSj6o8wTltnVAUDvoev7qgvC1jipAcNuHEDyCIxiRQ/edit#gid=1577445783 OSGeo Marketing Budget status]]

Expenses 2018
* https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Exhibition_Pack
* Sticker OSGeo FOSS4G
* 500 Sticks
* TableCloths

== Setting 2019 Goal ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Measure what matters

What are marketing committee goals?

* Getting word out about OSgeo foundation
* Support our own conferences/internal events
* Support our projects

Astrid:
* ask on the discuss list: what do you expect from the marketing committee?

This discussion continues.

== Other discussion ==

Discussion of PostGIS day (after GIS day) as an OSgeo event; also the idea of QGIS day (Guido)

== Follow Up Tasks ==

[[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* e-mail list to ask about expectations; call for members
* new wiki page for next meeting
* meeting set for 29 October, 11:00am GMT+0
* e-mail to treasurer about status of the 2018 budget
* send mail to welcome Adam and Malena, ask about members who want to stay in the committee or not
* continue updating web and wiki materials

[[Category:Marketing]]

Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24

2018-09-24T14:12:42Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: tracking discussion from meeting

== Meeting Details ==

* Date: '''Monday, September 24 2018'''
* Time: '''12:00pm UTC'''
* Location: '''Online Conference (https://meet.jit.si/osgeoMarketing)'''
* Minutes by: [[User:Adamsteer | Adam Steer]] (provisional)

This meeting was requested by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]] and discussed on the the [http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/joining-the-marketing-committee-td5377469.html marketing discussion list]. The goal of this meeting is to welcome the new marketing committee members and continue the work of the committee.

Please visit the [[Marketing Meetings]] page for more information on past meetings.

Attending: Guido Stein, Astrid Emde, Malena Libman, Adam Steer

== Welcome and introduction of the new marketing Committee Members ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Adam Steer
* Malena Libman

== Discuss status of osgeo.org ==

Discussion lead by Guido Stein

Guido - website is alive, can we find a way to engage OSgeo members to keep it up to date?
Astrid - can we get new committee members (Adam? Milena?) to help? Make sure we get events listed.
- outlining the process of updating a news item ( as an example) - should we trust members to add news/updates on their own? or manage more centrally?
Milena - working on text with Jody. How can we divide the work of updating the website?

== Discuss status of search for new Chair ==

Discussion lead by Guido Stein. Deferred to next meeting, until we have a chair.

== Discuss status of marketing material for Conferences ==

Discussion lead by Guido

- conference package: what can we make happen for a conference booth?
- stickers
- one page handouts: https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/tree/master/marketing/print/one-page-info
- other materials: https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/tree/master/marketing/collateral
- OSgeo can fund printing OSgeo materials by local committees, perhaps easier to print locally
-

== Review of 2018 Goals ==

Discussion lead by Astrid Emde

* Budget 2018 see [[OSGeo_Budget_2018#OSGeo_Committees]]
* Plans 2018 see [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mUSj6o8wTltnVAUDvoev7qgvC1jipAcNuHEDyCIxiRQ/edit#gid=1577445783 OSGeo Marketing Budget status]]

Expenses 2018
* https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Exhibition_Pack
* Sticker OSGeo FOSS4G
* 500 Sticks
* TableCloths

== Setting 2019 Goal ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Measure what matters

What are marketing committee goals?
- Getting word out about OSgeo foundation
- Support our own conferences/internal events
- Support our projects

Astrid - ask on the discuss list: what do you expect from the marketing committee?

This discussion continues.

== Other business ==

Discussion of PostGIS day (after GIS day) as an OSgeo event; also the idea of QGIS day (Guido)

== marketing material ideas ==

* One pager for organisers to explain materials available, and lead times?
* How to let event organisers know a marketing pack is available?

== Follow Up Tasks ==

[[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* e-mail list to ask about expectations; call for members
* new wiki page for next meeting
* meeting set for 29 October, 11:00am GMT+0
* e-mail to treasurer about status of the 2018 budget
* send mail to welcome Adam and Malena, ask about members who want to stay in the committee or not
* continue updating web and wiki materials

[[Category:Marketing]]

Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24

2018-09-21T02:55:33Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Add myself as minute taker

== Meeting Details ==

* Date: '''Monday, September 24 2018'''
* Time: '''12:00pm UTC'''
* Location: '''Online Conference (conference software TBD)'''
* Minutes by: [[User:Adamsteer | Adam Steer]] (provisional)

This meeting was requested by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]] and discussed on the the [http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/joining-the-marketing-committee-td5377469.html marketing discussion list]. The goal of this meeting is to welcome the new marketing committee members and continue the work of the committee.

Please visit the [[Marketing Meetings]] page for more information on past meetings.

== Welcome and introduction of the new marketing Committee Members ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Adam Steer
* Malena Libman

== Discuss status of osgeo.org ==

Discussion lead by TBD

== Discuss status of search for new Chair ==

Discussion lead by TBD

== Discuss status of marketing material for Conferences ==

Discussion lead by TBD

== Review of 2018 Goals ==

Discussion lead by TBD

== Setting 2019 Goal ==

Discussion lead by [[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

* Measure what matters

== Follow Up Tasks ==

[[User:Gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]

*
*

Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24

2018-09-20T13:38:37Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Adding agenda items from https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/marketing/2018-September/004330.html

For more info on joining the meeting see [[Marketing Meetings]] page.

== Agenda ==
# 2018 goals - what did we manage, what is still open
# define 2019 goals
# website osgeo.org
# find a new chair
# more marketing material for conferences/booths
# ... what else?

== 2018 goals ==

== 2019 goals ==

== Website discussion ==

== New chair discussion ==

== Marketing material for conferences/booths ==

== Anything else? ==

Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24

2018-09-20T13:34:36Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Adding 24 September 2018 meeting placeholder page

For more info on joining the meeting see [[Marketing Meetings]] page.

== Agenda ==
# item 1
# item 2
# item 3

== Agenda item ==

== Agenda item ==

Marketing Meetings

2018-09-20T13:31:24Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Adding 24 September 2018 meeting placeholder page

The marketing committee is rebooting for 2017. Meetings currently take place on google hangout, with notes sent to the email list.

Please sign up to the email list and introduce yourself if you would like to join the marketing committee.

==2018==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2018-09-24]]

== 2016 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2016-12-30]] Chat with OSGeo Board members with respect to 2017 budget
* [[Marketing Meeting 2016-11-25]]

== 2012 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2012-06-04]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2012-04-17]]

== 2011 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2011.01.11]]

== 2010 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.12.14]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.11.09]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.10.14]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.07.13]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.05.13]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2010.04.08]]
* [[Marketing_Meeting_2010.01.14]]

== 2009 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.12.10]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.11.12]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.08.06]] - postponed
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.07.02]] - postponed
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.06.04]] - postponed
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.05.07]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.04.02]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.03.05]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.02.05]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2009.01.15]]

== 2008 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.12.11]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.11.14]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.10.22]]
* [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2008-06-11.log Marketing Meeting 2008.06.11]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.05.28]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.10.22]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.04.16]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.02.27]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.01.30]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2008.01.16]]

== 2007 ==
* [[Marketing Meeting 2007.12.05]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2007.11.21]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2007.10.24]]
* [[Marketing Meeting 2007.10.10]]
* Also see [[VisCom Meetings]] for older logs

[[Category: Marketing]]

FOSS4G 2018 OSGeo Booth

2018-08-22T04:47:55Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: /* Volunteers */

Placeholder for organizing the OSGeo Booth at [[FOSS4G 2018]] in Dar Es Salaam. http://2018.foss4g.org/

Similar to previous years: [[FOSS4G_2016_OSGeo_Booth | FOSS4G 2016 Bonn]], [[FOSS4G2015_OSGeo_Booth]] Seoul, [[FOSS4G2014 OSGeo Booth]] Portland.

== Event contact ==
* [[User:Astrid_Emde | Astrid Emde]]

== Floor Plan ==
* plan will follow soon.
* booth size 10m x 10m

== Volunteers ==

* [[User:Astrid Emde | Astrid Emde]]
* [[Jeff McKenna]]
* [[User:Maria | Maria Brovelli]]
* Devotha Laurent
* [[User:Silli | Silvia Franceschi]]
* [[User:Jive | Jody Garnett]]
* [[User:Fjbehr | Franz-Josef Behr]]
* [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]]
* [[Victoria Rautenbach]]
* [[Serena Coetzee]]
* [[User:Adamsteer | Adam Steer]]
* Add your name

== Schedule ==
See the schedule for the event. The hours may still change a bit.

Please sign up. Everyone is welcome.

{|class=wikitable border="1"
! Day !! Hours !! What !! Booth Team (2-3/slot) !! Special activity
|-
| Wednesday August 29 || 7:00-08:00 || '''Move in / Set up''' || [[Jeff McKenna]], [[User:Fjbehr | Franz-Josef Behr]] ||
|-
| Wednesday August 29 || 8:00-9:00 || pre conference meetings / registration || [[Jeff McKenna]], [[User:Fjbehr | Franz-Josef Behr]]||
|-
| || 9:00-10:40 || conference opening || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| || 10:40-11:00 || break || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| || 11:00-12:30 || Regular hours || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| || 12:30-13:30 || Lunch || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| || 13:30-15:00 || Regular hours || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| || 15:00-16:00 end day 1 || Regular hours then travel to Gala Party || [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|-
| Thurs August 30 || 8:00-9:00 || OSGeo AGM (Annual General meeting) || ||
|-
| || 9:00-10:00 || Regular hours || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 10:00-11:00 || Regular hours || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 11:00-11:30 || Tea Breack || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 11:30-12:30 || Regular hours || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 12:30-13:30 || Regular hours || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 13:30-14:00 || Lunch || [[User:Gsteinmon|Guido Stein]] ||
|-
| || 14:00-15:30 || Regular hours || ||
|-
| || 15:30-16:00 || Tea Break || [[Victoria Rautenbach]] ||
|-
| || 16:00-17:00 || Regular hours || ||
|-
| || 17:00-18:00 || Regular hours || ||
|-
| || 18:30-20:00 || Sundowner || ||
|-
| Fri August 31|| 8:00-9:00 || pre conference meetings || ||
|-
| || 9:00-10:30 || Regular hours || ||
|-
| || 10:30-11:00 || Tea Break || [[Victoria Rautenbach]] [[Serena Coetzee]] ||
|-
| || 11:00-12:00 || Regular hours || [[User:Fjbehr | Franz-Josef Behr]] [[Serena Coetzee]] ||
|-
| || 12:00-13:30 || Regular hours || [[Victoria Rautenbach]] [[Serena Coetzee]] ||
|-
| || 13:30-14:30 || Lunch || ||
|-
| || 14:30-15:30 || Regular hours|| ||
|-
| || 15:30-16:30 || Regular hours|| ||
|-
| || 16:30-17:00 || Regular hours & Take down|| [[Jeff McKenna]] ||
|}

conference program: http://2018.foss4g.org/

== Equipment ==
* Roll-Up
* Flyer console
* 1 high table, 2 stools/chairs
* OSGeo flyer, OSGeoLive Postcards
* OSGeo stickers - printed
* OSGeo Flyer - printed
* Banners
* Brochures
* Table runner
* OSGeoLive 12 on USB (16GB, USB 3)

== Presentations & Activities==

=== Self-Running ===
* OSGeo Live overview [http://osgeo.github.io/OSGeoLive-presentation/#/ presentation]

== Other Considerations ==

* Good reading: Running [http://fromtheinsidelookingin.blogspot.com/2008/10/conference-booths.html Conference Booths]
* [[Operate OSGeo Booth]]

== Impressions ==
[[Category: FOSS4G2018]]
[[Category: FOSS4G]]
[[Category: Marketing]]

Annual General Meeting 2018

2018-08-05T09:01:53Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: Adding Adam Steer to AU/NZ chapter team

== Venue / Timing ==

* WHEN: Thursday 30 August from 8am-9am (60min)
* WHERE: tbd (see the program)
* 60 mins - early in the morning. Please show up on time.

== Description ==

The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody.

The goal is to:

* give an overall status of the organization+
* financial report+
* informing the members of previous and future activities from committees and local chapters
* discuss important issues and take decisions

+ These two are formal reports that make it an AGM

== Format ==

The AGM itself will be a succession of lightning talks (presentations limited to two minutes) given by you in your role as Local Chapter representative, Chair of a committee, representative of a software project, OSGeo director or administrator or whatever else makes up OSGeo. If you feel like you have to say something please add yourself to the correspondent section.

== Add you content to the shared Slides ==

This year we are going to use shared slides to setup the presentation for the meeting.

Please use the shared slide. Two slides/minutes each for a status update. You can provide an extended status report in you project and add the link to this wiki and to the presentation.

The shared slide deck is available here (request edit access if required):
* https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1imiG7x09ry7lGvmS15FCVq2Z7yaICY00fcpXBK27TXY/edit?usp=sharing

How a report could look like
* https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017

== Board members attending in person ==
* [[María Arias de Reyna]] (OSGeo President will chair the AGM)
* [[User:Maria|Maria Brovelli]]
* [[User:Jive | Jody Garnett ]]
* [[Michael Smith | Mike Smith - Treasurer]]
* [[Vasile Craciunescu]]
* [[Jeff McKenna]]
* [[User:Astrid Emde| Astrid Emde Secretary]]

==== OSGeo report (10 mins) ====

Here is what OSGeo has been up to in the last year:

* Introduction to OSGeo - more than just the FOSS4G conference :)
* Here is what we have done in the last year
** Here is all the events we have sponsored for the year
** photos and stats from events
** photos and stories from code sprints
* Here are our volunteers and leaders thank you
** Pictures from committees and initiatives
* Website
* Budget - we are financially stable
* Elections are coming up

Contributing to OSGeo report
* tbd

Technical this is our AGM, since we say we are still going and have money to do so :)

==== Project Reports (15 mins) ====

Please use the shared slide. Two slides each for a status update. You can provide an extended status report in you project and add the link to the presentation

* 2 mins: Projects and Incubation, status sent to discss@osgeo.org - Report by [[User:Jive | Jody Garnett ]]
* GeoTools Report - releases, committers, status, challenges. Report by [[User:Jive | Jody Garnett ]]
* Mapbender - releases, committers, status, challenges. Report by [[User:Astrid Emde| Astrid Emde]]
* MapServer - releases, committers, status, challenges. Report by [[Jeff McKenna]]
* ZOO-Project - releases, committers, status, challenges. Report by [[User:Djay| Gérald Fenoy]]
* GRASS GIS - releases, committers, status, challenges. Report by [[User:Lucadelu| Luca Delucchi]]
* please add your project

==== Local Chapter Reports (15 mins) ====

Please use the shared slide. Two slides each for a status update. You can provide an extended status report in you project and add the link to the presentation

you need to sign up to be presented

* 2 mins: Local chapter report by [[User:Astrid Emde| Astrid Emde]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Website for Local Chapters - [[User:Astrid Emde| Astrid Emde]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Ottawa Local Chapter - [[User:jerstlouis| Jerome St-Louis]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Pacific Islands Chapter - [[User:e_liavaa| Edwin Liava'a]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Romania Chapter - [[Vasile Craciunescu]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Italian Chapter - [[User:Lucadelu| Luca Delucchi]]
* 2 mins: OSGeo Australia and New Zealand Chapter - [[User:alexgleith| Alex Leith]],[[User:Adamsteer| Adam Steer]]

==== Partners (6 mins) ====

OSGeo partners with organizations world wide, this block provides our partners a chance to address:

* 2 mins: slot 1
* 2 mins: slot 2

==== Committee Reports (10 mins) ====

Committees: We expect a status update from each committee, please attend or nominate a delegate (see committees https://www.osgeo.org/about/committees)

Please use the shared slide. Two slides each for a status update. You can provide an extended status report in you project and add the link to this wiki and to the presentation.

* Google Summer of Code, and Google Code-in report (Victoria & Jeff)
* Marketing (Jody, Astrid)
* [[SAC 2018 Annual Report|System Administration]] ([[User:wildintellect|Alex M]], [[User:Jmckenna|Jeff M]])

[[Category: Annual General Meeting]]
[[Category: FOSS4G2018]]

User:Adamsteer

2018-04-15T22:48:00Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

{{OSGeo Member
|Name=Adam Steer
|JobTitle=Geospatial research lead
|Company=Synthesis Technologies Pty Ltd
|Country=Australia
|State=ACT
|City=Canberra
|Coordinate=-35.293684, 149.112845
|LocalChapter=Aust-NZ
|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
|Website=http://spatialised.net
|Photo=socialmedia_pic.jpeg
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I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I am currently the sponsorship lead for the upcoming FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Conference; and occupy a seat on the steering committee of Earth Observation Australia
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User:Adamsteer

2018-04-15T22:47:04Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: necessary updates

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I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.

I am currently the sponsorship lead for the upcoming FOSS4G/SotM Oceania Conference; and occupy a seat on the steering committee of Earth Observation Australia
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User:Adamsteer

2017-08-29T10:42:04Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

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I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.
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User:Adamsteer

2017-08-29T10:41:15Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

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I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.
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User:Adamsteer

2017-08-29T10:40:04Z

Wiki-Adamsteer:

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|Email=adam.d.steer@gmail.com
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I have a doctorate in surveying technology from the University of Tasmania, based on estimating sea ice thickness at high resolution by combining airborne LiDAR, digital photogrammetry, field observations (yes! I love to drill holes in ice!), and upward looking sonar from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Formerly worked for the Australian Antarctic Division, on object-based classification of sea ice using aerial photography (among many other things including but not limited to a lot of logistics).

I also like to ski, climb rocks and ride mountain bikes as fast as possible. And sit under trees and watch the sky.
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File:Socialmedia pic.jpeg

2017-08-29T10:37:43Z

Wiki-Adamsteer: A picture of Adam Steer in his natural habitat.

A picture of Adam Steer in his natural habitat.