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Subscribe to my weekly “Maps in the Wild <http://eepurl.com/dKStT-/>” newsletter > On 25 Oct 2022, at 09:49, ad...@osgeo.org wrote: > > Hi ConfComm, > > Adam contacted me directly and asked what happened to their application. > > I motion to support the chapter from the OSGeo Travel Grant Fund in the > amount of USD$3,500. > > +1 Till > > > Till > > Am 10.10.22 um 23:24 schrieb Alex Leith: >> Hi Folks >> >> For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), >> OSGeo Oceania and HOT OSM are collaborating to present the 2022 GIS >> users conference in Oceania. The conference series has been running in >> Fiji for about 20 years and is the largest GIS and RS Conference in the >> Pacific, with content covering applications of FOSS and open data. This >> year will be enriched with additional formal integration into the FOSS4G >> community, combining the annual FOSS4G and SoTM Oceania event with the >> PGRSC conference. Thus, a new conference name will be used to represent >> this new venture: "The Pacific Geospatial Conference''. >> >> The Pacific Geospatial Conference will be held from 28th November to 2nd >> December at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji and the >> theme will be “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate >> and manage impacts of Global Warming.” >> >> Following the success of our Travel Grant Program (TGP) in 2018 and >> 2019, OSGeo Oceania is offering a TGP for the 2022 Pacific Geospatial >> Conference, aimed at enabling attendance for people who are >> disadvantaged by economic circumstances and/or geography. Oceania is a >> vast region, with a highly distributed population, a large proportion of >> which is in small, lesser-developed countries. Travelling to Fiji could >> be difficult and expensive, even for local communities in the most >> remote areas of the country, and visas are also costly. >> >> There is a strong need in this region for this type of program, and >> there are clear economic and social benefits of spreading open >> geospatial knowledge to those who stand to gain the most. The TGP’s goal >> is increasing the diversity, accessibility, and reach of the conference. >> We want to support worthy recipients who are interested in gaining >> in-depth insight into development and application of open-source >> geospatial software and are committed to making an impact in their home >> country, given the opportunity provided. >> >> To support this program, we are requesting support from the OSGeo Travel >> Grant Fund in the amount of USD$3,500. >> >> We are pleased to confirm we are prepared to more than match OSGeo's >> contribution with our own funds. OSGeo Oceania has already approved a >> cash contribution of AUD$5000 (approximately USD$3500) and we also hope >> that OSGeo's contribution will act as a 'seed' for other funders, such >> as NGOs and government grants. >> >> There is more information available in this >> document: >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit# >> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYf-nTKN1NI5kAOlZHuLX1hQ750W_b_1/edit#> >> (also attached as a PDF for posterity). >> >> I look forward to hearing from you. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> -- >> Alex Leith >> Treasurer, OSGeo Oceania >> m: +61 419 189 050 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Conference_dev mailing list >> conference_...@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev >> > _______________________________________________ > Conference_dev mailing list > conference_...@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev
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