Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2024: Intention to run the event in Hobart

[Jonah Sullivan via Oceania]

Count me in.

On Mon, 20 Nov 2023, 09:13 Alex Leith via FOSS4G-Oceania, <
foss4g-ocea...@lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hey OSGeo Oceania Folks
>
> I'm writing on behalf of a small team here in Hobart to flag our intention
> to hold next year's FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference here in Tasmania,
> probably in November.
>
> We are talking to venues now, and will put a full proposal and budget
> together in due course, but wanted to be open about our early plans.
>
> If you'd like to be part of the committee to help organise the event,
> please let me know and I'll loop you in on our planning. You obviously
> don't need to be in Hobart to help out!
>
> I'm really looking forward to hosting everyone in my home town and I think
> we're going to have a lot of fun!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Alex
>
> --
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[OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania Annual Report

[Jonah Sullivan]

Please find the OSGeo Oceania Annual Report here:
 OSGeoOceania_Annual-Report-2021-2022_WEB.pdf
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RlK8UspskZn0IzGAvlpp3HbiPGEG0q7z/view?usp=drive_web>

Just a quick reminder that the OSGeo Oceania *Annual General Meeting* will
be on *Thursday at noon Sydney time*. You can find it on the OSGeo Oceania
Calendar here:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE=MmxiOXY4YTczaDV1cW9hdDk3NDJzOHRoaDIgZGdlYTA2Y2YydHU5dWtsMmY3bm1mcWpwOThAZw=dgea06cf2tu9ukl2f7nmfqjp98%40group.calendar.google.com

Regards,
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[OSGeo Oceania] Open Mapping Hub Asia Pacific - Request to share Call for Partners for OSM Hackfest 2023

[Jonah Sullivan]

Forwarded From Risham Habib 


Hi,

I am writing to you on behalf of the Open Mapping Hub - Asia Pacific. We
have a call for partners for OSM Hackfest 2023 that we would like to share
with your member list. We are planning on organizing the first ever OSM
Hackfest in the Asia Pacific region and are looking for partners to advance
the open mapping movement in the region. The deadline is 5th Dec for now
but we will most likely extend it to the 15th Dec if we don't have enough
applications.

This is a blog post with all the information: tinyurl.com/Callforpartners
 and we also have a registration form:
tinyurl.com/Hackfest2023 . I have also shared the
poster and a a tweet to give you an idea:
https://twitter.com/openmapping_ap/status/1593502859470979072

Please let me know if you need any further information or assistance with
this.

Thank you!
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] SSSI / SIBA-GITA merger

[Jonah Sullivan]

I've heard news about this and it seems redundant: two of the three
organisations already merged (SIBA|GITA) and the two remaining have been
collaborating on most initiatives anyway.

This merger does reduce the breadth of ideas and initiatives, however it
concentrates efforts.

Hopefully there is a renewed interest and motivation to engage with our
profession.

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 00:14, Adam Steer  wrote:

> Hi Oceanians
>
> I've just been reading about the merger of SSSI and SIBA-GITA:
>
>
> https://sssi.org.au/knowledge-hub/news/sssi-and-siba-gita-to-merge-and-form-the-geospatia?viewmode=0
>
> I hope this makes the landscape of geospatial associations easier to
> navigate in the region - and look forward to seeing how OSGeo Oceania
> and the new Geospatial Council of Australia interact (time to prepare
> an MoU?)
>
> ...and if it is old news to everyone, my apologies! I hadn't seen any
> chatter about it yet.
>
> Cheers from the Arctic winter,
>
> Adam
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[OSGeo Oceania] The Travel Grant Program is now accepting applications

[Jonah Sullivan]

*The Travel Grant Program is now accepting applications.*

*More information here. *


*CLICK HERE TO APPLY* 


The program is aimed at increasing the diversity, impact, and reach of the
conference. We are looking for worthy recipients who are committed to make
an impact with the opportunity provided, and we want to stretch our limited
budget as widely as possible.

*Our goals include:*

·Bringing the power of Open Geospatial to a wide audience

·Helping individuals become engaged in the development of Open
Geospatial Software, Data and Standards

·Reaching, empowering and giving a voice to a diverse community,
including those who might not have the financial or social means to attend
the conference

*What we are looking for:*

·People from under-represented communities, such as:

o   Indigenous communities

o   Residents of remote communities

o   Women in tech

o   Community development workers or students who don’t have workplace or
government funding

·People who have “skin in the game”:

o   People who will make use of what they learn to make a positive impact
to themselves and their communities.

o   People who contribute to open communities, such as contributing to
OpenStreetMap, or Open Source Software.

o   People willing to volunteer at the conference.

·People from the Oceania region
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Speaking invitation - special session on Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) at 15th Asia Oceania Symposium, 30 Sept 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

[Jonah Sullivan]

I'll contact the organisers and get a presentation going. Thanks for
bringing this opportunity to my attention.

On Mon, 22 Aug 2022, 18:42 Adam Steer,  wrote:

> Hi Oceania
>
> The following opportunity to speak about OSGeo Oceania and its role in
> the regional geospatial community came across my desk this week. Its
> for a symposium run by the Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations
> (AOGEO) [1].
>
> The tl:dr is that there's a 10 minute slot to give an online talk
> about OSGeo Oceania on Friday 30 September, we need to pick a
> representative by Friday 2 September (or soon after). The talk is in a
> session with the theme "Highlight the important role of 4 different
> community led EO networks in supporting the PICTs with their
> geospatial needs", and OSGeo Oceania is one of those networks,
>
> Full details are given below my blurb.
>
> I highly encourage anyone who wants to make some connections in the
> GEO [2] community and feels like they can represent OSGeo Oceania and
> its goals to step up! I think it is super valuable if the speaker can
> provide some perspective on OSGeo Oceania outside of the government
> focus that GEO sits inside of (my opinion, totally fine if that is not
> shared!)
>
> If it seems daunting there are a lot of resources available to help -
> slide decks about OSGeo Oceania, mentoring, people to practice on,
> general support.
>
> I've removed attachments from the e-mail below, I can send them or set
> them up as google docs for anyone interested.
>
> Cheers, and happy FOSS4G week!
>
> Adam
>
>
> [1] https://aogeo.net/en/
> [2] https://earthobservations.org/index.php
>
> --
>
> Dear friends and colleagues of Asia Oceania GEO and the Pacific Islands
>
> This email is to follow up on our earlier discussions in relation to
> presenting at the upcoming 15th Asia Oceania Group on Earth
> Observations (GEO) Symposium “New horizons for Earth observation in
> Asia Oceania Region: Searching for engagements”.
>
> This will be  a virtual event hosted by Japan 28 to 30 of September
> 2022 (Time: 11:00-15:30[Beijing]; 12:00-16:30 [Tokyo & Seoul];
> 13:00-17:30 [Canberra]; Geneva 04:00 (UTC+1:00); Nepal 08:45
> (UTC+5:45); Beijing 11:00 (UTC+8:00); Seoul & Tokyo 12:00 (UTC+9:00);
> Canberra 14:00 (UTC+11:00); Aukland 16:00 (UTC+13:00)].
>
> This is a very important symposium for AO GEO and its role going
> forward, given the big structural changes and decadal planning cycle
> underway through
>
> Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will be unable to lead this
> session, but I am still very hopeful it will be a great session
> through your collective, collaborative efforts.
>
> Session details
>
> ·   Title: Importance of local and sub-regional EO networks to the
> PICTs
>
> ·   Date, time: Friday 30th September, 12.00-1pm, JST (UTC+9:00)
>
> ·   Focus: Highlight the important role of 4 different community
> led EO networks in supporting the PICTs with their geospatial needs
>
> ·   Chair: TBC
>
> ·   Session outline
>
> o   Opening remarks by chair (5 minutes)
>
> o   4 presentations (10  minutes each)
>
> o   Discussion (5 minutes)
>
> o   Closing remarks by chair (5 minutes)
>
> ·   Proposed speakers/topics
>
> o   Blue Planet Asian Secretariat – please provide an outline of the
> regional network, and conclude with a brief outline of the planned
> conference in Korea next year (Proposed presenter – Dr Sung-Jin Cho,
> key contact – Emily Smail)
>
> o   OS GEO Oceania – please provide an outline of the regional chapter
> of OS GEO Oceania, conclude with a brief outline of plans for Suva
> conference focussing on FOSS4G angle (Lead – tbc – in the interim
> please work with Adam Stocks)
>
> o   Pacific GRSC - please provide an outline of PGRSC’s work, and
> conclude with a brief outline of the planned conference in Suva angle
> (Lead – tbc – in the interim please work with Adam Steer)
>
> o   The New Caledonian GeoDEV RAN – please provide an outline of the
> regional network, and conclude with an outline of the Oceania
> Geospatial Symposium, including its links to GEO and the 2025 pa brief
> outline of the planned conference in Korea next year (Proposed
> presenter – Valerie Burtet for GEO DEV Ran, Jean Massenet for OGS)
>
> Speaker instructions
>
> ·   To accept this speaker invitation, please complete the
> attached short speaker bio template, together with proposed topic and
> three discussion starter questions by Friday 2 September 2022. Email
> to emi...@oceania-geospatial.com; emilie.l...@csiro.au;
> aoge...@restec.or.jp
>
> ·   Each presentation will be a maximum of 10 minutes. Please
> confirm with the symposium secretariat on the timeframes and process
> to send your presentation.
>
> ·   Please follow the attached presentation instructions (for both
> Mac and PC). Contact the aoge...@restec.or.jp if you have any
> questions
>
> Thank you so much for your help and cooperation. I’ve included some
> broader background about the symposium and 

[OSGeo Oceania] Pacific Geospatial Conference - Registration Open!

[Jonah Sullivan]

Pacific Geospatial Conference 2022

For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC),
OSGeo Oceania, and HOT OSM are collaborating to present the 2022 Conference.

A new conference name is used to represent this new venture: The Pacific
Geospatial Conference [1].

The theme is “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate and
manage impacts of Global Warming”.

The Pacific Geospatial Conference will be held from 28th November to 2nd
December at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.
Conference Registration is now open. Register to attend the conference at
link [2].

The Conference Program [3] includes 4 full days of content as well as
social events in and around Suva, Fiji.

The Call for Presentations is now open and can either be long or short as
part of the fast, fun, frenetic Lightning series. Submit your presentation
using the OSGeo Pretalx system with link [4].

The Call for Sponsors is open, find the Conference Sponsorship Prospectus
at link [5] provides information about the conference, the grassroots
organising committee, and how you can support us.

[1] https://osgeo-oceania.org/pacific-geospatial-conference/
[2] https://ti.to/foss4g-oceania/pacific-geospatial-conference-2022
[3] https://osgeo-oceania.org/pgc2022-program/
[4] https://talks.osgeo.org/pacific-geospatial-conference-2022/cfp
[5]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EJ8Fowt4C_aDItDEe_ZEzwME0BQp_cJ-YXh4LkRot74/edit?usp=sharing
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[OSGeo Oceania] VACANCY: Catchment Rehydration Selection Tool

[Jonah Sullivan]

*Interesting opportunity with a mate of mine. He's looking for some help
with geospatial Python work. Remote work is available. Pay is negotiable.
Let me know if you want to see the longer version of the Project Briefing
(6 pages). Contact is l...@themullooninstitute.org
.*

*Regards,*
*Jonah Sullivan*

*Project Briefing*
The Mulloon Institute (TMI) has entered a contractual partnership with NSW
DPI Agriculture for the development of a Catchment Rehydration Selection
Tool. Funded as part of the DPI’s Climate Smart Pilots Project,
Demonstrating Adaptation Program, the selection tool will be designed to
evaluate catchment scale regions across NSW for the feasibility of
implementing landscape rehydration practices which have been successfully
demonstrated by TMI at the Mulloon Creek catchment, Bungendore, NSW, and
other catchments around Australia.

Direct benefits arising from implementing landscape rehydration practices
are the improved utilisation of water resources - slowing stream flow
velocity, increasing groundwater/aquifer recharge, increasing the degree
and duration of soil water content and improving biological diversity in
the riparian and flood zones. Subsequent indirect benefits, particularly
when combined with other regenerative and sustainable farm practices, have
positive impact at the farm and regional level - improvement in soil
health, enterprise productivity, ecological diversity and resilience in the
face of drought, floods and bushfires.

The Catchment Rehydration Selection Tool will provide a spatial output akin
to a ‘heat map’ which grades agricultural regions of NSW according to their
potential for effective adoption of landscape rehydration practices. The
enormous breadth of benefits from rehydration means several players will
have an interest in use of the Selection Tool. Stakeholders are likely to
include, but not be limited to:
• farmers and farm advisors,
• catchment communities,
• government agencies with interests aligned with Sustainable Development
Goals,
• investors seeking to achieve scale for aggregation in environmental
credits programs,
• regulators,
• insurers in the evaluation of risk, and
• LGA’s for evaluation of water access and quality.

Widespread adoption of the catchment rehydration approach will require the
Selection Tool to meaningfully account for the risk and return profile
associated with deployment of the new practices. Therefore, the model
development phase will draw on requisite expertise to establish a
methodology for assessing the potential effectiveness of rehydration.
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[OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania Board

[Jonah Sullivan]

I'm pleased to announce the new and renewed membership of the OSGeo Oceania
Board.

I'd like to first acknowledge the excellent work by the outgoing board
members Emma Hain and Dionne Hansen. They've both been great to work with
and had some solid outcomes including the new OSGeo Oceania Website (
osgeo-oceania.org) and the QGIS Special Interest Group.

The returning board members are Edoardo Neerhut, and Greg Lauer, and the
continuing members are: Jonah Sullivan, Alex Leith, Carrol Chan, Ewen Hill,
and Elisa Puccioni.

And finally, *two new additions to the board are To'oa Brown and Tish Dhar!*

Please join me in welcoming the new OSGeo Oceania Board members at the
Annual General Meetingon at midday AEDT, on the 17th of December.

Regards,

Jonah Sullivan
OSGeo Oceania Secretary
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[OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: OSGeo Oceania AGM

[Jonah Sullivan]

Dear OSGeo Oceania Community,

OSGeo Oceania is having an Annual General Meeting at midday, AEDT, on the
17th of December.

The AGM is an opportunity to hear from the OSGeo Oceania Board and learn
more about what the organisation is doing to support the FOSS4G and
OpenStreetMap communities in Oceania, and how you can get involved.

A registration link is included here so that you can save the event in your
calendar.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dx-amRm1QlWoBBT-fIQOmw

The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:

12:00 - Welcome and introductions
12:05 - Apologies
12:10 - Chair’s report
12:15 - Treasurer’s report
12:20 - Questions to Directors
12:25 - Acceptance of financial statements
12:30 - Acceptance of annual report
12:35 - Election of Directors
13:00 - Meeting close

Additional time will be made available for questions at the conclusion of
the meeting, should it be needed.

Kind regards,

Jonah Sullivan
Secretary, OSGeo Oceania


P.S. OSGeo Oceania Members have already received a formal notification of
the AGM, and I apologize for the double-up.
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[OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2022 - Conference Format

[Jonah Sullivan]

Congratulations to the Conference Organising Committee on another
successful event a couple of weeks ago. There were about 250 people that
attended in-person hubs and another 50 online viewers, a great success!

It's time to start thinking about next year's event: *what sort of event
should we have?*

There are a few familiar delivery modes (there are definitely more modes
than these):

   - *Online Event* - a webinar or teleconference that is entirely virtual
   with people joining from wherever they are. Presentations are streamed
   individually or concurrently.
   - *Online with In-person Hubs:* this is the mode that was used in 2020
   and 2021, the keynote presentations are streamed to local in-person hubs or
   viewing parties as well as anyone online. The in-person hubs also have the
   opportunity to showcase presentations by local attendees. Some hubs may
   provide a video stream of their content.
   - *In-person Event with In-person Hubs:* a main in-person hub where
   speakers are before a real audience. Hubs or viewing parties or individuals
   can join the video stream from wherever they are.
   - *In-person Event:* a big ol' fashioned conference in one central
   location. Individuals can join the video stream from wherever they are.

Any preferences or ideas? Anything missing? Any guiding principles?

I'm leaning towards the latter two with a big in-person event but it isn't
up to me: the OSGeo Oceania Board serves the FOSS4G and OSM communities in
Oceania so tell us what you think.

Thanks for your continued engagement,
Jonah Sullivan
OSGeo Oceania Secretary
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania election

[Jonah Sullivan]

Yeah, that's it.

Thanks John. I thought it was already on there.

On Sun, 24 Oct 2021, 17:09 John Bryant,  wrote:

> Hi, can someone confirm if this is the right timeline for this year's
> OSGeo Oceania board election?
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j26oiR_FNZJM1PjMEuJSfjeaRJn72-zg9RFoDoyXMNk
>
> If so, I can add it to the wiki.
>
> Cheers
> John
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[OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania Survey - What We Want

[Jonah Sullivan]

FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021
The Free Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) and State of the Map
(SotM) communities have a unique opportunity to come together to meet each
other and share our thoughts and new developments.

OSGeo Oceania would like to hear from the community to help make this
year's conference something everyone wants to be a part of.

This year the 2021 conference committee has the opportunity to have:

   - an in-person conference (like FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019
   );
   - an online-only conference (like FOSS4G:UK
   );
   - a mix of the two (like the Locate Conference
   ).

Click below to help us design this year's conference (the survey is only 5
questions).
Click here for the Survey


*Please submit your survey response before Saturday 10 April 2021.*
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[OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2021 Conference Committee

[Jonah Sullivan]

There were a couple of community meetings recently to discuss what to do
with the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference this year (meeting notes from 2020
03 12

and 2020 03 05
).
The meetings were attended by people from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and
Samoa.

The group considered options for the conference format using an online poll:


   - online only (teleconference like FOSS4G UK 2020
   )
   - in-person only (pre-covid conference like FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019
   )
   - hubs (many watch parties or hubs like FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020
   )
   - Hub and Spoke (central hub with watch parties like Locate21
   )

There was a strong preference for a "Hub and Spoke" model with both keynote
speakers as well as technical presentations.

A Hub and Spoke model is where there is a Central Hub where people can meet
in-person for a normal pre-covid conference, but there are also spokes or
satellite hubs where people can join with people from their city or region
to watch the streaming content from the central hub (or a person could
watch from their own device from wherever they choose). Most people thought
they would be able to attend a satellite hub, and about half thought they
would be able to attend a central hub.

The group endorsed the action to request OSGeo Oceania to "Call for
Proposals" for a hub and spoke conference. I'll forward this action to the
OSGeo Oceania board.
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania February board minutes

[Jonah Sullivan]

Thanks for bringing this up.

The good mojo fund and the microgrants initiative are easy to confuse.

The good mojo fund is a specific pool of money used to enable participation
by underrepresented sections of our community. It is enduring in its
current form.

The microgrants initiative is a new fund and a new funding mechanism to
facilitate grass roots events.

The purpose and function are similar, but they're seperate.

In these minutes the references to "good mojo" should be replaced with
"microgrants".


On Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 17:28 John Bryant,  wrote:

> Thanks a lot Ed, appreciate being kept up to date on the outcomes of board
> meetings.
>
> I have a question - there is a section "Good Mojo Fund" - is this related
> to the recent work on microgrants
> ,
> or a separate thing?
>
> Thanks
> John
>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 at 13:06, Edoardo Neerhut  wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Please find attached the meeting minutes for the February OSGeo Oceania
>> board meeting which took place on Friday. All board meetings can be found
>> on the OSGeo wiki as well .
>>
>> I'll follow up in early March with some announcements on our objectives
>> for the rest of the year and the ways people can get involved.
>>
>> If you have questions on the minutes or anything else, don't hesitate to
>> ask.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ed & The OSGeo Oceania board.
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] POTENTIAL AUS WIDE SPONSORSHIP FROM ESK GIS & MAPPING

[Jonah Sullivan]

This is great news. I had assumed that the economic downturn and reduced
funding requirements would mean sponsorship wouldn't be an issue, but it
definitely is.

I'll bring it up to the local organising committee at their meeting this
week.

We'll need to define funding levels with defined benefits.

This could be confusing with hubs also seeking sponsorship for venues and
other costs, so careful communication and coordination will be required.

On Fri, 25 Sep 2020, 12:23 Molina, Rafael, 
wrote:

> G’day, Alex and Jonah.
>
> I contacted Steve Giudici from Esk GIS & Mapping to try and get them to
> sponsor the Tassie Hubs, which he is very keen to. He is even willing to
> discuss an Australia wide sponsorship (for a more “substantial” amount) in
> exchange for corporate presence/exposure across all the Aussie hubs (Perth,
> Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane as well as Tassie of course).
>
> Who is the right person for him to contact in order to discuss how much
> and against what?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Rafael MOLINA
>
> 0476047915
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] Good Mojo funds

[Jonah Sullivan]

Thanks for bringing this up John.

I agree, the Good Mojo fund is meant to make the conference more accessible
and more representative of our region.

In the past two years 20 people were enabled to attend the conference and
side-events:
In 2019 ,
13 people
In 2018 , 7
people

The Good Mojo program is related to the OSGeo Travel Grant Program
, which has
similar aims: "to facilitate accessibility and diversity at our global and
regional FOSS4G events".

I think these traditions should continue, and I'm sure our parent
organisation (OSGeo) would endorse this position as well.

I request the OSGeo Oceania board to consider how to use Good Mojo funds to
support this event and the broader community.

On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 17:39, John Bryant  wrote:

> Hi, I think there are substantial funds left in the Good Mojo fund from
> the last 2 conferences. The funds were contributed by sponsors & attendees
> for use in community goodwill activities related to the conference, like
> travel grants, women's breakfast, childcare, etc.
>
> Can we access these funds for Good Mojo activities at the hub events? I'm
> thinking of some free registrations, maybe a bit of travel assistance, a
> breakfast, maybe some extra environmental initiatives, stuff like that.
>
> I guess this is ultimately a question for OSGeo Oceania as the holder of
> the Good Mojo fund. But I think we're meant to ask Jonah first.
>
> So, Jonah? What do you think?
>
> Cheers
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] membership - elections - AGM

[Jonah Sullivan]

+1

On Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 15:39 John Bryant,  wrote:

> Thanks everyone, lots of energetic input over the last several weeks! I
> hope it's resulted in a good outcome that works for this community. At the
> end of the day, we're just finding ways to express how we work together,
> which we already do well. Time will tell, and we can always adjust what's
> not working.
>
> So, OSGeo Oceania board, over to you. The motion is: *We ratify and adopt
> the attached draft membership policy.*
>
> Your earliest response would be great, ideally in the next day or 2.
>
> Thanks!
> John
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] membership - elections - AGM

[Jonah Sullivan]

Thanks for taking the time to think about this Ed. I think being inclusive
is a great idea, but I don't see much benefit of having a large but
disengaged member pool.

I haven't put any thought into charging membership dues, not sure if it
would be worth the administrative hassle since the organisation is based
around the conference.

On Sun, 8 Sep. 2019, 13:54 Edoardo Neerhut,  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Thanks for moving the discussion forward on this important topic.
>
> *Membership criteria*
> Regarding the membership base and how one qualifies, I broadly agree that
> we need a system that encourages active participation. My only concern is
> around the idea of "positive attributes". The term itself seems a bit
> ambiguous and even the selection criteria outlined in the linked OSGeo wiki
> seem a bit too vague for my liking. I think a system like this is
> vulnerable to manipulation and not as merit based as we would like.
>
> OSMF is at the other end of the spectrum with a membership fee but no
> responsibilities.
>
> As we are in the early days of our community, I think we would benefit
> greatly from having a more open membership criteria, but with clear
> obligations once a member, even if this was *simply voting each year*. My
> worry that a more selective criteria with "positive attributes" might
> discourage new people from joining and limit future leadership potential.
>
> *Timing of the election*
> Similarly, I agree with John and Cameron that an AGM at the conference
> followed by an election shortly would allow new people to step up and do so
> after due consideration. The date of the election should be fixed well in
> advance so that people consider it seriously at the AGM and conference and
> initiate any discussions they may want to have regarding the
> responsibilities of membership and directorship.
>
> Also:
>
>- As John mentioned, having the election during the conference
>unfairly disadvantages those unable to attend.
>- Elections can be both a positive and negative event depending on how
>they play out. We should reduce the risk of any negative fallout by
>separating the two events.
>
> I'll need to put more thought into the actual running of the election. It
> might be useful to have someone from OSMF or OSGeo join one of our board
> meetings and shed light on how they run theirs.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ed
>
>
> On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 at 06:40, John Bryant  wrote:
>
>> In the interest of moving this forward, perhaps we can focus on the
>> membership question for now.
>>
>> So far we have a couple of suggestions on the table:
>>
>>1. a model somewhat based on OSGeo's charter membership, using
>>participation and positive attributes as criteria for nomination
>>2. free membership that requires an action each year to remain a
>>member, even if it's clicking a link in an email or something trivial
>>
>> Option 1 has featured more heavily in this discussion, am I right to read
>> that as having general support? Any arguments against? Any other proposals
>> we should consider?
>>
>> If we have general support for option 1, let's start fleshing it out.
>> I've started a Google doc [1] for collaborative editing, we can move this
>> to the wiki when it's done. It's open for commenting, if you want to help
>> edit, please ask for access.
>>
>> Board & community input please.
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
>> [1]
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_6Ru8Xy5jGIuWXysuIJQwQonmjhtlpmHbqVwtOsUNA
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Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Funding for organisation development

[Jonah Sullivan]

+1

I think it is a good idea to ensure our structures and processes are going
to meet our needs and community expectations.

On Wed, 14 Aug. 2019, 20:24 John Bryant,  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm eager to kick off a discussion about OSGeo Oceania membership, our
> AGM, and the election of directors, so that we're ready to execute these
> things by the time FOSS4G SotM Oceania takes place. But in contemplating
> how this may play out, I'm seeing a lot of moving parts. It seems possible
> we'll need to make amendments to our constitution, and obviously we need to
> make sure we're fully compliant with relevant legislation.
>
> So, before we begin the membership etc discussion, I'd like us to consider
> engaging some professional help to make sure we do this right, and to offer
> timely guidance along the way. There are organisations that specialise in
> assisting not-for-profit organisations through processes like this, and I'd
> lean towards engaging one of these.
>
> I feel like once we begin the discussion, there will be a lot of questions
> we need to answer about what we can do, and having professional advice at
> the ready may keep us from getting bogged down.
>
> OSGeo (international) has part of their budget allocated to helping local
> chapters get off the ground, and this feels like it would fit the bill [1].
> I'd like to ask them for USD $2k.
>
> Also, Linux Australia recently launched a grant program [2], this might
> also be a good fit. I'd like to ask them for AUD $2500.
>
> With these two amounts, we'd have ample funds to seek professional advice
> in the short term to help fulfill our mandate in the OSGeo Oceania Terms of
> Reference [3], as well as have additional funds for specific accounting
> advice that we'll likely need as we bed down our accounting system.
>
> If one or both of these funding requests are unsuccessful, I would still
> see us engaging professional advice, but we may need to be more
> conservative with it. I believe we already have agreement that we should
> spend money on professional advice where needed, but this funding would
> give us latitude to get more help, move faster, get a better result, and
> avoid burning out our volunteer base.
>
> So, the motion: *We direct John Bryant to apply for funding from OSGeo
> and Linux Australia for funds to engage professional advice on developing
> our membership, AGM, and director election processes, and for additional
> accounting advice.*
>
> Thoughts? What say you? If I get the go ahead with this, I'll put in
> applications for funds right away.
>
> John
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2019#OSGeo_Initiatives
> [2] https://linux.org.au/grants/
> [3] https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8/view
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