Foss4ga November 2019

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[Foss4ga.discuss] Nomination for David A. Hastings Award
by Foss4g Asia 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Dear All; *Requesting nominations for the David A. Hastings Award* The FOSS4G-Asia 2018 organizing committee is proud to announce the inaugural *David A. Hastings Award* for exceptional contributions to the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) community in Asia. Recipients may have helped spread FOSS4G in academia, promoted the use of FOSS4G in projects in Asia, or also helped translate front-end FOSS4G tools in local languages *"David was an early influence on FOSS4G, having written a GRASS GIS How to , as well as being heavily involved in the first FOSS4G event at Chula University in Bangkok Thailand in 2004, where he helped bring the future founders of the annual FOSS4G event Venkatesh Raghavan, Markus Neteler, and Jeff McKenna together; indeed they shared many laughs and stories on that special trip together. He also led an âInstallfestâ at that FOSS4G 2004 event, which set the tone for so many future events. David would later go on to study at the global level a measurement of human development and happiness, what he coined as the Human Security Index. Dr. David A. Hastings unfortunately left us for his heavenly abode on the 13th of November, 2017. He leaves behind wonderful memories and deep sense of appreciation with all his friends and colleagues. David is survived by his gracious wife his son currently residing in Colorado, USA. He will be missed for his wisdom and wit and his contributions long remembered."* The organizing committee is *requesting nominations* for the *David A. Hastings Award*. All nominations please fill the form < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKvOc7vFP1HfCxuuAvhLbvVoGzF3Hs2dq… > include a *short description outlining the contributions of the nominator *on or before 30th November, 2018 The award will be presented in the closing plenary of the FOSS4G-Asia event at the University of Moratuwa on 5th December 2018. The hope is that this award helps share Davidâs passion for helping the people of Asia now and into the future. *Award committee is made up of: Jeff McKenna; Rangajeewa Ratnayake; Venkatesh Raghavan; V.Ravi Kumar; GÃ©rald Fenoy; Nicolas Bozon; Chethika Abenayake* Sincerely Yours, *Conference Secretariat* *Dr. Amila Jayasinghe*Department of Town and Country Planning University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Email : amilabjayasinghe(a)gmail.com / amilabj(a)uom.lk Phone : +94-755361399 <075%20536%201399>/ +94-772777236 <077%20277%207236> http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2018/ foss4g.asian(a)gmail.com <foss4g.asian(a)gmail.com>

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[Foss4ga.discuss] RFP for hosting FOSS4G-Asia 2020
by Venka 30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19

Dear All, Below is an update on the present status of selecting host for FOSS4G-Asia 2020; 1) Letter of Interest for 3 teams, namely, Thailand, South Korea and Nepal [1] have been received. We thank the three teams for expressing their interest in organizing FOSS4G-Asia 2020 2) Details explaining the process of selection are available at [1] 3) We now invite more detailed (max 4 A4 pages) from the Thailand, Nepal and South Korea teans. The proposal should include items listed in [1]. The teams can refer to 2018 proposals available [2]. 3) The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 November, 2019 (Saturday) midnight UTC time [3]. 4) Q&A period on the submitted bid is from 1-6 December, 2019. Deadline for each team to answer Questions from Selection Committee 7 December, 2019 (Saturday) midnight UTC time [4]. 5) The decision of the final selection can be expected around the 15 December, 2019 [1]https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Asia-2020 [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G-Asia-2018 [3] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2019&month=11&da… [4] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2019&month=12&da… Best Venka

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[Foss4ga.discuss] Fwd: FOSS4G-Asia 2020
by Venka 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Dear All, I am forwarding the email from Dr. Reshma Shrestha expressing interest of Kathmandu University to host FOSS4G-Asia 2020. The letter was sent to me and I forward to this mailing list. Best Venka P.S. Dr. Reshma Shrestha, I have subscribed you this mailing list for future communications. > Expression of Interest for FOSS4G-Asia 2020 > Within the Theme > Free & Open Source solutions for/in the Asian region > > > Dear Sir/ Madam > Looking in the previous conference FOSS4G-Asia 2014 (India); FOSS4G-Asia 2017 (Thailand) and FOSS4G-Asia 2018 (Sri Lanka), the coming FOSS4G-Asia 2020 can be in Nepal. Nepal is moving towards various innovative geo-spatial solutions and this conference will be a strong incubation for it. > I would like to submit this EOI on behalf of Kathmandu University to conduct a conference at our University. We have potential to be the local host for the program tentatively on 1st week of December 2020 > Strengths we have to support the program: > 1. Department of Geomatics Engineering is running graduate and undergraduate program in which the core theme of the conference is directly relevant > 2. Department of Geomatics has cooperation with various government organizations. There is formal MOU between Ministry of Land Management cooperative and Poverty Alleviation. > 3. We have a strong network with various Geospatial private organization that is working in open source solutions > 4. Regarding details of our university, you can visit site: http://www.ku.edu.np/ > 5. > > With Regards, > Dr. Reshma Shrestha > Assistant Professor > Department of Geomatics Engineering, > School of Engineering > Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal > Website: www.ku.edu.np -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: FOSS4G-Asia 2020 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:59:27 +0545 From: Reshma Shrestha (CIVIL & Geomatics) <reshma(a)ku.edu.np> To: venka.osgeo(a)gmail.com Dear Sir/ Madam I hereby attached the EOI for the FOSS4G-Asia 2020 Regards, Reshma -- With Best Regards, Reshma Shrestha (PhD, University of Twente) *Assistant Professor* *Department of Geomatics Engineering* *School of Engineering* *Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal* *Website: *www.ku.edu.np

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[Foss4ga.discuss] Letter of Intent for hosting FOSS4G Asia 2020 in Seoul
by Sanghee Shin 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Dear Conference Committee Members of FOSS4G Asia, On behalf of OSGeo Korean Chapter, Iâm very pleased to submit this LOI for hosting FOSS4G Asia 2020 in Seoul. Date: 19~21st August 2020 Venue: COEX, Seoul [1] Main Organizer: OSGeo Korean Chapter, Smart Geo Expo Organizing Committee Weâd like to host FOSS4G Asia 2020 in conjunction with Smart Geo Expo 2020[2], one of the largest Geospatial Trade Fair and Conference in Asia. By doing this we can reduce cost and increase opportunities for FOSS4G Asia attendees. At first FOSS4G Asia attendees could experience many programs of Smart Geo Expo 2020 at free and could learn various aspects of geospatial businesses other than open source. Second, we could promote our open source GIS itself to numerous delegates of Smart Geo Expo 2020. OSGeo Korean Chapter and Smart Geo Expo Organizing Committee have already exchanged this co-hosting idea and both side believe hosting FOSS4G Asia 2020 in Seoul could give very unique experiences to all the attendees of FOSS4G Asia and Smart Geo Expo 2020. Best regards, ì ìí¬ --- Shin, Sanghee Gaia3D, Inc. - The GeoSpatial Company www.gaia3d.com [1] https://www.coexcenter.com [2] https://smartgeoexpo.kr/fairDash.do?hl=ENG

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[Foss4ga.discuss] Letter of Intent for hosting FOSS4G-Asia 2020 in Pathunthani, Thailand
by Dr. Sarawut Ninsawat 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Dear all, We, OSGeo Thailand local chapter would like to host the FOSS4G-Asia 2020 event. Main organizer : OSGeo Thailand local chapter City : Pathumthani Venue : Asian Institute of Technology Date : October or Early November, 2020 Recent FOSS4G Thailand (November 2019)Â was well success with 250 participants and 40% of them are from industrial and company. We have very strong network among researcher and developer in Thailand and also in Asia. Thank you very much. Best regards Sarawut -- Dr. Sarawut NINSAWAT Assistant Professor Remote Sensing & GIS Department of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Telephone: (66 2) 524 6406 Fax: (66 2) 524 5597 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

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[Foss4ga.discuss] Successful Conclusion of FOSS4G-Asia 2014
by Venkatesh Raghavan 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

Dear All, 10 days have passed since the successful conclusion of FOSS4G-Asia 2014. On behalf of the organizers, I will like to thank one and all for support and active participation in FOSS4G-Asia 2014. The conference was attended by more then 112 participants for 18 different countries and by all means a grand success. International Journal of Geoinformatics [1] is planning to bring out Special Issue of FOSS4G-Asia 2014 sometimes in June 2015. We will send notifications to authors whose papers will be shortlisted for the special issue by the scientific committee of FOSS4G-Asia 2014. Three awards were presented as below. 1) Best FOSS4G Use Case Award to Kazeem Owolabi and others for "Use case: supporting polio eradication and Ebola outbreak response" 2) Best FOSS4G Developer Award to GÃ©rald Fenoy and NIcolas Bozon for "MapMint: The 100% service-oriented GIS platform" 3) Best Poster Award to Jayasinghe and others for "Assess the level of vulnerability to climate exaggerated disasters in Sri Lankan Coastal Areas: An Application of Open Source Geographic Information System" 2015 we will have the global gathering of FOSS4G in Seoul [2] and a special Asian Session at FOSS4G-2015 was announced by the Conference Chair Mr. Sanghee Shin during FOSS4G-Asia 2014. We hope to see all of you at FOSS4G-Seoul in 2015. FOSS4G-Asia will be held again in 2016 somewhere in Asia. If have any suggestion for the FOSS4G-Asia 2016 venue, please let us know. This FOSS4G-Asia Conference mailing list [3] will remain active and if you have any feedback to help to improve the future conference, please feel free to write on the ML. Please ask your friends and colleagues interested in FOSS4G to subscribe to the ML too. I take this opportunity to thank the Sponsors, Local Organizers and Volunteers without whose help, FOSS4G-Asia 2014 would not be possible. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Venka [1] http://journals.sfu.ca/ijg/index.php/journal/index [2] http://2015.foss4g.org/ [3] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4ga.discuss -------- Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan Osaka City University Co-Chairperson FOSS4G-Asia 2014

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