OSGeo 2026 elections about to start

Dear charter members,

This year OSGeo elections [1] will start on Sept. 14, 2026 with the nomination
period for new Charter Members.

You can read about the Membership Process wiki page for this year [2].

The nomination period for Charter Members will be open for the next three weeks.
Candidate review will follow through our electronic voting system.

Charter member nomination period starts: Sept. 14, 2026
Charter member nomination period ends: Oct. 11, 2026
Charter member candidate review period starts: Oct. 25, 2026
Charter member candidate review period ends: Nov. 1, 2026

You can see the progress of the nominations on [3]

Please, send your nomination with the information below, that will be used on [4]:
Nominating person:
Nominating e-mail:
Nominating profile page:
Nominee name: <nominee’s name(s)>
Nominee last name: <nominee’s last name(s)>
Nominee e-mail:
Nominee country:
Nominee advocate page:
Nominee profile page:
Nomination statement: <paragraph describing why you are recommending this person
as a Charter Member, please include details about the
positive attributes [4] of the nominee>.

Warm regards,
Luís de Sousa
(your 2026 OSGeo Elections CRO) [5]

[1] Election 2026 - OSGeo
[2] Membership Process - OSGeo
[3] New Member Nominations 2026 - OSGeo
[4] Membership Process - OSGeo
[5] Chief Returning Officer - OSGeo