Morning all,
After the success of FOSS4G:UK 2025 in Leeds, with 180 delegates, over 50 talks and workshops and a £6,000 surplus distributed to open source projects, the OSGeo:UK committee would like to repeat the event in 2026 at the same venue. To make this happen we’ll need a local organising committee (LOC) - would you be willing to step up? We are hoping to stage the international event in Bristol in 2027 - so a number of people who might otherwise be involved will be busy.
At least a couple of the 2025 LOC should be available for 2026, but they will need help with gathering sponsorship, organising ticketing, managing the programme, publicising the event and organising social events - even if you not been involved before, this would be a great opportunity to work on an established event and be part of making it happen
If you’re interested, drop an email to osgeouk@gmail.com or contact a member of the committee - we hope to get a group together in the next week or two and organise a kick-off call to get things under way.
While we’re here, a reminder about our 2-minute member survey - please fill it in if you haven’t already. And if you have, and have already said you’d be interested in organising FOSS4G:UK 2026, please get in touch - the survey is anonymous so we don’t know who you are!
many thanks
Ant Scott
Secretary, OSGeo:UK