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Motion to rename the Incubation Committee to Project Support Committee

Jeroen TichelerJeroen Ticheler Mon 24 Aug 2026 1:33PMPublicSeen by 6

The Incubation Committee agreed to relaunch this committee as Project Support. This is a motion to accept that change.

Please review:

Reasoning:

  • New name matching the project-support repo

  • General committee reset

  • Reflect our expanded responsibilities of incubation process, community project, and website foss4g check

Here is the proposed mandate:

Project Support Committee

Provide software foundation support to project teams in keeping with Open Source Geospatial Foundation principles and values:

  1. - Ongoing software foundation support for "OSGeo Projects":

    1. - Assist project teams over course of project lifecycle: incubation, policy updates, license change, end-of-life.

    2. - Update OSGeo software foundation policies under direction from the OSGeo Board

    3. Establish and maintain OSGeo incubation process.

  2. Connect project teams with a mentor for one-on-one support during incubation process.

  3. Establish and support inclusive "OSGeo Community" projects initiative providing space for new and innovative projects.

  4. Establish and support "FOSS4G Project" directory for OSGeo.

Jeroen Ticheler

Change Incubation Committee to Project Support Committee

proposal by Jeroen Ticheler Closing Mon 31 Aug 2026 1:00PM

See above. Please vote or comment before the next board meeting.

Current results

Current resultsOptionVotes% of votes cast% of eligible voters
Agree510056Michael SmithTom KralidisCodrina IlieJeroen TichelerJoana
Abstain000 
Disagree000 
Block000 
Undecided444Angelos TzotsosMarco BernasocchiVicky VergaraTim Sutton

5 of 9 votes cast (55% participation)