Motion to rename the Incubation Committee to Project Support Committee
The Incubation Committee agreed to relaunch this committee as Project Support. This is a motion to accept that change.
Please review:
Project Support Presentation capturing ou new issue tracker and ideas for relaunch
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:
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- Ongoing software foundation support for "OSGeo Projects":
- Assist project teams over course of project lifecycle: incubation, policy updates, license change, end-of-life.
- Update OSGeo software foundation policies under direction from the OSGeo Board
Establish and maintain OSGeo incubation process.
Connect project teams with a mentor for one-on-one support during incubation process.
Establish and support inclusive "OSGeo Community" projects initiative providing space for new and innovative projects.
Establish and support "FOSS4G Project" directory for OSGeo.
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 results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 5 | 100 | 56 | ||
| Abstain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 4 | 44 |
5 of 9 votes cast (55% participation)