Dear charter members,

This year OSGeo elections \[1\] will start on Sept. 14, 2026 with the nominationperiod 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, 2026Charter member nomination period ends: Oct. 11, 2026Charter member candidate review period starts: Oct. 25, 2026Charter 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 last name: Nominee e-mail: Nominee country: Nominee advocate page: Nominee profile page: Nomination statement: .

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

\[1\] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2026\[2\] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process\[3\] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2026\[4\] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes\[5\] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Chief_Returning_Officer



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