As years passed by and FOSS4G returned to Europe, we understood that this was the opportunity we must not miss! Who are we? We are the BLOC!

The Bucharest Local Organizing Committee (BLOC) is formed of the core members of geo-spatial.org, the Romanian OSGeo Local Chapter. geo-spatial.org is a 11 years old community and it has been proudly wearing the Local Chapter hat for the last 9. True to our open and international spirit, the BLOC is beautifully completed with 5 members from Germany, Estonia, Italy and Portugal to whom we kindly offer our gratitude and some tasks. BLOC is completed by a number of thematic committees as Program Committee, Academic Committee, Workshop Committee or Code Sprint Committee. The well shaped, informal and robust of not-so-young-anymore GI professionals, BLOC and committees unfolds as: