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Right, so osgeo aust-nz would change from unofficial to official in
the eyes of osgeo. I see very little benefit from that. I don't
think we will attract any more osgeo converts from such a title. (If
we need an official title, we can always call upon the greater OSGeo
organisation).<br>
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However, I do see a large drain on volunteer time. As soon as we
require money to run, we need to worry about chasing people or
organisations for membership fees, which is an unpleasant task which
sucks up lots of valuable volunteer times.<br>
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On 05/01/12 11:06, Jody Garnett wrote:
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<div> The benefit would be an OSGeo local chapter; right now we
have not "formed" as I understand it and are still listed as
under construction on the OSGeo wiki. </div>
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<div>While I don't mind speaking as a OSGeo charter member at
functions; it would be nice to have a local chapter in the
region.</div>
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<div>My understanding is that OSGeo seems to be taking a real turn
for getting out of the way and letting local chapters do the
work. I expect the formation of a "north american" local
chapter to be the final step in this process.</div>
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Jody Garnett<br>
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<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Wednesday, 4 January 2012 at 6:14
AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:</p>
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<div>On 03/01/12 13:12, Jody Garnett wrote:</div>
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<div>Where did we get to on this Aust-NZ local chapter
stuff? As I recall </div>
<div>we still need to register as a non profit; have a
meeting with </div>
<div>minuets, and set up a back account. Pretty sure
that should be in </div>
<div>reverse order.</div>
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<div>Before registering, setting up accounts etc, I
question what value we </div>
<div>gain by setting up such official structures.</div>
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<div>Registering, collecting minutes, running a bank
account all suck a large </div>
<div>amount of volunteer time, with no net gain.</div>
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<div>I see our primary goals being the promotion of OSGeo
values in a local </div>
<div>context - like the meetups you mentioned. This can be
achieved without a </div>
<div>bank account.</div>
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