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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Cameron,<br>
      <br>
      In practice, a formal representative from OSGeo would participate
      in the working group sessions and discussions.<br>
      <br>
      The links I provided provide a short summary of membership rights
      and privileges. The <a
href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20BYLAWS%202011_08_15%20Final.pdf">Eclipse
        Foundation bylaws</a> (PDF) and <a
href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/industry-workgroups/locationtech_charter.php">LocationTech
        charter</a> are the canonical pages with much detail.<br>
      <br>
      Any individual designated by OSGeo can be the representative. The
      representative can be changed as needed. What you wrote sounds
      like any number of people and that's not right.<br>
      <br>
      Hope this helps,<br>
      <br>
      Andrew<br>
      <br>
      On 10/03/2012 04:17 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote cite="mid:506C9D6D.2060206@gmail.com" type="cite">Andrew,
      <br>
      Can you please expand on what such membership would mean in
      practice. Is there a web page explaining what such membership
      entails?
      <br>
      <br>
      Does this membership provide an avenue for any individual to
      participate in Locationtech by noting they are part of OSGeo (as
      OSGeo accepts anyone offering to help OSGeo)?
      <br>
      <br>
      On 04/10/12 04:40, Andrew Ross wrote:
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      <blockquote type="cite">Thank you Frank.
        <br>
        <br>
        That's right regarding formal representation for OSGeo at
        LocationTech.
        <br>
        <br>
        And confirmed re: OSGeo wouldn't be a Steering Committee member
        for $0.
        <br>
        <br>
        For what it's worth, OSGeo could be a Steering Committee member
        for $15K/year at any point.
        <br>
        <br>
        Andrew
        <br>
        <br>
        On 10/03/2012 02:13 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
        <br>
        <blockquote type="cite">Andrew,
          <br>
          <br>
          Thanks - I have added this to our agenda for the next board
          meeting at:
          <br>
          <br>
             <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2012-10-11">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2012-10-11</a>
          <br>
          <br>
          I gather to make this useful we would want to have one or more
          <br>
          OSGeo representatives to join various LocationTech mailing
          lists
          <br>
          to participate in discussions and act as a liason?  I gather
          we would
          <br>
          be general members of the locationtech working group, but not
          <br>
          voting members of the steering committee, right?
          <br>
          <br>
          Best regards,
          <br>
          Frank
          <br>
          <br>
          On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Andrew Ross
          <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:andrew.ross@eclipse.org"><andrew.ross@eclipse.org></a> wrote:
          <br>
          <blockquote type="cite">Hi Everyone,
            <br>
            <br>
            On behalf of the LocationTech Steering Committee, I would
            like to formally
            <br>
            invite OSGeo to participate in LocationTech. LocationTech's
            Steering
            <br>
            Committee unanimously agreed to invite OSGeo to participate
            without
            <br>
            membership dues. To do so, OSGeo would sign up as an
            Associate member of the
            <br>
            Eclipse Foundation ($0 for OSGeo) and Participating member
            of LocationTech
            <br>
            (also $0 due to the invitation).
            <br>
            <br>
            OSGeo's involvement in this working group:
            <br>
            <br>
            helps influence the working group's direction
            <br>
            provides a useful forum for OSGeo to engage companies
            <br>
            maintains close ties to help identify opportunities of
            mutual benefit &
            <br>
            collaboration
            <br>
            <br>
            Best regards,
            <br>
            <br>
            Andrew
            <br>
            <br>
            <br>
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        <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a>
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