<div dir="ltr"><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid26"><span class="">Dear Board,</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid27"><br></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid28"><span class="">During
 the last FOSS4G-EU held in Como there has been a European Geoscience 
Union (EGU) Interest Group BoF [1], that has lead to the proposal to 
establish a new Open Geoscience Committee[2] within OSGeo. The 
motivation behind this decision is the need to connect the growing 
community of scientists promoting the open science concept. See also the
 agenda that has been discussed [3].</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid29"><span class="">We kindly ask the OSGeo board to discuss and approve the establishment of the new committee during the next board meeting.</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid30"><br></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid31"><span class="">Thank you and best regards,</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid32"><span class="">Peter Löwe</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid33"><span class="">Massimiliano Cannata</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid34"><span class="">Jeff McKenna</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid35"><span class="">Margherita Di Leo</span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid36"><br></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid37"><br></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid38"><span class="">[1] </span><span class=" url"><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Europe_2015_BirdsOfAFeather#European_Geoscience_Union_.28EGU.29_Interest_Group_BoF">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Europe_2015_BirdsOfAFeather#European_Geoscience_Union_.28EGU.29_Interest_Group_BoF</a></span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid39"><span class="">[2] </span><span class=" url"><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Geoscience_Committee</a></span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid40"><span class="">[3] </span><span class=" url"><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Europe_2015_EGU_Interest_Group_BOF_Agenda">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Europe_2015_EGU_Interest_Group_BOF_Agenda</a></span></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#666666">Dr. Margherita DI LEO    </font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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