<div dir="ltr">I do not see the adgenda on the wiki? <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors</a><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px">For the other agenda points:</span><br style="font-size:13px"></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px">- acknowledge new charter members</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px">- legal council update (mike/jody)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 August 2016 at 06:23, Dirk Frigne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dirk.frigne@geosparc.com" target="_blank">dirk.frigne@geosparc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear board members,<br>
<br>
In preparation for the board meeting next Thursday I added a new agenda<br>
point and copied tree points of the previous meeting agenda to the list.<br>
<br>
The new point is a status about the role OSGeo could play as<br>
participating organisation for GEO [1]. This is a follow up from the<br>
meeting 2016-04-14 where we discussed the potential partnership between<br>
GEO and OSGeo.<br>
<br>
about GEO in short: Established in 2005, GEO is a voluntary partnership<br>
of governments and organizations that envisions “a future wherein<br>
decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by<br>
coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations and<br>
information.”<br>
<br>
I had a conf call July 13 with Barbara Ryan and Paulo De Salvo about a<br>
potential partnership.<br>
<br>
The main activity is brokering in Geo-Data, and they need a lot of Geo<br>
software. I proposed to become a partnering organisation. The role for<br>
OSGeo should be the advocacy within the GEO organisation to promote<br>
OSGeo software.<br>
<br>
A partnership has no cost involved. They ask if we can attend and be<br>
represented on the yearly conference [2] (this year November 9-10 in St<br>
Petersburg), we should be able to ask some of our members who is already<br>
attending the conference, if possible. ESA is a PO an OGC also. If we<br>
could people in these organisations who could represent both ...<br>
But I think it is important we (OSGeo) are represented in this organisation.<br>
<br>
If we agree with such a partnership I can try to find a solution for the<br>
participation of the general meeting and GEO could go on with their part<br>
of the acceptance protocol.<br>
<br>
For the other agenda points:<br>
<br>
- F2F meeting date at FOSS4G Bonn<br>
I send out a doodle, please fill in so we can make a decision on the<br>
board meeting.<br>
<br>
- Official expression of interest forming a European Chapter<br>
I replied on all questions or remarks that where raised. So we should be<br>
able to vote for the recognition of the new LOC.<br>
<br>
- OSGeo AGM at Bonn<br>
Already covered in mails earlier today. I think this point is ready to<br>
be executed in Bonn, as Jody stated.<br>
<br>
<br>
greetings,<br>
Dirk<br>
<br>
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[1] <a href="http://www.earthobservations.org/index.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.earthobservations.org/index.php</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://www.earthobservations.org/meetings.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.earthobservations.org/meetings.php</a><br>
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--<br>
Yours sincerely,<br>
<br>
<br>
ir. Dirk Frigne<br>
CEO @geosparc<br>
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