<div dir="ltr">Thanks Venka, that is what we needed.<div><br></div><div>I have updated the wiki page and attached the file: <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_DOI#Memorandum_of_Understanding_2017">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_DOI#Memorandum_of_Understanding_2017</a></div><div><br></div><div>And started a draft blog post (Venka you may wish to provide a quote?).</div><div><br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:5px;color:#222;font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd;line-height:1"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIpEomF6Vjg03LlaPzw9PGbwb_5EmSHYwuu6hs_o3gA/edit?usp=drive_web" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0px;border:none;width:100%"><img style="vertical-align: bottom; border: none;" src="https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/application/vnd.google-apps.document"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:#15c;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">OSGeo signs MOU with US Department of Interior</span></a></div><br></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 27 September 2017 at 20:35, Venkatesh Raghavan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Dear Board,</p>
<p>Perhaps this mail did not reach the board list</p>
<p>and I forward again.</p>
<p>Best</p>
<p>Venka<br>
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<td>Re: [Board] OSGeo DoI MoU signatures</td>
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<td>Dabolt, Thomas <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank"><thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov></a></td>
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<td>Venkatesh Raghavan <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank"><raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.<wbr>jp></a></td>
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<td>Newcomb, Doug <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank"><doug_newcomb@fws.gov></a>,
<a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank"><board@lists.osgeo.org></a>, Lisa
Kilday <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov" target="_blank"><lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov></a>, Mark Negri
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<pre>Dear Prof Venkatesh Raghavan,
I appreciate all the hard work that went into this effort and believe it
will serve both our organizations well in the future. Doug and Helena a
especial thank you to you for making this work!
Attached is a version with my electronic signature.
Sincerely,
Tod Dabolt
Geospatial Information Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of the Secretary
US Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 9:09 PM, Venkatesh Raghavan <
<a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>> wrote:
> Dear Thomas Dabolt,
>
> It is a great pleasure to note that the MoU between DoI and OSGeo
> has been concluded. I am attaching the signed version. If you need
> an editable version, please let me know.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Doug, Helena and Jody
> for their efforts to making this happen. I look forward to our fruitful
> partnership.
>
> Best regards
>
> Venka
> ------------
> Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan
> President, OSGeo Foundation
> Osaka City University, Japan
>
> On 9/25/2017 8:37 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>
>> Thank you all for moving this forward.
>>
>> Venka, at the end of this Loomio discussion, Jody includes a text of
>> email from Doug Newcomb, who has initiated this effort
>> from the DOI side, suggesting that we do the signing electronically
>> starting with your signature of the final document
>> which is attached on the bottom of the loomio page
>>
>> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandin" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/d/<wbr>MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-<wbr>understandin</a>
>>> g-with-united-states-of-<wbr>america-department-of-interior <
>>> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandi" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/d/<wbr>MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-<wbr>understandi</a>
>>> ng-with-united-states-of-<wbr>america-department-of-<wbr>interior>
>>>
>> Once you sign it please email it to the Department of Interior Geospatial
>> Information Officer Thomas Dabolt
>> for the DoI signature (<a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"><mailto:
></a>> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a>>) and please cc to Doug (<a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a>
>> <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank"><mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov></a>) to keep him in the loop.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Helena
>>
>
--
*Tod Dabolt*
Geospatial Information Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of the Secretary
US Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Mail Stop 7112-MIB
Room 7145N
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Check out <a class="m_-1300043563663748059moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.geoplatform.gov" target="_blank">https://www.geoplatform.gov</a>
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