Looks good, and they are your words :)<br><br>I would consider just roots (traditional kind of says the same thing twice.<br><br>Your words focus on development and adoption of open source; reading the MOU the DOI is also interested in “furthering accessibility to public data” (ie their mandate). <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 3:25 AM Venka <<a href="mailto:venka.osgeo@gmail.com">venka.osgeo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jody and all,<br>
<br>
On 2017/09/28 14:52, Jody Garnett wrote:<br>
> Thanks Venka, that is what we needed.<br>
><br>
> I have updated the wiki page and attached the file:<br>
> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_DOI#Memorandum_of_Understanding_2017" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_DOI#Memorandum_of_Understanding_2017</a><br>
><br>
> And started a draft blog post (Venka you may wish to provide a quote?).<br>
<br>
“OSGeo has traditional roots in projects such as GRASS and MapServer<br>
that were initiated with the support of U.S. Government Departments and<br>
Agencies. The MoU with U.S. Department of the Interior opens up exciting<br>
possibilities for collaboration in furthering the development and<br>
adoption of Open Source Geospatial technologies.”<br>
<br>
Let me know if that is OK.<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Venka<br>
<br>
> <br>
> OSGeo signs MOU with US Department of Interior<br>
> <<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIpEomF6Vjg03LlaPzw9PGbwb_5EmSHYwuu6hs_o3gA/edit?usp=drive_web" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIpEomF6Vjg03LlaPzw9PGbwb_5EmSHYwuu6hs_o3gA/edit?usp=drive_web</a>><br>
> <br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Jody Garnett<br>
><br>
> On 27 September 2017 at 20:35, Venkatesh Raghavan <<br>
> <a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Dear Board,<br>
>><br>
>> Perhaps this mail did not reach the board list<br>
>><br>
>> and I forward again.<br>
>><br>
>> Best<br>
>><br>
>> Venka<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
>> Subject: Re: [Board] OSGeo DoI MoU signatures<br>
>> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:11:34 -0400<br>
>> From: Dabolt, Thomas <<a href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a>><br>
>> <<a href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a>><br>
>> To: Venkatesh Raghavan <<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>><br>
>> <<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>><br>
>> CC: Newcomb, Doug <<a href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a>> <<a href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a>>,<br>
>> <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>>,<br>
>> Lisa Kilday <<a href="mailto:lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov" target="_blank">lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov</a>> <<a href="mailto:lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov" target="_blank">lisa.kilday@sol.doi.gov</a>>, Mark<br>
>> Negri <<a href="mailto:mark_negri@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">mark_negri@ios.doi.gov</a>> <<a href="mailto:mark_negri@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">mark_negri@ios.doi.gov</a>>, DOI_GAC<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:doi_gac@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">doi_gac@ios.doi.gov</a>> <<a href="mailto:doi_gac@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">doi_gac@ios.doi.gov</a>><br>
>><br>
>> Dear Prof Venkatesh Raghavan,<br>
>><br>
>> I appreciate all the hard work that went into this effort and believe it<br>
>> will serve both our organizations well in the future. Doug and Helena a<br>
>> especial thank you to you for making this work!<br>
>><br>
>> Attached is a version with my electronic signature.<br>
>> Sincerely,<br>
>> Tod Dabolt<br>
>> Geospatial Information Officer<br>
>> Office of the Chief Information Officer<br>
>> Office of the Secretary<br>
>> US Department of the Interior<br>
>> 1849 C Street, NW<br>
>> Washington, DC 20240<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 9:09 PM, Venkatesh Raghavan <<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Dear Thomas Dabolt,<br>
>>><br>
>>> It is a great pleasure to note that the MoU between DoI and OSGeo<br>
>>> has been concluded. I am attaching the signed version. If you need<br>
>>> an editable version, please let me know.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Doug, Helena and Jody<br>
>>> for their efforts to making this happen. I look forward to our fruitful<br>
>>> partnership.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards<br>
>>><br>
>>> Venka<br>
>>> ------------<br>
>>> Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan<br>
>>> President, OSGeo Foundation<br>
>>> Osaka City University, Japan<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 9/25/2017 8:37 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Thank you all for moving this forward.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Venka, at the end of this Loomio discussion, Jody includes a text of<br>
>>>> email from Doug Newcomb, who has initiated this effort<br>
>>>> from the DOI side, suggesting that we do the signing electronically<br>
>>>> starting with your signature of the final document<br>
>>>> which is attached on the bottom of the loomio page<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> <a href="https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandin" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandin</a><br>
>>>>> g-with-united-states-of-america-department-of-interior <<br>
>>>>> <a href="https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandi</a><br>
>>>>> ng-with-united-states-of-america-department-of-interior><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>> Once you sign it please email it to the Department of Interior Geospatial<br>
>>>> Information Officer Thomas Dabolt<br>
>>>> for the DoI signature (<a href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a> <mailto:<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a>>) and please cc to Doug (<a href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a><br>
>>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a>> <<a href="mailto:doug_newcomb@fws.gov" target="_blank">doug_newcomb@fws.gov</a>>) to keep him in the loop.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thank you,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Helena<br>
>>>><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> *Tod Dabolt*<br>
>> Geospatial Information Officer<br>
>> Office of the Chief Information Officer<br>
>> Office of the Secretary<br>
>> US Department of the Interior<br>
>> 1849 C Street, NW<br>
>> Washington, DC 20240<br>
>><br>
>> Mail Stop 7112-MIB<br>
>> Room 7145N<br>
>> Office Phone: 202-208-4109 <(202)%20208-4109><br>
>> Cell Phone: 202-734-0103 <(202)%20734-0103><br>
>><br>
>> E-mail: <a href="mailto:thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov" target="_blank">thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov</a><br>
>><br>
>> Check out <a href="https://www.geoplatform.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.geoplatform.gov</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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