<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Tom,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is great news - thank you to everyone in OSGeo who discussed, debated, and worked together to get the MOU approved. We can sign very quickly. We should discuss who the primary two representatives from each organization will be (those two people from the OSGeo side will manage portal accounts, formally represent OSGeo as contacts, and annually renew the membership).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I can also request a draft press release for our review from our marketing team.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Would the week of 10 January work to meet? I’ve got a pile of internal annual meetings next week, unfortunately!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best Regards,</div><div class="">Scott<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 28, 2021, at 1:05 PM, Tom Kralidis <<a href="mailto:tomkralidis@gmail.com" class="">tomkralidis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi Scott: hope all is well and you are enjoying the holidays. Per subject, after consultation/consensus</div><div class="">with the OSGeo Standards community (big thanks to Bruce here!), the OSGeo Board of Directors has</div><div class="">approved the MOU as described at [1].</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On next steps [2], I am guessing:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- update/sign MOU proper</div><div class="">- work together to create a news item/press release</div><div class="">- other items?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On the OSGeo side, we are discussing creating a Standards Committee. Perhaps we can</div><div class="">meet to discuss the Associate Membership requirements as an overview in the next couple of weeks or so?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">..Tom</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020/Draft" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020/Draft</a></div><div class="">[2] <a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80#issuecomment-9971" class="">https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80#issuecomment-9971</a></div></div>
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