<div dir="ltr">Marc,<div><br></div><div>you can find the founding info on the OSGeo website.</div><div><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/meeting.html">http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/meeting.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>specifically here is the list of founders and the projects </div><div><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/participants.html">http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/participants.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>the founding projects are also listed at the end of the notes here</div><div><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/BreakoutTakeaways.html">http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/BreakoutTakeaways.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>As you may notice, Autodesk actually played quite important role.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the inspiring vision for the marketing committee and OSGeo in general,</div><div><br></div><div>Helena</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Marc Vloemans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcvloemans1@gmail.com" target="_blank">marcvloemans1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Hi Maxi</div><div><br></div><div>I have not been at the actual birthing myself ;-)</div><div>As far as I could retrieve from the archives the MapServer community appeared to have been the basis, as its Bylaws were legally transferred/adopted. Perhaps someone else knows more?</div><div><br></div><div>More importantly it illustrates that ; the mental model/ideas of how to organise and run an umbrella organisation like OSGeo is a carbon copy of how a single project community operates (voting, chapter members in stead of committees, infrastructure like IRC/wiki). For inspiration I draw from; the Apache Foundation is somewhat differently organised from its individual projects (in terms of governance, structure, expertises, processes, infrastructure and the like).</div><div><br></div><div>From a former life (Architecture/City planning); 'form follows function'. A bus station (usually) does not resemble a single bus.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to your suggestions/ideas on the matter. </div><div><br>Vriendelijke groet,<div>Marc Vloemans</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Op 15 apr. 2016 om 13:45 heeft Massimiliano Cannata <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch" target="_blank">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>> het volgende geschreven:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Thanks Mark for sharing your personal vision, as multi-decade experienced person. <div>I believe that your points are helpful to inspire further discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>The only remark I wish to mention is that OSGeo is a community that has always been an umbrella for projects (it never evolved to, but it born from several communities as it is).</div><div><br></div><div>Maxi</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-04-15 12:28 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a
    foundation for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I
    suggest everyone grad a coffee and take the time to read and then
    comment:<br>
    <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee</a><br>
    <br>
    Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into
    this. I'm excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to
    refine your ideas and put them into practice.<br>
    <br>
    Warm regards, Cameron<br>
    <br>
    <div>On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS
      wrote:<br>
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          <div>Dear all,<br>
            <br>
          </div>
          Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will
          certainly try to fill it out to my best of abilities. But I
          feel it lacks an objective frame work to sift, group, choose,
          prioritise and execute the results of the questionnaire.<br>
          The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a
          bit too big for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent
          strategy formulation should make the questionaire easier :-).<br>
          <br>
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        <div>Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when
          it comes to our intended strategy. We already do many things
          (events, projects, products, partnering, other initiatives)
          for many stakeholders. But which add more value to these than
          others (having a volunteer does not make something worthwhile
          doing)? What do stakeholders expect from OSGeo (did we ever
          ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to fullfil our
          mission than others (not necessarily the number of mentions in
          the questionaire...)? Which initoatives deserve more attention
          than others (eg those fullfilling more objectives at the same
          time)? If none of us is interested in executing a certain
          activity/task, it does not mean that this activity is not
          crucial to our existence.....<br>
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        I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general
        strategic principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's
        objectives fit in and what possible avenues we have to meet
        them. So I share this with the list via this link: <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee</a><br>
        For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought
        process can help with filling in the questionaire and deciding
        what we are going to do and monitoring the results!<br>
        <br>
        <div>(For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track
          record in strategy, business development and marketing with
          most types of organzations. Good software has an architecture,
          good strategy does too ;-)<br>
          <br>
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        <div>Please, do not consider this as a critique or an
          alternative to vision/mission/objectives and related
          questionaire, but rather as a means to fill essential gaps.
          Ones to fill in order to optimise our added value as an
          organisation.<br>
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        <div>Happy reading.<br>
        </div>
        <div>Cheers, Marc Vloemans<br>
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              <div>Kind regards,<br>
                <br>
              </div>
              Marc Vloemans<br>
              <div><br>
                Mobile +31(0)651 844262<br>
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                Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/marcvloemans" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/marcvloemans</a>
                <div><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans" target="_blank">http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans</a></div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">2016-04-12 18:41 GMT+02:00 Massimiliano
          Cannata <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch" target="_blank">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>></span>:<br>
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              <div>Dear OSGeo Community member,<br>
              </div>
              <div>during the Face to Face board meeting held in
                February in Eide (Holland) a new 2026 OSGeo strategy has
                been formulated. We are now in a phase of community
                engagement to define the tactics to be implemented in
                the 2016 so that we can advance toward our goals.<br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>For this reason, the board kindly ask you to
                participate in the survey by filling (as many time as
                your ideas are) the form at this url: <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB</a> [1]<br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>Details on the process and on the strategy are
                available at <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy" target="_blank">http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy</a> [2]
                and are described in the preamble of the survey.</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>In the name of the Board of Directors,</div>
              <div>Thanks and Best regards,<br>
              </div>
              <div>Maxi</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              [1] <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB</a>
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              </div>
              <div>[2]  <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy" target="_blank">http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy</a><br clear="all">
                <div><br>
                </div>
                -- <br>
                <div>
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