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<div>The "charter" of OSGeo is its certificate of incorporation:</div>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/osgeo_certificate.pdf">https://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/osgeo_certificate.pdf</a></div>
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<div>There is not actually much detail, it's minimal boilerplate for establishing a nonprofit corporation. There is much more information in its bylaws, including its "<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 58, 64); color: rgb(0, 58, 64); font-family: Sintony, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Purposes</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">":</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt;">https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/</a></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 03, 2018 4:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Markus Neteler<br>
<b>Cc:</b> OSGeo-discuss<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: [OSGeo-Announce] OSGeo UN Committee Educational Challenge<br>
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<p>Dear Markus,<br>
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thanks, I know that there is a list of Charter Members, I also know about the election process. My question was about "what is the OSGeo Charter". E.g. a document, or something intangible, I do not know? My point is, if this suddenly becomes a criteria for
an evaluation, this needs to be well defined.<br>
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Best,<br>
Christian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 03.04.2018 um 10:32 schrieb Markus Neteler:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Christian Willmes <<a href="mailto:c.willmes@uni-koeln.de" target="_blank">c.willmes@uni-koeln.de</a>> schrieb am Di., 3. Apr. 2018, 10:07:</div>
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<p>Also, I never saw / read the OSGeo Charter, and I am also not able to find it via google, may you help me with a link here? <br>
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<div dir="auto">That's unfortunately an open issue:</div>
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<div dir="auto">#2127: List of charter members not yet migrated</div>
<div dir="auto"><a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2127" target="_blank">https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2127</a></div>
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<div dir="auto">Best,</div>
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