<html><body><div dir="ltr">Yeah I feel very positive about the change.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Let's keep this discussion open in case folks have feedback on mandate. I will make a proposal at the end of my work week for the committee members to vote on. I would also like to reach out to the existing project officers for "community support" about the change.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I key challenge to plan for "project support" is the communication requirements around CRA taking affect in September.</div><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>- -<br></div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Jan 27, 2026 at 1:15:55 AM, Jeroen Ticheler <<a href="mailto:jeroen.ticheler@geocat.net">jeroen.ticheler@geocat.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Great name!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 07:35, Regina Obe via Incubator <<a href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8915968411559206863"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-8915968411559206863WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">That all sounds great. I can’t think of anything else to add to that.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1.5pt solid blue;padding:0in 0in 0in 4pt"><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 27, 2026 1:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Regina Obe <<a href="mailto:lr@pcorp.us" target="_blank">lr@pcorp.us</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> OSGeo Incubator Committee <<a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Incubator] Discussion: Change committee scope + name to "projects committee"<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Project support is a good catch all indeed; it allows it to cover the existing projects as they tackle CRA reporting requirements later in the year.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So what would the updated mandate be for "project support"?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Help onboard new OSGeo projects to the website and OSGeo community<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Mentor projects through the incubation process to be recognized as full OSGeo projects<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Check in with OSGeo projects and offer support.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- -<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jody Garnett<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Jan 14, 2026 at 10:16:22<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM, Regina Obe <<a href="mailto:lr@pcorp.us" target="_blank">lr@pcorp.us</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I agree we need a new name, I just don’t like Projects as a new name.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Would it be too long to call it “project-outreach”? or project-support.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Calling it <b>Projects</b> seems a bit unclear to me as a passerby the intention of it. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1.5pt solid blue;padding:0in 0in 0in 4pt"><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Incubator <<a href="mailto:incubator-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">incubator-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jody Garnett via Incubator<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 14, 2026 11:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> OSGeo Incubator Committee <<a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Incubator] Discussion: Change committee scope + name to "projects committee"</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Okay so one of the topics today was:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal">Discuss renaming to "Projects" and update responsibilities / mandate for this committee<u></u><u></u></li></ol><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">How do people feel about this idea?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal">I think it would better reflect the "scope" the committee has grown into over time. Handling some of the project outreach / advocacy activities for OSGeo...<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">I think there is a bit of work to look forward to this year, with the CRA coming into effect in September we will need to work with existing project discuss and provide options for meeting regulations. Especially if OSGeo is considering moving to Europe <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🙂</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to discuss this before transitioning from email list to discourse forum....<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- -<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jody Garnett<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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