<div dir="ltr"><div>Local chapters have been setup... at arms length in each region, often under the local laws, in order to be more effective in any advocacy work they wish to do at the national or state level. Some have been able to set up tax-exempt status which is a bonus.<br></div><div><br></div><div>To enable this "arms length" relationship none of the local chapters are directly represented as officers in the global organization, so liability insurance would not apply. Recently the osgeo-europe chapter requested a donation to explore the liability issues involved in setup, and make sure their organization was starting off with the correct structure to operate in the region. I am sure we could arrange similar support if requested. </div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 at 00:56, Bruce Bannerman <<a href="mailto:bruce.bannerman.osgeo@gmail.com">bruce.bannerman.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 everyone,<br>
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I don’t see the need to establish another local chapter for AustNZ.<br>
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We already have one. Let’s just start using it.<br>
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Regarding formalising the local chapter, we did look at that several years ago. However when you look at the personal liability that office holder’s will have to shoulder, you may find that it is not that attractive. <br>
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@Jeff,<br>
<br>
Would the parent OSGeo office holder’s insurance also cover local chapters?<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bruce<br>
<br>
<br>
> On 5 Aug 2018, at 22:02, Jeff McKenna <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Thank you Alex and Adam!<br>
> <br>
> (also it's great to see initial discussions on formalizing the local chapter, that's also a good topic in your report :)<br>
> <br>
> -jeff<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> On 2018-08-04 9:13 PM, Alex Leith wrote:<br>
>> Hi Jeff<br>
>> Myself and Adam Steer will attend on behalf of the FOSS4G AuNZ chapter.<br>
>> I'll work out how to add our names to the wiki ;-)<br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 at 04:12 Jeff McKenna <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>> It would be great to have the Australia / New Zealand local chapter<br>
>> make<br>
>> a brief report (2 slides) in Dar for the AGM (please signup on the wiki<br>
>> page below).<br>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
>> Dear OSGeo Local Chapters officers,<br>
>> the OSGeo Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for Thursday<br>
>> morning<br>
>> August 30 at 8:00-9:00 in Dar Es Salaam (Tansania).<br>
>> As Local Chapters officers we ask that you attend, or send a delegate<br>
>> from your community. The FOSS4G organizers have given us one hour for<br>
>> the meeting, leaving us each with around 2 mins!<br>
>> This update is about your community. We are interested in how your<br>
>> community is doing, opportunities and challenges ahead, and how OSGeo<br>
>> can help.<br>
>> The shared slide deck is available here (request edit access if<br>
>> required):<br>
>> *<br>
>> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1imiG7x09ry7lGvmS15FCVq2Z7yaICY00fcpXBK27TXY/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1imiG7x09ry7lGvmS15FCVq2Z7yaICY00fcpXBK27TXY/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
>> We are coordinating activities on the OSGeo Wiki<br>
>> (<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2018" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2018</a>). Please add<br>
>> your project and name to the wiki if you can attend.<br>
>> Best regards<br>
>> Astrid Emde (OSGeo Secretary)<br>
>> -- -------------------------------------------------------------<br>
>> Astrid Emde<br>
>> OSGeo Board Member and OSGeo Secretary<br>
>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
>> <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/</a><br>
>> <a href="mailto:astrid_emde@osgeo.org" target="_blank">astrid_emde@osgeo.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:astrid_emde@osgeo.org" target="_blank">astrid_emde@osgeo.org</a>><br>
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