<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>I received the below email a few weeks ago, regarding proposed changes to the OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference. The original document was extensively discussed [1] and ratified [2] on the public mailing list in November and December 2018, immediately following the Melbourne conference. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I see the first Terms of Reference as the formal origin of the organisation that later became incorporated as OSGeo Oceania. To me, it represents an agreement between the board and the community, spelling out the rules of the organisation, and asking for a mandate to represent the existing community. As such, I think it's an important foundational piece and it would be good to know how it's changing.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So that we can clearly understand what is proposed, would someone from the OSGeo Oceania board be willing to provide some explanation of the changes?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>John<br></div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g-oceania/2018-November/001049.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g-oceania/2018-November/001049.html</a></div><div>[2] <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g-oceania/2018-December/001122.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g-oceania/2018-December/001122.html</a></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">OSGeo Oceania</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mailchimp@foss4g-oceania.org" target="_blank">mailchimp@foss4g-oceania.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 12:29<br>Subject: OSGeo Oceania Board Terms of Reference Update for Review<br>To: <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div style="height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%"><center><table id="m_-396214850683323267m_5454824045656682140m_-8792206423564696365bodyTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%" width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td id="m_-396214850683323267m_5454824045656682140m_-8792206423564696365bodyCell" style="height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td id="m_-396214850683323267m_5454824045656682140m_-8792206423564696365templateHeader" style="background:#ffffff none no-repeat center/cover;background-color:#ffffff;background-image:none;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;background-size:cover;border-top:0;border-bottom:0;padding-top:45px;padding-bottom:45px" valign="top" align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:600px!important" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background:transparent none no-repeat center/cover;background-color:transparent;background-image:none;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;background-size:cover;border-top:0;border-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" valign="top"><table style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:9px" valign="top"><table style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;text-align:center" valign="top"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/26f3c80da46835144592b59b6/images/a0148443-c1de-4989-96ac-7c02abe0fb99.jpg" style="max-width:370px;padding-bottom:0;display:inline!important;vertical-align:bottom;border:0;height:auto;outline:none;text-decoration:none" width="185" align="middle">
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<div style="text-align:left">Hello OSGeo Oceania members.<br>
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The OSGeo Oceania Board has updated its Terms of Reference and is providing the draft to the community for review and comment, before finalising and ratifying them at the next board meeting. This update is Version 2.0 and is drafted to define the purpose and structure of the Board and how it operates.<br>
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All comments are due by 6th August and preferably should be made via the Oceania list, or directly in the shared documents.<br>
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You can access the two documents here:</div>
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<li style="text-align:left"><a href="https://foss4g-oceania.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=26f3c80da46835144592b59b6&id=c75e10ee23&e=8e2d40afaa" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Existing Terms of Reference 1.0</a></li>
<li style="text-align:left"><a href="https://foss4g-oceania.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=26f3c80da46835144592b59b6&id=4ef2fdb06b&e=8e2d40afaa" style="color:#007c89;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">New Terms of Reference version 2.0.</a></li>
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<div style="text-align:left">Kind Regards,<br>
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Trisha Moriarty<br>
Deputy Chair </div>
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