[Aust-NZ] FOSS4G conf & chapter report

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

At present you are a local group that is in "formation".  It's a fine  
line, but to really be able to say you are an OSGeo Local Chapter -  
you get all this formation stuff done and then the board acknowledges  
you as representing OSGeo.  Think of it as similar to incubation...  
you are currently incubating, but when you graduate you become an  
officially recognised project.

Note that there haven't been any problems with local chapters, but it  
is conceivable that a rogue group could pop up and say they are an  
OSGeo group without having anything to do with us our or goals.  At  
that point the term 'official' or 'real' becomes more meaningful and  
the board would be able to clarify that they are misusing the OSGeo  
name, etc.

Hope that helps,
Tyler


On 19-Sep-07, at 1:26 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:

> Tyler,
> What does "formally recognised chapter" mean? How is it different  
> to what we have at the moment?
>
> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>>
>> On 13-Sep-07, at 5:47 PM, Tim Bowden wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to be doing a chapter report at the OSGeo AGM at FOSS4G  
>>> (it'll
>>> be short and sweet!) and I think it's a good opportunity if we  
>>> ask to be
>>> formally recognised as a chapter of OSGeo.  Any objections?
>>
>> Hi guys,
>> Note that there will be an OSGeo Board Meeting held on Sunday.  In  
>> the end, local chapters get approved, officially, by the board of  
>> directors when you are ready.  If you are considering asking for  
>> some recognition at FOSS4G, then please send a note to the board  
>> mailing list describing your intentions in case there are any  
>> questions:
>>
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Tyler
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