[Aust-NZ] Incorporation of OSGeo-AustNZ

[Cameron Shorter]

Rob, Bruce,
To mirror my comments on OSGeo lists some time back.

OSGeo, (and the Aust/NZ chapter) should not be involved in commercial 
projects. It is not the right role for a Foundation.

The Foundation should focus on promoting the members of the Foundation, 
and in our case that largely involves focusing on advocacy.

Hopefully this should reduce the insurance premium requirements.

Bruce.Bannerman at dpi.vic.gov.au wrote:
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> Rob,
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> Could you expand on this with a clear proposal please?
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> We can then discuss.
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> OK - one major expense for small businesses in this space is public
> liability insurance.  Do you want OsGeo as an organisation able to
> take on grants, participate in OGC testbeds etc, or even provide
> support for FOSS4G community members to engage in funded activities
> outside corporate investment (and its not a trivial investment) in
> skills.
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> This is going to be a challenge for the corporate good guys to make
> the case one way or the other, but I think we should be quite clear
> about what the intention is, so that the structure actually reflects
> and enables the outcome desired.
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> > Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:49:38 +1000
> > From: Bruce Bannerman <bruce at bannerman.id.au>
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> > We haven't heard anything on this for quite some time, despite numerous
> > requests for updates.
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> > I'm assuming that nothing has been done.
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> > I have made an appointment with an accountant / auditor on the 5th
> > August to discuss incorporating OSGeo-AustNZ as a Not for Profit
> > Organisation.
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> > I'm aiming to get a better idea of annual costs before proceeding
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> > I'll report back to the list before committing to anything.
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