[Board] action: Angelos to ask 4-5 projects to attend the next meeting

[Angelos Tzotsos]

I have e-mailed the project officers of gvSIG, Marble, QGIS, FDO and 
GDAL, waiting for confirmation if they can attend.

On 11/07/2017 08:38 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> I will start with the first 5 of the list, this is the order of 
> appearance on our web site.
>
> On 11/06/2017 08:00 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>> action: Angelous to ask 4-5 projects to attend the next meeting (from 
>> those
>> who did not attend AGM), request slide to complete AGM presentation
>>
>> Here is the list of projects that did not participate in the AGM:
>>
>>     - gvSIG
>>     - Marble
>>     - QGIS
>>     - FDO
>>     - GDAL/OGR
>>     - GEOS
>>     - GeoTools
>>     - OSSIM
>>     - PostGIS
>>     - GeoNetwork
>>     - deegree
>>     - geomajas
>>     - Mapbender
>>     - MapFish
>>     - MapGuide Open Source
>>     - OpenLayers
>>
>> The AGM slides are:
>> ​
>>   OSGeo AGM Slides
>> <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-vwUulLnrSIxZwWVIvVn0wANZyFiEWtUxe-QlzRTHRw/edit?usp=drive_web> 
>>
>> ​
>> Helena asked for a slide to complete the above presentation. I am not 
>> sure
>> about adding slides, since it would not match what was presented at 
>> foss4g.
>>
>> Communication notes and strategies:
>>
>> There was some confusion about what was being asked for the AGM, a 
>> report
>> to the is not so much about features of the software, but about 
>> health and
>> happiness of the project or committee. The AGM is also reporting (and
>> saying hello to) the OSGeo membership who puts a lot of love and support
>> behind our projects.
>>
>> If a project used a budget in 2017 it would be good to hear how it went.
>> Since this is a report to the membership it is a good chance to reach 
>> out
>> to volunteers and ask for help. The report can can help lay the 
>> ground work
>> for a budget request - if challenges are identified in the 2017 AGM, and
>> then addressed with a plan and budget request for 2018.
>>
>> I have prepaired a report for GeoTools here but you probably have 
>> your own
>> examples:
>> - https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017
>> - https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Formal-Correspondence
>> -- 
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>>
>>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Charter Member
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos