[Board] Fwd: Re: OSGeo DoI MoU signatures

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks Venka, that is what we needed.

I have updated the wiki page and attached the file:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_DOI#Memorandum_of_Understanding_2017

And started a draft blog post (Venka you may wish to provide a quote?).
​
 OSGeo signs MOU with US Department of Interior
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zIpEomF6Vjg03LlaPzw9PGbwb_5EmSHYwuu6hs_o3gA/edit?usp=drive_web>
​

--
Jody Garnett

On 27 September 2017 at 20:35, Venkatesh Raghavan <
raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> wrote:

> Dear Board,
>
> Perhaps this mail did not reach the board list
>
> and I forward again.
>
> Best
>
> Venka
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Board] OSGeo DoI MoU signatures
> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:11:34 -0400
> From: Dabolt, Thomas <thomas_dabolt at ios.doi.gov>
> <thomas_dabolt at ios.doi.gov>
> To: Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
> CC: Newcomb, Doug <doug_newcomb at fws.gov> <doug_newcomb at fws.gov>,
> board at lists.osgeo.org <board at lists.osgeo.org> <board at lists.osgeo.org>,
> Lisa Kilday <lisa.kilday at sol.doi.gov> <lisa.kilday at sol.doi.gov>, Mark
> Negri <mark_negri at ios.doi.gov> <mark_negri at ios.doi.gov>, DOI_GAC
> <doi_gac at ios.doi.gov> <doi_gac at ios.doi.gov>
>
> Dear Prof Venkatesh Raghavan,
>
> I appreciate all the hard work that went into this effort and believe it
> will serve both our organizations well in the future.   Doug and Helena a
> especial thank you to you for  making this work!
>
> Attached is a version with my electronic signature.
> Sincerely,
> Tod Dabolt
> Geospatial Information Officer
> Office of the Chief Information Officer
> Office of the Secretary
> US Department of the Interior
> 1849 C Street, NW
> Washington, DC 20240
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 9:09 PM, Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> wrote:
>
> > Dear Thomas Dabolt,
> >
> > It is a great pleasure to note that the MoU between DoI and OSGeo
> > has been concluded. I am attaching the signed version. If you need
> > an editable version, please let me know.
> >
> > I would like to take this opportunity to thank Doug, Helena and Jody
> > for their efforts to making this happen.  I look forward to our fruitful
> > partnership.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Venka
> > ------------
> > Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan
> > President, OSGeo Foundation
> > Osaka City University, Japan
> >
> > On 9/25/2017 8:37 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you all for moving this forward.
> >>
> >> Venka, at the end of this Loomio discussion, Jody includes a text of
> >> email from Doug Newcomb, who has initiated this effort
> >> from the DOI side, suggesting that we do the signing electronically
> >> starting with your signature of the final document
> >> which is attached  on the bottom of the loomio page
> >>
> >> https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandin
> >>> g-with-united-states-of-america-department-of-interior <
> >>> https://www.loomio.org/d/MR4sXt1G/memorandum-of-understandi
> >>> ng-with-united-states-of-america-department-of-interior>
> >>>
> >> Once you sign it please email it to the Department of Interior Geospatial
> >> Information Officer Thomas Dabolt
> >> for the DoI signature (thomas_dabolt at ios.doi.gov <mailto:
> >> thomas_dabolt at ios.doi.gov>) and please cc to Doug (doug_newcomb at fws.gov
> >> <mailto:doug_newcomb at fws.gov> <doug_newcomb at fws.gov>) to keep him in the loop.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Helena
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> *Tod Dabolt*
> Geospatial Information Officer
> Office of the Chief Information Officer
> Office of the Secretary
> US Department of the Interior
> 1849 C Street, NW
> Washington, DC 20240
>
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