[Board] Fwd: Re: OSGeo DoI MoU signatures

Thu Sep 28 05:56:01 PDT 2017

Looks good, and they are your words :)

I would consider just roots (traditional kind of says the same thing twice.

Your words focus on development and adoption of open source; reading the
MOU the DOI is also interested in “furthering accessibility to public data”
(ie their mandate).
On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 3:25 AM Venka <venka.osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jody and all,
>
> On 2017/09/28 14:52, Jody Garnett wrote:
> > 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 has traditional roots in projects such as GRASS and MapServer
> that were initiated with the support of U.S. Government Departments and
> Agencies. The MoU with U.S. Department of the Interior opens up exciting
> possibilities for collaboration in furthering the development and
> adoption of Open Source Geospatial technologies.”
>
> Let me know if that is OK.
>
> Best
>
> Venka
>
> > 
> >   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
> >>
> >> Mail Stop 7112-MIB
> >> Room 7145N
> >> Office Phone:  202-208-4109 <(202)%20208-4109>
> >> Cell Phone:     202-734-0103 <(202)%20734-0103>
> >>
> >> E-mail:  thomas_dabolt at ios.doi.gov
> >>
> >> Check out https://www.geoplatform.gov
> >>
> >>
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