[Board] Update on American Geoscience Union: MoU signed / EnablingFAIR / options for AGU GA

["Peter Löwe"]

Dear Board,

good news: The MoU with AGU has been signed. The wiki page was updated for a first picture of the document (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_AGU https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/File:EGU2018_AGU_MoU_01.jpg.

A proper scan of the MoU and a picture of the involved OSGeo/AGU folks will follow soon.

AGU is grateful that we are reaching out to them. They have already added OSGeo to the list of partner entities within the EnablingFAIR project, as our resources regarding software incubation, etc. are considered very relevant (this will be added to the wiki, too). 

AGU will hold its General Assembly in DC in early December. They want to strengthen the position of Open Science (FOSS/FAIR, etc) during the event. Discussions about opportunities for OSGeo will follow later this week (e.g. sessions, short courses, funding for travel stipends (long term)). Will keep you all posted.

Greetings from Vienna,
peter

<peter.loewe at gmx.de>