[OSGeo-Discuss] Draft of Guidelines for OSGeo Local Chapters

[raghavan]

Hi Ned,

Thanks for your feedback Ned.

Have added a draft guidelines for non-tierd frame
"New Draft of Guidelines (No tier Framework)".
The previous 3-tiered framework is available
under the heading "New Draft of Guidelines (3 Tier Framework)"
on http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Local_Chapter_Guidelines

Basically, I think the guidelines must stipulate what
OSGeo expects from "OSGeo Chapters" and vice-versa.
Guidelines also to ensure that we don't end-up wth too
many dormant chapters or some undesirable use of OSGeo's
resources.

It would be nice if the guidelines could be simplified
further. Any suggestions about the frame work (tiered,
nested) is welcome.

Venka

Ned Horning wrote:
> Venka and others,
> 
> There are some good ideas in the framework documents but before I comment on
> the specifics I was wondering if the structure presented has been agreed
> upon or if that is up for discussion as well. The way this is presented it's
> hard for me to tell if advancing in levels is a nested structure (as the
> titles suggest) so a branch would have multiple chapters and chapters would
> have multiple groups associated with it. Or, is it like advancing in rank
> (as the bullets suggest) so an interest group is more casual than a full
> branch. My preference is the nested structure but it might be better for
> this to be a more of a self organizing structure. 
> 
> I would think a single "level" would be easier to start with. I agree a
> framework is necessary but it might be good to allow each "chapter" to
> organize how they see fit. For example, ff they want to have a conference
> great and if not that's fine too. I'm just not sure we need categories to
> define what a chapter does. Letting groups organize as they see fit would
> also make geographic/language questions less of an issue from the framework
> perspective. Does it matter if a chapter is organized around a common
> language, convenient driving time, regional association, or anything else
> for that matter? As time goes by we can always modify the framework if
> necessary.
> 
>  If the 3-tierd framework has already been accepted I'll go ahead and
> comment on what is in the Wiki.
> 
> Ned 
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: raghavan [mailto:raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:25 AM
>> To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
>> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Draft of Guidelines for OSGeo Local Chapters
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Was assigned to solicit work on the local chapters
>> guidelines at the last OSGeo board meeting.
>> Sorry to have taken quite long with the assignment.
>>
>> Have compiled a draft Guideline and put them on
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Local_Chapter_Guidelines
>> under the section entitled "New Draft of Guidelines"
>>
>> Please send feedback/comments to
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Talk:Local_Chapter_Guidelines
>> or to this list.
>>
>> Hope that the guidelines will be finalized soon so
>> that it could be presented for approval at the
>> next board meeting
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Venka
>>
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