[OSGeo-Discuss] Creating a new "local-osgeo-chapter"

[Michael P. Gerlek]

No, we certainly don't want to exclude anyone -- but somehow we do need
to keep all our activities aligned with our overall mission and under
oversight of the board.  This is where I see the requirement for having
each project be (1) initially chartered by the board and (2) required to
have one elected Member on its steering committee.

I have in mind a model for thinking about the organizational structure
of OSGeo, but it will require a little thinking and discussion and
refinement.  If this topic is on the face-to-face agenda, I could take
5-10 minutes and present it there.

-mpg


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tylermitchell at shaw.ca] 
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:46 AM
> To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Creating a new "local-osgeo-chapter"
> 
> I wrote:
> > This could help solve one of the foundation's largest issues, that 
> > of membership.
> 
> Not sure why my sub-conscious called this "one of the 
> foundation's largest issues".  I don't think it is :)  But 
> our 45 person cap on membership is arbitrary and I don't 
> think anyone actually wants to exclude more people from being 
> able to identify with the foundation is a semi-formal manner. 
>  I better leave this for now, but lots to talk about :)
> 
> Tyler
> 
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