<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">IMO:</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Paul,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Some Local Chapters are going through
this process currently, e.g. OSGeo-AustNZ.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We will need to incorporate as a non
profit within Australia with its overheads of audits, annual fees etc.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">One potential upside is that we may
get some protection by way of Directors Insurance for people making decisions
on behalf of OSGeo (or the local chapter).</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">During the recent FOSS4G-2009 work,
several of us were left high and dry with no protection from the parent
body. This situation is not acceptable.</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Bruce<br>
</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org wrote on 13/06/2008
03:28:31 AM:<br>
<br>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Dave Patton <davep@confluence.org>
wrote:<br>
> > Are there practical<br>
> > matters (e.g. wording in the foundation's charter<br>
> > or letters of incorporation) that preclude OSGeo from<br>
> > being incorporated in multiple jurisdictions?<br>
> <br>
> Yes, it's work to be an entity. We're having enough trouble with the<br>
> work involved in being an entity just one jurisdiction, adding more<br>
> just adds more rules to follow and forms to submit. If the work<br>
> involved and rules of the USA are too overwhelming, I could see<br>
> changing to a different jurisdiction, but there would have to be a<br>
> good reason to ditch all the effort invested thus far.<br>
> <br>
> P.<br>
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