[EU] Chapter creation as NGO

[Till Adams]

perfect, that's fine.

Till


Am 13.01.2017 um 17:56 schrieb Dirk Frigne:
> Till,
>
> This was out of the shelve, as I didn't had the time for a translation.
> I will translate it tomorrow to English for discussion.
> (unless someone does it faster ...)
>
> Dirk.
>
> On 12-01-17 15:10, Till Adams wrote:
>> Hi Dirk,
>>
>> sorry, I guess you overrate my french knowledge ... perhaps I
>> understand, what is written (with much help from leo.org) but I am not
>> able to translate it.
>>
>> If there is somebody that is able to translate it to true english, I
>> could translate the english version to german.
>>
>> Regards, Till
>>
>>
>> Am 11.01.2017 um 18:16 schrieb Dirk Frigne:
>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>
>>> Ha, we don't laugh ...
>>> We appreciate the support from Canada:-)
>>>
>>> I think also we need this momentum to go on with the creation of the
>>> non-for-profit organisation.
>>>
>>> In Bonn there was a decision in the BOF meeting Wednesday August 24;
>>> 17:30, to go on with the initiative. The attendants decided that Vasile,
>>> Maria and myself should look for several alternatives, and in a meeting
>>> some time ago between Vasile, myself and Maria we decided to look if
>>> Spain should be a good country to create the organisation.
>>>
>>> Europe is a region with a lot of languages. And the organisation should
>>> be registered in the official language of the country.
>>>
>>> Belgium is a good alternative, because of the several official languages
>>> in place and the fact that anyone can become a founding member (no
>>> restriction on nationality).
>>> Some information (in Dutch) you can find here [1]
>>> The advantage of a Belgium as the country to host the non-for-profit
>>> organisation is that we can have the bylaws in all the official Belgium
>>> languages: French, Dutch and German. The English version can then be
>>> created as a reference for other language speaking members.
>>> Another advantage is that I have experience with non-for-profit
>>> organisations and organisations in general.
>>>
>>> We can use the bylaws of the OSGeo.be organisation as an example to
>>> start from (in attachement) as we besed these bylaws on OSGeo.org.
>>> These bylaws are in French and I can translate them to Dutch and
>>> English, Till can translate them maybe into German. We can publish them
>>> in the several official languages.
>>>
>>> I note following members as founding members (as of today 11/1/2017).
>>> If you are interested to join and are not yet on the list, please add
>>> your name on the wiki[2]
>>>
>>> Please give me also your birth date, place of birth and your official
>>> address. This should be sufficient for the registration.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dirk.
>>>
>>> [1] http://justice.belgium.be/sites/default/files/downloads/VZW_NL.pdf
>>> [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Europe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11-01-17 14:47, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>>> Hi María, all,
>>>>
>>>> I am in full support of an official non-profit organization, around the
>>>> EU chapter of OSGeo.
>>>>
>>>> Dirk and others know that I have been trying to help this along for
>>>> years now, even in person in meetings with Dirk, and I do understand the
>>>> importance of this official entity - it will open doors and give
>>>> opportunities.
>>>>
>>>> The QGIS project did create its own official entity, QGIS.ORG registered
>>>> in Switzerland, but as a for-profit organization - I also supported that
>>>> creation, initially discussing with Tim and others, and it seems to be
>>>> doing great for their needs (similar to OSGeo, they just released their
>>>> 2016 financial report and are discussing their 2017 budget).
>>>>
>>>> So I feel attached to this discussion, and am interested to help the
>>>> EU/Europe chapter formation along.  I also volunteer to help, and to be
>>>> listed as an initial member (before you laugh, consider that I have
>>>> attended almost all FOSS4G-Europe events, and never attended a single
>>>> FOSS4G-NorthAmerica event: that fact should show you the importance of
>>>> Europe for the OSGeo community).
>>>>
>>>> I have read this whole thread and am interested in seeing this through.
>>>>
>>>> So keep up the great momentum! :)
>>>>
>>>> -jeff
>>>>
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