[Aust-NZ] Re: Aust-NZ Digest, Vol 12, Issue 15

[Rob Atkinson]

OK - one major expense for small businesses in this space is public
liability insurance.  Do you want OsGeo as an organisation able to
take on grants, participate in OGC testbeds etc, or even provide
support for FOSS4G community members to engage in funded activities
outside corporate investment (and its not a trivial investment) in
skills.

This is going to be a challenge for the corporate good guys to make
the case one way or the other, but I think we should be quite clear
about what the intention is, so that the structure actually reflects
and enables the outcome desired.

Rob A



On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:00 AM,  <aust-nz-request at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
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> From: Bruce Bannerman <bruce at bannerman.id.au>
> Subject: [Aust-NZ] Incorporation of OSGeo-AustNZ
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> We haven't heard anything on this for quite some time, despite numerous
> requests for updates.
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> I'm assuming that nothing has been done.
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> I have made an appointment with an accountant / auditor on the 5th
> August to discuss incorporating OSGeo-AustNZ as a Not for Profit
> Organisation.
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> I'm aiming to get a better idea of annual costs before proceeding
> further.
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> I'll report back to the list before committing to anything.
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> If anyone has any specific questions that they would like addressed,
> please get them to me ASAP.
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> Bruce Bannerman
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