[Aust-NZ] meetups or other activates for the new year?

[Cameron Shorter]

Right, so osgeo aust-nz would change from unofficial to official in the 
eyes of osgeo. I see very little benefit from that. I don't think we 
will attract any more osgeo converts from such a title. (If we need an 
official title, we can always call upon the greater OSGeo organisation).

However, I do see a large drain on volunteer time. As soon as we require 
money to run, we need to worry about chasing people or organisations for 
membership fees, which is an unpleasant task which sucks up lots of 
valuable volunteer times.

On 05/01/12 11:06, Jody Garnett wrote:
> The benefit would be an OSGeo local chapter; right now we have not 
> "formed" as I understand it and are still listed as under construction 
> on the OSGeo wiki.
>
> While I don't mind speaking as a OSGeo charter member at functions; it 
> would be nice to have a local chapter in the region.
>
> My understanding is that OSGeo seems to be taking a real turn for 
> getting out of the way and letting local chapters do the work. I 
> expect the  formation of a "north american" local chapter to be the 
> final step in this process.
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On Wednesday, 4 January 2012 at 6:14 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
>> On 03/01/12 13:12, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>> Where did we get to on this Aust-NZ local chapter stuff? As I recall
>>> we still need to register as a non profit; have a meeting with
>>> minuets, and set up a back account. Pretty sure that should be in
>>> reverse order.
>>
>> Before registering, setting up accounts etc, I question what value we
>> gain by setting up such official structures.
>>
>> Registering, collecting minutes, running a bank account all suck a large
>> amount of volunteer time, with no net gain.
>>
>> I see our primary goals being the promotion of OSGeo values in a local
>> context - like the meetups you mentioned. This can be achieved without a
>> bank account.
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