[Aust-NZ] Fwd: OSGeo Annual General Meeting - Local Chapters please join

Tue Aug 7 23:55:07 PDT 2018

We could also do a BoF in Dar. I’m at the Chelsea hotel - bit further from
the venue, but really not far.

On 8 August 2018 at 13:35, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry Brent, we were referring to after the FOSS4G SotM Oceania in
> November.
>
> Some of us are meeting up on Tuesday night in Dar, if you want to join us?
>
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 12:48 Brent Wood <pcreso at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> +1 to Aus/NZ BOF at FOSS4G 2018
>>
>> I'm booked at Ramada Encore... where are other Australasians staying?
>> Brent
>>
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>> *From:* Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com>
>> *To:* adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* "aust-nz at lists.osgeo.org" <aust-nz at lists.osgeo.org>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 8, 2018 11:39 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Aust-NZ] Fwd: OSGeo Annual General Meeting - Local
>> Chapters please join
>>
>> Yeah, a meeting post-conference is probably a good idea. Perhaps on
>> Friday, after the heavy lifting is over.
>>
>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 09:23 adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> hey all
>>
>> I’ve also put myself down as an AustNZ representative in Tanzania.
>>
>> Immediate pros of formalising that I can see: independence, the ability
>> to run future conferences without needing a financial backer, clarity
>> around whos got what bucket of funding and why
>>
>> cons: liability and a lot of messing around if we want to remove
>> liability from individuals which run the chapter; lots of messing around in
>> case of collapse
>>
>> *note this is my somewhat limited view, and may inadvertently be
>> repeating many years of previous dscussion
>>
>> I’m on the steering committee for Earth Observation Australia - I’ll
>> happily pass on lessons learned as that community interest group moves
>> toward a formal legal entity.
>>
>> …and I’m certain that others in this group have plenty of experience
>> wrangling the setup of not-for-profit organisations. Bruce and Cameron have
>> likely discussed this to death, back to zombie status, perhaps a glimmer of
>> life and into hibernation.. where we come in :D
>>
>> What about we organise a BoF in November and discuss - post-Tanzania and
>> perhaps with some answers to questions, especially around liabilities.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8 August 2018 at 08:04, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I agree with Daniel. We have a really strong committee working on FOSS4G
>> SotM Oceania, and I would love at the very least for that to continue, with
>> different chairs/chair next year, and for there to be another conference
>> organised in 2019. I'll certainly help on the next committee.
>>
>> Regarding formalisation, we need to look at it carefully. Yes, there's
>> potential liability and a fair bit of overhead in setting it all up, but
>> it's work looking at still, even if it does turn out to be too hard for now.
>>
>> Regarding the AustNZ chapter, I'll be in Tanzania and would be happy to
>> represent, but if that's inappropriate, then I'm happy to step aside.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 at 19:22 Daniel Silk <dsilk at linz.govt.nz> wrote:
>>
>> > On 7 Aug 2018, at 19:56, Bruce Bannerman <bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.
>> com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I don’t see the need to establish another local chapter for AustNZ.
>> >
>> > We already have one. Let’s just start using it.
>>
>>
>> I don't think anyone is suggesting establishing a competing local
>> chapter.. simply revisiting what "using it" actually means.
>>
>> There is a lot of energy and enthusiasm behind the FOSS4G SotM Oceania
>> event in Melbourne. If we just pull together a conference committee every
>> year to continue to organise this event, and that's it, then I think that's
>> great.
>>
>> However the conference does provide an opportunity to discuss the way
>> forward and just how structured or unstructured we should be about it. I'm
>> sure there are plenty of great ideas out there on how we can continue the
>> momentum throughout our region.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Daniel
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