[OSGeo Oceania] OSGeo Oceania as a not-for-profit entity? Your feedback, please

[John Bryant]

Hi Bruce, we're hoping to wrap up this comment period on the 29th, it would
be good to take your comments into account before we embark on a course of
action if possible.

Can you be a bit more specific about which email you're referring to (or
does someone else perhaps know)? Alternatively are you able to provide a
summary here?

In any case, we will of course always be open to discussion on the
direction of this organisation!

Cheers
John

On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 18:13, Bruce Bannerman <
bruce.bannerman.osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I’m currently travelling through Outback Australia with severely limited
> Internet access.
>
> I intend making comments, but will not be able to do so until early April,
> after I return.
>
> For starters, see my earlier email on liability on the AustNZ list several
> months ago.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bruce
>
> On 18 Mar 2019, at 19:31, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> As promised, following on the heels of the successful FOSS4G SotM Oceania
> conference <https://foss4g-oceania.org/> in November 2018, we have
> embarked on a journey to lay down a strong foundation for the growth of
> this community. In addition to planning a new instance of the conference in
> Wellington, New Zealand, for November 2019, we are also doing significant
> ground work on establishing a not-for-profit that can manage funds, enter
> into agreements, and act as a local chapter of OSGeo and OSMF.
>
> We have developed a recommendation for an initial path forward, and we'd
> like you, the community, to provide your feedback. If you have experience
> or knowledge here, and can provide insight, or wish to contribute your
> thoughts, please chime in. Your comments are most welcome, and can be
> provided by responding to this email, or by commenting in the Google Doc.
>
> The draft recommendation is attached as a PDF, and a live Google Doc
> version is linked here
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LCoaNY9xACkpE_E1pTn3pGkNV41rqmoK5QkKl2FAfwY/edit?usp=sharing>.
> We will take input until the end of next week (29 March). At that point,
> we'll make adjustments where warranted, and hopefully be in a position to
> raise a motion to the OSGeo Oceania board to accept the recommendation, and
> begin the process.
>
> If this is all new to you, and you're wondering what the heck OSGeo
> Oceania even is, please check out this basic wiki page
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania> that will give you a bit of
> background. We'll be fleshing this out in the coming months, but I hope it
> gives you enough of an idea. We will certainly be aiming to increase our
> outreach, and get people involved from across the region.
>
> Any questions, please ask!
>
> Cheers
> John Bryant
> on behalf of OSGeo Oceania
>
> <Proposal for Entity Structure.pdf>
>
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