[OSGeo BC] OSGeo BC - Renewed Call for Action and Participation

[Kyle, Martin]

Thanks Dave:

We'll be happy to add that item to the agenda. Seeing as you will not be
able to participate, feel free to send me any specifics about the agenda
item. 

I think we will look very briefly (e.g. 5-10 minutes) at the procedure
for announcing a meeting, getting involvement coordinated, and how to
handle contingencies; we will document that and post them to the
wiki...so if you have any ideas pass them along either to the list or to
myself.

Any other chapter business agenda items from anyone? We will try to keep
all the chapter formalities to 20 minutes unless there is a burning
need. After all, we probably just want the pizza, a couple presentations
that might improve how we do our work and an isolated LAN ;-)

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: osgeo-bc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:osgeo-bc-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Dave Patton
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:16 AM
To: OSGeo Local Chapter, British Columbia, Canada
Subject: Re: [OSGeo BC] OSGeo BC - Renewed Call for Action and
Participation

On 2008/06/19 10:06 PM, Bottoni, Max wrote:
> Hello, 
>  
> The response was loud that the proposed date at the end of June was
not
> going to work.  Based on Tyler's suggestion, we'd like to try and move
> the meeting to the week of July 21 - 25.  
>  
> The new tentative date is Tuesday July 22 between 1730-1930.  
>  
> We can meet at the Sierra offices for Pizza and talks or if there is a
> preference for meeting a local restaurant for a less formal chat that
is
> fine as well. 
>  
> Again, could you please let us know by July 15 so that we can make
> appropriate preparations for rooms, food or reservations.

I will not be there, and will not be in Victoria either.

If it turns out to be an official chapter meeting,
then I'd like the following to be on the agenda.

When the meeting was postponed in February:
"OSGeo BC Chapter meeting **postponed to next fiscal**"
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/osgeo-bc/2008-February/thread.html
I said:
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This needs to be on the agenda for the next chapter meeting.

I disagree with the notion that meetings can be postponed
without discussion and voting by chapter members (unless
of course the chapter membership votes to confer that
capability to the chapter's executive).
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I received a private email that agreed that it should
be discussed at the next meeting, and a similar sentiment
was expressed in conversations with two other members.

-- 
Dave Patton
CIS Canadian Information Systems
Victoria, B.C.

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