Oceania

Organisation
OSGeo Oceania is governed and managed by a Board of Directors (the board). The board can delegate responsibilities to sub-committees as needed.

Its purpose is to foster the growth of the geospatial open source & open data community in the Oceania region, including the oversight and stewardship of a FOSS4G & SotM Conference series.

Terms of Reference
The OSGeo Oceania Terms of Reference, ratified on 2018-12-17.

Board of Directors
The inaugural board consists of the following directors:


 * Adam Steer - OSGeo Charter Member - OSGeo Marketing Committee
 * Alex Leith - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member
 * Andrew Harvey
 * Cameron Shorter - OSGeo Charter Member - OSGeo Marketing Committee
 * Daniel Silk
 * Edoardo Neerhut
 * Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary
 * John Bryant - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member
 * Jonah Sullivan
 * Kerry Smyth
 * Martin Tomko
 * Trisha Moriarty

Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the board are to:
 * govern and manage OSGeo Oceania, with regard to finance, risk, and sustainability of the organisation
 * provide oversight of the conference committee, and ongoing stewardship of the conference series
 * coordinate other related outreach activities, including local FOSS4G and State of the Map events
 * maintain a relationship with OSGeo and the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and maintain OSGeo & OSMF chapters in good standing
 * hold accounts, domain names, and other administrative tools, data, and assets as needed
 * enter into agreements with other parties as needed.

In order to guide the organisation towards a mature state, in 2019 this board will aim to:
 * determine a process for recruiting and managing an appropriate general membership
 * determine a process for renewal of board membership, including accountability to the general membership, and clarify such items as term limits and staggering of terms
 * determine a process for inviting expressions of interest and selecting groups wishing to host the annual FOSS4G SotM Oceania event
 * determine and formalise an appropriate non-profit structure
 * submit an official expression of interest to the OSGeo board to form an OSGeo local chapter
 * apply to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board to form an OpenStreetMap local chapter.