Annual General Meeting 2017

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Description
The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody.

The goal is to:
 * give an overall status of the organization+
 * financial report+
 * informing the members of previous and future activities from committees and local chapters
 * discuss important issues and take decisions

+ These two are formal reports that make it an AGM

Format
The AGM itself will be a succession of lightning talks (presentations limited to three or four minutes) given by you in your role as Local Chapter representative, Chair of a committee, representative of a software project, OSGeo director or administrator or whatever else makes up OSGeo. If you feel like you have to say something please add yourself to the list.

Lightning Reports / Talks
OSGeo Foundation:
 * Helena - Vice - President, OSGeo - OSGeo status overview (formal requirement)
 * Jachym - Secretary - Secretary's brief report (formal requirement)
 * Mike - Treasurer - Treasure's brief report (formal requirement)
 * Vasile - 2017 elections
 * Release of new Website - Jeffrey Johnson: details to follow over course of meeting

Project Reports:


 * OSGeo Website for PSC members - Jeffrey Johnson: new user outreach, project content, working with service providers
 * GeoTools Report - Jody Garnett
 * GRASS GIS - Vaclav Petras
 * Add Project Names

Local chapters:


 * OSGeo Website for Local Chapters - Jeffrey Johnson: new user outreach, open source advocacy
 * OSGeo Korean Chapter Report by Sanghee
 * add your name and topic

Committees:


 * OSGeo Website for Committee Chairs - Jeffrey Johnson: new member outreach, working with partners
 * Marketing Committee - User:Marc Vloemans
 * Incubation Report - Jody Garnett
 * Code of Conduct Committee -
 * Conference Committee (?)
 * Finance Committee (?)
 * Geo for All -  Helena Mitasova
 * Open GeoScience Committee
 * Public Geospatial Data Committee (?)
 * System Administration Committee (SAC) (?)
 * UN Committee Report by Maria

Awards


 * Sol Katz Award

Board members attending in person: Helena Mitasova

Alternative format
Alternate format suggested, time permitting.


 * introduction from the board (budget, activities, etc.)
 * lighting talk from comm & chapters
 * questions and discussion with the board (with a call for questions before of the meeting)

Open Q&A from OSGeo Members (and anybody interested)

 * add your name and question (or discussion topic)