Annual General Meeting 2016

Venue / Timing

 * WHEN: Thursday 25 August, from 17:30-18:30
 * WHERE: in the plenary Chamber, after the last session and before departure to the Gala dinner, during FOSS4G Bonn
 * DURATION: 1 hour (can go later if necessary) (update: meeting ends promptly at 18:30 to allow attendance of gala event)

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
foundation:
 * Venkatesh Raghavan President, OSGeo - OSGeo status overview (formal requirement)
 * Jachym - Secretary - Secretary's brief report (formal requirement)
 * Mike - Treasurer - Treasure's brief report (formal requirement)
 * Vasile Crăciunescu - 2016 elections

project officers:
 * GeoTools Report - Jody Garnett
 * GeoServer Report - Simone Giannecchini
 * istSOS Report - Milan Antonovic

local chapters:
 * FOSSGIS e.V. - German language Local Chapter report by Marco Lechner (President FOSSGIS e.V.)
 * Europe - Chapter in formation report by Dirkf
 * OSGeo Korean Chapter Report by Sanghee
 * OSGeo Finland Report by Kari_Salovaara
 * OSGeo Czech republic Report by Jachym Cepicky
 * OSGeo Dutch Language Chapter Report by Gert-Jan_van_der_Weijden
 * OSGeo Japan Chapter Report by Toru Mori
 * OSGeo Romanian Chapter Report by Codrina Ilie
 * OSGeo Italian Chapter Report by Luca Delucchi
 * add your name and topic

committees:
 * Incubation Report - Jody Garnett
 * Code of Conduct Committee -  Steven Feldman
 * Conference Committee (?)
 * Finance Committee (?)
 * Geo for All - Venkatesh Raghavan
 * Marketing Committee Marc Vloemans
 * Open GeoScience Committee (Maxi or Peter)
 * Public Geospatial Data Committee (?)
 * System Administration Committee (SAC) (?)
 * UN Committee Massimiliano Cannata
 * Website Committee (?)

This event ends *promptly* to allow attendees to walk to the gala event!

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)