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# Membership discussion: face2face continuation of the thread on the discuss list [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/ OSGeo-Discuss] 2015 Charter Member elections ([https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/014412.html here]! and [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-July/014421.html here] etc) | # Membership discussion: face2face continuation of the thread on the discuss list [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/ OSGeo-Discuss] 2015 Charter Member elections ([https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/014412.html here]! and [https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-July/014421.html here] etc) | ||
# Planning of activities and goals for the industry workgroup (in relation with OSGeo Europe?) | # Planning of activities and goals for the industry workgroup (in relation with OSGeo Europe?) | ||
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| + | == Minutes of BOF meeting == | ||
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| + | # question from Dirk: do we need an OSGeo Europe entity? | ||
| + | ## another org helps to act as legal entity to deal with more local projects | ||
| + | ## lobby in Europe specifically | ||
| + | ## Helena: how does this relate to OSGeo? | ||
| + | ## Maxi: there are already other OSGeo local chapters as legal entities | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 16 July 2015
Agenda:
- A European legal entity representing OSGeo
- SWOT Analysis concerning the foundation of an European legal structure
- mission of a future OSGeo Europe
- Membership discussion: face2face continuation of the thread on the discuss list OSGeo-Discuss 2015 Charter Member elections (here! and here etc)
- Planning of activities and goals for the industry workgroup (in relation with OSGeo Europe?)
Minutes of BOF meeting
- question from Dirk: do we need an OSGeo Europe entity?
- another org helps to act as legal entity to deal with more local projects
- lobby in Europe specifically
- Helena: how does this relate to OSGeo?
- Maxi: there are already other OSGeo local chapters as legal entities
Description
OSGeo legal structure
I think it is important to create a European legal structure representing OSGeo in Europe, to be able to speak as one voice, and as a legal entity representing OSGeo values to the EU Administration, industry and R&D institutions. OSGeo Europe should give support to OSGeo in lobbying European Union Institutions (Commission, Parliament, etc) related to specific EU-Themes (INSPIRE, H2020, Procurement policy, ...) It can act as an entity to manage H2020 projects, etc... (from the preconference meeting of Geo4All on Tuesday July 14, Como): Osgeo could play a role in encouraging and should be issued by OSGeo. Also here OSGeo-EU legal structure can play a role for Europe.
Planning of activities and goals of the [industry] workgroup
I believe in eco-systems. A system where all the entities are acting in an equal important role in a whole system. Wednesday July 15, I have a presentation: " HOW OPEN SOURCE AND INSPIRE CAN BE USED AS A TACTICAL WEAPON FOR ECONOMICAL GROWTH IN EUROPE" where I want to start a discussion about using open source and open source licenses to support an ecosystem and get more impact as a network of SME's. I think openness to other parts of the eco-system is very important. Bring the different stakeholders together.
The membership discussion.
It is a yearly returning topic about the elections of the charter members and the board. Should there be a membership fee, and/or should we have charter members, where it is not clear that we have a charter. During this topic we have the chance to discuss face2face about this theme.