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and might never get past that level if there is no need. | and might never get past that level if there is no need. | ||
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| − | + | Some local chapters that are essentially very local "social and support" groups. | |
| − | + | For instance the mooted (what is mooted?) "OSGeo Ottawa Chapter". | |
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Such chapters would be focused around a local group that meets regularly | Such chapters would be focused around a local group that meets regularly | ||
as opposed to a "language or national" based group that might not actually | as opposed to a "language or national" based group that might not actually | ||
Revision as of 07:07, 5 June 2006
Review
As posted by FrankW to International-Discuss and the board list. Please send all major edits on this page also to mailto:international-discuss@osgeo.org.
Concerns and Sggestions
- Local chapter does not need to have a voting member of OSGeo involved
Suggestion to have 2-3 "levels" of chapter.
Level one
- does not need to have any "official" existance
- mailing list
- wiki pages
- Category
- Working Group
- Interest Group
Level two
- Official existance
- reports to the board
- no OSGeo funding or management
- mailing list
- wiki pages
- web pages
- Documents directory
- SVN(?)
- Category
- Project
Level three
- Official Organization in the country where it is formed
- own chapter board
- no OSGeo oversight of finances
- bank account
- funding and management
- local conferences
Groups working on building some momentum to form a chapter (level 1) might start in category 1,
and might never get past that level if there is no need.
General Guidelines
Some local chapters that are essentially very local "social and support" groups. For instance the mooted (what is mooted?) "OSGeo Ottawa Chapter".
Such chapters would be focused around a local group that meets regularly as opposed to a "language or national" based group that might not actually meet in person frequently.
4) Generally I think OSGeo needs to ensure that local chapters are
behaving in a manner congruent with the OSGeo mission, and not otherwise bringing the foundation into disrepute, but beyond that we shouldn't need to interfere much.
I do like the idea of language based chapters acting as an advocate for translation into their language.