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== Venue / Timing ==
 
== Venue / Timing ==
 
* @FOSS4G2011, Friday September 16th, 4pm to 5pm, Grand Ballroom
 
* @FOSS4G2011, Friday September 16th, 4pm to 5pm, Grand Ballroom
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo includes brief presentations and open floor discussions for all OSGeo members, and visitors, to participate in. Attend to discuss OSGeo's direction in the upcoming years, meet your Board of Directors, and continue networking.
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The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody. Due to the very limited schedule and many important topics that will be presented there will not be much time for discussion on the floor but hopes are high that many of the ideas coming up during the AGM will be discussed on their respective lists in the coming weeks and months.  
 
 
== Schedule ==
 
 
 
(the entire schedule is flexible, please edit and add items)
 
  
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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. This list will be closed on the 12th (one week from now) to be orderd and cleaned out. Please come to the OSGeo booth in the exhibition area after this to get final instructions, upload your slides (if you need any) and get acquainted with the moderator.
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| 20 min
 
| State of OSGeo Reports
 
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| 30 min
 
| Board Panel / Open Q&A from floor
 
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=== State of OSGeo ===
 
* Current state, financial report, future direction/approach, membership report
 
* Goals for 2011, priorities, funding plans
 
  
=== Board Panel / Open Q&A from floor ===
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=== Open Q&A from OSGeo Members (and anybody interested) ===
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''Due to time constraints this section has been removed from the AGM. Please feel free to come to the OSGeo booth and get your questions answered there - or give input for further dialog. If you cannot come in person or think your point is of broader interst, then please feel free to add your questions here:
  
This will be for some open discussion or questions for the OSGeo Board of Directors.  There will be time for questions/discussion from the floor but time is going to be tight so discussion needs to be focused.
 
 
# Membership ideas and status
 
# Membership ideas and status
 
# Fundraising goals and methods
 
# Fundraising goals and methods
 
# Other events that OSGeo should exhibit at or otherwise have representation
 
# Other events that OSGeo should exhibit at or otherwise have representation
 
# Whether to pursue OSGeo- or chapter-sponsored regional conferences
 
# Whether to pursue OSGeo- or chapter-sponsored regional conferences
# Put your ideas here....
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# ''Put your ideas here...''
  
  
 
[[Category:Events]]
 
[[Category:Events]]
 
[[Category: FOSS4G2011]]
 
[[Category: FOSS4G2011]]

Revision as of 02:52, 5 September 2011

Venue / Timing

  • @FOSS4G2011, Friday September 16th, 4pm to 5pm, Grand Ballroom
  • 1 hour long

Description

The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody. Due to the very limited schedule and many important topics that will be presented there will not be much time for discussion on the floor but hopes are high that many of the ideas coming up during the AGM will be discussed on their respective lists in the coming weeks and months.

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. This list will be closed on the 12th (one week from now) to be orderd and cleaned out. Please come to the OSGeo booth in the exhibition area after this to get final instructions, upload your slides (if you need any) and get acquainted with the moderator.


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

Due to time constraints this section has been removed from the AGM. Please feel free to come to the OSGeo booth and get your questions answered there - or give input for further dialog. If you cannot come in person or think your point is of broader interst, then please feel free to add your questions here:

  1. Membership ideas and status
  2. Fundraising goals and methods
  3. Other events that OSGeo should exhibit at or otherwise have representation
  4. Whether to pursue OSGeo- or chapter-sponsored regional conferences
  5. Put your ideas here...