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)
Description
The Annual General Meeting for OSGeo is open to everybody.
The goal is to:
- give an overall status of the organization\*
- financial report (formal 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.
Alternative format: - 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)
Lightning Reports / Talks
- Venka - president OSGeo - OSGeo status overview (formal requirement)
- Jachym - Secretary - Secretary's brief report (formal requirement)
- FOSSGIS e.V. - German language Local Chapter report by Arnulf Christl
- 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
- Incubation Report - Jody Garnett
- GeoTools Report - Jody Garnett
- GeoServer Report - Simone Giannecchini
- add your name and topic
Open Q&A from OSGeo Members (and anybody interested)
- add your name and question (or discussion topic)