Difference between revisions of "Local Chapters"

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''This page documents the current dicsussion and has not yet been approved as official OSGeo policy! Reality has taken over, so please populate and continue to develop this page as best you can. Holler at the board if you need anything''
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''This page lists all sites and acitivities regarding OSGeo in other languages and with regional focus. Please check the [[Local Chapter Guidelines]] to find out how to become an official OSGeo Local Chapter.''
  
Local Chapters are operated in their correponding native language. As such they will be the starting point for many people and should therefore be officially sanctioned by the OSGeo board, based on [[Local Chapter Guidelines]]. At least one representative of the local chapter should be (must be) member of the OSGeo Foundation. This member will produce a monthly (weekly, quarternary) report in English language to the OSGeo board highlighting progress and potential difficulties.  
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== Local Chapter Initiatives ==
 
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Local Chapters are operated in their corresponding native language. At least one representative of the local chapter must be member of the OSGeo Foundation and should produce a monthly report in English language to the OSGeo board highlighting progress and potential difficulties.  
== Proposed Local Chapters ==
 
''The following list is just an initial proposal focusing on '''language''' issues. The whole idea of the Local Chapters might still work out to be completely different - so this is just starting a discussion. Use the discussion of this page and [[Local Chapter Guidelines]] to elaborate''
 
  
 
* [[Africa]]
 
* [[Africa]]
 
* [[Brasil]]: Just trying to get the users moving, maybe later we could create a proper entity to act as an OSGeo embassy.
 
* [[Brasil]]: Just trying to get the users moving, maybe later we could create a proper entity to act as an OSGeo embassy.
* [[Deutsch]]
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* [[Deutsch]]  
 
* [[Indonesia]]
 
* [[Indonesia]]
 
* [[Italiano]]
 
* [[Italiano]]
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* [[India]]
 
* [[India]]
 
* [[Thailand]]
 
* [[Thailand]]
 
 
* Canada: [[Ottawa Chapter]]
 
* Canada: [[Ottawa Chapter]]
  

Revision as of 23:24, 9 August 2006

This page lists all sites and acitivities regarding OSGeo in other languages and with regional focus. Please check the Local Chapter Guidelines to find out how to become an official OSGeo Local Chapter.

Local Chapter Initiatives

Local Chapters are operated in their corresponding native language. At least one representative of the local chapter must be member of the OSGeo Foundation and should produce a monthly report in English language to the OSGeo board highlighting progress and potential difficulties.

See also