<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Richard Welty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rwelty@averillpark.net" target="_blank">rwelty@averillpark.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 1/16/13 9:05 AM, Richard Welty wrote:<br>
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it may be that the agreement doesn't need to talk about what the chapters<br>
and OSMF do for each other, but it would be nice to see some discussion<br>
about what such things might be, whether they're incorporated into the<br>
agreement or not.<br>
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having brought it up, i'll now throw a few things out there:<br>
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1) permission to organize SOTM <locale> conferences in their <locale>, with<br>
support from OSMF as needed/desired<br>
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2) permission to run servers that provide various OSM related functions<br>
for their <locale>, again with support from OSMF as needed/desired<br>
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3) permission to support mapping in adjacent locales that don't have their<br>
own chapters yet (e.g., US support for Canadian mappers until the Canadians<br>
decide they want to form their own chapter.)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Here a few topics I can remember that they came up:</div><div><br></div><div>- Shall local chapters collect funding on behalf of OSMF?</div>
<div>- Shall local chapters play some role in OSMF (ie. voting rights)</div><div>- Are local chapter memberships independent from OSMF memberships?</div><div>- Can OSMF give financial support to local chapters (ie. developing countries)</div>
<div>- Must local chapters represent a country? What about languages?</div><div>... I think I forgot many ...</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking for OSMF Japan the reason to establish a local chapter was to have a legal entity to be able to receive data donations (ie. Yahoo!Japan) and sponsorship/funding (you need a bank account), and to be able to sign contracts (SotM). </div>
<div>In many countries it's necessary to have a local contact. OSMF Japan receives frequently emails from local media, that probably wouldn't contact an international (English speaking) organization.</div><div><br>
</div><div>Currently we don't need more than being allowed to use the OSM logo and name, but having the brand to be an "official local chapter" sounds good, no? ;-)</div><div>I think that local chapters are more effective in promoting OSM (especially in non-English speaking countries). Maybe OSMF could help that local chapters (or some representatives of local chapters) coordinate in some way and support each other. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Daniel</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- </div></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">Georepublic UG & Georepublic Japan<br>
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