<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Sebastian, the question of the available pool of volunteers is a great question. I feel in the short term, we have sufficient levels of volunteerism and enthusiasm to get it started, but will need to work on growing the pool to make it sustainable. <br></div><div><br></div><div>We will need new people getting involved every year. The FOSS4G SotM Oceania conference will be one way to draw in fresh energy, but there are other branches of this community, such as these mailing lists and other events, that can also give people the chance to get involved. Setting up OSGeo and OSMF local chapters will hopefully be a step in the right direction, and operating transparently will be important to make sure people can see opportunities to contribute where they have specific interests and skills.</div><div><br></div><div>For the purposes of setting up an entity - we probably need a core group of at least ~6 active people to fulfil the executive/director roles and provide sufficient oversight. The annual conference requires a committee of something like 5-15 people (it's only the 2nd time around so we're learning as we go), and there could be additional subcommittees depending on people's initiative & interest.</div><div><br></div><div>IMHO it's the more, the merrier, and the sky is the limit. I think we can keep this alive with a relatively small group, but the point is to get people involved and engaged, and collaborating to make things happen, so I hope we can grow a large pool of contributors.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway - good question, the answer is 'we will see' but I'm optimistic! This community has a bright future.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>John<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 05:41, Sebastian Spiess <<a href="mailto:mapping@consebt.de">mapping@consebt.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix">Hi all,</div>
<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix">I do welcome the initiative to put OSM
and OSGEO interested people onto a more solid foundation.
Personally I hope this can be a starting point for more
face-2-face interactions and engagement.<br>
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<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix"> I did read through your proposal and I
see no issues with Option2 as suggested as favourable.</div>
<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix">For all options there is the need for
several people to fill positions with varying degrees of
liability. Do you have an understanding how big the pool of active
volunteers is and how many would be required for Option 2?</div>
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<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix">Cheers,</div>
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<div class="gmail-m_-377464291218185076moz-cite-prefix">On 18/3/19 8:01 pm, John Bryant wrote:<br>
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<div>As promised, following on the heels of the successful <a href="https://foss4g-oceania.org/" target="_blank">FOSS4G
SotM Oceania conference</a> in November 2018, we have
embarked on a journey to lay down a strong foundation for the
growth of this community. In addition to planning a new
instance of the conference in Wellington, New Zealand, for
November 2019, we are also doing significant ground work on
establishing a not-for-profit that can manage funds, enter
into agreements, and act as a local chapter of OSGeo and OSMF.</div>
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<div>We have developed a recommendation for an initial path
forward, and we'd like you, the community, to provide your
feedback. If you have experience or knowledge here, and can
provide insight, or wish to contribute your thoughts, please
chime in. Your comments are most welcome, and can be provided
by responding to this email, or by commenting in the Google
Doc.<br>
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<div>The draft recommendation is attached as a PDF, and a live
Google Doc version is linked <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LCoaNY9xACkpE_E1pTn3pGkNV41rqmoK5QkKl2FAfwY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. We will take input until
the end of next week (29 March). At that point, we'll make
adjustments where warranted, and hopefully be in a position to
raise a motion to the OSGeo Oceania board to accept the
recommendation, and begin the process.</div>
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<div>If this is all new to you, and you're wondering what the
heck OSGeo Oceania even is, please check out <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania" target="_blank">this basic wiki page</a> that will
give you a bit of background. We'll be fleshing this out in
the coming months, but I hope it gives you enough of an idea.
We will certainly be aiming to increase our outreach, and get
people involved from across the region.<br>
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<div>Any questions, please ask!</div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
<div>John Bryant</div>
<div>on behalf of OSGeo Oceania<br>
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