I think also that an asbl / vzw is a good thing for OSM in belgium. <br>We need to be more present with administrations ... i'm in contact with some of them like région wallonne .. but it's kind of day job.... :D<br>
unfortunately, i don't know anything in associations creation... so if i can give my help in anything... just ask :)<br><br>Brice Maron<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 09:45, Alain Empain <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alain@br.fgov.be">alain@br.fgov.be</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:36:59 +0200, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote<br>
<div class="im">> (repost as my address was apparently not the good one)<br>
><br>
> I think that in order to move forward, a Belgian chapter is indeed useful.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Hello Nicolas ;-)<br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
<br>
I agree that an official status is a very important aspect when dealing with<br>
administrations.<br>
I am not fond of administrative language, even in french, but I support your<br>
proposition of Chapter creation.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Alain<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
> I have already contacted some administrations (in Brussels to get the<br>
> URBIS data<br>
> (<a href="http://www.cirb.irisnet.be/site/fr/departements/services/urbis/" target="_blank">http://www.cirb.irisnet.be/site/fr/departements/services/urbis/</a>)<br>
> and in Wallonie, on top of Brice Maron efforts that we tried to<br>
> coordinate. (some thing that we must reactivate now after Sept 1) I<br>
> have been asked if I was an official representative, and I had<br>
> answered that no, I was not, but that anyone could help the project<br>
> move forward provided that the licence be respected, and that such a<br>
> national. But the licence change is such a move for many people that<br>
> it is difficult for them to adapt.<br>
><br>
> I hope that one bilingual association, with provisions for the German<br>
> language, will be enough knowing the state and difficulties that we<br>
> live in ;-(<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.ages.be/telechargement/creation_asbl.pdf" target="_blank">www.ages.be/telechargement/creation_asbl.pdf</a> contains the minimal requirements<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Nicolas<br>
> --<br>
> Nicolas Pettiaux<br>
><br>
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