[talk-au] Local Chapter

[Ewen Hill]

Good morning,
    Perhaps a general clause in there to state that we strive to encourage
local determination and to assist and support in this process within the
bounds of the master agreement and to encourage all countries and regions
to be both proactive and representative and not to discriminate through
language, culture and distance.

    We don't know what the next decade will through us, both politically
and technically. Let's state that the organisation is all-encompassing and
work through the issues if and when they occur.

Ewen

Ewen

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 at 10:05, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:

> In situations where there isn't any existing representation currently, I
> would see an entity as helping generate that activity. If I was a new
> mapper/geospatial professional in any of those locations, I would feel more
> comfortable starting out knowing that there were existing
> networks/knowledge I could tap into/contribute to.
>
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 at 02:20, Sebastian S. <mapping at consebt.de> wrote:
>
>> What is the benefit of including these regions if there is no
>> representation? (Based in the assumption that no one will claim
>> representation)
>>
>> What about an opt in/out for these regions? If at a later point in time a
>> separate chapter wants to form they should be able to. Or maybe the general
>> view is that a larger chapter can achieve more for these smaller regions.
>> --
>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>
>> On 2 June 2019 11:29:19 am GMT+08:00, Graeme Fitzpatrick <
>> graemefitz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 at 20:08, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Re: geographic extent, one of the definitions we've been using for
>>>> other purposes (eg conference travel grants) is the UN geoscheme for
>>>> Oceania:
>>>>
>>>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Oceania
>>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting bit I just noticed off that map / list ...
>>>
>>> Sub-regions are A-NZ, Micro-, Mela- & Polynesia, none of which include
>>> Hawaii, but Honolulu is listed as one of the largest cities?
>>>
>>> I think we would definitely be stepping on toes if we tried to pinch
>>> Hawaii! :-) (although I don't know how Guam, New Caledonia etc would work -
>>> as mentioned, Oceania or US & France? I can see that there is a New
>>> Caledonia mailing list, but no separate list for Hawaii or any of the other
>>> Pacific nations.)
>>>
>>> But I personally agree that we need to reach out and canvass any local
>>>> communities that may exist, for their thoughts. We do have some reach via
>>>> existing OSGeo community, mailing lists, travel grant program, and other
>>>> networks.
>>>>
>>>> After putting in our best effort, if there are countries where there is
>>>> no feedback, are we in a position to form a regional chapter including
>>>> those countries, under the assumption that we aren't stepping on any toes?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I would think we'd be OK, as long as we can show that we've made the
>>> effort?
>>>
>>> & if, some years down the track, "Palau" (picking a name at random)
>>> wanted to form it's own chapter, I would think we would then offer them
>>> every assistance possible :-)
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Graeme
>>>
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Warm Regards

Ewen Hill
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