[OSM-talk-be] Association/Veriniging OpenStreetMap Belgium ? (very soon ?)

[Benoit Coumont]

Hello,

I would be in favor for two associations, one in Wallonia and Brussels 
and one in Flanders and Brussels. In Wallonia, we need to give priority 
to this open door with the Region. It will be possible later to create a 
network linking belgian and europeans associations to work together in 
some domains. There is a strong regionalization of associations in 
Belgium, it's a reality and they are more efficient like that mainly for 
local activites, campaigns and lobbying as we imagine to do. Regions are 
not our only door, I know it's also possible to make good things with 
cities and districts. Sure, there are battles to win with IGN/NGI, but I 
think there are a lot of other things to do before that. I'm working in 
an ancient national environnemental association who has splitted in the 
80's in three regional association. Most of belgian associations have 
made the same observations and did the same. After several years of 
association living, we could think about that again. But for me, it 
would be a real mistake to assume this problem from the beginning. 
Personnaly, I don't speak dutch and I'm not sure to have the courage and 
the desire to participate in a meeting in english for a volonteer 
activity after a working day.

So I vote for regional entities with strong links established to keep 
contact and share our works. I see I'm alone to think like that for the 
moment. The democracy should win and I'll assume the choice of the 
community. But, personnaly, I wouldn't participate with the same energy 
in a too complex structure.

How we could manage this vote ? With a framadate.org survey yes or no ?

Benoit