I can host the new website and mailing list for free. -- IV
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:43:39 +0800
Molly Cheah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am happy to annouce that the transfer of the domain name oshca.org
>from Brian had been completed. Brian is in the process of creating
>and signing a document disclaiming rights to the OSHCA trademark.
>Thank you Brian for these initiatives.
>
> I understand that Brian will also make a decision with regards to
>the fate of the openhealth lists on Minoru and Yahoo by this weekend.
>I'll leave that to Brian to make that annoucement.
>
> As for the status of OSHCA, the protem committee members (volunteers
>expressed on the list as well as those agreed to serve when
>requested) are as follows:
> Joseph dal Molin (Canada/US)
> Adrian Midgley (UK/Europe)
> Thomas Beale (Australia/Pacific islands)
> Nandalal Gunaratne (Sri Lanka/Asia)
> Molly Cheah (Malaysia/Asia)
>
> I hope to keep the protem committee small for quick decision making
>but hope to add 2 more names, preferably from South America and
>Africa/Middle East by the time we submit the incorporation documents
>for registration. Please volunteer. These numbers and representation
>structure can change after incorporation if members wish so. I don't
>know how much discussion should go into the incorporation process or
>how much time should be alotted. My proposed timeline for completion
>of incorporation is 3 months from 15th April 2006 - tentative date
>for submission of papers. We should have OSHCA ressurrected by 15th
>July 2006, barring unforseen circumstances. Here are my assumptions
>in order to realise this initiative:
> 1. Provisions in the constitution/M&A of OSHCA is a living document
>and can be changed by members' majority wishes. For purpose of
>incorporation, we will take into consideration past discussions
>(2002-2004) and make the provisions as general and flexible as
>possible to meet incorporation requirements.
> 2. There is no objection to incorporate ina developing country like
>Malaysia. There will be provisions for setting up geographical
>sections/branches etc with as much de-centralization as possible.
> 3.The Vision, Mission Statements, Principles and Activities as
>discussed earlier this year will be included in the incorporation
>papers. Any suggestion of changes posted on the Yahoo list by 15th
>April will be taken into consideration by the protem committee for
>incorporation. Procedures will be provided for amendments to be made
>after incorporation.
> 4. Elections for new committee members can take place immediately
>after incorporation. Provision will be made for the protem committee
>to stay on for a defined number of months to attend to "teething"
>issues that may arise.
> 5. The yahoo list will continue to discuss organising the 1st
>post-incorporation OSHCA meeting scheduled for later part of 2006 to
>kick-start/launch OSHCA. This may not be in the form of a full
>conference. I would like to see presentations of current status of
>open source healthcare solutions/applicaions. It should also provide
>the opportunity to include indepth discussions on planning for the
>future of OSHCA so that its resurrection becomes meaningful -
>reflecting more than just a community of open source enthusiasts in
>health care. If there are no other bidders, I plan to get funding to
>do this in Malaysia. Naturally it may be on a modest scale.
>
> Please feel free to propose ideas.The protem committee will work on
>an action plan and invite volunteers to help.
>
> Molly
>
>
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