Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Local-chapters] Legal entities for Local Chapters

2015-03-22 Thread Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl
-chapters] [OSGeo-Discuss] Legal entities for Local Chapters In Portugal we felt the need to create one, for one thing, to be able to handle payments and receipts for events we organize. It also gives us some credibility as a group when talking to companies and government (when we ask

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Local-chapters] Legal entities for Local Chapters

2015-03-19 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Just noting: in Czech ve formed formal legal entity, when we've found out, that having beer together is not enough. It has been recognized by local organisations, goverment and copanies.. You form legal entity when you think, it makes sense and it does not have to consume much time as you might

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Local-chapters] Legal entities for Local Chapters

2015-03-19 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Ups, wrong address, sorry J On Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 10:57 MarĂ­a Arias de Reyna delawen+os...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Jachym Cepicky secret...@osgeo.org wrote: You form legal entity when you think, it makes sense and it does not have to consume much time as you