Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination: Martin Landa)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 17.11.2011 03:54, Daniel Morissette wrote: On 11-11-16 09:36 PM, Helena Mitasova wrote: I would like to express my support for Martin's nomination. [...] ... so he would be great to have on the conference and education committees. Nothing against Martin's nomination, but I wanted to point out the fact that it is not a requirement to be a charter member to participate on any of OSGeo's committees AFAIK. Good point. Let's reiterate, just to make sure: Everybody is free to participate anywhere in OSGeo. This includes committee work, conference organization, Web site, Marketing, founding Local Chapters, managing OSGeo presence at events and so on. This is where the real life happens. And if you are chair of a committee (meaning that you were elected by peers because of your good work ) you automatically become a vice president of OSGeo. http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/board_and_officers.html OSGeo Charter Members only nominate and elect the board of directors. This happens once a year. In the rare case that OSGeo needs to change it's bylaws we also need to go through he Charter Membership. This is not to belittle the Charter Membership but just to make sure that this is not a barrier to any activity in OSGeo. Cheers, Arnulf - -- Exploring Space, Time and Mind http://arnulf.us -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7FOcIACgkQXmFKW+BJ1b1o8ACfREjeX+TyqVRNBoVhlam9Odcz VIAAn1e7277DaEetEXlx138tRKnDFwwF =/CYm -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination: Martin Landa)
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Razy Kased kas...@gmail.com wrote: Where can I learn more about each of the committees or other ways to participate? Razy, There is a list of committees in the second box on the wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Main_Page * Board of Directors * Conference Committee * Education and Curriculum Committee * Finance Committee * Incubation Committee * Marketing Committee * Project Steering Committees * Public Geospatial Data Committee * System Administration Committee (SAC) * Website Committee - Current WebCom tasks Of these I know that the Education, Marketing, Public Geodata, SAC and Website committees are all looking for volunteers and in some cases no specific experience is needed. Of course, the various projects also need help in various ways, so if you are interested in, or using some of the software then look into getting involved there. Join the mailing lists, file bugs, fix bugs, write docs, write code, answer questions on the list, etc. Best regards, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmer...@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Software Developer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination: Martin Landa)
Razy, I also meant to emphasize that the local chapters are also always looking for keen volunteers to give presentations, organize events and lead/support local initiatives of various sorts. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters Best regards, On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Frank Warmerdam warmer...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Razy Kased kas...@gmail.com wrote: Where can I learn more about each of the committees or other ways to participate? Razy, There is a list of committees in the second box on the wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Main_Page * Board of Directors * Conference Committee * Education and Curriculum Committee * Finance Committee * Incubation Committee * Marketing Committee * Project Steering Committees * Public Geospatial Data Committee * System Administration Committee (SAC) * Website Committee - Current WebCom tasks Of these I know that the Education, Marketing, Public Geodata, SAC and Website committees are all looking for volunteers and in some cases no specific experience is needed. Of course, the various projects also need help in various ways, so if you are interested in, or using some of the software then look into getting involved there. Join the mailing lists, file bugs, fix bugs, write docs, write code, answer questions on the list, etc. Best regards, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmer...@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Software Developer -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmer...@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Software Developer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination: Martin Landa)
This page is a little more up to date. It includes Cascadia, New Mexico, and Twin Cities (MN). http://www.osgeo.org/content/chapters/index.html David. From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Razy Kased Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:29 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: Participation in OSGeo (was: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination: Martin Landa) Thanks Frank, I appreciate the response, looking at the list I would be interest in the Education Committee, I'll join their mailing list first and get familiar with their network. Also, I was looking at the local chapters, I'm in the United States in New York, is their no local chapter here? Just in California (Based on the link) On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Frank Warmerdam warmer...@pobox.commailto:warmer...@pobox.com wrote: Razy, I also meant to emphasize that the local chapters are also always looking for keen volunteers to give presentations, organize events and lead/support local initiatives of various sorts. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Local_Chapters Best regards, On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Frank Warmerdam warmer...@pobox.commailto:warmer...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Razy Kased kas...@gmail.commailto:kas...@gmail.com wrote: Where can I learn more about each of the committees or other ways to participate? Razy, There is a list of committees in the second box on the wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Main_Page * Board of Directors * Conference Committee * Education and Curriculum Committee * Finance Committee * Incubation Committee * Marketing Committee * Project Steering Committees * Public Geospatial Data Committee * System Administration Committee (SAC) * Website Committee - Current WebCom tasks Of these I know that the Education, Marketing, Public Geodata, SAC and Website committees are all looking for volunteers and in some cases no specific experience is needed. Of course, the various projects also need help in various ways, so if you are interested in, or using some of the software then look into getting involved there. Join the mailing lists, file bugs, fix bugs, write docs, write code, answer questions on the list, etc. Best regards, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmer...@pobox.commailto:warmer...@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdamhttp://pobox.com/%7Ewarmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| Geospatial Software Developer -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmer...@pobox.commailto:warmer...@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdamhttp://pobox.com/%7Ewarmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| Geospatial Software Developer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.orgmailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
