On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote:
I'd recommend setting up the draft bylaws prior to making the decision of
where to incorporate. How we want to run the organization will help
determine where (and whether) to incorporate.
Right, as otherwise the locality dictates
Thanks to Bill for his previous post.
I was going to also point out what he mentions here and was in the other
article he linked to - lawyers I have talked to (albeit a small sample) seem
to recommend Delaware for incorporating (non-profit or otherwise - my
startup Spatial Networking is
I'd recommend setting up the draft bylaws prior to making the decision of
where to incorporate. How we want to run the organization will help
determine where (and whether) to incorporate. And I'd recommend deciding
upon membership types/fees prior to writing the draft bylaws, since that
will be
It was pointed out to me that there are draft bylaws at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
I responded to them at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM,
Yes, that was helpful, thanks Bill.
So, as mentioned before, we should probably set a time to plan a conference
call so we can start to make some decisions. Does anyone have access to a
conference call service? I do not.
I would say a tentative agenda is:
1. decide where we plan to incorporate
I'd recommend setting up the draft bylaws prior to making the decision of
where to incorporate. How we want to run the organization will help
determine where (and whether) to incorporate. And I'd recommend deciding
upon membership types/fees prior to writing the draft bylaws, since that
will be
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote:
Is too much to ask for to have everyone interested in the conference call
set up Skype?
I would much, much prefer a standard conference call service.
Those services are generally more reliable, easier to get working,
have
It was pointed out to me that there are draft bylaws at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
I responded to them at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM,
yeah I can set up a call, just gimme the word
On 1 Oct 2009, at 12:06, Serge Wroclawski wrote:
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote:
Is too much to ask for to have everyone interested in the
conference call
set up Skype?
I would much, much prefer a standard
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote:
I'd recommend setting up the draft bylaws prior to making the decision of
where to incorporate. How we want to run the organization will help
determine where (and whether) to incorporate.
Right, as otherwise the locality dictates
Really interesting post, thanks
On 29 Sep 2009, at 20:10, Bill Ricker wrote:
If your are going to incorporate at a national level, please look at
examples of good and bad examples in the FOSS community.
GrokLaw linked to this discussion, which has relevance outside its
own niche.
If your are going to incorporate at a national level, please look at
examples of good and bad examples in the FOSS community.
GrokLaw linked to this discussion, which has relevance outside its own niche.
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090914102959510
Bill
Agreed. Steve-- can you set up a conference call?
Also, would be good if more folks sign up on committees. I think going
forward calls may work best on a committee level, with notes sent out here.
I am now volunteering at the wikimedia foundation, so I can probably ask for
a help from one of
Agreed. Steve-- can you set up a conference call?
Also, would be good if more folks sign up on committees. I think going
forward calls may work best on a committee level, with notes sent out here.
I am now volunteering at the wikimedia foundation, so I can probably ask for
a help from one of
Sounds good, I think that we have to have a board in order to
incorporate. That will need to be done when we file we register the
non-profit corporation. Also we should probably look into where we
want to register.
Kate Chapman
(via GPS...I mean iPhone)
On Sep 18, 2009, at 6:56 PM,
On 16 Sep 2009, at 13:56, Sarah Manley wrote:
As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the
wiki:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States
) A local chapter will do more advocacy within their own nation.
OK That's a lot more filled
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
I took a first stab at the draft rules.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
It is essentially taken from the New York Wikimedia bylaws:
Hello All,
Looks like we are getting off to a good start. We have 15 folks on the wiki,
and need 20 to start our the chapter. So please spread the word.
I think it might be helpful for us to break into committees, so to handle
different aspects of forming, managing and advocating for the
Sounds good, I think that we have to have a board in order to
incorporate. That will need to be done when we file we register the
non-profit corporation. Also we should probably look into where we
want to register.
Kate Chapman
(via GPS...I mean iPhone)
On Sep 18, 2009, at 6:56 PM,
One of the first steps is to draft bylaws or what OSM appears to call
Draft Rules
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Draft_Rules
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Step-by-step_chapter_creation_guide
The next step would be to get agreement for the rules, with
All,
I was planning to send a similar email this week, so Kate, thanks for
beating me to it. I agree that it is important to get the US chapter up and
running, and that local groups can then use the national non-profit status
for their efforts. One place we may want to look to as an example is
Hi All
I think there are quite a few advantages to a local chapter for the US - the
ones I think are the most important are the ones that help us all map the US.
- As a local chapter we can do a drive focused on getting the US OSM community
and map to catch up with Europe - we could use both
Playing devils advocate a bit - what will the chapter do that we can't
or aren't already?
Does the aura of having an incorporated body somehow change
everything? It certainly didn't with the OSMF, it was more that we
needed a body to hold independent control of things like the domain
As listed by Kate in her second email (and being built out on the wiki:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States)
A local chapter will do more advocacy within their own nation.
In the US, if incorporated as a non-profit, the chapter would be able to
accept
Hi all,
I've heard various talk going on about local chapters in various places. I
did a quick archive search but didn't find that much information regarding
U.S. chapters. There seems to be people interested, but perhaps working
separately.
Let me preface the rest of my email with the statement
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
I've heard various talk going on about local chapters in various places. I
did a quick archive search but didn't find that much information regarding
U.S. chapters. There seems to be people interested, but perhaps working
I currently do work with my local group that organizes around a wiki page:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MappingDC I think there potentially can
be some cash flow.
We have been approaching local governments to get permissions to import
their data. In the case of the District of Columbia we
Based on some of the other discussion I've seen about local chapters, it
seems as though it may well be useful for us to have an OSM legal entity in
the US for various reasons. So if it's not too much hassle to set up I think
it's probably worth doing. I would vote for doing just one at the US
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