On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:31:53 +0000 (GMT) John Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Just to let everyone know what's happening, the guy I work for has become > interested in both helping the community and to get into selling mapping > services. He also has numerous business connections. > > There has already been some unofficial talks with a company that makes phone > handsets with GPS/3G and they seem willing to donate quite a number of these > for some kind of schools/education programme. > > The idea is the phones would be lent out on a per month basis, along with an > education pack describing all the ways schools can get involved in various > activities, hopefully it can be made fun and exciting. :) > > For this to happen there needs to be some kind of official presence for these > companies to deal with, if they donate goods it has to be owned by some > entity, as the company offering phones won't want to deal with schools > directly. > > Most government departments don't like dealing with individuals so there > needs to be an official group behind this. > > I don't know if starting a local chapter would be the best solution, but on > the other hand things might be made more difficult, if things default to OSMF > in the UK. > > However before any of this can occur I really need to know if people have a > genuine concern with setting up a local chapter or not. Definitely a local chapter. Probably the best bet an incorporated entity. Problem is initial and ongoing cost. Cheers Ross _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
