Hi, I've just read through the wiki page and got some remarks:
(Artikel 2) Is there a difference in the "gerechterlijke arrondisimenten"? If there are some big differences we can choose the best "arrondisement" to create our "zetel van de vereniging". (Artikel 3) As purpose of the VZW we can include the maintenance of the logging devices, openstreetmap.be name etc. In that case they are managed and owned by a group of people instead of 1 single person. Can you also add the link to the openstreetmap Foundation providing information about the local chapters? Greetings Johan ivom wrote: > Thank you first of all for the posted comments and references. > > I have picked up a fairly tiny existing bylaw as an example and adapted it > slightly for our purpose. So it is drafting response time for those who > are interested. > > I have not cross-checked the draft fully with the fgov documents, but I > think http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Chapter is > the starting point for the next round of email :) > > Check the goals, they are most important. > > Don't hesitate to work out the discussion off-list on the wiki of cours! > > Bye, > Ivom > > > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009, ivom wrote: > > >> Hi all, >> >> I have prepared a rudimentary vzw/asbl-stub on the wiki with the statutes of >> a >> so-called future Openstreetmap Belgian Chapter. Something that should happen >> some time, I thought. >> >> Check: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Chapter >> >> The basic idea here is to create a legal entity that is available locally to >> work with Belgian instances like government, press, commercial businesses, >> etc. >> Instead of going to the public, wast money, on a personal basis. So, this >> entity should represent the people involved in the OpenStreetMap movement in >> our region in a legal and practical way. I hope you can support this. >> >> The page refered to is in dutch right right now, just as a starting point to >> start to discuss (translation help to french is really appreciated). I am not >> 100% up to speed with MediaWiki mark-up, so this page also looks pretty >> horrible at the moment. I hope that it at least communicates some of the bare >> essentials however. I have ripped the basic structure from >> http://www.lokalenmap.be/VZW/statuten. Please rip the current page apart at >> will to increase readability and multi-language support :) >> >> To be clear, the page might probably need to be translated in French, to be >> comform with the Belgian low for vzw/asbl organisations, but I don't know >> precisely. Maybe, we even could write the whole thing in English and get that >> submitted, but I don't know if that is allowed. >> >> Besides the local representation it is of importance to note that the >> vzw+asbl >> should preferably be accepted as local representation of OpenStreetMap by the >> OpenstreetMap Foundation (OSMF). For this to happen we have to adhere to some >> rules of the OSMF. Those requirements are in the works howerver. I guess that >> setting up our own structure to match those requirement is a worthwhile >> excercise. Regarding these requirements, please read: >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters#Why_Local_Chapters.3F >> >> Please voice your opinion. And help work out the statuten/(french translation >> please). >> >> The biggest hurdle at this time I think besides from the paperwork is, that >> according to the current Local_Chapters wiki page OSMF asks for 20 signed >> members. That means you and some 18 others, please regard me as a de facto >> volenteer, by posting this email :) >> >> Please note that I am not a Lawyer, and the text is in draft. The official >> document or documents (nl-fr) describing and launching the vzw/asbl, should >> preferably be proof-read by someone knowledgable in the field of the >> applicable >> law which applies in Belgium. >> >> And, even if you don't fancy becoming a member of the vzw/asbl, you could >> help >> here too, by involving yourself or somebody that knows about the vzw/asbl law >> in fine detail and help out that way. >> >> Bye, >> >> Ivom >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-be mailing list >> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > _______________________________________________ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be
