On 18 Jul 2010, at 6:07 , Serge Wroclawski wrote: > I want to be clear on the outset that this mail is personal, and while > I'm going to discuss some OSM US business, I'm not speaking on behalf > of the organization or the board in this mail. > > With that out of the way... > > At the OSM US board meetings, one area of frequent discussion is "How > can we get the community to be more involved with us?"
did you ask if there is a community at all? Even this list is literally silent. why bother with an US board if there is so much to map and so few mappers. > > So this is an open ended question: > > If you're in the US, what are your thoughts on the OSM US? Is there > something you wish we were doing that we're not? What would you like > to see the organization doing? And how can we get you (personally) > more involved? > What can a US board offer? I know there was much talk about what can be done. All this is on a legal, organizational, governmental contracts, fundraising level… I'd say community first and the rest will follow > I'm really looking for practical answers, something we can take action > on and accomplish. > > If you joined the organization, first, thank you, and second: What > were your reasons for joining? > > And if you haven't yet joined the organization: Why not, and is there > something we could do to encourage you to join? Simply don't see a personal reason for it or where and how it will help osm in US. > > - Serge > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
