Dear OSMers The OpenStreetMap Foundation is operated in line with its Articles of Association [1]. These Articles dictate how the foundation should be run and what its board and members can and cannot do etc.
The current Articles of Association are fairly generic, having been adopted when the Foundation was formed. As a result they perhaps do not perfectly reflect the way in which we as a community wish them to work. It is normal from time to time to revisit the Articles and look to change them where the need or wish arises. Any proposed changes require Foundation membership approval and this process is normally achieved during voting at the Annual General Meeting, in our case in August. At the last OSMF board meeting it was agreed to set up a new Working Group to look at possible changes to the Articles of Association. This email is being circulated to extend an invitation to OSM community members to sit on this working group. If you have an hour or two each week to spare and can assist in the establishment and activity of this new group the community and Foundation board will be extremely grateful. If you are interested and can help, please email me at [email protected] with your contact details. Cheers Andy [1] http://foundation.openstreetmap.org/memorandum-of-association/articles-of-as sociation/ Andy Robinson Secretary OpenStreetMap Foundation 0777 553 7872 [email protected] Name & Registered Office: Openstreetmap Foundation 16 Oakfield Glade Weybridge Surrey KT13 9DP United Kingdom A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 05912761. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
