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= General Direction =

== Transition Related ==

* Approve and post a Privacy Policy. We used to have one similar to http://www.jxta.org/nonav/servlets/LegalNotices?type=PrivacyPolicy on the old site, and might want to emulate it.
* Provide some mechanism for feedback for the website. Perhaps a "feedback" link that suggests email to info@osgeo.org?
* Do we need a "terms of use" document? I'm not sure what happened to our old terms of use, but they were partly collabnet oriented.

== Current Work ==

* Flesh out the generic web site pages. New, about, contact, etc.
* Set up site structure to provide Compass-like navigation
* Develop Content
** [[Why Open Source Geospatial]]
** [[How Can I Help]]
** [[Who is OSGeo]]
** [[What is OSGeo]]

== Pending ==

* Work on web site overall style. (waiting for decision on tech infrastructure)
* Organize translation volunteers. (need technical infrastructure for multilang support)
** [[Portal Translation Status]]

=User-submitted tasks=

==Submitted==

* Any exisiting or future OSGeo [[Membership Application]] webpage needs to include a "Member Responsibilities" section along with a mechanism(e.g. checkbox) to indicate explicit acceptance of those responsibilities. Existing "Members" should have to edit their membership to also indicate acceptance. This is so that if the " Membership Change and Revocation" issue as mentioned in the [[Proposed_Membership_Rules]] ever arises the Board knows that the Member did agree to 'the rules'.

==Approved and Pending==

==Completed for Review==
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FOSS4G 2008 Governance

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= FOSS4G2008 Governance =

The FOSS4G 2008 conference shall be managed by the FOSS4G 2008 Local
Organising Committee (which is distinct from the OSGeo [[Conference Committee]]).
The discussions of the FOSS4G 2008 conference committee shall take place primarily on the
public foss4g2008 mailing list (http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc) on IRC #foss4g2008 and by conference calls.

== Decision Making ==

* All non-material decisions can be taken by the chair or his delegates. The committee can refine the distinction between material and non-material from time to time. Where not clearly defined, it will be at the Chair's discretion.
* All material decisions must be passed by the committee, to ensure acceptance. In the interest of efficiency, absence of disagreement to a request will be interpreted as acquiescence.
* Material decisions where there is a split in opinion will be handled by a majority voting system.
* All material financial decisions must be accepted by the OSGeo board rep (ie, OSG has veto). So the committee can approve them "in principle" but the decision cannot be acted upon until the board rep actually signals it is OK (or vetoes it and returns it to discussion).
* The conference committee may open some questions to the OSGeo Conference Committee, GISSA National Council or other bodies, but this will be a solicitation for feedback, and the decision will still be made by the FOSS4G 2008 Local Organising Committee.

== Membership ==
The FOSS4G 2008 conference committee initially consists of the following,
and can be changed at the will of the committee. The following are all
voting members.

=== GISSA Local representatives ===
* Gavin Fleming (FOSS4G 2008 Chair; Mintek)
* Carrin Martin (GISSA National Chairperson; African Vision Research Institute)
* Daina Mudimbu (Ehlazeni District Municipality)
* Inge Netterberg (Saha International)
* Ravi Pillay (State Information Technology Agency - SITA)
* Burnie Nawn (South African Rail Commuter Corporation)
* Graeme McFerren (CSIR)
* Magda Roos (Council for Geoscience)
* Russell Hope (City of Cape Town)
* Alize Botha (CSIR)
* Tim Sutton (QGIS)
* Serena Coetzee (University of Pretoria)
* Mandy Vickers (Mintek)

=== OSGeo Representatives ===
* Jeff McKenna (OSGeo conference committee Chair)
* Paul Ramsey (Board Rep, 2007 Representative)
* Tyler Mitchell (Executive Director)

Other interested parties are encouraged to join the FOSS4G2008 <http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc> LOC mailing list to keep track of activities, and to provide feedback.

The OSGeo board of directors can replace the committee if it is determined not to be operating appropriately.

== Financial Commitments ==

GISSA (GeoInformation Society of South Africa) has contracted PeopleSA (Pty) Ltd as professional conference organisers, represented by Karryn Gracey and Petro Farrell. They are participants on the LOC but not voting members.

PeopleSA (Pty) Ltd will maintain a working bank account for the conference from which conference related financial activity will be operated. PeopleSA will be responsible for providing a detailed accounting of transactions on a regular basis to the FOSS4G 2008 LOC. The LOC (with its GISSA and OSGeo representatives) will approve all budgets and authorise all payments as per the decision-making hierarchy described above.

GISSA and OSGeo will enter into a separate agreement to define their relationship. The verbal agreement is that OSGeo and GISSA will split any loss equally and that any profit will be split in thirds, one to OSGeo, one to GISSA and one to the PLATO education fund, a South African bursary fund for postgraduate geospatial studies.

[[Category:FOSS4G2008]]
[[Category:FOSS4G]]

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== Introduction to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation Wiki ==

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This is the community Wiki of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Please refer to [http://www.osgeo.org/ the official web site] for official documents and policies. This Wiki is the place where documents such as committee notes, discussion on software projects, and proposals can be created collaboratively.

See [[Getting Started]] for how to dive in and get involved. We have [[Local Chapters]], which work regionally and in other languages. We also have many active [[Mailing Lists]] for discussions. Take a moment to visit our [[Library]]. We have a list of email [[Contacts]] for various projects and functions.

The OSGeo has an [http://www.osgeo.org/about official structure] but the movement is much larger. You are free to join us and add yourself to this [[:Category:OSGeo_Member | OSGeo Member List]].

In November of 2006, OSGeo accomplished a major milestone with the addition of a full time Executive Director. Tyler Mitchell was selected by the board of directors and helps to coordinate and lead the efforts of our organization. Find out more at [http://www.osgeo.org/tyler Tyler Mitchell's Blog].
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; What's hot:
: [[FOSS4G 2011]] in Denver, USA, September 12th to 16th, 2011. http://2011.foss4g.org
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=== Committees ===
[[:Category:Committees | Committees]] are part of the official structure of OSGeo. This is where the work gets done. Committees meet on the [[IRC]] on [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo] or use conference calls. For a list of scheduled or regularly scheduled meetings of many of the committees check the [[Foundation Calendar]]. From the committees' pages you will find the missions, names of the people involved, and links to the working documents.

Informal participation in committees via mailing list, Wiki contributions and meeting attendance is encouraged by all interested parties!

* [[Board of Directors]]
* [[Conference Committee]]
* [[Education and Curriculum Committee]]
* [[Finance Committee]]
* [[Incubation Committee]]
* [[Marketing Committee]]
* [[Project Steering Committees]] [http://essaysexperts.com custom writing service]
* [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]]
* [[SAC|System Administration Committee (SAC)]]
* [[Website Committee]] - [[WebComTODO|Current WebCom tasks]]
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=== Networking ===

OSGeo means community based development. We work at both global and local level. Check here for joining active communities:
* [[Local Chapters]]
* [[Like Minded Regional Organizations]]
* [[International Outreach]]
* [[:Category:OSGeo_Member | OSGeo Members]]
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=== Current Issues ===
* [[Logo Update]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]] - our calendar
* [[Volunteers Needed]]
* [[What's Working]]
* [[What's Not Working]]
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=== General OSGeo ===

*[[OSGeo Description]]
*[[OSGeo Wikipedia Articles]]
*[http://www.osgeo.org/membership Membership Rules]
*[[Committee Guidelines]]
*[[Contacts]] - for projects, committees, etc
*[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo OSGeo issue tracker]
*[http://trac.osgeo.org All OSGeo issue trackers]
*[http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/ OSGeo repositories]
*[[Protocol for requesting letter of support|Protocol for requesting a letter of support]]
*[[Jobs Board]]
*[[Open Source GIS History]]

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=== Software and Data ===

Services:
* [[Choosing a Web Mapping Platform]]
* [[Commercial Services]]
* [[Geodata Repository]]

Development:
* [[JQuery Spatial]] development
* [[AJAX WebMapping Project Request]]

* [[OSGeo Binary Distribution]]
* [[Google Summer of Code]] initiative
* [[Java GIS Collaboration]]
* [http://metacrs.osgeo.org MetaCRS] project
* [[Mobile Solutions]]
* [[Programming Languages Project]]
* [[Script Repository]]
* [[Software Translation Portal]]
* [[OSGeo Labs]]
* [[Large Scale Deployment]]
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== Useful Notes ==

* [[Getting Started]] will help you to find about.
* [[How to Edit]] this Wiki.
* [[How to keep Track]] of what is going on in the Wiki.
* [[OSGEO:Protected page guidelines|Protected page guidelines]]
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