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Board Meeting 2008 05 02

2008-05-13T01:39:10Z

Wiki-Garylang:

This board meeting has been scheduled for the 2nd of May 2008 at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=5&day=2&year=2008&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

Communication will use the [[Conference Call]] facilities.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary,
* Review and approve [[Thirty Fifth Board Meeting]] minutes.
* Approve GeoNetwork graduation from incubation with Jeroen Ticheler as "VP, GeoNetwork". (see [[GeoNetwork Incubation Status]])
* Approve deegree for entrance into incubation - http://www.deegree.de/ - [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/185 Application ticket]
* Approve FOSS4G Budget, and LOA with GISSA.
* Declare official [[Support_for_CASCADOSS|Support for Cascadoss]]
* Create a new page for [[Board Election 2008]] and update documents and processes on the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors#Documents Board page]
* update Charter [[Membership Process]] pages
* Proposed general [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:OSGeo_Member OSGeo Membership process with user pages] and [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category_talk:OSGeo_Member discuss OSGeo member mashup] (Arnulf)
* Update from Tyler

== Minutes ==
in attendance frank, markus, bob, paul, jo
meeting minutes from previous
paul proposes, frank seconds, everyone else +1

geonetwork graduates from incubation.
frank motions, everyone else +1

deegree enters incubation -

discussion
already approved by inccom

chris wonders about long list of projects, duplicate functionality confusing? frank say there are points of no overlap
is there enough diligence been done / consent from both commercial backers + dev community
markus - projects don't need open community to enter, this can help them
(gvsig slacking a bit on public svn, process etc, how can help resolve?)

Frank motions, jo seconds, others +1

approve foss4g2008 budget
need more interconnect between mainstream osgeo and foss4g organisers
need final signoff on the profit/loss-sharing agreement with GISSA
paul moves (markus seconds?) +1 everyone

Markus summary of his connections with CASCADOSS
- we will all find out more about it in June
Markus proposes, frank? +1

Create a new page for Board Election 2008 and update documents and processes on the Board page
- deferred

The number of new members will be between 10% and one third of the existing charter membership count as decided by the board. - 15 additional members

frank moves, 15 more, bob +2, others +1

frank talks about aggregate projections library project - proj.4, cs-map, proj4js

end meeting, +1 all

[[Category: Board]]

Board Meeting 2007 01 19

2007-01-06T02:23:24Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 23rd board meeting has been tentatively scheduled for the 19th of January at 16:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=19&year=2007&hour=16&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

Communication will use the new [[Conference Call]] facilities.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [[Twenty Second Board Meeting]] minutes
* Confirm FOSS4G 2007 Governance proposal (to be prepared)
* Discuss board-priv use and membership
* Discuss relationship with OGC
* Update from Tyler
* Contribution Agreements (guests Porter Merriman from Autodesk and Heather Meeker http://www.gtlaw.com/people/biography.aspx?id=5523&detail=1#overview)

Board Meeting 2007 01 19

2007-01-05T22:10:47Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Choosing a Web Mapping Platform

2006-10-17T18:48:02Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Purpose: ''To help web developers select the best web mapping application for their requirements.''

Status: ''This is not an official OSGeo document.''

== Choosing a Web Mapping Platform for your Application ==

There are a great many web mapping platforms available to someone starting a new project. If you are new to this world ... or perhaps have a different type of project that won't work with the platform that you are familiar with, this page should help you decide which platform is right for your project.

A web mapping platform is a toolkit that helps you build a web mapping application. It may or may not depend on a particular server technology (like MapServer or MapGuide). This page focuses primarily on Open Source browser-based ''clients'' (not the servers).

Note that many of the platforms discussed below are very similar in most respects. There is a move afoot to consolidate some of the core components of these platforms into a single shared library ... which will further blur the distinctions.

The major web mapping platforms are (each needs to be linked to a separate page that describes the project in more detail, esp the benefits to a potential user):

* [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer]
* [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Home MapBuilder]
* [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Main_Page Mapbender]
* [http://www.dmsolutions.ca/technology/chameleon.html Chameleon]
* [https://mapguide.osgeo.org/ MapGuide]
* [http://www.openlayers.org/ OpenLayers ]
* [http://ka-map.maptools.org/ ka-Map]
* [http://www.cartoweb.org/ CartoWeb ]
* [http://www.deegree.org/ deegree iGeoPortal]

I categorize these clients into two separate categories, each with two sub-categories ... this helps me sort out which platforms most closely match the type of application I am trying to build. At that point, I would go through the specific features of the contenders to figure out which one to actually use.

The two main categories are:

* How templates are implemented
* How maps are generated

=== Templates ===

In a web mapping platform, a template is simply the HTML that gets sent to the browser. All the web mapping platforms fall into one or both of the following sub-categories.

* Managed template. A managed template is one that the toolkit manages for you. The actual HTML is typically hidden from the application designer, and some sort of GUI interface is provided for setting up the look and feel of the application
* Unmanaged template. An unmanaged template is one that the toolkit uses, but doesn't manage for you. The actual HTML is hand-crafted by the application designer.

=== Maps ===

In a web mapping platform, maps seem to be used in two different ways (this is arguable for sure). The first is client-side. The second is server-side.

* Client Side. This type of platform uses pure OGC web services and manages the map and layer state entirely in the client.
* Server Side. This type of platform uses a server (MapServer or MapGuide) to generate the map, and relies primarily on the server's API to do so.

Undoubtedly, most platforms can do both. However, in my experience, each platform falls more into one of these categories due to its original architecture.

=== Where the projects ===

<pre>
managed | unmanaged
|
mapbender | mapbuilder
client | OpenLayers (2)
| deegree iGeoPortal
-----------
-----------------| WebMap.js |------------
-----------
|
| chameleon
server mapguide | ka-map (1)
| CartoWeb (3)
|
</pre>

(1) ka-Map is actually a client side app and can do client-side direct from WMS but its not the primary mechanism and the default install requires a server side component.

(2) OpenLayers can do server-side from ka-Map, but its not the primary mechanism

(3) HTML is actually totally separated from the code with a templating system. However the templating system is not managed through a GUI

Choosing a Web Mapping Platform

2006-10-17T18:47:20Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Purpose: ''To help web developers select the best web mapping application for their requirements.''

Status: ''This is not an official OSGeo document.''

== Choosing a Web Mapping Platform for your Application ==

There are a great many web mapping platforms available to someone starting a new project. If you are new to this world ... or perhaps have a different type of project that won't work with the platform that you are familiar with, this page should help you decide which platform is right for your project.

A web mapping platform is a toolkit that helps you build a web mapping application. It may or may not depend on a particular server technology (like MapServer or MapGuide). This page focuses primarily on Open Source browser-based ''clients'' (not the servers).

Note that many of the platforms discussed below are very similar in most respects. There is a move afoot to consolidate some of the core components of these platforms into a single shared library ... which will further blur the distinctions.

The major web mapping platforms are (each needs to be linked to a separate page that describes the project in more detail, esp the benefits to a potential user):

* [http://http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer]
* [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Home MapBuilder]
* [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Main_Page Mapbender]
* [http://www.dmsolutions.ca/technology/chameleon.html Chameleon]
* [https://mapguide.osgeo.org/ MapGuide]
* [http://www.openlayers.org/ OpenLayers ]
* [http://ka-map.maptools.org/ ka-Map]
* [http://www.cartoweb.org/ CartoWeb ]
* [http://www.deegree.org/ deegree iGeoPortal]

I categorize these clients into two separate categories, each with two sub-categories ... this helps me sort out which platforms most closely match the type of application I am trying to build. At that point, I would go through the specific features of the contenders to figure out which one to actually use.

The two main categories are:

* How templates are implemented
* How maps are generated

=== Templates ===

In a web mapping platform, a template is simply the HTML that gets sent to the browser. All the web mapping platforms fall into one or both of the following sub-categories.

* Managed template. A managed template is one that the toolkit manages for you. The actual HTML is typically hidden from the application designer, and some sort of GUI interface is provided for setting up the look and feel of the application
* Unmanaged template. An unmanaged template is one that the toolkit uses, but doesn't manage for you. The actual HTML is hand-crafted by the application designer.

=== Maps ===

In a web mapping platform, maps seem to be used in two different ways (this is arguable for sure). The first is client-side. The second is server-side.

* Client Side. This type of platform uses pure OGC web services and manages the map and layer state entirely in the client.
* Server Side. This type of platform uses a server (MapServer or MapGuide) to generate the map, and relies primarily on the server's API to do so.

Undoubtedly, most platforms can do both. However, in my experience, each platform falls more into one of these categories due to its original architecture.

=== Where the projects ===

<pre>
managed | unmanaged
|
mapbender | mapbuilder
client | OpenLayers (2)
| deegree iGeoPortal
-----------
-----------------| WebMap.js |------------
-----------
|
| chameleon
server mapguide | ka-map (1)
| CartoWeb (3)
|
</pre>

(1) ka-Map is actually a client side app and can do client-side direct from WMS but its not the primary mechanism and the default install requires a server side component.

(2) OpenLayers can do server-side from ka-Map, but its not the primary mechanism

(3) HTML is actually totally separated from the code with a templating system. However the templating system is not managed through a GUI

Board Meeting 2006 09 01

2006-09-06T16:46:31Z

Wiki-Garylang: /* Treasurers Report */

The 17th board meeting has been scheduled for the 1st of September at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=11&day=1&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

Communication will use the new [[Conference Call]] facilities.

== Agenda ==

* ED hiring status - a "taxing" situation
* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [[Sixteenth Board Meeting]] minutes
* Review and approve [[Foundation Sponsorship]] proposal from [[Fundraising]] committee.
* Discussion and Approval of [[India]] OSGeo Chapter.
* Discussion and Approval of [[Ottawa Chapter]].
* Immediate [https://board.osgeo.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=board&msgNo=1336 action required] on OSGeo [[Logo Use]] and technical solution
* Status report on legal issue regarding [[GeoTools Incubation Progress#Copyright_to_OSGeo_Y.2FN | GeoTools copyright transfer to OSGeo]]
* Treasurers Report.
* Review topics for [[Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006]] (open attendance in afternoon?)
* Restart [[Proposed Membership Rules]] to have a [[Membership Application]]
* Other Business
** Plan for future summary of OSGeo fiducial responsibilities. For example, we have to plan for limiting total financial input from any one entity to less than 1/3 over a three year period. What are the consequences of not meeting that objective? How do we monitor our progress? Informational briefing needed.

== Minutes ==
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATION A Delaware non-stock corporation.

On August 1st, 2006, at 15:00 UTC, pursuant to notice duly given, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (the "Foundation" or "OSGeo") held a meeting by teleconference. The meeting lasted sixty minutes.

Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Frank Warmerdam, Mark Lucas, Chris Holmes, Arnulf Christl, Gary Lang and Markus Neteler. Laura Rivera was also present. All participants on the call indicated that they could hear one another. Additionally, Internet Relay Chat was used for backup purposes (#osgeo on irc.freenode.net). Mr. Lucas was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Finding a quorum present, Mr. Lucas called the meeting to order. Arnulf Christl was appointed secretary of the meeting.

=== Approval of Minutes ===
The Board deferred approving the [[Sixteenth Board Meeting]] minutes of the meeting held on 18th of August 2006 until they have been formatted.

=== ED hiring status - a "taxing" situation ===
Gary Lang indicated that the ED discussion went well and he keeps leading the effort. Discussion of common goals and objectives leading to success of OSGeo and the ED.

=== [[Foundation Sponsorship]] proposal ===
The proposal writeup from the [[Fundraising]] committee was reviewed and generally approved in order to be able to move forward. It was noted that details, minor changes and wording should be cleaned out by the [[Fundraising]] committee.

=== Discussion and Approval of [[India]] OSGeo Chapter ===
India chapter formation discussed and approved. The board notes that international outreach is making good progress and efforts in this direction have been very positive.

=== Discussion and Approval of [[Ottawa Chapter]] ===
Frank reported from the last meeting and the formation of the Ottawa chapter. The Ottawa Chapter has a more regional character giving people a chance to meet up and discuss. Formation was discussed and approved by the board.

=== OSGeo Logo ===
The immediate issue was resolved before the meeting started. The current formats and versions of the logo are not in a final stable state. It is needed in vector formats and VisCom thinks that it will be necessary to work the logo over. Viscom owns and will make recommendations.

=== Status report on legal issue ===
Regarding [[GeoTools Incubation Progress#Copyright_to_OSGeo_Y.2FN | GeoTools copyright transfer to OSGeo]]. Process is stalled, more input needed from legal, Frank is going to take the lead on writing something up for the board on copyright transfer.

=== Treasurers Report ===
Pending. Many of the past expenditures have been in kind contributions from Autodesk and are technically off the books for OSGeo accounting. Board and committees see the need to have an overview of what past activities cost to continue working on the budget for 2007. On the other hand it might well be that OSGeo will choose to not attend costly excursions in future unless they come as in kind contributions - also from other sponsors. Current situation is that $170k MapGuide marketing is diverted for OSGeo activities on a quarterly base. Whether and how long this will continue will depend on whether OSGeo feels that this is a good use of its funds. Treasurer Gary Lang will start tracking the financial expenditures that are in the OSGEO account. Book keeping discussed. This should in future be managed / organized by ED.

=== Review topics for [[Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006]] ===
Open attendance in afternoon was discussed and approved. Gary Lang is going to take the lead at looking at the f2f agenda.

=== Proposed Membership Rules discussion ===
It was proposed to make up a [[Membership Application]] for FOSS4G. There is a plan but the sign up page is not connected with the central LDAP. This will be deferred and is part of the infrastructure build up. The new Drupal site has most of what we need in place already. A temporary solution is planned for now. Frank is going to stand something up to later transfer and integrate to the official system.

=== Other Business ===
Short discussion of OSGeo fiducial responsibilities, deferred for next meeting.

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-09-06T05:56:40Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has proposed getting people together for a second face-to-face meeting at [http://www.foss4g2006.org/ FOSS4G2006], Lausanne, Switzerland.

=== When and Where ===

September 11th, 2006 at Lausanne, Switzerland. A room is reserved on the Campus (conference site), just preceeding FOSS4G.

The meeting is in the conference room "A" (possibly room BP 1122) in building BP, findable on this [http://plan.epfl.ch/?view=249 Map]. Send email to finance at foss4g2006.org with "F2F Parking Pass" in the subject for a PDF file for a free parking pass, or just pay at the site.

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# Venkatesh Raghavan (Board)
# Jo Walsh (Geodata, WebCom, Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board) [http://www.hotel-du-port.ch/welcome.htm Staying at Hotel du port ] 10 Sep - 16 Sep
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Markus Neteler (Board, Geodata, Edu)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom, WebCom, Edu) [http://www.fassbindhotels.com/e/2_agora.html Staying at Hotel Agora ] 10-16 Sep

=== Morning: Board-Only Meeting - Starts Promptly at 08:30 ===

'''08:30 - 08:45''' - 15 min - Introduction, Agenda Review

'''08:45 - 09:00''' - 15 min - Define Logo usage (protection vs. promotion/branding)'''

'''09:00 - 09:45''' - 45 min - Define how Executive Director role will work.

'''09:45 - 10:00''' - 15 min - Break

'''10:00 - 10:45''' - 45 min - Discuss approaches investigated, and establish a timeline for infrastructure move and which services will be established.

'''10:45 - 11:15''' - 30 min - Review and discuss goal implementation for 2006: Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them. Assign driver and define next steps.

# ''To promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software) - PR, training, outreach, ... [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]]''
# ''To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding ([[Fundraising]]), legal, ...''
# ''To encourage the implementation of open standards and standards-based interoperability in foundation projects.''
# ''To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary ""stack"" builds, cross package documentation, etc.''
# ''To promote freely available geodata - free software is useless without data ([[Public Geospatial Data Project]])''
# ''To ensure a high degree of quality in foundation projects in order to build and preserve the foundation ""brand"".''
# ''To encourage communication and cooperation between OSGeo communities on different language (ie Java/C/Python) and operating system (Win32, Unix, MacOS) platforms.''
# ''To support use and contribution to foundation projects from the worldwide community through internationalization of software and community outreach.''
# ''To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (ie. EOGEO).''
# ''To provide support for the use of OSGeo software in education via curriculum development, outreach, and support ([[Core Curriculum Project]]).''
# ''To award the Sol Katz award for service to the OSGeo community.''

'''11:15 - 11:45''' - 30 min - Membership

* We should really figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At FOSS4G2006 many people will want to know how to become a member

'''11:45 - 12:30''' - 45min - Review what are we doing for the projects

* In particular we want to make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)

* Projects:
# MapServer
# Mapbender
# MapBuilder
# MapGuide Open Source (Gary: "Working infrastructure for MapGuide, good affinity groups")
# GRASS
# OSSIM
# GDAL/OGR
# GeoTools

'''12:30 - 13:00''' - 30 min - Lunch Break

==== Afternoon Board Meeting: Resume at 13:00 (1:00pm) ====

'''13:00 - 14:00''' - 60 min - Review and approve budget

'''14:00 - 14:15''' - Complete launch of [[Foundation Sponsorship]]

'''14:15 - 14:30''' - Complete launch of [[Project Sponsorship]]

'''14:30 - 14:45''' - BREAK

=== Afternoon: Open Session Begins 14:45 (2:45pm) ===

See [[Open F2F Meeting Lausanne 2006]], the open meeting page.

'''14:45 - 15:45''' - 60 min - State of OSGeo
* OSGeo State of the Foundation
** What we've accomplished
*** [[Board of Directors#Meetings|Board Meetings]]
**** 17 Board Meetings
**** 3 f2f meetings
**** Constant communication, discussion, collaboration
*** Infrastructure
**** Initial Collabnet Infrastructure
**** Wiki
**** Telascience.org
*** [[Main Page#Committees|Committees]]
**** [[Website Committee]] (WebCom)
**** [[Fundraising]] Committee (FunCom)
**** [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (IncCom)
**** [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (VisCom)
**** [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (PublicGeodataCom)
**** [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (EduCom)
**** [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] (SAC)
*** [[Events|Conferences]]
**** OSCON
**** Where 2.0
**** FOSS4G2006
**** MapAsia 2006
*** Proposals and Responses to RFIs
**** Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial
*** International and Local Chapters
**** [[China]]
**** [[India]]
**** [[Deutsch | Germany]]
**** [[Japan]]
**** [[Ottawa Chapter]] (Canada)
*** Memberships
*** Executive Director
** Where we are headed
** What we are missing
* OSGeo communication and outreach
** [http://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=54&expandFolder=54&folderID=0 Flyers]
** [http://www.cafepress.com/OSGeo Shirts etc]
** Press releases

* [[What's working]], [[What's Not Working]]
* Where should we go?

15:45 - 16:15 - 30 min - Improving Communications Flow

* Board blog as aggregator?

16:15 - 19:00 - About 3 hours - Open Session

''(Many things will come up between now and this meeting: this is a buffer for them)''

* How to enable more people to participate in OSGeo efforts
* Plan conferences framework - where and how to launch OSGeo related conferences around the globe
* Discuss small projects hosting (like gpsd) - "OSGeo friends projects"
* Try to reach consensus on new projects to admit to incubation.
* Discuss ideas for starting cross-collaboration between projects.

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes Lausanne 2006]].

See also [[Face To Face Action Items]].

See also [[Proposed Membership Rules#Specifics]].

What's working

2006-09-06T04:41:09Z

Wiki-Garylang:

'''Jo Walsh'''

The enthusiasm for creating local chapters - what's being set up in
China and India and Germany and Canada - that OSGeo is providing a
focus for more people to get together more often and share ideas and
do work together - and this will lead to better internationalisation
in more software / documentation / data.

The way the Education and Geodata efforts are bringing more people
together - there should be open licensed tutorials and books coming
out of this - easy data discovery and packaging service. Though early
days this has the flavour of a really useful open knowledgebase,
make it easier for projects to get their software into peoples hands.

The fact that people are talking more through the incubation process -
there is definitely developer cross-pollination - better software for
all - perhaps this motivates people to stay in incubation - it is warm
and comfortable there - one has friends there. But growing up feels
kind of inevitable. More graduated projects = more energy flow.

'''Tyler Mitchell'''

The two biggest things that I've been excited to see have been:
-promotion/exposure through conferences. The great opportunities
Autodesk gave us by sponsoring conferences for us - Where 2.0, OSCON
and next month, FOSS4G, EuroOSCON - as well as other conferences that
CCGIS helped coordinated -Intergeo and others- have generated a lot
of positive energy, especially for members/volunteers who helped make
those events happen. Working together has been a very positive
experience. It's been great to see and be part of. I think it is
working very well, though the Visibility Committee needs more members
to help make events happen around the globe.
-cross pollination between projects. I haven't been watching the
incubation process in detail, but from a general perspective I see
projects with mentors from other projects working together. That's
really exciting for me to see when I think that apart from OSGeo
there wouldn't be a good forum for working together like that.

So, nothing earthshatteringly broken in my opinion - it can all be
addressed with a bit of innovation, a plan and some elbow grease.
It's always just a matter of time before we get around to it...

'''Cameron Shorter'''

* We have created a healthy, diverse community which works
constructively together.

* The community has articulated the key values and goals and written
them down in core documentation.

* We have started testing our values by putting them into practice. As
we run into issues, we have shown that we can work together to change.
(I'm refering to our ability to work together to refine the incubation
process).

'''Jody Garnett'''

- Incubation process is a bottle neck (yes this is on both lists)
- Incubation forcing a us to address many issues that have always waited for a driver
- publicity at conferences
- wiki (as collaborative tool)
- IRC channel (meet and greet)

'''Arnulf Christl'''

the Mapbender project has profited by having a new requirement resulting
from Incubation (learn to use a bug/project tracker). Enhanced
visibility, though that obviously is hard to quantify. MB uses the SVN,
mailing lists and web space provided by OSGeo. (Sure, we're gonna be
movin on soon but its a benefit to have services provided). German
speaking users (as well as other languages) start to gather around Local
OSGeo Chapters - to what avail will have to work out. But they are
gathering.

Community starts to profit (at least that is what a tiny percentage of
my business customers say) by having one address to go to when looking
for something. We need to make sure people find what they are looking
for which seems to be a rather complex task.

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-09-06T04:40:04Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has proposed getting people together for a second face-to-face meeting at [http://www.foss4g2006.org/ FOSS4G2006], Lausanne, Switzerland.

=== When and Where ===

September 11th, 2006 at Lausanne, Switzerland. A room is reserved on the Campus (conference site), just preceeding FOSS4G.

The meeting is in the conference room "A" (possibly room BP 1122) in building BP, findable on this [http://plan.epfl.ch/?view=249 Map]. Send email to finance at foss4g2006.org with "F2F Parking Pass" in the subject for a PDF file for a free parking pass, or just pay at the site.

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# Venkatesh Raghavan (Board)
# Jo Walsh (Geodata, WebCom, Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board) [http://www.hotel-du-port.ch/welcome.htm Staying at Hotel du port ] 10 Sep - 16 Sep
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Markus Neteler (Board, Geodata, Edu)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom, WebCom, Edu) [http://www.fassbindhotels.com/e/2_agora.html Staying at Hotel Agora ] 10-16 Sep

=== Agenda - Board-Only Meeting - Starts Promptly at 08:30 ===

'''08:30 - 08:45''' - 15 min - Introduction, Agenda Review

'''08:45 - 09:00''' - 15 min - Define Logo usage (protection vs. promotion/branding)'''

'''09:00 - 09:45''' - 45 min - Define how Executive Director role will work.

'''09:45 - 10:00''' - 15 min - Break

'''10:00 - 10:45''' - 45 min - Discuss approaches investigated, and establish a timeline for infrastructure move and which services will be established.

'''10:45 - 11:15''' - 30 min - Review and discuss goal implementation for 2006: Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them. Assign driver and define next steps.

# ''To promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software) - PR, training, outreach, ... [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]]''
# ''To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding ([[Fundraising]]), legal, ...''
# ''To encourage the implementation of open standards and standards-based interoperability in foundation projects.''
# ''To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary ""stack"" builds, cross package documentation, etc.''
# ''To promote freely available geodata - free software is useless without data ([[Public Geospatial Data Project]])''
# ''To ensure a high degree of quality in foundation projects in order to build and preserve the foundation ""brand"".''
# ''To encourage communication and cooperation between OSGeo communities on different language (ie Java/C/Python) and operating system (Win32, Unix, MacOS) platforms.''
# ''To support use and contribution to foundation projects from the worldwide community through internationalization of software and community outreach.''
# ''To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (ie. EOGEO).''
# ''To provide support for the use of OSGeo software in education via curriculum development, outreach, and support ([[Core Curriculum Project]]).''
# ''To award the Sol Katz award for service to the OSGeo community.''

'''11:15 - 11:45''' - 30 min - Membership

* We should really figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At FOSS4G2006 many people will want to know how to become a member

'''11:45 - 12:30''' - 45min - Review what are we doing for the projects

* In particular we want to make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)

* Projects:
# MapServer
# Mapbender
# MapBuilder
# MapGuide Open Source (Gary: "Working infrastructure for MapGuide, good affinity groups")
# GRASS
# OSSIM
# GDAL/OGR
# GeoTools

'''12:30 - 13:00''' - 30 min - Lunch Break

==== Afternoon Board Meeting: Resume at 13:00 (1:00pm) ====

'''13:00 - 14:00''' - 60 min - Review and approve budget

'''14:00 - 14:15''' - Complete launch of [[Foundation Sponsorship]]

'''14:15 - 14:30''' - Complete launch of [[Project Sponsorship]]

'''14:30 - 14:45''' - BREAK

==== Afternoon: Open Session Begins 14:45 (2:45pm) ====

See [[Open F2F Meeting Lausanne 2006]], the open meeting page.

'''14:45 - 15:45''' - 60 min - State of OSGeo
* OSGeo State of the Foundation
** What we've accomplished
*** [[Board of Directors#Meetings|Board Meetings]]
**** 17 Board Meetings
**** 3 f2f meetings
**** Constant communication, discussion, collaboration
*** Infrastructure
**** Initial Collabnet Infrastructure
**** Wiki
**** Telascience.org
*** [[Main Page#Committees|Committees]]
**** [[Website Committee]] (WebCom)
**** [[Fundraising]] Committee (FunCom)
**** [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (IncCom)
**** [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (VisCom)
**** [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (PublicGeodataCom)
**** [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (EduCom)
**** [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] (SAC)
*** [[Events|Conferences]]
**** OSCON
**** Where 2.0
**** FOSS4G2006
**** MapAsia 2006
*** Proposals and Responses to RFIs
**** Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial
*** International and Local Chapters
**** [[China]]
**** [[India]]
**** [[Deutsch | Germany]]
**** [[Japan]]
**** [[Ottawa Chapter]] (Canada)
*** Memberships
*** Executive Director
** Where we are headed
** What we are missing
* OSGeo communication and outreach
** [http://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=54&expandFolder=54&folderID=0 Flyers]
** [http://www.cafepress.com/OSGeo Shirts etc]
** Press releases

* [[What's working]], [[What's Not Working]]
* Where should we go?

15:45 - 16:15 - 30 min - Improving Communications Flow

* Board blog as aggregator?

16:15 - 19:00 - About 3 hours - Open Session

''(Many things will come up between now and this meeting: this is a buffer for them)''

* How to enable more people to participate in OSGeo efforts
* Plan conferences framework - where and how to launch OSGeo related conferences around the globe
* Discuss small projects hosting (like gpsd) - "OSGeo friends projects"
* Try to reach consensus on new projects to admit to incubation.
* Discuss ideas for starting cross-collaboration between projects.

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes Lausanne 2006]].

See also [[Face To Face Action Items]].

See also [[Proposed Membership Rules#Specifics]].

What's Not Working

2006-09-05T19:48:30Z

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'''Tyler Mitchell'''

The main part of OSGeo that I think is not working as well as it
could is communication. We have many mailing lists, which somewhat
hide the real activity that is going on if you aren't following them
every hour. There are committee conference calls as well. We also
have a very active IRC channel which allows for awesome 1-on-1, real-
time discussion, but it is also veiled somewhat from the public. Of
course you can review IRC logs, follow many mailing lists and watch
the wiki for changes, but we need some way to distill or amplify
these great discussions in a manner that allows everyone to know, at
a glance, what is going on. I have no real solution for this, but
I'm sure we can hack something together.

Another aspect of communication are regular reports from committees,
the board and other working groups. I'd like to see us get monthly
reporting working - hopefully it can help us keep up with some of the
key things that are going on. I also think that we could use a
newsletter. It could be fed by news items/summaries from the
committees and board, etc. And also highlight what folks in the
community are up to with OSS in general.

One other negative point is the membership management. By this I
mean the tools (or lack thereof) that allow us to find each, see who
is signed up to or interested in certain projects. When I tell
someone to join OSGeo, I don't have any meaningful way for them to
make a donation or for me to add their name to an official list
(other than the wiki). As part of this I'd like to set up a way of
making shirts and business cards available for those who want them
and get a payment process in place for receiving donations or orders.

'''Cameron Shorter'''

* It is still early, and we don't have our software stack in place, but
I think our end goal should be to provide value to the end user.
An end user will want to easilly deploy a quality Geospatial Software Stack.
We are addressing quality through our incubation process.
However, I'm not aware of anyone within OSGeo addressing packaging of an
integrated Geospatial stack.

* I have not seen a large take up of the Collabnet platform by projects
and think that we should be considering alternatives. I'm hopeful that
this is already in the pipeline.

'''Jody Garnett'''

- incubation process is a bottle neck
- developer and user community benefit (so far has been work for no visible gain, I have hopes FOSS4G will change this, and OSGEO is a long term play for us so I am not surprised)
- feedback on several issues (documentation license, site look and feel
etc...)
- viscomm: coordination on promotional materials (only found geotools handout by accident - and name is GeoTools not Geotools, and project logo not present )
- procedures, could not quickly find out how to announce a recent release (I am sure it is my fault but still)
- committee communication with projects (ie community is not in the habit of checking out the flurry of email lists and committees have not contacted project representatives as needed)
'''
Tom Kralidis'''

I think one thing that would really be useful is for OSGEO to publish
RSS (well, GeoRSS, really :) ). We'd have to figure out how to break
these down (if we need more than one, etc.), but having syndication
would be really useful.

'''Jo Walsh'''

I have some issues with the internal mediating structure that
organises OSGeo and the communications which shape and reflect that.
There at least 6 different internal committees all doing things which
affect the "outside world"'s relationship with the org in some way.
Does OSGeo benefit from such internal overcommittification?

So often when something interesting happens it needs to go to at least
2 or 3 of the different committee mailing lists - VisCom and FunCom,
or WebCom and SAC and Geodata, or... so i get 3 copies of each email,
with recursively more ridiculous cross-posting headers. Often a lot of
the conversation is just configuration-irrelevant to me. I proceed to
forget that others aren't also on the same ten $#?@!$ OSGeo lists
(and spend time searching through different sets of list archives for
references - i want them all to be integrated.)

This isn't just me bitching about tools that don't work right, though.
For one, we get a chance to fix a lot of that! [0] Maybe the fact that
people and topics in the committees overlap so much reflects that the
committees are not an optimal structure. There's work to do, and people
to do it. I understand that committees exist because of governance
process constraints about decision making powers. [1] But i wonder
about the extent to which they should be driving activity and do drive
activity. I would definitely rather go to One Big IRC Meeting of 2 or 3
hours with definite internal schedule once every 2 or 3 weeks, than
the weekly trickle of different topics i care more or less about but
might be interested in learning from or helping with.

I think all the cross-posting on the committee lists also reflects a
kind of self-selecting meritocratic cabal, the core of which also talks
on IRC a lot. I think of jgarnett's complaint of something 'going
missing' to public view when it heads off onto the viscom list. But
the discuss list is too big and general-interest to get into the
minutiae of how many t-shirts to order for people at a conference.

More technological fixes... start an osgeo-awareness RSS feed and moderated
list... have people write more down about what they are doing. Try and
keep stuff *off* the lists, omg, and not start too many more. The
board list, btw is open posting and some non-board-members subscribe.
Make clearer about wiki etiquette - it really is okay to tear others'
stuff apart - to alter public opinion - that's what wiki is for.

Main Page

2006-09-05T19:47:33Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Introduction to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation Wiki ==
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 [https://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/about.html official structure] but the movement is much larger. You are free to join us and add yourself to the [[All Members]] page.

== Committees ==
The committees are part of the official structure of OSGeo. Committees meet on the IRC or use conference calls. [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/ IRC logs] of previous meetings are often available. 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.

Although committees are official and there is an official list of members please feel free to participate!

* [[Board of Directors]] (official) - [[Board tasks]]
* [[Website Committee]] (official) - [[WebComTODO|Current WebCom tasks]]
* [[Fundraising]] Committee (official)
* [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (official)
* [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (official)
* [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (official; maybe needs a catchier name)
* [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (official)
* [[SAC|System Administration Committee (SAC)]] (official)
* [[Certification Committee]] (not official) - ''initial ideas stage!''
* [[Conference Committee]] (not official), [[Foss4g2006]] Conference

== Proposals and Other Working Pages ==
This section is for new proposals which need publicity, or are not yet assigned to any committee or need broader collaboration. Once the entry here has done its work, it should be moved to a more appropriate place.

Check out the [[Special:Recentchanges]] page also (a link in the navigation menu on the left).

=== Current Issues ===
* [[OSGeo Educational Project]]
* [[Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial]]
* [[Volunteers Needed]]
* [[What's Working]]
* [[What's Not Working]]

=== General OSGeo ===
* [[OSGeo.org Project Tool FAQ]]
* [[OSGeo Description]]
* [[Press Release Process]]
* [[Press Release Template]]
* OSGeo [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Foundation Wikipedia entry]
* [[Proposed Membership Rules]]
* [[Committee Guidelines]]
* [[Contacts]] - for projects, committees, etc
* [[Protocol for requesting letter of support]]

=== Networking ===
* [[NGO Project]]
* [[Like Minded Regional Organizations]]
* [[International Outreach]]

=== Software Related ===
* [[MapGuide_Open_Source]]
* [[Mobile Solutions]]
* [[Distribution Special Interest Groups]]
* [[AJAX WebMapping Project Request]]
* [[Programming Languages Project]]
* [[Cpanel Installer]]
* [[Script Repository]]

== 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]]

-----
[[OSGEO:About|Wiki Site Disclaimer]]

What's Working

2006-09-05T19:47:04Z

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What's Working

2006-09-05T19:46:32Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Main Page

2006-09-05T19:45:16Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Introduction to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation Wiki ==
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 [https://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/about.html official structure] but the movement is much larger. You are free to join us and add yourself to the [[All Members]] page.

== Committees ==
The committees are part of the official structure of OSGeo. Committees meet on the IRC or use conference calls. [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/ IRC logs] of previous meetings are often available. 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.

Although committees are official and there is an official list of members please feel free to participate!

* [[Board of Directors]] (official) - [[Board tasks]]
* [[Website Committee]] (official) - [[WebComTODO|Current WebCom tasks]]
* [[Fundraising]] Committee (official)
* [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (official)
* [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (official)
* [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (official; maybe needs a catchier name)
* [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (official)
* [[SAC|System Administration Committee (SAC)]] (official)
* [[Certification Committee]] (not official) - ''initial ideas stage!''
* [[Conference Committee]] (not official), [[Foss4g2006]] Conference

== Proposals and Other Working Pages ==
This section is for new proposals which need publicity, or are not yet assigned to any committee or need broader collaboration. Once the entry here has done its work, it should be moved to a more appropriate place.

Check out the [[Special:Recentchanges]] page also (a link in the navigation menu on the left).

=== Current Issues ===
* [[OSGeo Educational Project]]
* [[Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial]]
* [[Volunteers Needed]]
* [[What's Working]]

=== General OSGeo ===
* [[OSGeo.org Project Tool FAQ]]
* [[OSGeo Description]]
* [[Press Release Process]]
* [[Press Release Template]]
* OSGeo [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Foundation Wikipedia entry]
* [[Proposed Membership Rules]]
* [[Committee Guidelines]]
* [[Contacts]] - for projects, committees, etc
* [[Protocol for requesting letter of support]]

=== Networking ===
* [[NGO Project]]
* [[Like Minded Regional Organizations]]
* [[International Outreach]]

=== Software Related ===
* [[MapGuide_Open_Source]]
* [[Mobile Solutions]]
* [[Distribution Special Interest Groups]]
* [[AJAX WebMapping Project Request]]
* [[Programming Languages Project]]
* [[Cpanel Installer]]
* [[Script Repository]]

== 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]]

-----
[[OSGEO:About|Wiki Site Disclaimer]]

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-09-05T05:00:27Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has proposed getting people together for a second face-to-face meeting at [http://www.foss4g2006.org/ FOSS4G2006], Lausanne, Switzerland.

=== When and Where ===

September 11th, 2006 at Lausanne, Switzerland. A room is reserved on the Campus (conference site), just preceeding FOSS4G.

The meeting is in the conference room "A" (possibly room BP 1122) in building BP, findable on this [http://plan.epfl.ch/?view=249 Map]. Send email to finance at foss4g2006.org with "F2F Parking Pass" in the subject for a PDF file for a free parking pass, or just pay at the site.

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# Venkatesh Raghavan (Board)
# Jo Walsh (Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board) [http://www.hotel-du-port.ch/welcome.htm Staying at Hotel du port ] 10 Sep - 16 Sep
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Markus Neteler (Board, Geodata, Edu)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom, WebCom, Edu)

=== Agenda ===

'''Morning Board-only Meeting starts at 09:00'''

'''09:00-09:15''' - 15 min - Introduction, Agenda Review

'''09:15-09:30''' - 15 min - Define Logo usage (protection vs. promotion/branding)'''

'''09:30 - 10:15''' - 45 min - Define how Executive Director role will work.

'''10:15 - 10:30''' - 15 min - Break

'''10:30 - 11:15''' - 45 min - Discuss approaches investigated, and establish a timeline for infrastructure move and which services will be established.

'''11:15 - 11:45''' - 30 min - Review and discuss goal implementation for 2006: Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them. Assign driver and define next steps.

# ''To promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software) - PR, training, outreach, ... [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]]''
# ''To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding ([[Fundraising]]), legal, ...''
# ''To encourage the implementation of open standards and standards-based interoperability in foundation projects.''
# ''To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary ""stack"" builds, cross package documentation, etc.''
# ''To promote freely available geodata - free software is useless without data ([[Public Geospatial Data Project]])''
# ''To ensure a high degree of quality in foundation projects in order to build and preserve the foundation ""brand"".''
# ''To encourage communication and cooperation between OSGeo communities on different language (ie Java/C/Python) and operating system (Win32, Unix, MacOS) platforms.''
# ''To support use and contribution to foundation projects from the worldwide community through internationalization of software and community outreach.''
# ''To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (ie. EOGEO).''
# ''To provide support for the use of OSGeo software in education via curriculum development, outreach, and support ([[Core Curriculum Project]]).''
# ''To award the Sol Katz award for service to the OSGeo community.''

'''11:45 - 12:15''' - 30 min - Membership

* We should really figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At FOSS4G2006 many people will want to know how to become a member

'''12:15 - 13:00''' - 45min - Review what are we doing for the projects

* In particular we want to make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)

* Projects:
# MapServer
# Mapbender
# MapBuilder
# MapGuide Open Source (Gary: "Working infrastructure for MapGuide, good affinity groups")
# GRASS
# OSSIM
# GDAL/OGR
# GeoTools

==== Afternoon: Open attendance (13:00pm) ====

See [[Open F2F Meeting Lausanne 2006]], the open meeting page.

* OSGeo State of the Union
** What we've accomplished
*** [[Board of Directors#Meetings|Board Meetings]]
**** 17 Board Meetings
**** 3 f2f meetings
**** Constant communication, discussion, collaboration
*** Infrastructure
**** Initial Collabnet Infrastructure
**** Wiki
**** Telascience.org
*** [[Main Page#Committees|Committees]]
**** [[Website Committee]] (WebCom)
**** [[Fundraising]] Committee (FunCom)
**** [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (IncCom)
**** [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (VisCom)
**** [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (PublicGeodataCom)
**** [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (EduCom)
**** [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] (SAC)
*** [[Events|Conferences]]
**** OSCON
**** Where 2.0
**** FOSS4G2006
**** MapAsia 2006
*** Proposals and Responses to RFIs
**** Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial
*** International and Local Chapters
**** [[China]]
**** [[India]]
**** [[Deutsch | Germany]]
**** [[Japan]]
**** [[Ottawa Chapter]] (Canada)
*** Memberships
*** Executive Director
** Where we are headed
** What we are missing
* OSGeo communication and outreach
** [http://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=54&expandFolder=54&folderID=0 Flyers]
** [http://www.cafepress.com/OSGeo Shirts etc]
** Press releases

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes Lausanne 2006]].

See also [[Face To Face Action Items]].

See also [[Proposed Membership Rules#Specifics]].

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-09-05T04:55:38Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has proposed getting people together for a second face-to-face meeting at [http://www.foss4g2006.org/ FOSS4G2006], Lausanne, Switzerland.

=== When and Where ===

September 11th, 2006 at Lausanne, Switzerland. A room is reserved on the Campus (conference site), just preceeding FOSS4G.

The meeting is in the conference room "A" (possibly room BP 1122) in building BP, findable on this [http://plan.epfl.ch/?view=249 Map]. Send email to finance at foss4g2006.org with "F2F Parking Pass" in the subject for a PDF file for a free parking pass, or just pay at the site.

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# Venkatesh Raghavan (Board)
# Jo Walsh (Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board) [http://www.hotel-du-port.ch/welcome.htm Staying at Hotel du port ] 10 Sep - 16 Sep
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Markus Neteler (Board, Geodata, Edu)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)

=== Agenda ===

[['''Morning Board-only Meeting starts at 09:00''']]

'''09:00-09:15''' - 15 min - Introduction, Agenda Review

'''09:15-09:30''' - 15 min - Define Logo usage (protection vs. promotion/branding)'''

'''09:30 - 10:15''' - 45 min - Define how Executive Director role will work.

'''10:15 - 10:30''' - 15 min - Break

'''10:30 - 11:15''' - 45 min - Discuss approaches investigated, and establish a timeline for infrastructure move and which services will be established.

'''11:15 - 11:45''' - 30 min - Review and discuss goal implementation for 2006: Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them. Assign driver and define next steps.

# ''To promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software) - PR, training, outreach, ... [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]]''
# ''To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding ([[Fundraising]]), legal, ...''
# ''To encourage the implementation of open standards and standards-based interoperability in foundation projects.''
# ''To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary ""stack"" builds, cross package documentation, etc.''
# ''To promote freely available geodata - free software is useless without data ([[Public Geospatial Data Project]])''
# ''To ensure a high degree of quality in foundation projects in order to build and preserve the foundation ""brand"".''
# ''To encourage communication and cooperation between OSGeo communities on different language (ie Java/C/Python) and operating system (Win32, Unix, MacOS) platforms.''
# ''To support use and contribution to foundation projects from the worldwide community through internationalization of software and community outreach.''
# ''To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (ie. EOGEO).''
# ''To provide support for the use of OSGeo software in education via curriculum development, outreach, and support ([[Core Curriculum Project]]).''
# ''To award the Sol Katz award for service to the OSGeo community.''

'''11:45 - 12:15''' - 30 min - Membership

* We should really figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At FOSS4G2006 many people will want to know how to become a member

'''12:15 - 13:00''' - 45min - Review what are we doing for the projects

* In particular we want to make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)

* Projects:
# MapServer
# Mapbender
# MapBuilder
# MapGuide Open Source (Gary: "Working infrastructure for MapGuide, good affinity groups")
# GRASS
# OSSIM
# GDAL/OGR
# GeoTools

==== Afternoon: Open attendance (13:00pm) ====

See [[Open F2F Meeting Lausanne 2006]], the open meeting page.

* OSGeo State of the Union
** What we've accomplished
*** [[Board of Directors#Meetings|Board Meetings]]
**** 17 Board Meetings
**** 3 f2f meetings
**** Constant communication, discussion, collaboration
*** Infrastructure
**** Initial Collabnet Infrastructure
**** Wiki
**** Telascience.org
*** [[Main Page#Committees|Committees]]
**** [[Website Committee]] (WebCom)
**** [[Fundraising]] Committee (FunCom)
**** [[IncCom Wiki|Incubation Committee]] (IncCom)
**** [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]] (VisCom)
**** [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] (PublicGeodataCom)
**** [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] (EduCom)
**** [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] (SAC)
*** [[Events|Conferences]]
**** OSCON
**** Where 2.0
**** FOSS4G2006
**** MapAsia 2006
*** Proposals and Responses to RFIs
**** Response to RFI for US Gov GeoSpatial
*** International and Local Chapters
**** [[China]]
**** [[India]]
**** [[Deutsch | Germany]]
**** [[Japan]]
**** [[Ottawa Chapter]] (Canada)
*** Memberships
*** Executive Director
** Where we are headed
** What we are missing
* OSGeo communication and outreach
** [http://visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=54&expandFolder=54&folderID=0 Flyers]
** [http://www.cafepress.com/OSGeo Shirts etc]
** Press releases

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes Lausanne 2006]].

See also [[Face To Face Action Items]].

See also [[Proposed Membership Rules#Specifics]].

Board Meeting 2006 09 01

2006-09-01T14:50:13Z

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Board Meeting 2006 09 01

2006-08-31T22:54:16Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-08-31T22:53:33Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006

2006-08-31T22:45:02Z

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Board Meeting 2006 08 18

2006-08-17T19:02:58Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 16th board meeting has been scheduled for the 18th of August at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=8&day=4&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

Communication will switch to the new [[Conference Call]].

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Fifteenth_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
* Discussion on the [[Executive Director]], next steps. Do we proceed? If so, do we directly someone or put out a call for resumes?
* Discuss the non-profit status application process
* Review topics for [[Face to Face Meeting Lausanne 2006]]
* Discussion and Approval of [[China]] OSGeo Chapter.
* Appoint next monthly Chair.
* Other Business

== Minutes ==

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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATION A Delaware non-stock corporation.

On August 18th, 2006, at 8:00 am Pacific time, pursuant to notice duly given, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (the "Foundation" or "OSGeo") held a meeting by teleconference. The meeting lasted ninety minutes.

Present at the meeting were the following members of the Board: Frank Warmerdam, Mark Lucas, Jo Walsh, Chris Holmes, Arnulf Christl, Venkatesh Raghavan, Gary Lang and Markus Neteler. Rich Steele and Laura Rivera were also present. All participants on the call indicated that they could hear one another. Additionally, Internet Relay Chat was used for backup purposes (#osgeo on irc.freenode.net). Mr. Lucas was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Finding a quorum present, Mr. Lucas called the meeting to order. Frank Warmerdam was appointed secretary of the meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The Board first approved by general consent the minutes of the meeting held on 18 August 2006.

FACE TO FACE MEETING IN LAUSANNE

Meeting on Monday, September 11th. Board members are encouraged to add agenda items on
the wiki page.

NEW INFRASTRUCTURE

It was determined that if we transition off CollabNet it needs to be completed by January 1, 2007 when the existing contract ends.

Jo Walsh and Tyler Mitchell were designated to continue working on the new demonstration portal, and to work on a proposal for infrastructure transition, with a more detailed review at the face to face meetings in September.

OTHER BUSINESS

Frank Warmerdam previously briefed the EDRC BAA in the 15th board meeting. Mark Lucas reviewed the BAA, it is typical of many government BAA's and is primarily targeted at companies with cost plus accreditation addressing specific topics identified in the document. Of potential interest is an offer to co-host conferences on common topics with not for profit organizations. The not for profit organization submits a proposal and budget estimates to ERDC for review and approval. Something that we might consider in the future.

Next meeting planned in two weeks.

The meeting was closed.

Board Meeting 2006 06 23

2006-06-22T21:10:42Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 12th board meeting has been scheduled for the 23rd of Jun at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=23&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120 (free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350 (10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is: 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Eleventh_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
* Review and approve [[Official IncCom Documents (status)]], already approved by the Incubation Committee.
* Review and approve [[Local Chapter Guidelines]] (still being drafted).
* Approve Michael Gerlek as chair of VisCom.
* Enumerate accomplishments so far, for publication on the web site
* Discuss possible merger of Webcom and SAC or possible assignment of Jason Birch as chair of WebCom.
* Discuss how we will execute the top five priorities of OSGeo
* Confirm dates/process for Board re-election (March 2007 rather than Sept 2006? This needs to go to wider discussion?

Board Meeting 2006 06 23

2006-06-22T21:08:57Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 12th board meeting has been scheduled for the 23rd of Jun at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=23&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120 (free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350 (10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is: 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Eleventh_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
* Review and approve [[Official IncCom Documents (status)]], already approved by the Incubation Committee.
* Review and approve [[Local Chapter Guidelines]] (still being drafted).
* Approve Michael Gerlek as chair of VisCom.
* Discuss possible merger of Webcom and SAC or possible assignment of Jason Birch as chair of WebCom.
* Discuss how we will execute the top five priorities of OSGeo
* Confirm dates/process for Board re-election (March 2007 rather than Sept 2006? This needs to go to wider discussion?

Meeting Minutes Summer 2006

2006-06-12T20:05:56Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Where 2.0 Discussion ==

We discussed the OSGeo presence at Where2.0 this week. The group felt that we were doing a good job of this. We have

* a keynote
* a good sized booth
* a developer round-table
* an OSGeo BOF scheduled

We discussed and agreed to have a set of people we have arranged for people to staff the BOF and the developer roundtable.

== Budget Discussion - Need $285,000 to $520,000 ==

We discussed two sets of budget items. One was the idea of an "Executive Director" who would represent OSGeo on a full-time basis to make sure we are fulfilling the OSGeo mission and priorities.

The priorities have been discussed on the board list. For focus, we limited our discussion to the top five priorities, because we felt that they:
* had the most impact on fulfilling our mission
* included the greatest number of operational expenses that would be required

In summary, we will need to raise between $275,000 and $520,000 to be effective in carrying out the priorities as expressed by the OSGeo community since its inception four months ago in Chicago.

We broke the discussion into two discussions about:
# The hiring of an executive director.
# The budget required to implement the top five priorities we've identified.

==== Executive Director - $135,000 to $170,000 ====
===== Responsibilities =====
*Evangelism
*MarComm
**Internal and External
**Outward bound communication
**Community Management
**Fundraising
**Conference management
===== Qualifications =====
*Excellent Communications Skills
*Needs to be conversant with developer and user community concerns
*Needs to understand open source
*Must be willing to travel world-wide
*Fully burdened cost $135-170K
*Salary – negotiable $90-120K
*Fringe (Medical, Insurance, DSL, etc.) $15-20K
*Travel & Expenses - $30K
==== OSGeo Priority Fulfillment Expenses - $150,000 to $350,000 ====
* Promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software)- $133,000
* To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding (Fundraising), legal, ... - $60,000
* To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (e.g. EOGEO) - $100,000
* To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary "stack" builds, cross package documentation, etc. - $50,000

== Marc Lucas DOD Project Presentation ==

Links to presentation to follow...

Meeting Minutes Summer 2006

2006-06-12T19:58:22Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Meeting Minutes Summer 2006

2006-06-12T19:46:22Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Budget Discussion - Need $285,000 to $520,000 ==

We discussed two sets of budget items. One was the idea of an "Executive Director" who would represent OSGeo on a full-time basis to make sure we are fulfilling the OSGeo mission and priorities.

The priorities have been discussed on the board list. For focus, we limited our discussion to the top five priorities, because we felt that they:
* had the most impact on fulfilling our mission
* included the greatest number of operational expenses that would be required

In summary, we will need to raise between $275,000 and $520,000 to be effective in carrying out the priorities as expressed by the OSGeo community since its inception four months ago in Chicago.

We broke the discussion into two discussions about:
# The hiring of an executive director.
# The budget required to implement the top five priorities we've identified.

==== Executive Director - $135,000 to $170,000 ====
===== Responsibilities =====
*Evangelism
*MarComm
**Internal and External
**Outward bound communication
**Community Management
**Fundraising
**Conference management
===== Qualifications =====
*Excellent Communications Skills
*Needs to be conversant with developer and user community concerns
*Needs to understand open source
*Must be willing to travel world-wide
*Fully burdened cost $135-170K
*Salary – negotiable ($90-120K)
*Fringe (Medical, Insurance, DSL, etc.) $15-20K
*Travel & Expenses - $30K
==== OSGeo Priority Fulfillment Expenses - $150,000 to $350,000 ====
* Promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software)- $133,000
* To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding (Fundraising), legal, ... - $60,000
* To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (e.g. EOGEO) - $100,000
* To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary "stack" builds, cross package documentation, etc. - $50,000

Face to Face Meeting Summer 2006

2006-06-12T19:44:46Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has been discussing the idea of getting people together for a face-to-face meeting to establish, and work on, priorities. A meetup / workshop needs clear goals. If we could set them, this could be a really useful occasion.

=== When and Where ===

June 11th and 12th at the Autodesk San Rafael offices.

This is just preceeding the Where 2.0 conference June 13/14 in San Jose which is relatively nearby. (According to Google, San Rafael to San Jose is 67 miles / 74 minutes.)

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes Summer 2006]]

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# mpg (VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Jo Walsh (Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board)
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Peter Moran (VisCom)

=== Agenda ===
*Sunday
**09:00-10:00 - Muster at Autodesk HQ (coordinating with Laura)
**10:00-12:00 - General discussion re: Where 2.0 planning - large group (as below under goals)
**12:00-1:00 - Lunch break (lunch brought in)
**1:00-3:00 - Breakout Viscom/Funcom groups
**3:00-5:00 - Continued large group discussion re: Board items
**5:00-6:00 - Dinner break (reservation at restaurant, with room for having more discussion)
**6:00-9:00 - Continue large group discussion

*Monday
**08:30-09:00 - Gather
**09:00-12:00 - Board, Incubation and Viscom breakouts
**1:00-3:00 - Large group session and wrap-up
**- Travel to San Jose

=== Goals ===
For a one- or two- day meeting there need to be clear goals identifiable.

==== General ====

* We should soon figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At Where 2.0 many people will want to know how to become a member (also at FOSS4G2006 Lausanne)
* Presentation / material planning for Where
* Assessing needs for online tools for next year

==== WebCom ====
* OSGeo Web style established.
* Project style guidelines.
* Content plan completed.
* How to acquire more WebCom staff?

==== Board ====
* Develop a 2005/2006 budget.
* Clarify re-elections of directors (2006 or 2007?)
* General strategy discussions.
* Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them.
* Make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)
* Try to reach consensus on new projects to admit to incubation.
* Discuss ideas for starting cross-collaboration between projects.
* Briefing by Mark Lucas on open source related activities within DOD.
* Local Chapter Guidelines

==== VisCom ====
* Prepare conference presentation materials (for Where 2.0, and more general use).
* General strategy discussions.
* Outreach strategy
* Decide migration of [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/ GRASS Newsletter] Vol 4 to OSGeo Newsletter Vol 1

==== FunCom ====
* Develop sponsorship model
* Identify sources of income

=== Lodging and Travel ===
* See Itineraries section below for other attendee arrival times/places
* What hotels are near to venue?
** Embassy Suites is next door to Autodesk HQ. Use Autodesk Corporate rate of $119.
** [http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SFORFES Embassy Suites]
* Best way to get from SFO to San Rafael?
** From SFO to Central San Rafael Transit Center by Marin Airporter [http://www.marinairporter.com/schedules_sfo_to_marin.html Marin Airporter Service] (approx. 50 minutes) for $17
** Then take taxi from Central San Rafael Transit Center to Embassy Suites (5-10 minutes) approx. $10
** Meet up at SFO or SJC to share rental (see Itineraries below)
* Best way to get from San Rafael to San Jose at end of meeting? Share a bus/van?

=== Itineraries ===

Possibly futile attempt at collaborative scheduling as follows:

'''Saturday, June 10 (day before meeting)'''

* 5:00 pm - mpg arrives SJC
* 5:30 pm - mpg drives to San Rafael '''with pickups at SFO''' ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* 5:00 pm - TM arrives SFO ''would like to catch/share ride to San Rafael''
* 12:15 pm - cholmes arrives OAK, spends day with friends.

'''Sunday, June 11 (1st meeting day)'''
* morning - cholmes is looking for a ride to San Rafael from SF area
* 11:00 pm - mlucas arrives SFO, rents car, drives to San Rafael

'''Monday, June 12 (2nd meeting day)'''

* evening - mpg drives to Where 2.0 ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* evening - mlucas drives to Where 2.0 " "
* evening - cholmes rides with one of the above to Where 2.0
* PixieHunt starts 7:30(?)

'''Tuesday, June 13 (day after meeting)'''
* Where 2.0

'''Wednesday, Jun 14
* Where 2.0
* evening - mlucas drives to SFO to catch a 10pm flight

Face to Face Meeting Summer 2006

2006-06-12T19:44:31Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Meeting ==

The board has been discussing the idea of getting people together for a face-to-face meeting to establish, and work on, priorities. A meetup / workshop needs clear goals. If we could set them, this could be a really useful occasion.

=== When and Where ===

June 11th and 12th at the Autodesk San Rafael offices.

This is just preceeding the Where 2.0 conference June 13/14 in San Jose which is relatively nearby. (According to Google, San Rafael to San Jose is 67 miles / 74 minutes.)

=== Meeting Minutes ===

Click here for the meeting minutes [[Meeting Minutes]]

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of VisCom, WebCom and the Fundraising committees are encouraged to attend.
# Frank Warmerdam (Board, FunCom)
# mpg (VisCom)
# Arnulf Christl (Board, VisCom)
# Jo Walsh (Board)
# Dave McIlhagga (Board, FunCom, VisCom)
# Gary Lang (Board, FunCom)
# Tyler Mitchell (VisCom)
# Mark Lucas (Board)
# Chris Holmes (Board, VisCom)
# Peter Moran (VisCom)

=== Agenda ===
*Sunday
**09:00-10:00 - Muster at Autodesk HQ (coordinating with Laura)
**10:00-12:00 - General discussion re: Where 2.0 planning - large group (as below under goals)
**12:00-1:00 - Lunch break (lunch brought in)
**1:00-3:00 - Breakout Viscom/Funcom groups
**3:00-5:00 - Continued large group discussion re: Board items
**5:00-6:00 - Dinner break (reservation at restaurant, with room for having more discussion)
**6:00-9:00 - Continue large group discussion

*Monday
**08:30-09:00 - Gather
**09:00-12:00 - Board, Incubation and Viscom breakouts
**1:00-3:00 - Large group session and wrap-up
**- Travel to San Jose

=== Goals ===
For a one- or two- day meeting there need to be clear goals identifiable.

==== General ====

* We should soon figure out what the title and requirements of membership are. At Where 2.0 many people will want to know how to become a member (also at FOSS4G2006 Lausanne)
* Presentation / material planning for Where
* Assessing needs for online tools for next year

==== WebCom ====
* OSGeo Web style established.
* Project style guidelines.
* Content plan completed.
* How to acquire more WebCom staff?

==== Board ====
* Develop a 2005/2006 budget.
* Clarify re-elections of directors (2006 or 2007?)
* General strategy discussions.
* Discuss the stated priorities and how we meet them.
* Make sure that the VisCom is as focused on promoting OSGeo projects as it is OSGeo itself, (if not more?)
* Try to reach consensus on new projects to admit to incubation.
* Discuss ideas for starting cross-collaboration between projects.
* Briefing by Mark Lucas on open source related activities within DOD.
* Local Chapter Guidelines

==== VisCom ====
* Prepare conference presentation materials (for Where 2.0, and more general use).
* General strategy discussions.
* Outreach strategy
* Decide migration of [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/ GRASS Newsletter] Vol 4 to OSGeo Newsletter Vol 1

==== FunCom ====
* Develop sponsorship model
* Identify sources of income

=== Lodging and Travel ===
* See Itineraries section below for other attendee arrival times/places
* What hotels are near to venue?
** Embassy Suites is next door to Autodesk HQ. Use Autodesk Corporate rate of $119.
** [http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SFORFES Embassy Suites]
* Best way to get from SFO to San Rafael?
** From SFO to Central San Rafael Transit Center by Marin Airporter [http://www.marinairporter.com/schedules_sfo_to_marin.html Marin Airporter Service] (approx. 50 minutes) for $17
** Then take taxi from Central San Rafael Transit Center to Embassy Suites (5-10 minutes) approx. $10
** Meet up at SFO or SJC to share rental (see Itineraries below)
* Best way to get from San Rafael to San Jose at end of meeting? Share a bus/van?

=== Itineraries ===

Possibly futile attempt at collaborative scheduling as follows:

'''Saturday, June 10 (day before meeting)'''

* 5:00 pm - mpg arrives SJC
* 5:30 pm - mpg drives to San Rafael '''with pickups at SFO''' ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* 5:00 pm - TM arrives SFO ''would like to catch/share ride to San Rafael''
* 12:15 pm - cholmes arrives OAK, spends day with friends.

'''Sunday, June 11 (1st meeting day)'''
* morning - cholmes is looking for a ride to San Rafael from SF area
* 11:00 pm - mlucas arrives SFO, rents car, drives to San Rafael

'''Monday, June 12 (2nd meeting day)'''

* evening - mpg drives to Where 2.0 ''(space available, will rent large car if needed)''
* evening - mlucas drives to Where 2.0 " "
* evening - cholmes rides with one of the above to Where 2.0
* PixieHunt starts 7:30(?)

'''Tuesday, June 13 (day after meeting)'''
* Where 2.0

'''Wednesday, Jun 14
* Where 2.0
* evening - mlucas drives to SFO to catch a 10pm flight

Face To Face Action Items

2006-06-12T19:41:51Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Action Items From the Face to Face Meeting==
=== Budget Discussion - Need $285,000 to $520,000===

We discussed two sets of budget items. One was the idea of an "Executive Director" who would represent OSGeo on a full-time basis to make sure we are fulfilling the OSGeo mission and priorities.

The priorities have been discussed on the board list. For focus, we limited our discussion to the top five priorities, because we felt that they:
* had the most impact on fulfilling our mission
* included the greatest number of operational expenses that would be required

In summary, we will need to raise between $275,000 and $520,000 to be effective in carrying out the priorities as expressed by the OSGeo community since its inception four months ago in Chicago.

We broke the discussion into two discussions about:
# The hiring of an executive director.
# The budget required to implement the top five priorities we've identified.

==== Executive Director - $135,000 to $170,000 ====
===== Responsibilities =====
*Evangelism
*MarComm
**Internal and External
**Outward bound communication
**Community Management
**Fundraising
**Conference management
===== Qualifications =====
*Excellent Communications Skills
*Needs to be conversant with developer and user community concerns
*Needs to understand open source
*Must be willing to travel world-wide
*Fully burdened cost $135-170K
*Salary – negotiable ($90-120K)
*Fringe (Medical, Insurance, DSL, etc.) $15-20K
*Travel & Expenses - $30K
==== OSGeo Priority Fulfillment Expenses - $150,000 to $350,000 ====
* Promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry (not just foundation software)- $133,000
* To provide resources for foundation projects - infrastructure, funding (Fundraising), legal, ... - $60,000
* To operate an annual OSGeo Conference, possibly in cooperation with related efforts (e.g. EOGEO) - $100,000
* To make foundation and related software more accessible to end users - binary "stack" builds, cross package documentation, etc. - $50,000

Board Meeting 2006 05 26

2006-06-08T21:01:32Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 11th board meeting has been re-scheduled to 9th of Jun at 15:00 UTC ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=9&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo]) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120 (free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350 (10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is: 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary
* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Tenth_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
* Discuss and adopt [[Committee Guidelines]]
* Discuss and adopt [[OSGEO:Copyrights]] for this Wiki
* Discuss formation of [[Local Chapters]]
* Discuss OSGeo appearance at the [[Intergeo 2006]] exhibition
* Discuss and adopt how to [[Operate OSGeo Booth]]
* Discuss how to promote our projects

Face to Face Meeting Summer 2006

2006-05-17T04:42:49Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Board Meeting 2006 04 21

2006-04-20T01:54:48Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 7th board meeting is planned for Friday, April 21st 2006 at 8:00 a.m. PST ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=31&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=224 fixedtime]), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time. (Deferred from original time on the 7th).
From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120 (free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350 (10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is : 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting chairperson and secretary.
* Review and approve [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Fifth_Board_Meeting#Minutes prior meeting minutes]
* Discuss idea for an Incubation Sprint / workshop.
* Review priorities and discuss how to kick start these. I almost think we need a sprint for this. Another board meeting in Chicago?

Board Meeting 2006 03 17

2006-03-17T16:17:45Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 4th board meeting is planned for Friday, March 17th 2006 at 8:00 a.m. PST ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=17&year=2006&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=224 wold times]), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120(free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350(10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is : 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary.
* Approve (with review) [[Third Board Meeting]] minutes
* Notice on [http://www.publicgeodata.org/Open%20Letter Open Letter regarding the INSPIRE Directive] (Markus)
* Notice/Motion to establish Public Geodata Committee/Project/WorkingGroup based on [[Public Geospatial Data Project]] (Markus/Jo)
* Notice on [[Core Curriculum Project|Education and Curriculum Project]] progress (Markus)
* Discussion of priorities (Gary)
== Minutes ==

Board Meeting 2006 03 17

2006-03-17T16:17:36Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Board tasks

2006-03-10T14:03:35Z

Wiki-Garylang:

== Tasks for the Interim Board ==

* define process to elect the remaining 4 directors. By nominations, and then a multi-vote vote?
* solve [[Contributor Agreement]] issues for long term projects (like GRASS and GDAL with lots of unreachable outside contributors)
* approach tax-exempt charities of other nations to establish funding network

== Tasks for the Full Board ==
* Approve a [[OSGeo Mission]] and Goals statement.
* Establish permanent governance rules (voting, PMCs, recalls, etc).
* Publish a plan for implementing the Mission
* Implement the plan

Board Meeting 2006 03 10

2006-03-10T06:48:34Z

Wiki-Garylang:

The 3rd board meeting is planned for Friday, March 10th at 8:00 a.m. PST, by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.

From Skype call : +99038275318640

To use a regular phone:
From the US: call # 1-419-753-7120(free, long distance costs apply).
From the UK: call # 0870-119-2350(10p/minute).

Your Conference Room Number is : 5318640.

== Agenda ==

* Appoint meeting secretary.
* Review and approve [[Second Board Meeting]] minutes.
* Admission of [[New Members]] to the corporation.
* Motion to approve OSGeo Statement of Support for http://PublicGeodata.org web site (Markus w/Jo): see [[Statement support publicgeodata|Draft statement]]
* Approve [[OSGeo Mission]] and goals document for publish site.
* Motion to form a [[Fundraising]] Committee (FrankW)
* Discuss Goals/Mission and Enumerate Priorities (Gary)

Board Meeting 2006 03 10

2006-03-10T02:45:03Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Press Release

2006-03-04T22:24:27Z

Wiki-Garylang:

Once established please move this page to Press Release and delete this line. - [[Talk:Proposed_Press_Release| Translations]]

'''''Press release'''''

== Open Source Geospatial Foundation Created to Strengthen Collaborative Development of Open Geospatial Technologies==

'''OSGEO to provide an umbrella for community-led GIS and mapping projects'''

March XX, 2006--The open source geospatial community today announced the formation of the [http://www.osgeo.org Open Source Geospatial Foundation], a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation was formed in February to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It will also serve as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.

On February 4th, OSGEO held its first meeting in Chicago with 25 participants representing 18 groups and over 20 different open source geospatial projects, and 39 other parties participating via Internet Relay Chat. At this meeting, the participants took important steps in forming and organizing a foundation to develop and support open source geospatial technologies, including defining the foundation’s name, structure and vision. The consensus reached at the Chicago meeting paves the way to establish a productive, inclusive foundation.

The Chicago meeting also resulted in the appointment of an initial board of directors that will be responsible for the drafting and execution of the foundation's charter and bylaws. The initial five directors come from North America and Europe and represent various open source projects and technologies. The initial five directors of OSGEO are:

* Arnulf Christl - [http://www.mapbender.org Mapbender], CCGIS, Germany;
* Chris Holmes - [http://www.geoserver.org/ GeoServer]/[http://www.geotools.org/ GeoTools], The Open Planning Project, U.S.;
* Gary Lang - [http://www.osgeo.org/mapguide/ MapGuide], Autodesk, U.S.;
* Markus Neteler - [http://grass.itc.it/ GRASS], Istituto Trentino Di Cultura, Italy;
* Frank Warmerdam - [http://www.gdal.org/ GDAL/OGR], Canada.

The foundation expects to appoint four additional directors within the next several weeks to serve as the full interim board until the next annual meeting of the foundation membership.

OSGEO draws governance inspiration from several aspects of the [http://www.apache.org/ Apache Foundation], including a membership composed of individuals drawn from foundation projects who are selected for membership status based on their active contribution to foundation projects and governance. The initial membership consists of the five initial board members plus 16 other participants who attended the Chicago organizational meeting. The foundation added recently further 24 members from the broader open source geospatial community through a public nomination and election process to reach 45 voting members.

Initial OSGEO projects are [http://www.geotools.org/ GeoTools], [http://www.mapbender.org Mapbender], [http://mapbuilder.sourceforge.net/ MapBuilder], [http://www.osgeo.org/mapguide/ MapGuide], [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer], [http://www.gdal.org/ GDAL/OGR], [http://grass.itc.it/ GRASS], and [http://www.ossim.org/ OSSIM].

The foundation will not require that OSGEO software projects to be licensed under any one particular open source license, but will require that all OSGEO software be released under an open source license approved by the [http://www.opensource.org Open Source Initiative (OSI)]. The long term goal is to encourage licenses that allow the different foundation projects to work better together and permit for code exchange among them. The foundation will implement contribution and intellectual property policies designed to avoid the inclusion of proprietary or patented code in OSGEO projects. Foundation projects are focused on interoperability – both with one another at the library level, and with other proprietary and open source projects through the use of open standards.

The foundation will also be pursuing goals beyond software development, such as promoting more open access to government produced spatial data, which is a major problem outside of North America.

'''About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation'''

The [http://www.osgeo.org Open Source Geospatial Foundation] (OSGEO), is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation was formed to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It will also serve as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.

For more information, write to info@osgeo.org and see http://www.osgeo.org/

User:Garylang

2006-02-27T05:06:12Z

Wiki-Garylang:

* Email: gary.lang@autodesk.com
* Phone: +1-877-301-4182

Board Meeting 2006 02 17

2006-02-17T23:21:41Z

Wiki-Garylang: /* Minutes */

Notes for board meeting to occur on Friday 17, 2006.

Meeting will take place by phone/skype (backed by irc on #osgeo on irc.freenode.net).

Meeting date/time can be planned with http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

== Agenda ==
* Agreement on a legal framework for the official corporation, setting up the company, etc. Discuss key bylaw provisions and approve a draft of bylaws for public review.
* Designate a president and treasurer for the foundation (required by law, but can be members of the board)
* Designate Rich Steele Secretary and Legal Counsel for the foundation.
* Setting up a bank account.
* Discuss timing of establishing PSCs for projects, including initial software grant from Autodesk.
* Discussion of Project Incubation.
* Discussion of intellectual property issues (see [[IP Issues Discussion Document]])
** OSGEO Trademark
** Outbound Licensing Policy
** In-bound licensing/contributions; form of contributor agreement for all OSGEO projects
* Insurance for board members.
* Review [[OSGEO Website Terms of Service]]
* Designate a "Web Site Committee" with a charter per [[Web Site Committee Motion]].

== Scheduled For ==
Start time http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&month=2&day=17&hour=17&min=0&sec=0

== Minutes ==

(Posted by Frank Warmerdam to [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2006-02-17.log IRC])

Key items were:

* we would setup a simple set of bylaws soon, with the expection of revising them in a few months when we have a full board and some stuff has been agreed on.
* Designated FrankW President, GaryL Treasurer, and Rich Steele Secretary.
* Established that all the initial projects would also go through a form of incubation.
* Rich will present a template contributors agreement.
* We approved the website terms of service.
* We approved the web site committee formation.
* Also various discussion, especially around the whole incubation issue.
* I am supposed to solicit interest in an incubation committee which we hope to formally establish at our next meeting.

== Action Items ==

(Posted by Gary Lang who is happy to see that his guess was correct and that emacs' outliner characters is used as the correct syntax for the same thing in MediaWiki)

All

* Read Rich’s IP Issues Discussion Document, submit questions
* Submit PSC (Project Steering Committee) rules through Wiki to aggregate as a team. i.e. MapBender, GeoTools, MapGuide, etc.

Frank

* Spearhead Incubator Committee - 3 members should do this(volunteers), so far, Frank and Chris are members

Rich

* Submit drafts to Wiki for current BOD to review, comment/agree upon:
** By-Laws
** Contributor Agreements (& samples)
** Umbrella IP Policy
* Open bank account