GeoForAll OSGeo Relationship - Revision history

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Jive: /* Scenario 1: (Current) */

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Scenario 1: (Current)

Jive: /* Scenario 1B: */

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Scenario 1B:

Jive: Clarification that 1B operates within osgeo, not as an external entity.

2015-11-26T21:05:24Z

Clarification that 1B operates within osgeo, not as an external entity.

Jive: /* Further Discussion */

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Further Discussion

Jive: /* Scenario 1B: */

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Scenario 1B:

Jive: /* Requirements of OSGeo */

2015-11-26T20:17:48Z

Requirements of OSGeo

Jive: /* Resolution */

2015-11-26T20:16:26Z

Resolution

Jive at 20:10, 26 November 2015

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Jive: /* Current Status */

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Current Status

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 Three possible scenarios could be considered as regards the synergy between OSGeo Foundation and Geo4All initiative.
-=== Scenario 1: (Current) ===
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 OSGeo Board of Directors and the Geo4All Advisory Board mutually agree that Geo4All is the “official” educational outreach of OSGeo Foundation.

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 Figure 1b: Organization Structure of Scenario 1b
-Geo4All operates with a focus on strongly promoting the open source projects through education, by holding events, presentations, papers, training sessions, awards, etc. Note that in this scenario Geo4All would be required to name an officer who would liaise with the OSGeo Board (as every other OSGeo committee does).
+Geo4All operates with a focus on strongly promoting the open source projects through education, by holding events, presentations, papers, training sessions, awards, etc. Note that in this scenario Geo4All Advisory Board would name an officer who would liaise with the OSGeo community (as every other OSGeo committee does).
 === Scenario 2: ===

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 Figure 1b: Organization Structure of Scenario 1b
-Geo4All operates as an external body with respect to OSGeo will focus on strongly promoting the open source projects through education, by holding events, presentations, papers, training sessions, awards, etc. Note that in this scenario Geo4All would be required to name an officer who would liaise with the OSGeo Board (as every other OSGeo committee does).
+Geo4All operates with a focus on strongly promoting the open source projects through education, by holding events, presentations, papers, training sessions, awards, etc. Note that in this scenario Geo4All would be required to name an officer who would liaise with the OSGeo Board (as every other OSGeo committee does).
 === Scenario 2: ===

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	* Should the “ICA-OSGeo Labs” simply be named as “Geo4All-Labs”? We think that the organizations partnering with OSGeo Foundation’s educational outreach will grow in the future. Would it be feasible to add organizational abbreviations to the Labs e.g. “ICA-ISPRS-XXX-YYY-ZZZ-OSGeo Labs”?. The OSGeo Advisory board has agreed that this was not feasible and proposed a Geo4All “Partners” category to list organizations affiliated to Geo4All.		* Should the “ICA-OSGeo Labs” simply be named as “Geo4All-Labs”? We think that the organizations partnering with OSGeo Foundation’s educational outreach will grow in the future. Would it be feasible to add organizational abbreviations to the Labs e.g. “ICA-ISPRS-XXX-YYY-ZZZ-OSGeo Labs”?. The OSGeo Advisory board has agreed that this was not feasible and proposed a Geo4All “Partners” category to list organizations affiliated to Geo4All.
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		+	* Geo4All focus on open source projects should be in writing, documented on the Geo4All website and also on the OSGeo website.

	* In case of Scenario 2 (since Education is an important outreach initiative for the OSGeo Foundation) a proper “Education and Curriculum Committee” needs to be re-established whose main role would be to liaise and work jointly with Geo4All to fulfill the OSGeo mission in the sphere of Education and academic Research		* In case of Scenario 2 (since Education is an important outreach initiative for the OSGeo Foundation) a proper “Education and Curriculum Committee” needs to be re-established whose main role would be to liaise and work jointly with Geo4All to fulfill the OSGeo mission in the sphere of Education and academic Research

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 * Course materials on [http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/ NASA World Wind] make note of [http://forum.worldwindcentral.com/forum.php forums] and particpation in  [http://goworldwind.org/about/ goworldwind.org]
 * Course material on [https://www.r-project.org R] makes note of the [http://cran.r-project.org/faqs.html R FAQ] and [https://www.r-project.org/mail.html mailing list] and a blurb on open source participation and the [https://www.r-project.org/foundation/ R Foundation].
-* Course material on [http://www.qgis.org QGIS] make not of the QGIS [http://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/index.html users page], how to [http://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/index.html get involved] in the [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/issues/31 QGIS.org association].
+* Course material on [http://www.qgis.org QGIS] make note of the QGIS [http://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/index.html users page], how to [http://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/index.html get involved] in the [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/issues/31 QGIS.org association].
 * Course materials on [http://geoserver.org/ GeoServer] link to the [http://geoserver.org/comm communication page] along with information on the [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/about.html OSGeo Foundation].

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 == Resolution ==
-Based on the clarification of the Scenario 1, 1B, and 2 listed above both the OSGeo Board of directors and Geo4All Advisory Board should officially approve the new relation/role of OSGeo and Geo4All:
+Based on the clarification of this relationship (Scenario 1, Scenario 1B, or Scenario 2) both the OSGeo Board of directors and Geo4All Advisory Board should officially approve the new relation/role of OSGeo and Geo4All:
 * OSGeo would take appropriate steps (update web site etc.) to reflect the correct picture both inside and outside of the OSGeo Foundation.

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 . Geo4All initiative was started with the key aim to build up OSGeo's education aims by collaborating with like minded organisations and  it is one of the most successful initiatives that we have undertaken. OSGeo Board has made separate MoUs with both ICA and ISPRS  for expanding Geo4All  and  universities,SMEs, government organisations etc worldwide have trusted the MoUs that OSGeo provided and setup labs and joined the network , so it is important we provide strong continuity and focus.  MoUs have to be respected and the momentum created need to build upon with clear direction and focus.
-. We will welcome and include all partners that  OSGeo Board have MOUs with for expanding this OSGeo' Geo4All education initiative and warmly welcome everyone who are following the principles.  That way the OSGeo Board will  be able to  keep  expanding the initiative and to make MoUs with other organisations etc as we are doing now (ICA, ISPRS) and also in future .
+. We will welcome and include all partners that OSGeo Board have MOUs with for expanding this OSGeo' Geo4All education initiative and warmly welcome everyone who are following the principles.  That way the OSGeo Board will  be able to  keep  expanding the initiative and to make MoUs with other organisations etc as we are doing now (ICA, ISPRS) and also in future .
 Recently through mailing list discussions, we had discussion on the future directions for Geo4All .There were different opinions and hence we arranged a  meeting at Como to discuss this and find a way forward. Following lot of discussions among our members in our mail lists and the meeting at Como[1] that was led by Charlie Schweik, the consensus was  that OSGeo Education and Curriculum Committee and GeoForAll are the same and it is now GeoForAll: OSGeo's Education and Curriculum Effort as reflected in OSGeo website at http://www.osgeo.org/education. Venka has also presented this outcome at  FOSS4G Seoul  [2].
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 . Geo4All will continue to be inclusive  and include all partners that  OSGeo Board have MOUs with for expanding this OSGeo' Geo4All education initiative and warmly welcome everyone who are following the principles.
+[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_EU_Como_2015_Preconference_meeting
 [2] http://www.slideshare.net/VenkateshRaghavan1/g4-a-newver2
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 Three possible scenarios could be considered as regards the synergy between OSGeo Foundation and Geo4All initiative.
-=== Scenario 1: ===
+=== Scenario 1: (Current) ===
-OSGeo Board of Directors and the Geo4All Advisory Board mutually agree that Geo4All is the “official” educational outreach of OSGeo Foundation. In this case, the Geo4All Advisory Board would include representatives from our partners like ICA, ISPRS etc. Geo4All Advisory Board comprises of representatives from ICA, ISPRS, OSGeo and other organization that join in future. As a partner in the Geo4All initiative, a Project Steering Committee (PSC) comprising of VP OSGeo Foundation (Education and Curriculum Project) and other representatives (e.g Regional Chairs of Geo4All) need to be constituted within the OSGeo Foundation. The PSC could liaise with Geo4All Advisory Board to evolve way and means to achieve mutual goals and objectives.
+OSGeo Board of Directors and the Geo4All Advisory Board mutually agree that Geo4All is the “official” educational outreach of OSGeo Foundation.
 [[File:Geo4AllScenario1.png|frameless|center|Figure 1: Organization Structure of Scenario 1]]
 Figure 1: Organization Structure of Scenario 1
-It the case of Scenario 1, several things need to be considered for example
+In this case, the Geo4All Advisory Board would include representatives from our partners like ICA, ISPRS etc. Geo4All Advisory Board comprises of representatives from ICA, ISPRS, OSGeo and other organization that join in future. As a partner in the Geo4All initiative, a Project Steering Committee (PSC) comprising of VP OSGeo Foundation (Education and Curriculum Project) and other representatives (e.g Regional Chairs of Geo4All) need to be constituted within the OSGeo Foundation. The PSC could liaise with Geo4All Advisory Board to evolve way and means to achieve mutual goals and objectives.
 === Scenario 1B: ===
-Similar to Scenario 1, OSGeo Board of Directors and the Geo4All Advisory Board mutually agree that Geo4All is the “official” educational outreach of OSGeo Foundation, but no new structure (PSC, committee or whatever) would be created in OSGeo; instead, Geo4All as an external body with respect to OSGeo will now focus on strongly promoting the open source projects through education, by holding “OSGeo” events, presentations, papers, training sessions, awards, etc.  This focus on open source projects should be in writing, documented on the Geo4All website and also on the OSGeo website.  Note that in this scenario Geo4All would be required to name an officer who would liaise with the OSGeo Board (as every other OSGeo committee does).
+Similar to Scenario 1, OSGeo Board of Directors and the Geo4All Advisory Board mutually agree that Geo4All is the “official” educational outreach of OSGeo Foundation, but no new structure (PSC, committee or whatever) would be created in OSGeo.
 [[File:Geo4AllScenario1b.png||frameless|center|Figure 1b: Organization Structure of Scenario 1b]]
 Figure 1b: Organization Structure of Scenario 1b
 === Scenario 2: ===
-Geo4All, an independent entity working closely with the OSGeo Foundation. Geo4All could be something for “open Geospatial education” what OSM is for “open geospatial data”. Such a decision is for Geo4All advisory board to take and also propose some kind of MoU with the OSGeo Foundation to spread “open Geospatial education” using the resources of the OSGeo Foundation.
+Geo4All, an independent entity working closely with the OSGeo Foundation.
 [[File:Geo4AllScenario2.png|frameless|center|Figure 2: Organization Structure of Scenario 2]]
 Figure 2: Organization Structure of Scenario 2
+Geo4All could be something for “open Geospatial education” what OSM is for “open geospatial data”. This requires forming a seperate legal entity. Such a decision is for Geo4All advisory board to take and also propose some kind of MoU with the OSGeo Foundation to spread “open Geospatial education” using the resources of the OSGeo Foundation.
 === Scenario 3: ===
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 == Resolution ==
-Based on the clarification of the Scenario 1, 1B, and 2 listed above, the OSGeo board needs to approve the decision and take appropriate steps (update web site etc.) to reflect the correct picture both inside and outside of the OSGeo Foundation. The Geo4All also would need to update its website, newsletter etc. to reflect being a part of OSGeo Foundation or teaming with OSGeo Foundation along with other organizations. Both OSGeo Board of directors and Geo4All Advisory Board should officially approve the new relation/role of OSGeo and Geo4All.
+Based on the clarification of the Scenario 1, 1B, and 2 listed above both the OSGeo Board of directors and Geo4All Advisory Board should officially approve the new relation/role of OSGeo and Geo4All:
 == Notes ==

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	Geo4All had been working hard to expand OSGeo education activities globally . Members have been running courses, training events, workshops, webinars, summer schools etc using OSGeo software, MOOC programs (that benefitted thousands of students globally) etc have raised OSGeo education efforts globally. Geo4All members have been actively contributing to OSGeo Curriculum development effort and will continue to expand this by having more course materials in various OSGeo software aded to the OSGeo education repository for everyone to make use of for their teaching and education.		Geo4All had been working hard to expand OSGeo education activities globally . Members have been running courses, training events, workshops, webinars, summer schools etc using OSGeo software, MOOC programs (that benefitted thousands of students globally) etc have raised OSGeo education efforts globally. Geo4All members have been actively contributing to OSGeo Curriculum development effort and will continue to expand this by having more course materials in various OSGeo software aded to the OSGeo education repository for everyone to make use of for their teaching and education.

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	== Requirements of OSGeo ==		== Requirements of OSGeo ==