+1 on the development of local chapters. Strong local chapters will make for a strong organization.
Question: As local chapters become a more important part of the organization, how do we encourage collaboration among chapters, so as to avoid duplicated effort? Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -----Original Message----- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Howard Butler Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 8:40 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo On Sep 14, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote: > Hi everyone, a recent chat I was asked about our vision for OSGeo over > the next 3 and 5 years. I'd really like to hear thoughts on the > matter > and pool a few of the ideas together for further discussions amongst > committees, projects, chapters and the board. > > It's also a good way for the board nominees in the upcoming election > to > get a sense of where other members are thinking these days. My measurement of success for OSGeo and priorities I hope it shares in the next 3-5 years are the following three items: - Continued expansion of the local chapters. Local chapters make OSGeo real in the sense that mailing lists, websites, and an IRC channel can't. - The conference continues uninterrupted for the next five years, and we start to use it our central fundraising piece. - Cross-project collaboration, like the journal, osgeo4w, metacrs, benchmarking, system administration, and geodata continues to be fostered by us. From my biased developer's perspective, these have been OSGeo's biggest accomplishments along with the local chapter development and consolidation of the conference. Howard _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss