On 6/9/15 3:34 PM, Jeff Meyer wrote: > Richard - these are great comments - sounds like you've been through > the process before. > sort of. i was a member of the founding board for OSM US and for that reason a fairly close spectator. Kate was the first president, and she was pushing HOT and OSM US through the early stages of 501(c)3 status at the time. > > Yes - need to figure this out. I'm inclined to incorporate somewhere > where we have a physical personal presence, just to simplify the need > for working with an agent. > > Separate question: should we be US-based or somewhere else? that was why both HOT and OSM US went with DC, there were DC residents (Kate in particular) involved in founding both organizations.
the agent thing is important; boards turn over. there may come a time when there aren't any board members living where the organization is incorporated. i can't speak to incorporating in other countries, i've never done that. i have no idea what the tradeoffs are. > > 4) there are bylaws issues. OSM US is going to have > to revise their bylaws to finish the process. i am not > conversant in the details, but i can ask. > > > That would be great - can you find out more & report back? Who are you > working with there? > i know all of the board, but my time on the board overlapped with Martijn by one year (he succeeded me as president) and he's the member i talk to most often. i'll ask him what's up. richard -- [email protected] Averill Park Networking - GIS & IT Consulting OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux Java - Web Applications - Search
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