Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Awesome OSGeo Vision and Analysis from Marc Vloemans!

[Helena Mitasova]

Marc,

you can find the founding info on the OSGeo website.
http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/meeting.html

specifically here is the list of founders and the projects
http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/participants.html

the founding projects are also listed at the end of the notes here
http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation//meetings/2006_02_04/BreakoutTakeaways.html

As you may notice, Autodesk actually played quite important role.

Thank you for the inspiring vision for the marketing committee and OSGeo in
general,

Helena



On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Marc Vloemans 
wrote:

> Hi Maxi
>
> I have not been at the actual birthing myself ;-)
> As far as I could retrieve from the archives the MapServer community
> appeared to have been the basis, as its Bylaws were legally
> transferred/adopted. Perhaps someone else knows more?
>
> More importantly it illustrates that ; the mental model/ideas of how to
> organise and run an umbrella organisation like OSGeo is a carbon copy of
> how a single project community operates (voting, chapter members in stead
> of committees, infrastructure like IRC/wiki). For inspiration I draw from;
> the Apache Foundation is somewhat differently organised from its individual
> projects (in terms of governance, structure, expertises, processes,
> infrastructure and the like).
>
> From a former life (Architecture/City planning); 'form follows function'.
> A bus station (usually) does not resemble a single bus.
>
> Looking forward to your suggestions/ideas on the matter.
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
> Op 15 apr. 2016 om 13:45 heeft Massimiliano Cannata <
> massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch> het volgende geschreven:
>
> Thanks Mark for sharing your personal vision, as multi-decade experienced
> person.
> I believe that your points are helpful to inspire further discussion.
>
> The only remark I wish to mention is that OSGeo is a community that has
> always been an umbrella for projects (it never evolved to, but it born from
> several communities as it is).
>
> Maxi
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2016-04-15 12:28 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter :
>
>> Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a foundation
>> for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I suggest everyone grad a
>> coffee and take the time to read and then comment:
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
>>
>> Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into this.
>> I'm excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to refine your
>> ideas and put them into practice.
>>
>> Warm regards, Cameron
>>
>> On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will certainly try to
>> fill it out to my best of abilities. But I feel it lacks an objective frame
>> work to sift, group, choose, prioritise and execute the results of the
>> questionnaire.
>> The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a bit too big
>> for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent strategy formulation
>> should make the questionaire easier :-).
>>
>> Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when it comes to
>> our intended strategy. We already do many things (events, projects,
>> products, partnering, other initiatives) for many stakeholders. But which
>> add more value to these than others (having a volunteer does not make
>> something worthwhile doing)? What do stakeholders expect from OSGeo (did we
>> ever ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to fullfil our mission
>> than others (not necessarily the number of mentions in the
>> questionaire...)? Which initoatives deserve more attention than others (eg
>> those fullfilling more objectives at the same time)? If none of us is
>> interested in executing a certain activity/task, it does not mean that this
>> activity is not crucial to our existence.
>>
>> I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general strategic
>> principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's objectives fit in and
>> what possible avenues we have to meet them. So I share this with the list
>> via this link: 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
>> For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought process can
>> help with filling in the questionaire and deciding what we are going to do
>> and monitoring the results!
>>
>> (For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track record in
>> strategy, business development and marketing with most types of
>> organzations. Good software has an architecture, good strategy does too ;-)
>>
>> Please, do not consider this as a critique or an alternative to
>> vision/mission/objectives and related questionaire, but rather as a means
>> to fill essential gaps. Ones to fill in order to optimise our added value
>> as an 

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Awesome OSGeo Vision and Analysis from Marc Vloemans!

[Marc Vloemans]

Hi Maxi

I have not been at the actual birthing myself ;-)
As far as I could retrieve from the archives the MapServer community appeared 
to have been the basis, as its Bylaws were legally transferred/adopted. Perhaps 
someone else knows more?

More importantly it illustrates that ; the mental model/ideas of how to 
organise and run an umbrella organisation like OSGeo is a carbon copy of how a 
single project community operates (voting, chapter members in stead of 
committees, infrastructure like IRC/wiki). For inspiration I draw from; the 
Apache Foundation is somewhat differently organised from its individual 
projects (in terms of governance, structure, expertises, processes, 
infrastructure and the like).

From a former life (Architecture/City planning); 'form follows function'. A bus 
station (usually) does not resemble a single bus.

Looking forward to your suggestions/ideas on the matter. 

Vriendelijke groet,
Marc Vloemans


> Op 15 apr. 2016 om 13:45 heeft Massimiliano Cannata 
>  het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Thanks Mark for sharing your personal vision, as multi-decade experienced 
> person. 
> I believe that your points are helpful to inspire further discussion.
> 
> The only remark I wish to mention is that OSGeo is a community that has 
> always been an umbrella for projects (it never evolved to, but it born from 
> several communities as it is).
> 
> Maxi
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2016-04-15 12:28 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter :
>> Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a foundation 
>> for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I suggest everyone grad a 
>> coffee and take the time to read and then comment:
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
>> 
>> Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into this. I'm 
>> excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to refine your ideas 
>> and put them into practice.
>> 
>> Warm regards, Cameron
>> 
>>> On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS   wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will certainly try to fill 
>>> it out to my best of abilities. But I feel it lacks an objective frame work 
>>> to sift, group, choose, prioritise and execute the results of the 
>>> questionnaire.
>>> The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a bit too big 
>>> for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent strategy formulation 
>>> should make the questionaire easier :-).
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when it comes to our 
>>> intended strategy. We already do many things (events, projects, products, 
>>> partnering, other initiatives) for many stakeholders. But which add more 
>>> value to these than others (having a volunteer does not make something 
>>> worthwhile doing)? What do stakeholders expect from OSGeo (did we ever 
>>> ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to fullfil our mission than 
>>> others (not necessarily the number of mentions in the questionaire...)? 
>>> Which initoatives deserve more attention than others (eg those fullfilling 
>>> more objectives at the same time)? If none of us is interested in executing 
>>> a certain activity/task, it does not mean that this activity is not crucial 
>>> to our existence.
>>> 
>>> I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general strategic 
>>> principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's objectives fit in and 
>>> what possible avenues we have to meet them. So I share this with the list 
>>> via this link: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
>>> For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought process can help 
>>> with filling in the questionaire and deciding what we are going to do and 
>>> monitoring the results!
>>> 
>>> (For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track record in 
>>> strategy, business development and marketing with   most types of 
>>> organzations. Good software has an architecture, good strategy does too ;-)
>>> 
>>> Please, do not consider this as a critique or an alternative to 
>>> vision/mission/objectives and related questionaire, but rather as a means 
>>> to fill essential gaps. Ones to fill in order to optimise our added value 
>>> as an organisation.
>>> 
>>> Happy reading.
>>> Cheers, Marc Vloemans
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> Marc Vloemans
>>> 
>>> Mobile +31(0)651 844262
>>> LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/marcvloemans
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/marcvloemans
>>> http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 2016-04-12 18:41 GMT+02:00 Massimiliano Cannata 
>>> :
 Dear OSGeo Community member,
 during the Face to Face board meeting held in February in Eide (Holland) a 
 new 2026 OSGeo strategy has been formulated. We are now in a phase of 
 community engagement to define the tactics to be implemented in the 2016 
 so that we 

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Awesome OSGeo Vision and Analysis from Marc Vloemans!

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Thanks Mark for sharing your personal vision, as multi-decade experienced
person.
I believe that your points are helpful to inspire further discussion.

The only remark I wish to mention is that OSGeo is a community that has
always been an umbrella for projects (it never evolved to, but it born from
several communities as it is).

Maxi






2016-04-15 12:28 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter :

> Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a foundation
> for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I suggest everyone grad a
> coffee and take the time to read and then comment:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
>
> Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into this. I'm
> excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to refine your ideas
> and put them into practice.
>
> Warm regards, Cameron
>
> On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will certainly try to
> fill it out to my best of abilities. But I feel it lacks an objective frame
> work to sift, group, choose, prioritise and execute the results of the
> questionnaire.
> The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a bit too big
> for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent strategy formulation
> should make the questionaire easier :-).
>
> Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when it comes to our
> intended strategy. We already do many things (events, projects, products,
> partnering, other initiatives) for many stakeholders. But which add more
> value to these than others (having a volunteer does not make something
> worthwhile doing)? What do stakeholders expect from OSGeo (did we ever
> ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to fullfil our mission than
> others (not necessarily the number of mentions in the questionaire...)?
> Which initoatives deserve more attention than others (eg those fullfilling
> more objectives at the same time)? If none of us is interested in executing
> a certain activity/task, it does not mean that this activity is not crucial
> to our existence.
>
> I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general strategic
> principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's objectives fit in and
> what possible avenues we have to meet them. So I share this with the list
> via this link: 
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
> For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought process can help
> with filling in the questionaire and deciding what we are going to do and
> monitoring the results!
>
> (For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track record in
> strategy, business development and marketing with most types of
> organzations. Good software has an architecture, good strategy does too ;-)
>
> Please, do not consider this as a critique or an alternative to
> vision/mission/objectives and related questionaire, but rather as a means
> to fill essential gaps. Ones to fill in order to optimise our added value
> as an organisation.
>
> Happy reading.
> Cheers, Marc Vloemans
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Marc Vloemans
>
> Mobile +31(0)651 844262
> LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/marcvloemans
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/marcvloemans
> http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans
>
>
> 2016-04-12 18:41 GMT+02:00 Massimiliano Cannata <
> massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch>:
>
>> Dear OSGeo Community member,
>> during the Face to Face board meeting held in February in Eide (Holland)
>> a new 2026 OSGeo strategy has been formulated. We are now in a phase of
>> community engagement to define the tactics to be implemented in the 2016 so
>> that we can advance toward our goals.
>>
>> For this reason, the board kindly ask you to participate in the survey by
>> filling (as many time as your ideas are) the form at this url:
>> http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB [1]
>>
>> Details on the process and on the strategy are available at
>> http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy [2] and are
>> described in the preamble of the survey.
>>
>>
>> In the name of the Board of Directors,
>> Thanks and Best regards,
>> Maxi
>>
>>
>> [1] http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB
>>
>> [2]  http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy
>>
>> --
>> *Massimiliano Cannata*
>>
>> Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica
>>
>> Responsabile settore Geomatica
>>
>>
>> Istituto scienze della Terra
>>
>> Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design
>>
>> Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana
>>
>> Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio
>>
>> Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14 <%2B41%20%280%2958%20666%2062%2014>
>>
>> Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09 <%2B41%20%280%2958%20666%2062%2009>
>>
>> massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch
>>
>> *www.supsi.ch/ist *
>>
>> 

[OSGeo-Discuss] Awesome OSGeo Vision and Analysis from Marc Vloemans!

[Cameron Shorter]

Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a 
foundation for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I suggest 
everyone grad a coffee and take the time to read and then comment:

https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee

Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into this. 
I'm excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to refine 
your ideas and put them into practice.


Warm regards, Cameron

On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS wrote:

Dear all,

Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will certainly try to 
fill it out to my best of abilities. But I feel it lacks an objective 
frame work to sift, group, choose, prioritise and execute the results 
of the questionnaire.
The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a bit too 
big for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent strategy 
formulation should make the questionaire easier :-).


Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when it comes to 
our intended strategy. We already do many things (events, projects, 
products, partnering, other initiatives) for many stakeholders. But 
which add more value to these than others (having a volunteer does not 
make something worthwhile doing)? What do stakeholders expect from 
OSGeo (did we ever ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to 
fullfil our mission than others (not necessarily the number of 
mentions in the questionaire...)? Which initoatives deserve more 
attention than others (eg those fullfilling more objectives at the 
same time)? If none of us is interested in executing a certain 
activity/task, it does not mean that this activity is not crucial to 
our existence.


I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general strategic 
principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's objectives fit in 
and what possible avenues we have to meet them. So I share this with 
the list via this link: 
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee
For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought process can 
help with filling in the questionaire and deciding what we are going 
to do and monitoring the results!


(For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track record in 
strategy, business development and marketing with most types of 
organzations. Good software has an architecture, good strategy does 
too ;-)


Please, do not consider this as a critique or an alternative to 
vision/mission/objectives and related questionaire, but rather as a 
means to fill essential gaps. Ones to fill in order to optimise our 
added value as an organisation.


Happy reading.
Cheers, Marc Vloemans

Kind regards,

Marc Vloemans

Mobile +31(0)651 844262
LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/marcvloemans
Twitter: http://twitter.com/marcvloemans
http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans


2016-04-12 18:41 GMT+02:00 Massimiliano Cannata 
>:


Dear OSGeo Community member,
during the Face to Face board meeting held in February in Eide
(Holland) a new 2026 OSGeo strategy has been formulated. We are
now in a phase of community engagement to define the tactics to be
implemented in the 2016 so that we can advance toward our goals.

For this reason, the board kindly ask you to participate in the
survey by filling (as many time as your ideas are) the form at
this url: http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB [1]

Details on the process and on the strategy are available at
http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy [2] and are
described in the preamble of the survey.


In the name of the Board of Directors,
Thanks and Best regards,
Maxi


[1] http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB

[2] http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy

-- 
*Massimiliano Cannata*


Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica

Responsabile settore Geomatica


Istituto scienze della Terra

Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana

Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio

Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14 

Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09 

massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch 

_www.supsi.ch/ist _


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