# Sources
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Committee
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/UnitedNations_Committee

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WIKI PAGES which needs an update after the committee is established
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Standards
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OGC_Membership 
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# Terms of References:

These Terms of Reference are effective as of (date) and will be ongoing until terminated by agreement of the board.

## Mission
About the committee and it goals. With the MoU signed between OSGeo and OGC the OSGeo organisation is a Assosiated Member at OGC.
The responsibilities of this committee include: 

• Planning joint code sprints with standards organizations
• Organising meetings of OSGeo and OGC
• Contributing to OGC Standards Working Groups, Domain Working Groups and Subcommittees as a representantive of OSGeo community
• Encourage projects to participate to OSGeo Community/Incubation Programs.
• Deciding the OSGeo representatives for membership to standards organizations (OGC, ISO TC211 etc)
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## Members
Committee members are eligible to vote. The process to become Committee member is to send a nomination (self nomination is fine) with an introduction of the candidate. The committee will then make a motion at the next meeting.
TDB Chair/Co-Chair 

## Procedures

• onboarding / how to join
  • Subscribe to the OSGeo Standards Mailing list -  https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/standards
  • Send your brief introduction to the mailing list - standards (at) lists (dot) osgeo (dot) org
  • Attend the monthly meetings to contribute and discuss
• voting:
  • Voting occurs during monthly meetings
  • Each committee member may vote “+1” to indicate support for the motion.
  • Each committee member may vote “-1” to veto a motion, but must provide clear reasoning and alternate approaches to resolving the problem.
  • A vote of "-0" indicates mild disagreement, but has no effect. A "0" indicates no opinion. A "+0" indicate mild support, but has no effect.
  • A motion will be passed once all of the committee members place a vote, and no vetoes are received (-1).
  • If a motion is vetoed, and it cannot be revised to satisfy all parties, then it can be resubmitted for an override vote, in which a majority of all committee members indicating +1 is required to pass it.
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## Communications

For communication the mailing list "standards" exists, please subscribe at https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/standards and add your name to the list of the committee members at this page.

Issue tracker: https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/standards-committee/issues

IRC/Matrix/ Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/OSGeo


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=== ***DRAFT*** Terms of Reference ***DRAFT*** ===

This Terms of Reference are effective as of YYYY-MM-DD and will be ongoing until terminated by agreement of the Board.

==== Mission ====

The OSGeo Standards Committee aims to harmonize OSGeo representation and efforts with standards organizations to ensure coordination and consistency between OSGeo projects.

Responsibilities of this committee include (but are not limited to):

* Coordinating OSGeo membership to standards organizations (OGC, ISO TC211, etc.)
* Supporting MoUs, liaisons and agreements between OSGeo and standards development organizations
* Planning joint code sprints and meetings with standards organizations
* Contributing OSGeo representation within standards development efforts
* Encouraging projects to participate in the OSGeo Community and Incubation Programs


==== Membership ====

* To join the Committee, interested individuals are to send a nomination (self nomination is fine) with an introduction of the candidate/self. The committee will then make a motion at the next meeting
* Members shall add themselves to this page and request membership to a given standards organization via the Issue Tracker (see [[#Communications]])
* Members shall subscribe to the OSGeo Standards Mailing List (see [[#Communications]])
* Members are expected to attend Committee meetings, contributing to discussions, planning and issues

====Voting====

* Voting occurs as required
* Voting takes place once a Committee member opens a motion on the OSGeo Standards Mailing list
** Committee members vote using the following rubric:
** +1: support the proposal
** -1: veto the proposal, but must provide clear reasoning and alternate approaches to resolving the issue
** -0: mild disagreement, but has no effect
** 0: no opinion
** +0: mild support, but has no effect
** Anyone can comment on proposals, but only Committee member votes will be counted
* A proposal will be accepted if it receives +2 (including the author) and no vetoes (-1)
* If a proposal is vetoed, and it cannot be revised to satisfy all parties, then it can be resubmitted for an override vote in which a majority of all eligible votes indicating +1 is sufficient to pass it
* Note that this is a majority of all committee members, not just those who actively vote
* Upon completion of discussion and voting the author should announce whether they are proceeding (proposal accepted) or are withdrawing (vetoed)
* The Chair gets a vote

====Communications====

* Communications take place on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/standards OSGeo Standards public mailing list]
* Issues and managed at the [https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/standards-committee/issues OSGeo Standards Committee issue tracker]
* Meetings are held in public on [https://meet.jit.si/OSGeo Jitsi].  Participation and attendance is open to anyone

====Bootstrapping====

* Prior to forming the Committee, this Terms of Reference must be distributed to the OSGeo Standards mailing list / community for review and comment.
* Tom Kralidis is declared initial Chair of the Committee
* Initial Committee members are listed in [[#Membership]]