OSE International

Open Source Ecology, International is a term that can be applied to the over arching, umbrella organization that guides and administers the project from a high level. It grew out of the early work by founder Marcin Jakubowski and is now expanding into a global organization.

The OSE Mission is to:


 * coordinate collaborative development of tools that enable open access to the best practices of economic production
 * promote harmony between humans and their natural life support systems
 * remove material scarcity from determining the course of human relations, globally and locally
 * create harmonious coexistence between natural and human ecosystems (if we assume these are separate), towards land stewardship, resilience, and improvement of the human condition
 * pursue the creation of an open society, where everybody's needs are met, and where everybody has access to information, material productivity, and just governance systems - such that human creativity is unleashed, for all peoples.
 * create replicable, open source, modern, decentralized, resilient communities.

=Functions=

At a minimum, OSE International has the following functions:


 * Technical Development of the Global Village Construction Set
 * GVCS Architecture - product ecology, etc.
 * Guidance of GVCS Project Managers
 * Retaining GVCS Subject Matter Experts
 * Organization Administration
 * Membership
 * Recruitment
 * Oversight of Local Chapters
 * Oversight of Regional Branches
 * Requests for Local Chapters
 * Commercial Affiliates
 * Requests for Affiliation
 * Establishing Best Practices
 * Promotion and Marketing
 * Fund Raising
 * True Fans Programs
 * Charitable Contributions
 * Grants
 * Prizes
 * Resource Administration
 * Web site
 * Wiki site
 * Forums
 * Chat rooms
 * Pivotal Tracker
 * Others (tbd)

=Staff and Positions=

Proposed staff positions:


 * Executive Director
 * Resource Director
 * Membership Director
 * Fund Raising Director
 * Legal Advisor

=Legal Status=

OSE International has no legal status at this time. It is an ad hoc group of people, geographically dispersed, who have expressed interest in or are actively contributing to OSE projects and goals.

Because it has fiduciary responsibilities, it is strongly recommended that OSE International and it's Regional Branches being incorporated under the laws of the country they are based in.

OSE may wish to consider creating an OSE Trust Fund to manage and administer donations, land grants, and other contributions.