[MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI Chapter Data Permissions (Database Project)

[Federowicz, Yvonne Marie]

Hello - the  group of TACF national & chapter people working on the database would like feedback re. this Motion that MA/RI came up with in our January meeting.

I know we aren't in a Board meeting so we can't have an ideal discussion of this, but they would like feedback so your considered ideas are very welcome.

They would like to know:

(1.)  Who in our chapter would approve use of the MA/RI data;

(2.) Does everyone need permission from the group in (1.)  to publish using this data?
      This could include:
       a.) TACF national staff
       b.) MA/RI board members, chapter members
       c.) Outside (academic/research) persons
       d.) Anyone else you can think of here?

We could also give certain people or groups "standing permission"; I think that at the least,  we probably would give MA/RI Board members such permission, otherwise Charlotte couldn't even make lists from the data for presentation, without us taking a vote. (we discussed this some)

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* Motion: 
* 01/1010
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* We strongly feel that it is important for our data (both summaries and raw) to be viewably (read access) open to chapters and TACF members and staff. However people will need permission to use our data to publish.