[MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI ChapterDataPermissions (Database Project)

[Rufin Van Bossuyt]

I agree with John.

Rufin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mirick, John O." <jmirick at mirickoconnell.com>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI 
ChapterDataPermissions (Database Project)


My personal view is that our data should be available to anyone who wants 
it.

Our Articles of Organization state that our mission is to assist The 
American Chestnut Foundation in developing a chestnut tree for 
reintroduction into the hardwood forests of the United States.  (In our 
case, that's particularly the forests of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.) 
If National wants to impose a restriction on the circulation of data, then 
we probably have to respect that restriction.

But in the absence of a restriction from National, it seems to me that 
wide-spread dissemination of data about our efforts (challenges, successes, 
and failures) can only help others in their own efforts to reintroduce the 
chestnut.

John



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-----Original Message-----
From: masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org 
[mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org] On Behalf Of 
Federowicz, Yvonne Marie
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:39 AM
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Feedback needed: MA/RI Chapter Data 
Permissions (Database Project)


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)

*************
* Motion:
* 01/1010
*************

* 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.
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