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

[Federowicz, Yvonne Marie]

Hi John, thanks for your email - 

In our discussion last weekend, we came up with the *Motion* way below, which included people needing permission to publish from our data but also suggested we wanted our data to be readable/accessible by chapters, TACF staff, and members.

**Given our Motion**

  Who in our chapter would approve use of the MA/RI data; (the Board? and do we want "standing permission" for any groups? so:

 Does everyone need permission from the group to publish using MA/RI 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?





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Sent: Mon 1/25/2010 10:21 AM
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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)

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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.
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