[@OKau] what is the acronym for this org?

[Steven De Costa]

Hi Cobi,

I'd have to take that question on notice to check with the folks who set it
all up, but my common sense understanding is that setting up an
incorporated association is a lot easier for something that doesn't yet
have formal memberships or operational rules.

Incorporated bodies can change to become co-operatives provided they meet
the registration requirements, so I expect that the current status of the
association does not need to be set in stone.

If you wanted to prepare a blog post on the pros and cons then that sounds
great to me :)

The info is in summary here:
http://www.lawhandbook.org.au/handbook/ch11s03s03.php

Cheers,
Steven

*STEVEN DE COSTA *|
*EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR*www.linkdigital.com.au



On 6 April 2015 at 10:58, Cobi Alison Smith <cobi.smith at unimelb.edu.au>
wrote:

>  Interesting. What was the reasoning for registering it as an
> incorporated association rather than a cooperative?
>
>  That could be a good topic for a blog post.
>
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> *From:* okfn-au [okfn-au-bounces at lists.okfn.org] on behalf of Steven De
> Costa [steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au]
> *Sent:* Monday, 6 April 2015 7:55 AM
> *To:* Open Knowledge discussion list for Australia.
> *Subject:* Re: [@OKau] what is the acronym for this org?
>
>   *OPEN KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA INC.*
> *Reg number: *A0062603B
> Date of incorporation: 24/02/2015
>
>  You can find it here:
>
> http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/clubs-and-not-for-profits/incorporated-associations/search-for-an-incorporated-association
>
>  The rules are here:
>
> http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/clubs-and-not-for-profits/incorporated-associations/running-an-incorporated-association
>
>  However, 'Open Knowledge' is the correct reference internationally and
> 'Open Knowledge Australia' is the correct reference locally.
>
>  Acronyms are discouraged but unavoidable. OKAU Is what I use. It is
> easily confused as the website domain is okfn.org and the twitter handle
> is okfnau.
>
>  Formally, use Open Knowledge Australia. I would suggest OKAU for the
> acronym :)
>
>  Cheers,
> Steven
>
>
>      *STEVEN DE COSTA *|
> *EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR *www.linkdigital.com.au
>
>
>
> On 6 April 2015 at 06:16, Rosie Williams <budgetaus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi all,
>>
>> I recall discussions a while back about the acronym for the Open
>> Knowledge Foundation Network Australia. I can't recall if the decision was
>> to drop the word Foundation or drop the word Network. I've seen people use
>> different acronyms here and I'd like clarification on what is the correct
>> nomenclature and acronym to use when referring to the organisation that
>> hosts this list and associated activities.
>>
>>  thanks,
>>
>> Rosie Williams BA (Sociology)
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