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

Mon Apr 6 02:45:41 UTC 2015

I was actually under the impression that incorporated associations had to have an official membership but that could be a state-based thing. Or I could have it wrong altogether.

Rosie Williams BA (Sociology)________________________________________

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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:31:17 +1000
From: steven.decosta at linkdigital.com.au
To: okfn-au at lists.okfn.org
Subject: Re: [@OKau] what is the acronym for this org?

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,StevenSTEVEN 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. 

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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 InfoAus.net - Founder and Developer 

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