{"id":23234,"date":"2025-11-12T04:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/?page_id=23234"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:01:46","slug":"bylaws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/about\/governance\/bylaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Bylaws"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23234\" class=\"elementor elementor-23234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca2a50 banner-sec e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bca2a50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacfb3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dacfb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OGC Bylaws \u2013 The Foundation of Transparent Governance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4501044 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4501044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Defining OGC\u2019s structure and decision-making framework to ensure fairness, accountability, and collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37d176 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c37d176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7540cf0 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7540cf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58d0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b58d0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guiding principles for an open and trusted geospatial community.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1a11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f1a11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bylaws of the OGC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f7ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6f7ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The OGC Board of Directors has approved a current version of the Bylaws of the OGC, dated 16 December 2021, which supersedes all prior versions.\u00a0<\/p><p>These Bylaws form the foundational governance document of the OGC. They define how the consortium is organised, its key bodies, membership categories, voting rights, and procedures for decision-making. 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