Do a NUANS search to prove our name is availability

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Do a NUANS search to prove our name is availability #78

Closed MarkBennett closed 7 years ago

dlolsen commented 7 years ago

I can do this once we decide on name!

MarkBennett commented 7 years ago

@dlolsen hoping to lock down the name this week (see #77) to coincide with bylaws being sent out. What do you need to do the NUANS search?

dlolsen commented 7 years ago

@MarkBennett The NUANS search can be done anytime, but is only valid for 90 days. All I need is the name we want, and to be sure we're within 90 days of incorporating.

It can also be done concurrent to registering the society which I can help with too; however, I'd say that if we decide on the name prior to being ready to incorporate I might as well just go ahead and do the NUANS search at that time.

MarkBennett commented 7 years ago

Ok. Thanks @dlolsen. Looks like we need to decide on that name!

MarkBennett commented 7 years ago

@dlolsen with the bylaws finished (see #76) I think it's time to do our NUANS search. Are you able to run this and get a receipt so we can pay you back?

dlolsen commented 7 years ago

@MarkBennett I'll get it done and keep the receipt!

We have to choose a legal entity for the name. Choices as follows:

Society
Association
Club
Foundation
Institute
Guild
Fellowship
League
Committee
Council
Board
Centre
Bureau
Group
Pool
as well as the standard Inc. Corp. Ltd. (and long form versions)

I'd say "Association" seems the most relevant from the less corporate sounding ones.

Thoughts?

MarkBennett commented 7 years ago

Thanks @dlolsen!

"Dev Edmonton Society" is what's in the bylaws, but "Dev Edmonton Association" is fine too. Maybe do Society with Association as the alternate if they'll let us? I seem to remember we can include 2 or 3 in the NUANS search.

dlolsen commented 7 years ago

@MarkBennett If bylaws say Society, that's fine. I don't think it matters. As a matter of practice it seems common to omit the legal entity in colloquial use anyway. If they allow alternates I'll put Association too.

dlolsen commented 7 years ago

@MarkBennett I submitted the request with "Society". There wasn't a place for a 2nd option. I'll let you know when it comes through.

MarkBennett commented 7 years ago

Emails with search received. I've added these to the incorporation folder in Drive.