Yes, would be great to spread the idea to the German board as well!
However I doubt that you will be able to get them all to join this Agoracom forum because of the language barrier.
I think the association should be multiligual including at least English and German. The Canadian will most likely agree that French would be a good idea, too.
Oh, and the association should probably be founded according to Canadian law, shouldn't it?
Andrea ("Powered by POET")