[Board] Motion: 2016 Elections calendar

[Michael Smith]

+1 Mike


> On Jun 16, 2016, at 6:56 AM, Vasile Craciunescu <vasile at geo-spatial.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear board members,
> 
> Following the discussions from the last board meeting, I forward this motion to you:
> 
> Organize the 2016 OSGeo charter and board members elections with the following calendar:
> 
> — 2016-07-04 to 2016-07-24 for new charter members;
> — 2016-09-05 to 2016-09-25 for board open positions.
> 
> My reasons for starting a motion and not a discussion for the calendar are listed bellow:
> 
> - Elections in August is not a very good idea due to vacation time (especially in Europe);
> - Reversing the order of elections is also not a good idea as the new charter members will have to wait for an entire year in order to be able to vote;
> - The time is too short for newly elected members to really plan a trip to Bonn. More, some of the continuing members will not attend the conference. I think is better to have our annual face-to-face meeting announced well ahead, at a time where all the directors can go, like the meeting we had in January. Even if this is more expensive for the foundation. A meeting is still possible in Bonn for the attending directors, with skype/hangout connections for the others.
> 
> Best,
> Vasile
> 
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