[Board] Current election cycle discussion

Sat Oct 21 17:28:57 PDT 2017

+1 for A. Game already started and board should not involve in during the
game.

Cheers,
Sanghee

2017. 10. 22. 오전 8:54에 "Venkatesh Raghavan" <venka.osgeo at gmail.com>님이 작성:

> On 10/22/2017 4:09 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>
>> I agree with a) as well, I think that at this point the board should stay
>> out of the election process.
>>
>
> +1
>
> Venka
>
>
>> Helena
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would also agree with a.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com <mailto:
>>> jody.garnett at gmail.com>>
>>> Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2:51 PM
>>> To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
>>> >>, Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com <mailto:
>>> michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>>, "board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:
>>> board at lists.osgeo.org>" <board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:
>>> board at lists.osgeo.org>>
>>> Subject: Re: [Board] Current election cycle discussion
>>>
>>> I would prefer (a) because you know we should not need to express our
>>>> trust again :)
>>>>
>>>> I understand though that this election cycle has raised some
>>>> uncertainty and I would rather issue a statement of support (b) than see
>>>> that cycle continue.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking hard on (c) and then noticed it is not our
>>>> responsibility. We can hold ourself open to offering assistance of asked,
>>>> and trust CRO to ask for appropriate assistance if needful. I would feel
>>>> more comfortable if an already recognized officer was provided for
>>>> assistance considering director and officer liability etc...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks everyone for being professional on this one (by which I mean
>>>> careful, considerate, respectful).
>>>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps we should schedule a meeting within 24h to discuss election
>>>>> issues raised in the mailing lists, and then make a public announcement? Or
>>>>> just hear from our CRO and offer assistance.
>>>>> Personally, I volunteer to help, since I am not involved in the
>>>>> elections as a candidate.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Angelos
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/21/2017 08:47 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> B publicly, C privately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the CRO has performed amazingly and deserves all our support.
>>>>>> To me,
>>>>>> everything has been handled transparently and above board.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michael Smith
>>>>>> OSGeo Foundation Treasurer
>>>>>> Treasurer at osgeo.org <mailto:Treasurer at osgeo.org>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From:  Board <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> <mailto:
>>>>>> board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett
>>>>>> <jody.garnett at gmail.com> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Date:  Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:38 PM
>>>>>> To:  "board at lists.osgeo.org" <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org> <
>>>>>> board at lists.osgeo.org> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> Subject:  [Board] Current election cycle discussion
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Early I spoke up when I was concerned our delay on recognizing new
>>>>>>> members
>>>>>>> would disrupt the ongoing election. This was explicitly the
>>>>>>> responsibility of
>>>>>>> the board and I was careful to ask the CRO and follow their lead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to ask the board if we should extend any kind of
>>>>>>> support to our
>>>>>>> CRO this week. This election has had hit a number of bumps on the
>>>>>>> road and I
>>>>>>> feel bad that so much is being asked if our CRO.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A) Do nothing, understanding that our CRO is handling things well
>>>>>>> and has our
>>>>>>> trust (this is of course assumed)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> B) Explicitly state to reaffirm for our members that the CRO is
>>>>>>> doing a
>>>>>>> difficult job and has our trust.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C) Ask if the CRO wishes any assistance, even if our capacity is
>>>>>>> reduced.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is not that fun a discussion, and only half our board is
>>>>>>> realistically
>>>>>>> available.  We have also accepted the CRO¹s comittment and balance
>>>>>>> our respect
>>>>>>> for their integrity and our concern for this election placing more
>>>>>>> responsibility and attention on their role then usual.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I thought it would be better to start this email thread here, rather
>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>> subject the CRO and board members to another round of questions on
>>>>>>> discuss. I
>>>>>>> suspect some of the questions arise from a misunderstanding of the
>>>>>>> influence
>>>>>>> that board has, especially in the case of elections which very
>>>>>>> carefully a
>>>>>>> hands off affair.
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jody Garnett
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>>>>> Charter Member
>>>>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>>>>> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos <http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>
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>> Helena Mitasova
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>> Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
>> and Center for Geospatial Analytics
>> North Carolina State University
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