<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I could go either way, though I think it is important to maintain continuity. I'd suggest an election once a year but only half the board is up every year. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Mark</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 21, 2007, at 10:44 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P><FONT size="2">(chiming in from the sidelines)<BR> <BR> It has been beaten into my head several times over the past year [Hi, Arnulf!] that, contrary to everything I was taught as a child, a good-sized chunk of the world is not, in fact, part of the US (or even Canada). :-)<BR> <BR> As such, it sure would be nice to have a designated board slot for each continent or such. Unfortunately, I don't see how such an idea would be workable in practice.<BR> <BR> Just something to think about.<BR> <BR> -mpg<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> -----Original Message-----<BR> From: <A href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</A> on behalf of Markus Neteler<BR> Sent: Wed 2/21/2007 12:16 AM<BR> To: OSGeo-Board<BR> Subject: Re: [Board] Inclinations re. future service on the OSGeo board<BR> <BR> On 2/21/07, Frank Warmerdam <<A href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com">warmerdam@pobox.com</A>> wrote:<BR> > Tyler Mitchell wrote:<BR> > > I just want to kick this note back up in your inboxes in case others<BR> > > want to respond in like fashion...<BR> ><BR> > Folks,<BR> ><BR> > I'm willing to stand for a new election round.<BR> ><BR> > Best regards,<BR> <BR> I am willing to make space for a new mind given that the<BR> European proportion in the board is at least kept.<BR> <BR> Best regards,<BR> Markus<BR> _______________________________________________<BR> Board mailing list<BR> <A href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</A><BR> <A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</A><BR> <BR> </FONT> </P><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Board mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>