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OSGeo board, Jorge,<br>
I've updated the proposed voting process docs. Feel free to review
and add comments. I intend to email osgeo-discuss in ~ 9 hours.<br>
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Key changes:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014#Revised_selection_process">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014#Revised_selection_process</a><br>
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<b>Revised selection process</b><b><br>
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In previous years the Charter Member selection process has been a
little contentious. We typically receive numerous nominations from
high caliber members of our community, and insufficient positions to
accept them all. This typically results in unnecessary
disappointment and bad blood.<br>
<br>
In response, the OSGeo board has agreed to trial tweaking the voting
process. The aim is to automatically accept recognised OSGeo
community leaders. A week's provided to all community comments.<br>
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Design guidelines:<br>
* We want a process which is simple to understand and implement<br>
* We want a process which encourages recognised OSGeo community
leaders to become OSGeo charter members<br>
* We want a process which is difficult to abuse<br>
* For the first iteration, we should err on being more selective in
our criteria, with potential widening of selection criteria in
future years.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014#Positions_for_recognised_OSGeo_Community_Leaders">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014#Positions_for_recognised_OSGeo_Community_Leaders</a><br>
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<b>Positions for recognised OSGeo Community Leaders</b><br>
<br>
OSGeo aims to provide OSGeo Charter Membership to all recognised
OSGeo community leaders who apply. Hopefully, sufficient positions
are available. If there are more candidates than available, then
membership will be allocated to the first to apply. Remaining
nominees will be automatically offered to go through the standard
voting process.<br>
<br>
Recognised OSGeo Community Leaders are defined as people who have
been voted into a position of authority within official OSGeo
projects and committees, where the voting community includes at
least 3 OSGeo charter members.<br>
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Acceptable roles are currently limited to:<br>
* Project Steering Committee member of a Graduated OSGeo Project<br>
* Chair of Official Local Chapter<br>
* Chair of an OSGeo committee<br>
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The application process for recognised OSGeo Community Leaders is
the same as for other nominees.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/06/2014 7:31 am, Cameron Shorter
wrote:<br>
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Hi Jorge and Alex, (cc board)<br>
<br>
As per last board meeting:<br>
<i>In response, the OSGeo board has agreed to trial tweaking the
voting process. The aim is to automatically accept recognised
OSGeo community leaders. We are inviting comments from the
community to help us tweak the process, and I have been
allocated the task of collecting and incorporating community
feedback.</i><br>
<br>
Digging around, it seems there are 2 pages needing updating:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process</a>
(draft being worked at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014</a>)<br>
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I notice one thing needing updating is that we are switching from
using an "email to the CRO" to using limesurvey. Alex, and/or
Jorge, I think you know the details for this? Could you please
update <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014</a>
to describe the use of LimeSurvey.<br>
<br>
I'll continue over the next 14 hours or so updating these 2 pages
with proposed new text, will send to the board email list for
comment, then email to osgeo-discuss asking for comment in 24
hours.<br>
<br>
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LISAsoft
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">www.lisasoft.com</a>, F +61 2 9009 5099</pre>
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