<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div>personally i don't think we need any facilitator to have a F2F meeting between few people.</div><div><br></div><div>Before taking any action in this direction I request to be discussed and eventually voted.</div><div><br></div><div>best</div><div>Maxi</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-12-16 8:05 GMT+01:00 Jody Garnett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I have not seen the agenda for f2f meeting yet.<div><br></div><div>Personally I would prefer it focus on longer term strategy then our usual month to month IRC meetings.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 December 2015 at 22:51, Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gert-jan@osgeo.nl" target="_blank">gert-jan@osgeo.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="NL" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Jody and others, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Actually I have had (informal) contact with 2 process facilitators, who might be willing to take this (paid) role.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Some instant remarks on this:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">- do you need a facilitator just for the weekend or also for the preparations (to be honest, the f2f agenda so far seems to focus on practical issues, not on the agenda itself)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">- is the goal of the f2f to define a OSGeo strategy for the next few years, or about "how to run an not-for-profit organisation". <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">- or is it even -given Jeff's resigning- more about how to run a Board with different persons, cultures, ideas (which might require a more mediator-like facilitator)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Or just someone who takes the notes, makes sure the coffee is at the right temperature etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Kind regards, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Gert-Jan<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Van:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Board [mailto:<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] <b>Namens </b>Jody Garnett<br><b>Verzonden:</b> woensdag 16 december 2015 02:13<br><b>Aan:</b> <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [Board] board f2f planning / prep<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">One interesting idea on the discuss list (from <span style="font-size:10.0pt">Gert-Jan) </span>was inviting an external party to act as an "i<span style="font-size:10.0pt">ndependant process facilitator". </span>Given we have very few days and a lot to cover I would like to pursue this idea.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This is one of those things that is difficult to arrange from afar - do we have any contacts (say with the local OSGeo community) who would be in position to offer a recomendation?<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jody Garnett<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
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