<div dir="ltr">Sorry I was skipping too quickly, the idea was for new board members to be available for f2f meeting.<div><br></div><div>New charter members can happen at a consistent time irrespective of foss4g. It may be good to be able to promote membership at foss4g to encourage nominations</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 March 2016 at 14:07, Anita Graser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anitagraser@gmx.at" target="_blank">anitagraser@gmx.at</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Jody Garnett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>I agree with you that the timing is thrown off by foss4g being in august this year.<br></div><div><br></div>If I remember the discussion the idea was to have new board members available at foss4g so they could be part of a f2f meeting. Asking asking members to vote in July conflicted with vacations giving us a June target. So the choice on date is one between travel costs and member connivence.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></span><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Is it really an issue if the first FOSS4G for new members is 2017 rather than 2016?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best wishes,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Anita</div><br></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></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>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 March 2016 at 13:11, Anita Graser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anitagraser@gmx.at" target="_blank">anitagraser@gmx.at</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Jody Garnett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Taking a chance to round up outstanding activities from prior board meetings - we have the following scheduled for march:<div><div><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Motion: Establish the fixed date of charter and board member election.</span></li></ul></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div><div style="font-size:small">If we want to have all aspects decided upon 3-4 months before the election, it seems more realistic to have the election after FOSS4G than in June (since the holiday season should be avoided).</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">How about October, when everyone is back from holidays?</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Best wishes,</div><div style="font-size:small">Anita</div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span><div dir="ltr"><div><div><ul><li><br></li><li>Motion: Decide charter member election process by March not here now<br></li></ul><div>Here is the section of the f2f mins:</div></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Review Election process<ul style="margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">VC: Report past processes</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Last year, we adopted new rule allowing negative vote</li></ul><ul style="margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">MS: Discussion always starts August. </li></ul><ul style="margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Some discussion about how to avoid hostile take-over</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Very unlikely there would be any hostile take-over</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">But practically very vulnerable to hostile take-over. So, need to consider how to prevent that. </li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Under current charter member election process, anybody could recommend charter member. In this case how could check his/her real intention?</li></ul><ul style="margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Board need to decide whether limit the number of charter member or limit number of percentage?</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">It should be informed 3~4 months earlier before election begins.</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">August is not good time to carry out election because of FOSS4G in August. </li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Can we have election in June? (JG)</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Can we have election after FOSS4G? (DF)</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Motion(JG): Decide charter member election process by March not here now</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Second(AG)</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Motion passed</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Motion: Establish fixed date of charter and board member election(MS)?</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Vasile Seconded</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;margin:0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px"><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">Motion Passed</li></ul></blockquote></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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