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<div>I agree with a) as well.</div>
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Da: Helena Mitasova <hmitaso@ncsu.edu> <br>
Data: 21/10/17 16:09 (GMT-03:00) <br>
A: Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com> <br>
Cc: board@lists.osgeo.org <br>
Oggetto: Re: [Board] Current election cycle discussion <br>
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<div>I agree with a) as well, I think that at this point the board should stay out of the election process.
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<div class="">On Oct 21, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Michael Smith <<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" class="">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<span class="" style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" class="">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>><br class="">
<span class="" style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2:51 PM<br class="">
<span class="" style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" class="">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>>, Michael Smith <<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" class="">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" class="">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>"
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I would prefer (a) because you know we should not need to express our trust again :)<br class="">
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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.
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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
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Thanks everyone for being professional on this one (by which I mean careful, considerate, respectful).
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<div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com" class="">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="m_-1309001629606555257moz-cite-prefix">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.<br class="">
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On 10/21/2017 08:47 PM, Michael Smith wrote:<br class="">
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<pre class="">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.
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From: Board <a class="m_-1309001629606555257moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank"><board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org></a> on behalf of Jody Garnett
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<pre class="">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.
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<div class="">Professor at the Department of Marine, </div>
<div class="">Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences</div>
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