<div dir="ltr">Eli,<div>I don't think the board has to put any veto on any proposal *before*.</div><div><div>This is the job of the Conference Committee to identify possible blocks and propose probably instead of a winner, <br></div></div><div><br></div><div>As a board member I didn't feel "in a corner with non choice": </div><div>I've always thought that I (and the board after discussion) can give a -1 to the proposed selection and ask the Conf Com to propose another one.</div><div>Maybe having right away a rank of the proposals with recommendations could speed up so that the board could decide to select the first or for any reason the next one.</div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Maxi</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-20 2:08 GMT+01:00 Eli Adam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eadam@co.lincoln.or.us" target="_blank">eadam@co.lincoln.or.us</a>></span>:<br><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">Sanghee, thanks for stepping in and completing this process.<br>
<br>
Also thanks to MPG for his earlier effort. I like his method of<br>
ensuring that the conference committee makes a clear recommendation<br>
and there are no ties [0]<br>
<br>
Also thanks to Steven, Cameron, and anyone else who helped review the<br>
timeline, RFP, facilitate discussion, participate in discussion, or<br>
other aspects of this.<br>
<span class=""><br>
On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:56 AM, Michael Terner <<a href="mailto:mgt@appgeo.com">mgt@appgeo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Jeff:<br>
> YES, understood about the need for Board approval. Apologies for the twitter<br>
> exuberance; as you know it was a long and strenuous process and we were<br>
> relieved and joyful to get the Selection Committee's endorsement. As<br>
> appropriate, I am happy to clarify by twitter that we've received the<br>
> "selection committee recommendation" and await "board approval."<br>
<br>
</span>Congrats Michael and the Boston LOC! The committee recommendation is<br>
an accomplishment.<br>
<span class=""><br>
><br>
> Thanks again, and apologies for the premature announcement.<br>
><br>
> MT<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Jeff McKenna<br>
> <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> An early congratulations to Michael and the entire BLOC. Of course also<br>
>> thank you to the entire Ottawa and Philadelphia teams for their hard work<br>
>> throughout this long process.<br>
<br>
</span>Thanks to Ottawa and Philadelphia for great bids. I'm glad that we<br>
have to choose between multiple great options rather than reluctantly<br>
selecting a dubious option.<br>
<span class=""><br>
>><br>
>> Michael please note that this is actually a "recommendation" to the OSGeo<br>
>> Board, who will now have to approve this at the board level. I will likely<br>
>> allow board members to discuss this internally through a voice call in the<br>
>> next few days as well. Please hold off on any public announcements<br>
>> (although unfortunately I see many twitter messages already).<br>
<br>
</span>I've tried several times to suggest that our current system is broken<br>
[1] or maybe not broken but could be improved. In my opinion, our<br>
process is such that the Conference Committee has painted the Board<br>
into a corner with no choice but to approve Boston. That is fine<br>
since Boston is a great proposal. In the event that in the future the<br>
Board does have reason to reject a bid, doing so *before* the<br>
Conference Committee makes a recommendation seems to make way more<br>
sense than *after*.<br>
<br>
Does anyone else think that our current system is structured for<br>
maximum difficulty and negative consequences should the Board have to<br>
reject a bid? If so, any other ideas of ways to improve it?<br>
<br>
Best regards, Eli<br>
<span class=""><br>
<br>
>><br>
>> Sanghee thank you for stepping into manage the final vote, as I know very<br>
>> well it is a very important position, with more details to consider than<br>
>> most realize. You handled it well. And let's not forget the thankless work<br>
>> that Eli did to get all this rolling, it is an absolute thankless position<br>
>> that many criticize but few volunteer to do, and I appreciate all of Eli's<br>
>> work through this process.<br>
>><br>
>> Talk soon,<br>
>><br>
>> -jeff<br>
>><br>
<br>
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