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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">For what it's worth, I have no formal
      standing at the moment, but I'd be glad to help.<br>
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      Cheers!<br>
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      Andrea<br>
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      On 26/05/16 12:44, Steven Feldman wrote:<br>
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      <div>I'm away at the moment and then have a FOSS4G UK to help
        organise 14-16 June. If no one steps up to draft something I
        will do it after our uk event<br>
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        Steven </div>
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        On 26 May 2016, at 01:04, Cameron Shorter <<a
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          Hi Sanghee,<br>
          You do raise valid points about being clear about conference
          committee process.<br>
          However, no one has volunteered to write such a process. Maybe
          you would like to do so? OSGeo is a "do ocracy".<br>
          Without such a process documented, I suggest that we default
          to OSGeo's standard voting process across committees.
          Questions such as adding a new member is put to the committee.
          The committee votes, and decision made based on those votes.<br>
          Based on that logic, if no one volunteers to write a process,
          I suggest we continue with the vote to decide if Andrea should
          join the conference committee.<br>
          <br>
          Warm regards, Cameron<br>
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          <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/05/2016 11:19 pm, Sanghee
            Shin wrote:<br>
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            Dear Cameron and all, 
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            <div class="">Before voting on this, I think we need to
              agree on the governance model of conference committee or
              how to run the conference committee. </div>
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            <div class="">Maxi expressed his wish to join the conference
              a couple of months ago. However there was no enough
              discussion whether we should accept him or not or who can
              be a member of conference committee. And his asking was
              just dropped. </div>
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            <div class="">Now Cameron suddenly has proposed to invite
              Andrea to the conference even though there was no explicit
              her wish to join the committee.</div>
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            <div class="">Actually I’m ok with inviting any person to
              the committee who can give fresh mind and contributions to
              FOSS4G conference. However I think there should at least
              minimum fair guidance who can be a member of the
              conference to reduce any other misunderstanding. </div>
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            <div class="">Conference Committee is very unique in OSGeo
              in terms of very closed membership. That’s why we need to
              be more transparent and fair. To somebody, conference
              committee can be seen as 'Benevolent Oligarchy’</div>
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            <div class="">I’m writing this not because Andrea works at
              LocationTech but because I feel some unfairness. And there
              are efforts to increase the communications between OSGeo
              and LocationTech at the board level. </div>
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            <div class="">Cheers, </div>
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              <div class=""> 신상희<br class="">
                ---<br class="">
                Shin, Sanghee<br class="">
                Gaia3D, Inc. - The GeoSpatial Company<br class="">
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                  <div class="">2016. 5. 24., 오후 8:13, Cameron Shorter
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                    작성:</div>
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                      Conference Committee,<br class="">
                      I'd like to propose that we invite Andrea Ross to
                      join the OSGeo Conference Committee.<br class="">
                      +1 from me, Cameron Shorter.<br class="">
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                      My reasoning is that Andrea has a lot of
                      experience running conferences, especially through
                      his involvement with LocationTech, and there are
                      synergies that could be gained by aligning OSGeo
                      and LocationTech effectively.<br class="">
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                      I note that there have been concerns aired
                      previously about LocationTech competing to take
                      over OSGeo's flagship FOSS4G event. I'm of the
                      opinion that we should be mindful of this, but we
                      should discuss the options openly and I believe we
                      can find a solution favourable for all. An
                      effective way to support this conversation is to
                      invite Andrea to be one vote among our conference
                      committee.<br class="">
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                      Warm regards, Cameron<br class="">
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                      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/05/2016 6:31
                        am, Andrea Ross wrote:<br class="">
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                        I've not been invited to the conference
                        committee, but I will be in Bonn, and I'm always
                        glad to chat/meet.<br class="">
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                        Kind regards,<br class="">
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                        Andrea<br class="">
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                        <div class="gmail_quote">On May 22, 2016 3:04:03
                          AM EDT, Steven Feldman <a
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                            <pre class="k9mail">Who is going to be in Bonn for FOSS4G?

It's an opportunity for the Conference Committee and interested people to meet face to face, we could discuss some of the topics on the 'outstanding list' <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee_2016_Priorities" class="">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee_2016_Priorities</a> and we could start preparing the call for 2018

Anyone interested?

Steven 
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

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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 moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">www.lisasoft.com</a>,  F +61 2 9009 5099</pre>
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