<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr">Hello Dave,<div>nice to hear you authoritative view.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't think that the board want to impose the structure to any committee.</div><div>Personally, my words was made as participant to the conference committee list and as a member of our community.</div><div>Since same rules are under voting, i expressed my opinion on these rules.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I think that having the committee self determining its members has the risk of closing the door to different, innovative or even revolutionary ideas or people.</div><div>To me, this is not pushing innovation and openness.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, if you have a voting committee, then I believe is essential to give all the members the chance to vote. Is not that other committees, just cut down a vote without waiting for a travelling person to go back home, read the mails and express its point of view, which ultimately could also be the most inspiring one...</div><div><br></div><div>These are my last two cents i can spend on this topic,</div><div><br></div><div>Maxi</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-09-16 14:32 GMT+02:00 Dave McIlhagga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmcilhagga@mapsherpa.com" target="_blank">dmcilhagga@mapsherpa.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">I think everyone needs to recognize there is a significant difference between the board structure (which is elected by the membership and has legal & fiduciary responsibilities etc… ) vs. the structure of its committees which ultimately have oversight from the board itself.<div><br></div><div>I think committees should be given the flexibility to determine for themselves how they best operate within some very general guidelines.</div><div><br></div><div>Does the board plan to impose a much more rigorous structure for all OSGeo committees? Personally, I think this is a rapid way to discourage volunteers from participating — people who are giving of their free time to do what they believe to be best for the organization and for the committee. Having said that — if that’s the will of the board, I think this is something you need to put in place for all committees - and not just cherry pick the Conference committee for this.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The board has made it clear in the past that they want to have a conference committee that takes a strong pro-active role in managing the conference selection process and advising LOCs on their activities. If you are going to give the committee this much activity to be responsible, then it’s equally important that you give the committee the flexibility to run it’s affairs in a way that they feel would be most effective.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Steven has done a commendable job here on pulling together a plan to make this group far more effective. Please give him the autonomy to continue this good work — and everyone can monitor how things proceed in the next year or two before deciding if it’s working or not.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Dave</div></font></span><div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 16, 2016, at 7:14 AM, Steven Feldman <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com" target="_blank">shfeldman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto"><div><div style="direction:inherit">Venka </div><div style="direction:inherit"><br></div><div style="direction:inherit">We have had a period for comments after which the motion was amended. We are now in the midst of the voting with 11 or 12 people having voted. I suggest we proceed and consider any amendments subsequently</div><div style="direction:inherit"><br></div><div style="direction:inherit">I am happy to amend the quorum in line with the board approach once the vote is finalised. With 11+ people already voted on this motion, we have surely exceeded any possible quorum?</div><br>Regards<div>Steven</div><div><br></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>+44 (0) 7958 924101</span></div><div><div><span>Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div></div><div><br>On 16 Sep 2016, at 09:51, Venka <<a href="mailto:venka.osgeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">venka.osgeo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Many thanks to Steve for his work on the Motion for</span><br><span>Updating Membership Policies and Process.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I have seen that some members who have not yet voted on the</span><br><span>motion have expressed their opinion.</span><br><span></span><br><span>1) I would prefer that we spend a bit more time on framing</span><br><span>the Membership Policies and Process and avoid introducing</span><br><span>many amendments after the present motion is adopted.</span><br><span></span><br><span>2) I agree with David that there is more room in the committee</span><br><span>that the 11 suggested in the present motion.</span><br><span></span><br><span>3) Having people who are and wish to be active in a committee</span><br><span>step down just because they seem to have been around too long,</span><br><span>is not the best way of manage the membership of committees, especially</span><br><span>so in a volunteer organization, I feel.</span><br><span></span><br><span>4) I also think that the issue of quorum and majority should be decided</span><br><span>before the motion is voted. The quorum for a meeting should be more than 50% of the members. (OSGeo Board meeting also requires 5 members out of 9 at a meeting to satisfy the quorum).</span><br><span></span><br><span>5) The present quorum and majority suggested (3 votes out of 11 for</span><br><span>a motion to be pass/fail) needs to be modified.</span><br><span></span><br><span>best</span><br><span></span><br><span>Venka</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 2016/09/16 6:34, David William Bitner wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks for all the thought that has gone into this. I have to say that I am</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>a +0 on this proposal.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think that we could be better served by simply having terms to committee</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>membership after which a member could stand for reelection with a target</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>number of members. I would definitely like to have more room in the target</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>than simply 11. Having only 11 seats with a target of half being appointed</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ex officio by having been past chairs (also what do we do in the case of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>co-chairs...) will definitely limit our abilities to try to add more</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>diversity to the group.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am very for bringing in our past chairs, but I do not agree with bringing</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>on a past chair automatically. I would like to see an affirmative vote for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>any new members. This can also help in the case where someone on a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>conference leadership team who might not have been the figurehead chair may</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>have more motivation to actually roll up there sleeves and do the work of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the committee.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi Maria, Massimiliano,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I agree with Stephen's pragmatism. What is proposed is better than before.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is probably not perfect, but we are unlikely to meet everyone's ideal</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>expectations, and lets put a "rough consensus" solution in place. We can</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>potentially revisit and tweak next year if volunteers are willing to step</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>up and change things.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Based on proposed rules, it is time for me to retire from the conference</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>committee. (I was chair in foss4g 2009). I plan to continue offering my</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>services to help building the FOSS4G Handbook. I'm happy to do so whether</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'm re-elected to the committee or not.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cheers, Cameron</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 16/09/2016 2:13 AM, Steven Feldman wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maria</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think the regional distribution will come about naturally with the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>rotation of FOSS4G chairs, perhaps we could try it out for a year and see</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>how it works out once we have been through 2 elections (one if this motion</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is approved and another in a year’s time).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I agree with you that we should aspire to have more women on the committee</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and also on the wider conference mail list. We don’t currently have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>reserved places for women on the Board, Charter membership or PSCs to my</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>knowledge. Shouldn’t this topic be a subject for wider discussion across</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the community. In the meantime those voting in the 2016 election could</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>factor gender into their choices.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am not sure what you mean by "charter members should be allowed to have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a say on how our conference will be conducted.”? The discussions on the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Conference Mail List are open to anyone to participate and express their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>views. The committee members should consider all opinions expressed on the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>list before voting.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Re a quorum for a vote. It is common for a committee to allow a vote to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>stand without all members voting, hence the suggestion of a quorum. I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>should point out that it is not uncommon for many committee members not to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>respond to a request for comment or a vote (perhaps silence signifies</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>agreement).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Once the vote on the motion has completed (and assuming it is accepted)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>you could propose an amendment to the quorum (perhaps 4 or 5) and perhaps a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>slightly longer notice period (say 3 or 4 working days)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best regards</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>______</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Steven</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 15 Sep 2016, at 15:40, Maria Antonia Brovelli <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Steven, first of all I want to thank you for your great work!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Was really fantastic how you were able to synthesize the previous</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>document.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have some relevant suggestions about some points of the discussion.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The first is about the composition of the CC.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is ok of having 11 members. At that point I  propose:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3 rest of the world, 3 NA, 3 Europe</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and then 2 ladies, as we need to have more ladies in the decision rooms.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The CC decisions need to be visible to the community and  charter members</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>should be allowed to have a say on how our conference will be conducted.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Then my last consideration is that we need at least 6 votes in accordance.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3 are definitely not enough. It is  not the majority.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In my opinion these are relevant points  and we have to discuss them.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best regards!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maria</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*-----------------------------<wbr>----------------------- *Prof. Maria</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Antonia Brovelli</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Politecnico di Milano</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ISPRS WG IV/4"Collaborative crowdsourced cloud mapping (C3M)"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Sol Katz Award 2015*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALY)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail1: <a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e-mail2: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" target="_blank">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------------------------------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Da:* Conference_dev <<a href="mailto:conference_dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">conference_dev-bounces@lists.<wbr>osgeo.org</a>> per conto</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>di Steven Feldman <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com" target="_blank">shfeldman@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Inviato:* giovedì 15 settembre 2016 15.48</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*A:* Massimiliano Cannata</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Cc:* OSGeo-Conf</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Oggetto:* Re: [OSGeo-Conf] MOTION : Conference Committee - Updating</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Membership Policies and Process</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maxi</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks for your comments. We are now in the voting stage so I cannot</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>change the motion. However I will try to respond briefly to your comments</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>inline below</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>______</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Steven</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 15 Sep 2016, at 11:25, Massimiliano Cannata <</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch" target="_blank">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Steven,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I know i'm late but I hope my comments could be still considered to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>improve the "Membership Policies and Process" of the conference committee.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In general I don't like the idea that only who has chaired a conference is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>entitled to take decision on the conference, is like saying that if you are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>not a developer you cannot be part of a project PSC even if you are a "rock</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>expert in user interaction design" for example or "super power user"...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>often the minister of education is not a professor ;-)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>** The role of the conference committee requires the expertise of past</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>chairs. Only 5 of 11 places are allocated to past chairs, the other places</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>are open to regional chairs or others with equivalent relevant experience</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>here below some detailed comments inline..</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Goals</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>=====</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The conference committee have the responsibility to run the selection</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>process and voting for the global FOSS4G, to vote on other proposals</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>submitted to the committee and to advise the board on other matters</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>relating to FOSS4G events.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Role of the Committee and the broader community on the Conference_Dev list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>==============================<wbr>==============================</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>1) Everyday topics will be decided upon by an open vote of all list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>participants in a clearly designated separate mail thread (+1/-1) over a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>minimum of two business days with a minimum participation of 3 votes.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ideally we aim for consensus falling back on simple majority vote where</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>necessary. The result will be clearly declared afterwards (or whatever is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decided).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3 votes out of 11 members and 2 days seems to me too restricted: in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>principle after a motion having 3 positive votes after two bussiness day</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>can be enough to declare passed the motion</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>** we have to set a quorum and a time limit on votes - sometimes decisions</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>are needed relatively quickly. Often only a subset of conference committee</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>members or list participants actually respond. If the current motion is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>passed you could suggest an amendment to increase the quorum and time limit</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2) Election of conference committee is by secret vote and restricted to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the remaining conference committee members and board members who are not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>members of the conference committee.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I would like to see the votes open to all participants (all the charter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>member that are part of the conference mailing list or are registered as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>interested), not only the remaining committee (otherwise you basically</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decide with who you want to work).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>** The electorate for new committee members is the combination of the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>remaining committee members AND the Board.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3) FOSS4G Selection - All Letters of Intent and subsequent proposals will</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>be posted to the list for open comment by all participants. The selection</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of the winning proposal is by secret vote of conference committee members</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>only. Any committee member who has a potential conflict of interest is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>expected to withdraw from vote. In the event of a disagreement the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>committee chair will decide.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What do mean by "In the event of a disagreement the committee chair will</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decide"? In case of tie the chair decide the winning (that anyway is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decided by the board as the conference committee provides its indication</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and the board eventually ratify it).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*** you have misunderstood - this is nothing to do with a tied vote. the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>chair decides whether there is a conflict of interest if agreement can’t be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>reached. See the revised version of the motion that was posted today</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>following various people’s comments</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Votes in 2 and 3 are to an online voting service or by email to an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>independent teller appointed by CC Chair</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Conference Committee membership policy and process</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>==============================<wbr>============</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>1) The conference committee aims to retain up to 11 active members,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>preferably an odd number</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2) The committee aims for half of these members to be chairs (or vice</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>chairs) of the most recent FOSS4G global events. The chair of the most</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>recent FOSS4G event will automatically be invited to become a member</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So the "aim" is that the last 5 chairs of global FOSS4G should be members</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of the committee, but if you change 3 member a year, in about 3 years you</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>have changed all the members: so this is not possible, mathematically</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>speaking, unless you recruit both chair and vice-chair in the committee. so</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>you'll have 6 new members in 3 years.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>At this point no more seats are left for regional conference chairs….</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>** I think this will work - The longest standing chair stands down, the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>latest is co-opted onto committee. 2 other longest standing members from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the remaining 6 non-chair positions retire and 2 new people are elected</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3) The remaining membership is open, ideally attracting people from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>earlier past chairs or active LOC members from past Global, Regional FOSS4G</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>or related conferences</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>4) Each year (after FOSS4G) the 3 committee members should stand down:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a) The longest standing past FOSS4G chair</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>b) The longest standing 2 committee members remaining</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Should or Shall, is it a rule or a guideline. What is the longest</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>standing past FOSS4G chair does not stand down? Is he/she forced to resign</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>or banned?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>** My view would be that in our community a ‘should’ is sufficient, if you</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>think a more formal approach is required you can propose an amendment to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>change to ‘shall’ after the vote</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>5) Each year, prior to putting out the Global FOSS4G RfP, the old</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>committee should vote for their replacement committee, using the above</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>criteria as voting guidelines.  OSGeo Board members who are not on the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>conference committee will also be invited to vote.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Again, i don't like this self-election of a governing body ;-)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*** see above</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>6) Past committee members including those who have stood down due to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>length of service may stand for re-election</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yes, but basically no seats will be available according to the rule of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>having half of the committee from latest events: oldest out, recent in so</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>oldest no way to get in again ;-) unless others resign (apart from the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>three)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*** see above</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>7) Votes will be secret either using an online voting system or by email</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to a designated teller who is not a voter. The mechanism will be selected</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>by the committee chair.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Why the mechanism is not voted by all the committee members?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*** we will probably continue to use an independent teller as we have in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the past. If the board adopts loomio or some other system for votes we may</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decide to change to that. We need to get things done rather than spending a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>lot of time considering every list member’s idea of what voting software we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>should use.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I would ask committee members (and list participants) to comment on this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>proposal by 18.00 GMT Wednesday 14th September. I will then call for a vote</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>amongst committee members only, the vote will close at 18.00 GMT on Sunday</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>18th September.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Once the membership policy has been agreed we will then need to apply the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>policy to the existing membership. I suggest that we ask all current</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>members to confirm whether they wish to remain committee members and then</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hold an election (if needed). To this end it would be helpful if each</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>committee member could update their record on the wiki page to show when</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>they joined the conference committee (see my example).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The intention is that a 2016-7 committee of 11 will have been selected</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>before we vote on the LoI’s for 2018, which is likely to be before the end</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of October.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>______</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Steven</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>______________________________<wbr>_________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Conference_dev mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Conference_dev@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference_dev" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman<wbr>/listinfo/conference_dev</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Massimiliano Cannata*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Responsabile settore Geomatica</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Istituto scienze della Terra</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">-- <br><br>Dr. Eng. Massimiliano Cannata<br>Responsabile Area Geomatica<br>Istituto Scienze della Terra<br>Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana<br>Via Trevano, c.p. 72<br>CH-6952 Canobbio-Lugano<br>Tel: +41 (0)58 666 62 14<br>Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09 </div>
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