[OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Proposed process for selecting OSGeo charter members

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi Cameron,

On 07/01/2014 11:02 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
> On 1/07/2014 10:32 pm, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> On 07/01/2014 01:40 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
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>>> Some specific answers below:
>>>
>>> On 30/06/2014 9:33 am, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>>> Perhaps we should ask for a minimum of Yes votes on each candidate 
>>>> before acceptance. A fixed percentage of the Charter Members maybe? 
>>> Good suggestion. Added "..as well as 5% of charter members who voted".
>>> So if there are 180 charter members, and say 100 vote, that would 
>>> mean you would need 5 YES votes.
>> In my opinion this threshold should be applied on the overall number 
>> of charter members, i.e. 5% of 180.
>> Someone should have an absolute minimum of Yes votes (e.g. 10) in 
>> order to be elected, not a relative one.
> Hi Angelos,
> Your comments are valid. My reason for setting the number of votes low 
> is:
> 1. I think it more important to err on being more inclusive than less.
Agreed.

> 2. Over the next few years, with the relaxed selection criteria, I'd 
> expect OSGeo Charter Membership to increase substantially over the 
> next few years, so 5% this year would require 5 votes, next year 
> probably 10 or 15, following year, probably 20 to 30.
Then lets forget the percentage and set an absolute number, like how 
many members second the nomination (e.g. 5-10)

> 3. If active membership does drop off, having a % of votes rather than 
> absolute number would make it easier for charter membership to 
> revitalize itself later.
>
Angelos


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Angelos Tzotsos
Remote Sensing Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
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