<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>I want to thank you publicly Vasile for all the time that you are donating us with your precious volunteer work!</div><div>Have a nice Sunday!</div><div>Maria<br><br><div><br></div><div><div id="Signature"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><b>----------------------------------------------------</b></font></span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">See you at FOSS4G Seoul: </span><table cols="2" rows="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://2015.foss4g.org/">http://2015.foss4g.org</a>/</span></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">----------------------------------------------------</b></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; OSGeo; GeoForAll Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/0">Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO</a> (ITALY)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Tel. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327336" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1">+39-031-3327336</a> - Mob. <a href="tel:+39-328-0023867" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/2">+39-328-0023867</a> - fax. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327321" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/3">+39-031-3327321</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">e-mail1: <a id="NoLP" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" tabindex="0"></a><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/4">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a id="NoLP" tabindex="0">e-mail2</a>: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></p></font></font></span></div></div></div><div><br>Il giorno 26/set/2015, alle ore 19:53, Vasile Craciunescu <<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>> ha scritto:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Dear all,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I'm not in favor of modifying the election schedule/calendar, well announced in advance. However, I do understand why, due to FOSS4G, some actions were delayed. I mean:</span><br><span></span><br><span>1. The request for nominees manifestos was announced very late. I'm sorry for not asking myself the nominees from the first place to add this information to wiki. It was on my todo list but got lost in course of action. I have to thank Steven for bringing this subject on the table.</span><br><span></span><br><span>2. Most of the nominees attended FOSS4G and were quite busy doing things during the conference and not being able add the manifesto or to answer to the questions from the community. Everyone should note that the manifesto is not mandatory according with the existing election process rules.</span><br><span></span><br><span>3. A lot of our charter members were also in Seoul and did not have the chance to give proper attention to the elections processes.</span><br><span></span><br><span>At this very moment, 180 charter members, from a total of 280, voted. I just sent to all of the remaining members a final reminder to vote. I'm willing to extend the deadline for 48 hours but not because of FOSS4G/manifesto issue. Also, I'm willing to spend my Sunday&Monday trying to get personally in touch with all the remaining 100 charter members via IRC/E-mail/Skype/Twitter/GitHub/Facebook/Linkedin/Whatsapp/Telegram/Telephone/etc to make sure that they know about the elections and to kindly ask them to vote. I'm totally against revoting. The manifesto is not mandatory according with our rules. I see no real purpose for someone to change their vote.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best,</span><br><span>Vasile</span><br><span></span><br><span>PS I just noticed that most of our nominees for the board of directors did not vote yet. Of course, we are still in time. Anyway, please don't think that you have to abstain just because you are running for a seat in the board of directors. You are entitled to vote, even for your own name.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 9/25/15 3:49 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I agree with Steve's recommendation to extend the voting deadline. I</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>suggest next Friday, 2 October, end of day. It is your call Vasile, as</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>you know the amount of votes remaining.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-jeff</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 2015-09-25 6:57 AM, Vasile Craciunescu wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Forwarding you a message from Stephen Woodbridge.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vasile</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>-------- Forwarded Message --------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Fwd: Consider extending deadline for board voting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:52:42 -0400</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: Stephen Woodbridge <<a href="mailto:woodbri@swoodbridge.com">woodbri@swoodbridge.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: Vasile Craciunescu <<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Vasile,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I tried sending this to the board list, but I guess only board members</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>are subscribed to that list or maybe I have to sub to the list if it is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>open. Anyway please feel free to forward this to the board.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I already looked that the candidates and voted so maybe it is not that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>big of a deal, but I think it would make sense to to consider these</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ideas for the future to improve our overall voting process. I think this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>year went pretty smoothly overall, so excellent job on your part.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> -Steve</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 9/24/2015 5:33 PM, Mail Delivery System wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Consider extending deadline for board voting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: Stephen Woodbridge <<a href="mailto:woodbri@swoodbridge.com">woodbri@swoodbridge.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: 9/24/2015 5:19 PM</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>To: <a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org">board@lists.osgeo.org</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"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi all,</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>I'm sure you have already considered this but I think it might be a good</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>idea to consider extending the deadline for board voting because a lot</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of the candidates have been at FOSSG and/or other conferences and I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>think it would be good to get the candidates to respond to these</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>questions. Vasile already mention that about 1/2 the members have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>already voted, so maybe it is moot at this point.</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>Regardless of whether this does or does not happen this year, I think</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that it would be a good idea to make it part of the planning from future</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>elections. You might have a schedule like:</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>* cut-off date for nominations</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* 1 week for candidates to answers a fix set of questions</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* then the elections</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>You might even consider putting in place something where any candidate</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that does not answer the questionnaire would get dropped from the voting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>because if they can not make time to post answers, then you might want</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to consider that they also might not have time for spending on board</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>related activities. While I understand that schedule conflicts for that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>week might occur having a schedule and know the plan should allow them</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to work around that. And maybe they would have more time in a future</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>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"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Anyway, thanks for all you have done to keep OSGeo running!</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>Best regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> -Steve W</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"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Board mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>---------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span>Vasile Crăciunescu</span><br><span><a href="http://geo-spatial.org">geo-spatial.org</a>: An elegant place for sharing geoKnowledge & geoData</span><br><span><a href="http://www.geo-spatial.org">http://www.geo-spatial.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/geo-spatial">http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/geo-spatial</a></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Board mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a></span></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>