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We should consider using ranked-choice voting with proportional representation [1] instead of the current at-large system of electing the board. It will ensure majority rule but also provide representation of larger minority interests.
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<div class="">On Oct 16, 2017, at 10:50 PM, Ravi Kumar <<a href="mailto:manarajahmundry2015@gmail.com" class="">manarajahmundry2015@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-GB" class="">"1 Board member from every continent"</span></div>
Representation from the (rest of) World on OSGeo Board.. This was discussed several times earlier..
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The would be incumbents, may tilt and give us a solution in the near future..<br class="">
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Hi Board member candidates (and fellow voter members),<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Thanks to Helena, Astrid, Jody and Sanghee for adding their Manifestos [1].<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Really much appreciated, and at least now we have 6 known candidates to cast our 5 votes to!<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">I hope that Dirk, Venga and Jeff will take the opportunity to add their manifestos as well before the end of this campaign week.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">After reading them, I have 3 questions:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">= One to Sanghee:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">I really like your personal review of the last 2 years as a Board member. Not just fun parts, but also some harder times.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Could you please elaborate on the "Sometimes I saw the 'Desire to the Innocence' from the community"? I simply don't quite understand
what you mean by this.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">= One to Astrid:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Almost all of your objectives seem outreach-related (PR, OSGeo Live etc.)<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">What are the advantages of doing so as a Board member, instead of (or in addition to) begin a member of the recently revived Marketing
Committee<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">= And one to all of you:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Some of you talk about being an inclusive organization.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">For the geographical and probably cultural aspect of inclusiveness, do you think the Board should have it's roots in as much continents
/ languages as possible, so preferably 1 Board member from every continent (not counting for Antarctica, ha!)<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB" class="">Wishing you all the best and success in your campaigns,
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<b class=""><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" class="">Van:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" class=""> Discuss [mailto:<a href="mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">discuss-bounces@lists.<wbr class="">osgeo.org</a>]
<b class="">Namens </b>Sanghee Shin<br class="">
<b class="">Verzonden:</b> donderdag 12 oktober 2017 10:14<br class="">
<b class="">Aan:</b> OSGeo Discussions<br class="">
<b class="">Onderwerp:</b> [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Candidate Manifestos: Sanghee Shin<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Dear All, </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">I’ve posted my manifestos here: <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2017_Candidate_Manifestos#Sanghee_Shin" target="_blank" class="">
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr class="">Election_2017_Candidate_<wbr class="">Manifestos#Sanghee_Shin</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Thanks for the nomination. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Kind regards, </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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