[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

Sun Jan 13 14:22:08 PST 2019

Daniel, Alex - yes, the secretary has special meaning; and can even just be
a nominated lawyer/accountant. However, the secretary can be an operational
role (as it is for EOA). That’s something we can decide. I think it’s
useful to have an operational role with that capacity, but defer to
expertise beyond mine!

I think Daniel’s research is great - to go a little off topic, that
information would push me heavily toward a company limited by guarantee -
but that’s pre-emptive democracy :D

On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 09:16, Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Note that secretary is a bit of a special role in that there are some
> requirements around it depending on the legal structure that we determine
> for the organisation.
>
> If we are using Australian legal structures, which seems to be sensible
> given Australia has the largest population, then:
>
> For an incorporated association, the secretary must live in the state or
> territory that the association is incorporated in.
> For a company limited by guarantee (common structure for not-for-profits
> and charities that operate Australia-wide), the secretary must live in
> Australia.
>
> That's my understanding from a bit of web research and 0 experience.
> Please correct me if I've got it wrong.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:53 AM adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ed, John, Alex.
>>
>> To wake this up a bit - we are still missing a secretary nomination. I
>> think this should *not* be me, I was a secretary to a regional fire
>> fighting unit for a while, and while useful, I didn’t enjoy it. Maybe I
>> could try again - and I know I suck at organisational record keeping, so
>> whatever systems get in place will be the laziest possible. Anyway -
>> nominate yourselves!
>>
>> …and we’re missing a number of important voices (we’re nominating and
>> voting on a manel still :D )
>>
>> This is the week John had proposed for voting - so please speak up!
>>
>> As a self-nominated candidate for president, I don’t have a compelling
>> reason that you should vote for me instead of John. To articulate a vision
>> anyway:
>> - much of what John said. I’d love barriers to entry remaining as low as
>> possible (like OSGeo - create yourself a member page, you’re a member :D )
>> - working on a GeoForAll presence in Oceania - education is a key
>> component of building a community!
>> - building corporate/university/government/intergovernment relationships
>> for funding - specifically to work on the Good Mojo initiative and travel
>> grants.
>>
>> Perhaps some of these are second-order goals, and John’s focus on laying
>> the foundation of a transparent, open, diverse and equitable organisation
>> is the primary task right now.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 19:17, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for stepping up guys!
>>>
>>> Nomination process sounds good to me John and I'd love to see all three
>>> of you as executives on the board. I can see you all doing well in any of
>>> those positions.
>>> Don't see any major issues with your travel John, we'll make it work.
>>>
>>> +1 for Election buddy system.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 17:16, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey all
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Adam for the encouragement. I would like to nominate myself for
>>>> the role of President.
>>>>
>>>> I see the work ahead of this board for 2019 as:
>>>> - laying the foundation for future growth by creating a formal entity,
>>>> and setting up formal OSGeo & OSMF chapters
>>>> - engaging with the community to grow a membership
>>>> - developing systems and processes to empower members, keep them
>>>> engaged & contributing, and get them involved
>>>> - reaching and empowering different constituencies, including the
>>>> OpenStreetMap community
>>>> - testing out methods for expanding our reach (presence at other
>>>> events, further event organising, strategic partnerships)
>>>>
>>>> I would hope that by the time the November conference takes place,
>>>> we're in a strong position to take advantage of that event to kick off a
>>>> new period of growth (quantitative *and* qualitative).
>>>>
>>>> As President, I'd see my role as being focused on coordinating the
>>>> efforts of this board, using a consensus-based decision model wherever
>>>> possible, setting an agenda with strong input from the board and
>>>> membership. I'd be excited about developing relationships between OSGeo
>>>> Oceania and other orgs in Oceania and beyond, and about providing a means
>>>> for OSGeo and OSMF to expand their reach in Oceania.
>>>>
>>>> One caveat I have to raise though, some may consider it major: I'll be
>>>> physically outside the region for part of the year. I'll be back well
>>>> before the November conference, but will be working remotely in Canada and
>>>> Europe for a few months, and attending FOSS4G in Bucharest in August (might
>>>> see some of you there!). Personally I don't see it as a problem, because
>>>> we're basically a remote-first organisation, and I'd put in the same amount
>>>> of energy as if I were here... but the time difference will be
>>>> considerable, and I obviously wouldn't be able to make any in-person
>>>> meetings in Oceania during that time. If you see this as an obstacle, I
>>>> totally understand.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> John
>>>>
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