[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

Sun Jan 13 14:40:08 PST 2019

Per motion passed on 20th December, self nominations for the board were
open until 8th January.

Given that date has passed, I believe the inaugural board is:
*Adam Steer, Alex Leith, Andrew Harvey, Cameron Shorter, Daniel Silk,
Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, John Bryant, Kerry Smyth, Martin Tomko, and
Trisha Moriarty*

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:27 AM adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:

> one more quick Q - I think we’re also asking for ‘nominate yourself to be
> on the OSGeo Oceania board as an ordinary member’ as well as executive
> roles.
>
> Is that correct?
> Cheers
>
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 09:22, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>> Dr. Adam Steer
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>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
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>> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
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>> skype: adam.d.steer
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>>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Adam Steer
> http://spatialised.net
> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
> +61 427 091 712
> skype: adam.d.steer
> tweet: @adamdsteer
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