[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

Sun Jan 13 15:36:16 PST 2019

Hi guys,
Firstly thanks for the great work you have already done & are continuing!! Fantastic stuff!!!

I'm happy to be involved & help where I can but I have found in the past, with Wellylug, NZOSS & other roles that spending several months a year at sea (which is why I missed Melbourne!) with minimal internet access at best just doesn't work for undertaking a committed formal role in this sort of thing...
I have done this sort of thing before, as the local organiser for :http://www.esl.co.jp/Sympo/5th/Final%20announcement.pdf

I do have one question, though. It is not clear to me, from lurking on the mailing list, just how involved this board is with the local organisers of FOSS4G:Oceania events - and exactly what the roles & relationships between the board and the local organising team are. I'm assuming it will follow the OSGEO/FOSS4G model, but figured clarification might be useful.

I haven't seen this referenced, but it seems a good guideline:https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook
Cheers,
  Brent Wood

      From: Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com>
 To: adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> 
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and Jonah Sullivan! Missed your self nomination on the 22nd.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:40 AM Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com> wrote:

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.
CheersJohn

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