[Oceania-Board] Document Prettification

[Dionne Hansen]

Hi All,

Just as clarification - I wasn't saying we lost Celina and Hamish entirely
- just that they were busy with other things at the moment ie. FOSS4G SotM
Oceania Hub activities etc. So I was stepping in to get the comms out.
When conference activities die down - I was proposing that we have some
targeted tasks and focus areas that the group can dig into.  We all have
busy lives and are trying our best.

We will move forward and make progress on our aims together. :) We just
need to be patient, kind and generous with each other.

Re: publishing minutes: I'll admit I was unaware this wasn't happening
until it was pointed out. At the same time - upon reading the minutes I can
see that they need to be more comprehensive to capture the right tone - I
was absolutely not criticizing anyone - but catching the tone takes more
time and effort.  Which we have all been short on in the past year.

I think this shows a process gap for the incoming board to fill in the
coming year.

I was also thinking perhaps we should institute an open suggestion box so
that people can say what they want or what we've missed.

Thanks,
Dionne






On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 21:39, Adam Steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just reading the board meeting minutes [1] in the context of annual
> report decoration - cc'ing this response to the board list with
> contract details removed.
>
> Perhaps report organisation is a job for the O&CWG? I empathise a lot
> with Dionne and Hamish and Celina - vast energy was spent building the
> O&CWG and it is not used - at worst sometimes actively sidelined or
> weirdly excluded/dismissed ( eg [2] - a perfect opportunity to respond
> with 'yes lets get WGs looking at things which will help' ). So I am
> completely unsurprised that the WG feels directionless. I think the
> way forward is to simply use the O&WG to do the things it is nominally
> tasked to do.
>
> Board meetings are held in the middle of the night in GMT+1 (this week
> was 02:00-03:00), we all knew it was going to be near impossible for
> me to show up in person to meetings months ago. So, overdue
> resignation incoming.
>
> Great to read that the 2020 hybrid conference was well attended and
> has given some fertile ground for future ideas!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam
>
> [1]
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14VldLytdGMNqbIvqKNxSjyejSkW-xCkRbR7nW4_7WP4
> [2]
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/private/oceania-board-private/2020-July/000453.html
>
> --
>
> "Move purposeful, and fix things"
>
> --Alyssa Wright, FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 keynote
>
>
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 07:20, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey folks
> >
> > As discussed at the Board meeting today, here’s a quote for making the
> annual report look pretty.
> >
> > Lauren usually delivers in less time than she quotes.
> >
> > So, any objections to my proceeding with working with Lauren to get us a
> shiny annual report?
> >
> > Cheers,
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