[Oceania-Board] Document Prettification

[Alex Leith]

I've put the minutes on the wiki.
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania#Meeting_minutes

While I did re-read them, I didn't edit them for clarity at all. Perhaps
editing is a good idea, perhaps they're better raw. Either way, there's the
record, out in the sunlight.


On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:01, Dionne Hansen <dionne.hansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>

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