<div dir="ltr">+1 on agreement with Greg - why wouldn't we put forward Lani or Carrol or David Garcia. <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 7:31 AM Greg Lauer via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I would think that if we are looking for someone to represent Oceania on the OSMF Advisory Board then we should nominate someone from the region who is passionate about OSM, can speak confidently on behalf of the regional communities, and has 'skin in the game' (an active participant in the OSM community)<div><br></div><div>From what I can see (and more than happy to be wrong) Raf has had no interaction with the OSM-affiliated groups (forums, lists, discord, etc), or is an active OSM user. I don't feel that a position can only be filled by a board member.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't think there is any hurry in nominating a representative, thus feel that OSGeo Oceania could cast the net wider and ask for nominations from across the Oceania community. This would be an excellent opportunity for some of the newly formed OSM groups in the Pacific to put their hand up and have some say in the global OSM effort.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 8:28 PM eli via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">+1 for me, it’s good that someone stepped in for the role with such short notice, but I think we could implement some procedure for the future, so we can have an organized selection process for next time.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Potrebbe andar peggio...potrebbe piovere<a>!</a><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il giorno sab 13 apr 2024 alle 19:38 John Bryant via Oceania-Board <<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>At our last board meeting we discussed this item: </div><div><ul><li>OSGeo Oceania has been represented on the <a href="https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board" target="_blank">OSMF Advisory Board</a> by Edoardo Neerhut but he’s stepping back. How do we replace him?</li></ul><div>It's a bit tricky, the AB's meetings are not in an Oceania-friendly time zone so participation is difficult.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We briefly discussed the idea of canvassing the community for nominations and appointing someone, but we were short on time and didn't identify any specific actions. Raf has subsequently offered to fill the position.</div></div><div><br></div><div>How should we proceed? Your thoughts please.</div><div><br>Cheers</div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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