<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks for this John.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I agree that board discussions should be public as the rule. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">That said, there a few issues where public disclosure is not appropriate, e.g. deliberation on how to address a code of conduct violation, discussion of commercial in confidence issues such as tender responses, etc.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have the example from our parent organisation, OSGeo, where the board list is public. If someone is interested in board issues, discussions and deliberations then they can subscribe and monitor discussions, contributing if required. They also have the board-private list for sensitive discussions.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bruce</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 4 Sep 2020, at 10:53, John Bryant <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com" class="">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Thanks Martin & Alex, I appreciate your response. Alex, it sounds like what you're proposing is more or less a return to the spirit of the original Terms of Reference. Ultimately, I'm less concerned about what makes me comfortable personally, and more interested in a healthy and engaged open geospatial community. I think participation in discussions like this are an indicator of community health and engagement.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">With that in mind, I'd be keen to hear if others in the community have feelings on this matter.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 at 08:14, Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com" class="">alexgleith@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></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" class="">Perhaps we should change the wording to say that the Board will communicate on this Oceania list unless the matter involves confidential or other sensitive discussions, in which case they will be communicate on the oceania-board list.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think communicating openly by default is achievable.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And obviously, holding discussions on the oceania-board list does store records for posterity, just not openly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Would the above proposal make you comfortable, John?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 at 09:39, Martin Tomko <<a href="mailto:tomkom@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank" class="">tomkom@unimelb.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">Thanks John,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">I agree, and will keep an eye on my part about this during the board deliberations. I also favour transparency in this – and I fear we have slipped a bit.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">Martin<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p>
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<b class="">Date: </b>Thursday, 3 September 2020 at 10:31 pm<br class="">
<b class="">To: </b>"<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject: </b>Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: OSGeo Oceania Board Terms of Reference Update for Review<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Hi,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Adam has pointed out a couple of the changes, which sound positive to me. But there is another significant change I'd like to bring up, which might not be obvious.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">In the "Communication" section, the new proposed Terms of Reference says:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The Board aims to operate transparently.<br class="">
Board discussions are held in a dedicated mailing list (<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>). In some cases it<br class="">
may be appropriate to hold a discussion in a private space, for example if it relates to specific individuals<br class="">
or commercial-in-confidence matters. In these cases, the person beginning a thread should state why it<br class="">
should be kept private.</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This is fairly similar wording to before, but this:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The board will establish a new public mailing list, where discussion and decision making will occur.</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">has changed to:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Board discussions are held in a dedicated mailing list (<a href="mailto:oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania-board@lists.osgeo.org</a>).</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">It isn't immediately obvious that the oceania-board list is a <u class="">private</u> list, not available to the community. The prior commitment was to discuss and decide in public by default, but it
appears this has been dropped.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">I find the proposed new text to be somewhat unclear in its meaning. The use of "<i class="">In some cases it may be appropriate to hold a discussion in a private space...</i>" sounds like it's intended
to identify exceptions to the use of a public list, but as a qualifier to the use of a <i class="">private</i> channel, it doesn't really make sense.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">I would dearly love to see OSGeo Oceania reaffirm its commitment to operating transparently by using a public list for discussion. In my opinion, it's an effective and efficient way for community
members to stay up to date and find ways to participate, and it works passively, requiring little or no extra volunteer effort. It's a commonly used practice in OSGeo and OSM communities, we've done it successfully before, and as a community based on principles
of openness, I feel it powerfully demonstrates commitment to these principles at all levels.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">But if that's not possible, the text should be modified to make it clear that board discussions are held in a private space, so there can be no misunderstanding about the change.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Thanks<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, 28 Aug 2020, 10:02 am Martin Tomko, <<a href="mailto:tomkom@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank" class="">tomkom@unimelb.edu.au</a>> wrote:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">Hi all,</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">I would like this discussion to not be lost, too.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">I believe Trish has been looking at the update of the ToRs, cc-ing here.</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class="">Martin
</span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" class=""> </span><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Oceania <<a href="mailto:oceania-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Adam Steer <<a href="mailto:adam.d.steer@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">adam.d.steer@gmail.com</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Date: </b>Monday, 24 August 2020 at 6:27 pm<br class="">
<b class="">To: </b>John Bryant <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Cc: </b>"<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:oceania@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank" class="">oceania@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br class="">
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Hi John<br class="">
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Responding as an individual board member, mainly because these requests should never sit idle for more than a few days:<br class="">
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Thanks for sparking a fresh ToR discussion among the board. My feeling about the changes between v1 and proposed v2 are driven by a move from 'we are setting up...' to 'we are operating...'.<br class="">
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I think the most important addition is a reference to a specific code of conduct we apply to operations of both the board and things we support (the Berlin Code of Conduct [1]). Another key change is a lot less proscription about the mechanics of how conference
LOCs work ( we no longer say how an LOC should organise, just that we will support...)<br class="">
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Personally, I could and should have definitely paid more attention to TOR alterations this past 6 months. It's nearly coming time for an election, which will put a burner under us to get over a fire-and-covid-induced languor and make sure a few things get packaged
up.<br class="">
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Regards<br class="">
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Adam<br class="">
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[1] <a href="https://berlincodeofconduct.org/" target="_blank" class="">https://berlincodeofconduct.org/</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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