[Board] Re: Motion: Support visit to meet with the emerging Vietnam Chapter with funding

[Ravi]

Dear Board Members,
hope there is a way we can resolve this. As here is a condition
where a member spending his hard-earned money for a cause;
the board approval awaits; with him running a risk.

There were some mail exchanges on Jeff's proposed Vietnam chapter trips, and to my knowledge I have not read any mails from Directors that oppose the expenditure, except for the ways to be followed for formalising it.

I think here is a situation where the board (with rules and regulations permitting) can act and take an email vote.

Ravi Kumar
--- On Sun, 7/3/10, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.c,om> wrote:

> From: Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: Motion: Support visit to meet with the emerging Vietnam Chapter with funding
> To: "Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)" <tmitchell at osgeo.org>
> Cc: "osgeo-board List" <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Date: Sunday, 7 March, 2010, 12:41 PM
> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> > Jeff McKenna wrote:
> >> Ok.  I did not realize this.  So I will
> go ahead with my plans for the
> >> meeting (indeed I have already purchased a $880
> USD flight, and we will
> >> pay the $600 for the local contact's
> travel).  I will look forward to
> >> the approval by voice vote in the April Board
> meeting.
> > 
> > Jeff, I suggest you do NOT spend your money!  You
> could be sunk if the
> > motion fails - as so far it has failed.  Since it
> has not passed there
> > is no commitment from the board at this point!
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> There is certainly a significant risk that the motion will
> not pass
> and you would be on the hook for the costs.
> 
> > This was not a voice vote,
> > nor do I suspect it could turn into one, though you
> could get the truant
> > voters to agree in voice I believe.  (Correct me
> if I'm misinterpreting
> > this Frank or Arnulf).
> 
> Tyler,
> 
> I see no reason the motion cannot be reissued by voice at
> the next
> official board meeting.
> 
> Best regards,
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