[Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] Nomination for Cameron Shorter

[Yves Jacolin (free)]

Jo,

Board members are charter members :)

Y.
Le 03/08/2012 14:59, Jo Cook a écrit :
> A really silly question, but can I just confirm- do Board Members vote in
> the Board Election?
>
> Jo
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Daniel Morissette
> <dmorissette at mapgears.com>wrote:
>
>> To answer my own email and wrap up this thread: it was a mistake that was
>> quickly spotted and fixed, and Cameron is now listed with the other
>> nominees at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/**Board_Member_Nominations_2012<http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012>
>>
>> Sorry for the noise
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> On 12-08-03 8:31 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>
>>> On 12-07-30 7:50 AM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I personally believe that face to face meetings are really important and
>>>> help to get things done. The F2F situation simply requires us to
>>>> specifically focus on OSGeo. We are all highly busy people and this is
>>>> one of the few chances where we can really collaborate intensely and
>>>> this invariably brought us the best results.
>>>>
>>>> But again - not being able to attend should not be a blocker for
>>>> somebody interested in running for the board. There are many things that
>>>> need to be done in preparation for an F2F and conference calls can help
>>>> to bridge the gap. It helps even to have only half the directors in one
>>>> place and the others join in remotely. Still better than all dispersed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Arnulf,
>>>
>>> I don't see Cameron's nomination in the list posted for the vote this
>>> morning at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/**Board_Member_Nominations_2012<http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012>
>>>
>>> Is it that he explicitly refused his nomination or just that you and
>>> Cameron didn't get the feedback you expected in order to make a decision?
>>>
>>> My take is that F2F meetings are important and useful, but not a
>>> show-stopper if a director is able to contribute in other ways (which I
>>> have no doubt Cameron could do). As long as we can still get at least
>>> quorum at the face to face meeting, and the rest joins via
>>> teleconference for instance then the F2F would still be useful.
>>>
>>> However, monthly IRC/voice meetings are very important and must be
>>> attended by all board members as much as possible, and we've
>>> demonstrated in the past that holding meetings with participant from all
>>> around the globe is possible.
>>>
>>> I personally think it is fair for a candidate to state that he/she could
>>> not travel, as long as he/she is willing and committing to make the
>>> monthly IRC board meetings, and then we can let the charter members
>>> decide with their votes if they want this candidate or not, taking in
>>> consideration the travel limitations vs his/her profile and his/her
>>> possible contributions to the board.
>>>
>>>
>>> All this to say that I was hoping to see Cameron's nomination to be
>>> included for the elections and would like to know why he was not included.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Daniel Morissette
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>> Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000
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