[Board] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 RFP Vote

[Bart van den Eijnden]

> P.S. It is odd that by seeking participation on its LOC from active OSGeo chapters and individuals in order to come up with a bid that really represents OSGeo's vision, the DC bid has potentially been putting itself at a disadvantage, forcing two conference committee members to abstain, and potentially a few board members as well.

So the only clean way out of this seems to be a community voting process of all the current charter members?

I don't see how otherwise this can still be a clean vote.

Best regards,
Bart

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Bart van den Eijnden
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:

> On 13-07-21 8:23 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>> 
>> Abstension
>> ----------
>> 
>> I don't believe any of the OSGeo Board members are involved in either of
>> the Portland or DC bids; but please identify yourself if so.
>> 
> 
> 
> I guess I should disclose the fact that I am the chair of the OSGeo-Quebec Local Chapter, and Thierry Badard has joined the DC LOC on behalf of OSGeo-Quebec, and signed a letter of support for DC on behalf of OSGeo-Quebec.
> 
> So while I am not directly involved in the DC bid, does my involvement in OSGeo-Quebec and supporting Thierry's participation on behalf of OSGeo-Quebec represent a conflict of interest and mean that I should stay out of the vote? I would like to hear a clear position on this before I spend time evaluating the proposals.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> P.S. It is odd that by seeking participation on its LOC from active OSGeo chapters and individuals in order to come up with a bid that really represents OSGeo's vision, the DC bid has potentially been putting itself at a disadvantage, forcing two conference committee members to abstain, and potentially a few board members as well.
> 
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