[Board] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 RFP Vote

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for this disclosure.

I don't see a strong conflict of interest if you are supporting
Thierry's participation on behalf of OSGeo-Quebec; I would see a
conflict of interest if you or an employee were involved in the LOC as
part of your company, Mapgears.  I know you to be very professional and
thorough, and I would appreciate your activity in this important vote.

Are there other OSGeo Board members who would like to disclose their
activity on one of the bids to the Board?

-jeff





On 2013-07-22 8:39 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> 
> 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.
>