[Board] Motion: Proposed process for selecting OSGeo charter members

[Cameron Shorter]

Motion passed, charter member voting process now at:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process

Votes:
Anne Ghisla +1
Jeff McKenna +1
Daniel Morissette +1
Cameron Shorter +1
Frank Warmerdam +1
Jáchym Čepický +1
Jorge Sanz +1
Bart van den Eijnden +1
Gérald Fenoy +1

On 7/07/2014 9:52 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Thanks for all the cases of bit-beer. I'm getting very virtually merry. :)
>
> Votes so far, waiting on Jachym:
> Anne Ghisla +1
> Jeff McKenna +1
> Daniel Morissette +1
> Cameron Shorter +1
> Frank Warmerdam +1
> Jáchym Čepický
> Jorge Sanz +1
> Bart van den Eijnden +1
> Gérald Fenoy +1
>
> I've updated the Membership voting process and would appreciate a few 
> people to review for readability and to ensure I've copied resolutions 
> from email thread accurately:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process_2014
>
> Once reviewed, this doc should be moved to:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process
> This wiki page is currently locked. Anyone know how to unlock and edit it?
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) <seven at arnulf.us 
> <mailto:seven at arnulf.us>> wrote:
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>     ...indeed. Several crates of beer would probably be more appropriate,
>     plus the odd vodka in between for the really tricky questions.
>
>     You pass the exam for perfect patience with distinction.
>
>     :-)
>
>     Thanks Cameron!
>
>     On 07/05/2014 12:09 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>     > +1
>     >
>     > Cameron you deserve a beer for working through this with the
>     > community.
>     >
>     > -jeff
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On 2014-07-05, 12:11 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>     >> OSGeo Board,
>     >>
>     >> Could you all please vote on the following. Following feedback
>     >> from the OSGeo discuss and board email lists, I'm now submitting
>     >> the following proposed updates to the process for selection of
>     >> new OSGeo Charter members.
>     >>
>     >> +1 Cameron
>     >>
>     >> /1a. Charter member to nominate potential new charter member(s)
>     >> (as before).// // //1b. A person who meets the "Positive
>     >> Attributes for Charter Members" [1]//, may ask a charter member
>     >> who can vouch for the person to nominate them.
>     >>
>     >> //2. Charter members then vote (in/out///*abstain*//) nominated
>     >> charter members. This will be different to prior years, as we
>     >> previously voted in a fixed number of members for a larger
>     >> selection pool. (eg vote in 20 people from a list of 30). For
>     >> this year, I propose we have a "Yes/No/*Abstain*" vote. Ie, if we
>     >> have a list of 30 candidates, we will ask all charter members to
>     >> vote Yes or No or Abstain against each candidate. Each candidate
>     >> with //*more YES votes than NO votes, as well as greater than 5%
>     >> of charter members who voted*//will be included as new charter
>     >> members.// // //3. Charter members would be guided to select
>     >> candidates who fit the "Positive Attributes for Charter Members"
>     >> [1] // // //4. There will be no limit to the number of new
>     >> charter members who can be selected. This will require an update
>     >> of http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process// // //[1]
>     >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes/
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
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> Cameron Shorter,
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> LISAsoft
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

P +61 2 9009 5000,  W www.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

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