[Board] Support fot OSGeo officers (Re: My attendance in Portland)

[Bart van den Eijnden]

I agree. I’d say 4 years is good for both min and max (so nothing less than 4, but also nothing more than 4 ideally).

First step is for the (Charter Member) community to re-elect Jeff in the upcoming board elections. Then the board can vote him into presidency again.

Best regards,
Bart

On 17 Jul 2014, at 11:17, Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> My humble suggestion is that President term should be min 4 year term . This is what many other organisations do as it takes time for people to learn and grow into the role.  Having yearly changes is not good for the organisation. 
> 
> Jeff is doing an amazing role as President of OSGeo actively promoting us globally and providing strong leadership. I requested him when i met him at FOSS4G-E  , if he is happy to continue as OSGeo President to please consider min. 4 year term.  I am happy to see he is considering this.
> 
> Suchith
> 
> 
> From: board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jeff McKenna [jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:59 AM
> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Board] Support fot OSGeo officers (Re: My attendance in   Portland)
> 
> On 2014-07-16, 10:07 AM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:
>> Next: Yes, my business suffered a lot during my presidency. It is
>> one of the reasons why I think that the term should be limited.
>> Oher than Jeff I think that one year president elect followed by
>> one year full president is enough. There is nothing worse than
>> burning out your presidents and discarding them when they are done.
>> Not good.
>> 
> 
> Hi Arnulf,
> 
> On your point about the length of term for OSGeo President I strongly
> disagree, and it is becoming more clear to me as I grow into the
> position.  I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time privately
> recently with Georg Gartner (president ICA) and Chris Rizos (president
> Int Assoc Geodesy) on the road (sometimes there is no better way to
> get to know someone than to be in a foreign country with them, as you
> know), and I asked them their own opinions - both said adamantly, 4
> year term.  And yes I fully agree.  It takes time to figure out the
> role, build relationships, and make an impact.
> 
> Even here at FOSS4G-E I was twice pulled aside by (very very
> prominent) community members and told/asked to stay on as president
> for a term like 4 or 5 years, as a stable face and representative of
> the community.  I agree with them, but limited to 4 years.
> 
> And for the record, Georg actually asked me to stay on that length, to
> work with him and our organizations.
> 
> Those who witnessed my talks here at FOSS4G-E or at AfricaGEO recently
> also saw a different side of me - the president is actually emerging
> (that's the best way I can say it).
> 
> I really appreciate you explaining the demands and assumptions of the
> position, this really helps to explain how 'awkward' it is for me to
> have to ask for such things, to function as president.  Thank you.
> 
> Your friend,
> 
> -jeff
> 
> PS. I am sitting outside now with Astrid in your beautiful country,
> she says hi too :)
> 
> 
> 
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