[Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] Polling charter members

Fri Sep 19 13:09:21 PDT 2014

Hi Jeff,
After sleeping on it, I woke up thinking that I should add a position 
description to the "OSGeo Advisor Role", but I see you have beaten me to it.
I've just re-read your original Position Description, and I think it is 
a really good. Probably only needs minor tweaking to address a broader 
scope (to include the scope of involvement in small and medium sized 
foss4g events, which will have less budget to cover the expenses of an 
advisor).

On 19/09/2014 10:42 pm, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Ok, first draft of wiki page is here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Options_2014
>
> Please feel free to improve the text, or insert your comments / votes.
>
> On 19/09/2014 6:14 pm, Steven Feldman wrote:
>> Am I the only person who finds it difficult to follow a thread in a 
>> mailing list where postings get repeated continuously as the thread 
>> is replied to (let alone our tendency to post across several lists - 
>> mea culpa)?
>>
>> Dare I suggest that we seek a simpler and clearer forum for this 
>> discussion? I’m not suggesting abandoning the lists just using a 
>> better tool for a discussion in which we want to engage a lot of people.
>> ______
>> Steven
>>
>>
>> On 19 Sep 2014, at 02:37, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> I would agree on that, to start in the wiki. But think, if we want to
>>> get some input from the charter members, it should be more active and
>>> structured effort - therefore I propose continue then with google
>>> forms
>>>
>>> Another question: of course, I'm talking about goals and OSGeo future,
>>> but FOSS4G is one of OSGeo's most important event, it has "some"
>>> functions, can be decide who it should be organised without knowing,
>>> what we want to do?
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>> 2014-09-19 8:32 GMT+02:00 Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at osgis.nl 
>>> <mailto:bartvde at osgis.nl>>:
>>>> Hey Jachym,
>>>>
>>>> wasn't Cameron referring specifically to what options we have to
>>>> "professionalize" FOSS4G organising?
>>>>
>>>> And you were talking more about OSGeo's goals etc. ?
>>>>
>>>> Also, I think it makes sense to create some content in a Wiki 
>>>> first, and use
>>>> that content to create a questionnaire. It's hard to create a good
>>>> questionnaire from scratch if the solutions haven't been discussed 
>>>> in detail
>>>> and worked on by multiple people IMHO.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bart
>>>>
>>>> On 19 Sep 2014, at 08:02, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com 
>>>> <mailto:jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I proposed to prepare Google forms for that in other thread. Could 
>>>> have IMHO
>>>> more valuable output
>>>>
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>> Send from cellphone
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jachym Cepicky
>>>> e-mail: jachym.cepicky gmail com
>>>> URL: http://les-ejk.cz
>>>> GPG: http://les-ejk.cz/pgp/JachymCepicky.pgp
>>>>
>>>> Give your code freedom with PyWPS -http://pywps.wald.intevation.org
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 19, 2014 3:38 AM, "Cameron Shorter" 
>>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll volunteer to start a wiki collating options for the FOSS4G 
>>>>> future,
>>>>> with sections that people can add comments into.
>>>>> I should have something up for review and contributions within 24 
>>>>> hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 18/09/2014 7:04 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All
>>>>> I agree completely with Margherita. The most of people are asking
>>>>> themselves what it is happening.
>>>>> Please who was and is involved, please write the history of what has
>>>>> happened on a wiki page. When the plot is finalised the charter 
>>>>> members
>>>>> vote.
>>>>> Maria
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus - Politecnico di Milano
>>>>>
>>>>> Public Participation GIS: a FOSS architecture enabling field-data
>>>>> collection
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2014.887150#.UwPVuIVnibF
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and 
>>>>> Applications" -
>>>>> Co-chair - OSGeo Charter Member - ICA - OSGeo Advisory Board 
>>>>> Member - SIFET
>>>>> Scientific Commitee Member
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALIA)
>>>>> Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
>>>>> e-mail1: maria.brovelli at polimi.it
>>>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> Da: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>>>>> <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> per
>>>>> conto di Margherita Di Leo <diregola at gmail.com>
>>>>> Inviato: giovedì 18 settembre 2014 10.13
>>>>> A: Jachym Cepicky
>>>>> Cc: <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>; conference; osgeo-board List; Steven
>>>>> Feldman
>>>>> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Jachym Cepicky
>>>>> <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just noting,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> discussion about relationship between LocationTech and OSGeo is here
>>>>>> since 2012 (IIRC). That many people did not pain attention to it
>>>>>> (actually including myself up to certain time), is not fault of OSGeo
>>>>>> .. or LocationTech.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's just actually boring topic. We are community of (mostly)
>>>>>> developers and users of FOSS4G (not conference, but software in this
>>>>>> case). This sounds like politics .. who would pay attention? So, now
>>>>>> we are here, things are happening, we can finally talk to whole
>>>>>> community, because of this IMHO *is* important topic - two big
>>>>>> organisations are trying to find a way, how to cooperate in the 
>>>>>> future
>>>>>> for better free and open source software for geospatial! This is 
>>>>>> good.
>>>>>> If for nothing else, then for clarifying OSGeo's position.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone is wondering why most charter members remained silent 
>>>>> about the
>>>>> topic, here i can offer my 2 cents..
>>>>> It is true that this is a long story, but it's hard to find all the
>>>>> elements needed for judgement. I'd ask those that have personally 
>>>>> followed
>>>>> the steps, to kindly fill a wiki page with the most important 
>>>>> facts. Another
>>>>> thing is that, for those that couldn't make it at FOSS4G, it is (I 
>>>>> believe)
>>>>> not easy to understand on what exactly the community of charter 
>>>>> members is
>>>>> being called to express their opinion. What does it mean "to 
>>>>> cooperate" and
>>>>> what does it imply for the organizations involved? Is it a case by 
>>>>> case
>>>>> cooperation what you're talking about? why it looks like is the 
>>>>> FOSS4G event
>>>>> at stake here?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any pointers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr. Margherita DI LEO
>>>>> Scientific / technical project officer
>>>>>
>>>>> European Commission - DG JRC
>>>>> Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
>>>>> Via Fermi, 2749
>>>>> I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261
>>>>>
>>>>> Tel. +39 0332 78 3600
>>>>> margherita.di-leo at jrc.ec.europa.eu
>>>>>
>>>>> Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and 
>>>>> may not
>>>>> in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the
>>>>> European Commission.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Discuss mailing list
>>>>> Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jachym Cepicky
>>> e-mail: jachym.cepicky gmail com
>>> URL: http://les-ejk.cz
>>> GPG: http://les-ejk.cz/pgp/JachymCepicky.pgp
>>>
>>> Give your code freedom with PyWPS - http://pywps.wald.intevation.org
>>
>
> -- 
> 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,  Wwww.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

-- 
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LISAsoft
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