[Board] Thoughts on Board face-to-face at FOSS4G-Europe

Fri Jun 19 01:30:26 PDT 2015

On Mon, 11 May 2015 16:30:26 +0300
Vasile Craciunescu <vasile at geo-spatial.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I'll be in Como too. I'm also against meeting during FOSS4G
> activities. Last day is OK but we have to be sure not to overlap with
> the closing plenary as some of the board members are also involved in
> organizing the conference.

Hi all,

I am also fine with a Board meeting at the end of the conference. Right
after the plenary is good for me (I leave Friday evening and fly back
home Saturday morning).

See you soon!
Anne

> On 5/9/15 5:44 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> > Hi Gérald,
> >
> > You have made a really great point, that we shouldn't sacrifice our
> > time with fellow project members in the sprint.
> >
> > It is hard to find a moment in any FOSS4G event.  The day after the
> > code sprint will, we must realize, be a travel day, where most of
> > us will begin our trek home.  Then through the week, many board
> > members have workshops to prepare, talks each day, so I believe
> > meeting in the morning will be difficult as well.
> >
> > How about meeting for 2 hours at the end of the last day of talks,
> > on Friday 17 July (the day before the sprint).  I imagine the
> > program will end around 4pm, and we can find a room for the Board
> > meeting.  Our dinner might be delayed a little, but I believe this
> > time could work for everyone.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > -jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2015-05-08 7:50 AM, Fenoy Gerald wrote:
> >> Dear Board,
> >> even if I agree with Jeff that a 4h meeting can be a start, I would
> >> like to mention that I don’t like the idea to spend that time
> >> during the FOSS4G-E itself, else it means that we sacrifice the
> >> time we can spend in real life with the community to discuss
> >> together. I am not sure this is what we want but by planning the
> >> board meeting at the same time as the Code Sprint make the board
> >> not available during the Code Sprint. At least half the Code
> >> Sprint, I’m not confortable with this. So I would appreciate if we
> >> can plan the face to face board meeting the day after or before
> >> the FOSS4G-E. I think it is preferable to not have any overlap
> >> with the conference.
> >>
> >> In other case, we may also plan to come early in the morning each
> >> day of the conference and have multiple 1h meetings from 7:30 to
> >> 8:30 for example. There are many options … but this last offer 6h
> >> of meeting.
> >>
> >> Hope to hear back from you,
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Le 7 mai 2015 à 22:28, Jeff McKenna
> >>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> a écrit :
> >>>
> >>> Hi Gérald, Jorge, Mike, Bart, all,
> >>>
> >>> It may surprise some, but I've done some thinking on this and I
> >>> realize from my experience that FOSS4G plus long meetings don't
> >>> mix (everyone is too hectic, too exhausted, too everything that
> >>> week). So in fact I was going to propose a half day only, with
> >>> even a hard end time.  So a 4 hour meeting block only, with a
> >>> very specific agenda outlined and worked on before together, on
> >>> the wiki.
> >>>
> >>> Is that enough time for the OSGeo Board to handle all issues? Of
> >>> course not, as I believe we could fill a 5 day 'board sprint'
> >>> block very easily.  But, 4 hours together will be a start.  And
> >>> we can always think of a Part2 of the meeting in Seoul, or
> >>> another date(s).
> >>>
> >>> A half day would let some Board members attend the code sprint and
> >>> contribute as well.
> >>>
> >>> There could be some challenges of start time (zones) if some
> >>> members are remote.
> >>>
> >>> So, well, do others agree with this idea?  Or, if you are -1 then
> >>> please suggest an alternative.
> >>>
> >>> -jeff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2015-05-07 9:56 AM, Fenoy Gerald wrote:
> >>>> Dear Jeff, dear Board Members,
> >>>> I will be in Como for the FOSS4G-E and I’m open to propositions
> >>>> to have a face-2-face board meeting.
> >>>>
> >>>> Nevertheless, I would like to know if we speak about a one hour
> >>>> meeting or a longer one. I remember we were discussing about a
> >>>> longer one too.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, we may start by asking who will attend the FOSS4G-E in
> >>>> Como from the Board Members.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope to hear back from you,
> >>>> Best regards
> >>>>
> >>>>> Le 7 mai 2015 à 15:06, Jeff McKenna
> >>>>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> a écrit :
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Board,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There's been some offlist mentions of meeting as a Board at
> >>>>> FOSS4G-E in Como in July, which, I believe does make sense.  Of
> >>>>> course any FOSS4G is super busy, so if we are interested in
> >>>>> meeting as a board we should likely start planning.  Please
> >>>>> share your thoughts on this.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For myself, I will be helping with a pre-conference event in
> >>>>> Como, I'm guessing that it runs for the few days before the
> >>>>> main event; but I'm thinking that directly after FOSS4G-E, 18th
> >>>>> July (the code sprint day), could be the most possible day to
> >>>>> meet for everyone.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What are your thoughts?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Once we decide on a day and length etc, I can draft an agenda on
> >>>>> the wiki.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -jeff
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>> ________
> >
> >
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