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

[Michael Smith]

That works for me as long as I can attend remotely. I would like to be
there be its not justifiable for a 4 hour meeting.

Mike

On 5/7/15, 4:28 PM, "Jeff McKenna" <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:

>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 I¹m 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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