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

[Anne Ghisla]

On Thu, 07 May 2015 16:32:56 -0400
Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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

Hi all,

I'll be in Como for the conference, and possibly for few days more, so
I am for sure available for a half-day meeting. We can always find
other moments to discuss more informally.

Best!
Anne

> 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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