[Board] Current election cycle discussion

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Perhaps we should schedule a meeting within 24h to discuss election 
issues raised in the mailing lists, and then make a public announcement? 
Or just hear from our CRO and offer assistance.
Personally, I volunteer to help, since I am not involved in the 
elections as a candidate.

Best,
Angelos

On 10/21/2017 08:47 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> B publicly, C privately.
>
> I think the CRO has performed amazingly and deserves all our support. To me,
> everything has been handled transparently and above board.
>
> Mike
>
> Michael Smith
> OSGeo Foundation Treasurer
> Treasurer at osgeo.org
>
>
> From:  Board <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett
> <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Date:  Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:38 PM
> To:  "board at lists.osgeo.org" <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject:  [Board] Current election cycle discussion
>
>> Early I spoke up when I was concerned our delay on recognizing new members
>> would disrupt the ongoing election. This was explicitly the responsibility of
>> the board and I was careful to ask the CRO and follow their lead.
>>
>> I would like to ask the board if we should extend any kind of support to our
>> CRO this week. This election has had hit a number of bumps on the road and I
>> feel bad that so much is being asked if our CRO.
>>
>> A) Do nothing, understanding that our CRO is handling things well and has our
>> trust (this is of course assumed)
>>
>> B) Explicitly state to reaffirm for our members that the CRO is doing a
>> difficult job and has our trust.
>>
>> C) Ask if the CRO wishes any assistance, even if our capacity is reduced.
>>
>> This is not that fun a discussion, and only half our board is realistically
>> available.  We have also accepted the CRO¹s comittment and balance our respect
>> for their integrity and our concern for this election placing more
>> responsibility and attention on their role then usual.
>>
>> I thought it would be better to start this email thread here, rather than
>> subject the CRO and board members to another round of questions on discuss. I
>> suspect some of the questions arise from a misunderstanding of the influence
>> that board has, especially in the case of elections which very carefully a
>> hands off affair.
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>> Jody Garnett
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Charter Member
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos

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