[Board] OSGeo Representative

[Angelos Tzotsos]

I agree, lets make a new motion on Loomio.

On 04/20/2018 10:07 AM, María Arias de Reyna wrote:
> I agree with the new definition. Another round on loomio?
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 7:30 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Helena, I have resisted a block on the current motion, I feel the
>> revised wording offers two things:
>> - recognition of a representative as an officer of our foundation, good for
>> liability insurance
>> - recognition the president can ask a representative to sign something on
>> her behalf, such as at a public signing ceremony
>> I feel these two are substantial additions, appropriate to the role, and
>> worth revising the initial motion.
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 19 April 2018 at 21:10, Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 7:28 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Sorry I have been out sick for a bit (sigh), I had a questions:
>>>>
>>>> Will this replace the OSGeo Advocate program introduced by prior board?
>>>> As far as I know we have not been using it and having two tools for the same
>>>> job (reduced air travel costs) is a bother.
>>>
>>> Advocate is more informal, volunteer effort - your alternate wording
>>> better captures what the OSGeo representative position is about.
>>> If there are no additional comments or modifications, I suggest that we
>>> vote
>>> about establishing "OSGeo representative" using your more specific
>>> wording.
>>>
>>> Helena
>>>>
>>>> And alternate wording for you to consider:
>>>>
>>>> OSGeo Representative
>>>>
>>>> Goal
>>>>
>>>> Provide official OSGeo representation world wide in addition to the
>>>> current board membership.
>>>>
>>>> Examples: Representative for South America/Asia/Africa. Representative
>>>> for OGC.
>>>>
>>>> Duration
>>>>
>>>> This is a limited time appointment made by each board, and subject to
>>>> board review at any point
>>>>
>>>> How are selected
>>>>
>>>> Board members will discuss potential candidates and candidates will be
>>>> contacted privately to know about their predisposition and availability.
>>>> Once an agreement is reached, there will be a public announcement.
>>>>
>>>> Responsibilities
>>>>
>>>> The OSGeo Representative is responsible for speaking on OSGeo’s behalf,
>>>> along with any other representatives or board members present.
>>>>
>>>> This position is used to represent our organization in an official
>>>> capacity, recognized as a "VP, OSGeo Representative". OSGeo representatives
>>>> may be asked by our president to sign official documents, if such is
>>>> required for a public ceremony.
>>>>
>>>> This assignment does not include any decision making responsibility.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>
>>>> On 15 April 2018 at 04:50, María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Dear Board,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please vote on the latest loomio pool:
>>>>> https://www.loomio.org/p/6g3KoA5r/osgeo-representative
>>>>>
>>>>> Once this is defined, we will start contacting candidates to see how
>>>>> to fill the holes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Context: This is an action from the face to face meeting.
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
Charter Member
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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