[Board] [OSGeo-Conf] OSGeo Oceania TGP request - please act as soon as possible

[Adam Steer]

ps - I have boldly assumed that I have any right to set deadlines for
this committee to do anything - I think it is not something the board
should be doing.

please take it as a suggestion to move things along, and accept my
apologies for over-stepping my rights there.

Thanks,

Adam

On Thu, 8 Dec 2022 at 17:06, Adam Steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Steven, Maria
>
> Looking in the bylaws [1] and using the same rules as the board, it
> seems we need a quorum of the committee (at least half the members
> [2]) and a majority in the quorum. Taking into account Steven, Eli and
> Till's retirement a quorum is 7, and we have 6 active (have voted)
> here. At least one more person is needed, along with their vote.
>
> I'd like to set a deadline to vote at 12 December, 16:00 UTC.
>
> That deadline is because this decision really is overdue, and the
> board meets on 12 December, 16:00 UTC (https://meet.jit.si/OsgeoBoard
> ) - I will add an agenda item for this discussion and seeing if we can
> get a resolution, please come along! A surge in votes before the
> meeting - a decision taken actively  by this committee - will make the
> discussion a lot easier :D
>
> What does this committee think about Steven's question? I see three
> questions in total:
>
> 1. is this type of decision (travel grants) one which the committee no
> longer wants to be responsible for?
> 2. Steven's question - is the committee viable?
> 3. how can we help make the committee viable / functioning again - can
> the board do anything?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
> [1] https://www.osgeo.org/about/bylaws/, section 4.5
> [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members
>
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2022 at 16:14, María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's a good question
> >
> > I would like to say motion passed,but I am not sure what are the conditions to pass.
> >
> > El jue., 8 dic. 2022 16:08, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> escribió:
> >>
> >> Note that 3 of the voters have since stood down from the committee (Till, Eli and me) so I am not sure whether our votes still count.
> >>
> >> Is it reasonable to ask whether CC is still viable/functioning?
> >> ______
> >> Steven
> >>
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> >> On 8 Dec 2022, at 13:53, Adam Steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi everyone
> >>
> >> Thanks for your responses! So far, collating all discussions so far
> >> including Alex's original request, I see:
> >>
> >> Vasile +1
> >> Maria +1
> >> Michael Terner +1
> >> Mark Iliffe +1
> >> Msilikale +1
> >> Darrell Fuhriman: +1
> >> Till Adams +1
> >> Steven Feldman +1
> >> Eli Adam +0 (due to CC lack of engagement)
> >>
> >> So we have 9 votes from 17 listed members [1], 8 positive and one neutral.
> >>
> >> How should we proceed with collecting votes from remaining committee
> >> members - should we e-mail people individually?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Adam
> >>
> >> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee#Current_Members
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