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

[María Arias de Reyna]

I am perfectly ok with that deadline.

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 5:09 PM Adam Steer via Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> 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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