<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>(Just heard a rumor Paul may be on vacation right now - we could ask Arnulf to be CRO instead.)<br><br>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); ">mpg</span></div><div><br>On Jul 23, 2013, at 7:29 AM, Mark Lucas <<a href="mailto:mlucas17@mac.com">mlucas17@mac.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii">Agree,<div><br><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 23, 2013, at 9:38 AM, "Michael P. Gerlek" <<a href="mailto:mpg@flaxen.com">mpg@flaxen.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Do we as the board need to make a motion saying we will resolve this via voting, or can we just proceed?<br><br>* Let us please keep the NA event location and issue separate from this vote.<br><br>* I think 1-2 days to review the proposals, then a short by-email voting window.<br><br>* Normally I'd say we should have a discussion period, with a chance to debate the pros and cons of each city, but I'm not sure that is appropriate - I know I'd really like a chance to lobby for my city choice, but I'm a little uncomfortable with that although I'm not really sure why. Maybe because I see this as a tie-breaking exercise, not a chance to reopen the whole selection process?<br><br>* Given that, then, votes should go to Paul as a CRO, instead of the mailing list, to avoid early board voters influencing later voters. (The votes should not be secret, though- Paul should announce who voted for what after vote period closes.)<br><br>* In the event of a board tie vote, I suggest Jeff, as president, decides the winner.<br><br>.mpg<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Board mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>