[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2017 host city selection result

Fri Nov 20 03:06:35 PST 2015

Hi ConfComm!

Perhaps we just need the rule, that Conf-Committee's voting-result 
shouldn't be released to the public before the board approved 
Conf-Committee's choice.
If this rule is cleary comunicated to the bidder-teams all is fine.

Till

Am 2015-11-20 11:36, schrieb Massimiliano Cannata:
> Eli,
> I dont think the board has to put any veto on any proposal *before*.
>
> This is the job of the Conference Committee to identify possible
> blocks and propose probably instead of a winner, 
>
> As a board member I didnt feel "in a corner with non choice": 
> Ive always thought that I (and the board after discussion) can give a
> -1 to the proposed selection and ask the Conf Com to propose another
> one.
> Maybe having right away a rank of the proposals with recommendations
> could speed up so that the board could decide to select the first or
> for any reason the next one.
>
> Maxi
>
> 2015-11-20 2:08 GMT+01:00 Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us [7]>:
>
>> Sanghee, thanks for stepping in and completing this process.
>>
>> Also thanks to MPG for his earlier effort.  I like his method of
>> ensuring that the conference committee makes a clear recommendation
>> and there are no ties [0]
>>
>> Also thanks to Steven, Cameron, and anyone else who helped review
>> the
>> timeline, RFP, facilitate discussion, participate in discussion, or
>> other aspects of this.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:56 AM, Michael Terner <mgt at appgeo.com
>> [1]> wrote:
>> > Jeff:
>> > YES, understood about the need for Board approval. Apologies for
>> the twitter
>> > exuberance; as you know it was a long and strenuous process and
>> we were
>> > relieved and joyful to get the Selection Committees endorsement.
>> As
>> > appropriate, I am happy to clarify by twitter that weve received
>> the
>> > "selection committee recommendation" and await "board approval."
>>
>> Congrats Michael and the Boston LOC!  The committee recommendation
>> is
>> an accomplishment.
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks again, and apologies for the premature announcement.
>> >
>> > MT
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Jeff McKenna
>> > <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com [2]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> An early congratulations to Michael and the entire BLOC.  Of
>> course also
>> >> thank you to the entire Ottawa and Philadelphia teams for their
>> hard work
>> >> throughout this long process.
>>
>> Thanks to Ottawa and Philadelphia for great bids.  Im glad that we
>> have to choose between multiple great options rather than
>> reluctantly
>> selecting a dubious option.
>>
>> >>
>> >> Michael please note that this is actually a "recommendation" to
>> the OSGeo
>> >> Board, who will now have to approve this at the board level.  I
>> will likely
>> >> allow board members to discuss this internally through a voice
>> call in the
>> >> next few days as well.  Please hold off on any public
>> announcements
>> >> (although unfortunately I see many twitter messages already).
>>
>> Ive tried several times to suggest that our current system is
>> broken
>> [1] or maybe not broken but could be improved.  In my opinion, our
>> process is such that the Conference Committee has painted the Board
>> into a corner with no choice but to approve Boston.  That is fine
>> since Boston is a great proposal.  In the event that in the future
>> the
>> Board does have reason to reject a bid, doing so *before* the
>> Conference Committee makes a recommendation seems to make way more
>> sense than *after*.
>>
>> Does anyone else think that our current system is structured for
>> maximum difficulty and negative consequences should the Board have
>> to
>> reject a bid?  If so, any other ideas of ways to improve it?
>>
>> Best regards, Eli
>>
>> >>
>> >> Sanghee thank you for stepping into manage the final vote, as I
>> know very
>> >> well it is a very important position, with more details to
>> consider than
>> >> most realize.  You handled it well.  And lets not forget the
>> thankless work
>> >> that Eli did to get all this rolling, it is an absolute
>> thankless position
>> >> that many criticize but few volunteer to do, and I appreciate
>> all of Elis
>> >> work through this process.
>> >>
>> >> Talk soon,
>> >>
>> >> -jeff
>> >>
>>
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