[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2018 Decision Time

[David Fawcett]

I think that we can move on to voting, but I am OK with Steven's suggestion
of waiting until Wednesday.

David.

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Thomas
>
> Let’s wait until Wednesday in case anyone objects to my suggestion then I
> will confirm the voting procedure.
>
> Although I note the concerns expressed at the LoI stage voting being made
> public. I think it is important for the sake of transparency that we are
> open about the voting for or against the Dar proposal (open does not mean
> saying who voted, your anonymisation process worked well IMO)
>
> Cheers and thanks for being our recording officer
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 5 Dec 2016, at 15:40, thomas bonfort <thomas.bonfort at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm still available to run the election with the same rules as the first
> round, with the difference that I will privately email results to the
> voting members instead of the public list. Just let me know when to start.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 4:36 PM Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>
>> I don't need discussion time.
>>
>> I prefer a vote with two options and would like “No to Dar es Salaam”
>> included as an option (or just change the question to "Should the
>> Conference Committee award FOSS4G 2018 to Dar es Salaam?" Yes/No).  I
>> guess I'm a stickler for formality which brings some bureaucracy.
>>
>> For whoever is going to run this vote, we might want to have a quick
>> list discussion to see that we're all on the same page for how it will
>> run.
>>
>> Best regards, Eli
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:26 AM,  <till.adams at fossgis.de> wrote:
>> > +1 from me.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Am 2016-12-05 14:14, schrieb Peter Batty:
>> >>
>> >> I think we can move to the voting stage and your suggestions sound
>> >> good Steven.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>  Peter.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >> On Dec 5, 2016, at 4:49 AM, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com [3]>
>> >>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Conference Committee Members
>> >>>
>> >>> The question period is now closed. I think the the Dar es Salaam
>> >>> team have answered the questions, it is for you to decide whether
>> >>> those answers are satisfactory.
>> >>>
>> >>> The selection process now allows for a period of discussion amongst
>> >>> the CC members (possibly an IRC) however given the small number of
>> >>> questions and a sole bidder I am not sure what would be gained from
>> >>> a further discussion. Can you respond within the next 48 hours if
>> >>> you wish to schedule a discussion, otherwise I will move on to the
>> >>> voting stage.
>> >>>
>> >>> Re voting. I think that we should follow the process and hold a vote
>> >>> even though there is only one proposal for consideration. My
>> >>> suggestion is that we include a second option in the vote - “No to
>> >>> Dar es Salaam”. I am not in any way say suggesting that there is
>> >>> anything wrong with the Dar proposal or that I would vote against it
>> >>> but I am suggesting that in a secret ballot anyone who is opposed to
>> >>> the Dar proposal should have a way of registering that vote. In the
>> >>> event that the no vote exceeded the yes vote we would then recommend
>> >>> to the board that we recommence the selection process.
>> >>>
>> >>> If the CC view is that my suggestion is an unnecessary bit of
>> >>> bureaucracy then I will proceed in whatever way you suggest. Either
>> >>> way can you confirm your preference at the same time as indicating
>> >>> whether you want an IRC before voting.
>> >>>
>> >>> Cheers and seasons greetings to you and yours
>> >>>
>> >>> ______
>> >>> Steven
>> >>
>> >>
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