[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2018 Decision Time

[Venka]

On 2016/12/06 4:32, David William Bitner wrote:
> +1 to moving forward on the vote

+1

Venka

>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 11:23 AM, David Fawcett <david.fawcett at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I think that we can move on to voting, but I am OK with Steven's
>> suggestion
>>> of waiting until Wednesday.
>>
>> This was also the intent of my message; I support following Steven's
>> suggested course of action.
>>
>> Eli
>>
>>>
>>> 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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