[OSGeo-Conf] considering Maxi to the conference committee

[Cameron Shorter]

(breaking this email thread and changing the topic)

Digging back through the conference email archives I found [1] there 
were concerns raised by Eli Adam, who raised questions for Maxi to 
respond to. Eli requested the vote to accept Maxi be stalled till Maxi 
responded.

I can't find a response from Maxi.
I feel that until these questions are resolved, Maxi should not be added 
to the conference committee.
If Maxi still wishes to join the conference committee, I suggest the 
next step is to address Eli's email.
Otherwise, we can consider the matter closed. (Maxi would be welcome to 
contribute to Conference activities like any other OSGeo community 
member, but wouldn't be a voting member).

Warm regards, Cameron

[1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2016-March/003661.html

On 24/05/2016 11:19 pm, Sanghee Shin wrote:
> Dear Cameron and all,
>
> Before voting on this, I think we need to agree on the governance 
> model of conference committee or how to run the conference committee.
>
> Maxi expressed his wish to join the conference a couple of months ago. 
> However there was no enough discussion whether we should accept him or 
> not or who can be a member of conference committee. And his asking was 
> just dropped.
>
> Now Cameron suddenly has proposed to invite Andrea to the conference 
> even though there was no explicit her wish to join the committee.
>
> Actually I’m ok with inviting any person to the committee who can give 
> fresh mind and contributions to FOSS4G conference. However I think 
> there should at least minimum fair guidance who can be a member of the 
> conference to reduce any other misunderstanding.
>
> Conference Committee is very unique in OSGeo in terms of very closed 
> membership. That’s why we need to be more transparent and fair. To 
> somebody, conference committee can be seen as 'Benevolent Oligarchy’
>
> I’m writing this not because Andrea works at LocationTech but because 
> I feel some unfairness. And there are efforts to increase the 
> communications between OSGeo and LocationTech at the board level.
>
> Cheers,
> 신상희
> ---
> Shin, Sanghee
> Gaia3D, Inc. - The GeoSpatial Company
> http://www.gaia3d.com
>
>> 2016. 5. 24., 오후 8:13, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> 작성:
>>
>> Conference Committee,
>> I'd like to propose that we invite Andrea Ross to join the OSGeo 
>> Conference Committee.
>> +1 from me, Cameron Shorter.
>>
>> My reasoning is that Andrea has a lot of experience running 
>> conferences, especially through his involvement with LocationTech, 
>> and there are synergies that could be gained by aligning OSGeo and 
>> LocationTech effectively.
>>
>> I note that there have been concerns aired previously about 
>> LocationTech competing to take over OSGeo's flagship FOSS4G event. 
>> I'm of the opinion that we should be mindful of this, but we should 
>> discuss the options openly and I believe we can find a solution 
>> favourable for all. An effective way to support this conversation is 
>> to invite Andrea to be one vote among our conference committee.
>>
>> Warm regards, Cameron
>>
>> On 24/05/2016 6:31 am, Andrea Ross wrote:
>>> Dear Steven, & Everyone
>>>
>>> I've not been invited to the conference committee, but I will be in 
>>> Bonn, and I'm always glad to chat/meet.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Andrea
>>>
>>> On May 22, 2016 3:04:03 AM EDT, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Who is going to be in Bonn for FOSS4G?
>>>
>>>     It's an opportunity for the Conference Committee and interested people to meet face to face, we could discuss some of the topics on the 'outstanding list'http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee_2016_Priorities  and we could start preparing the call for 2018
>>>
>>>     Anyone interested?
>>>
>>>     Steven
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