<div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Thomas</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 4:36 PM Eli Adam <<a href="mailto:eadam@co.lincoln.or.us">eadam@co.lincoln.or.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I don't need discussion time.<br class="gmail_msg">
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I prefer a vote with two options and would like “No to Dar es Salaam”<br class="gmail_msg">
included as an option (or just change the question to "Should the<br class="gmail_msg">
Conference Committee award FOSS4G 2018 to Dar es Salaam?" Yes/No). I<br class="gmail_msg">
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For whoever is going to run this vote, we might want to have a quick<br class="gmail_msg">
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Best regards, Eli<br class="gmail_msg">
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On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:26 AM, <<a href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">till.adams@fossgis.de</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> +1 from me.<br class="gmail_msg">
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> Am 2016-12-05 14:14, schrieb Peter Batty:<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> I think we can move to the voting stage and your suggestions sound<br class="gmail_msg">
>> good Steven.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> Cheers,<br class="gmail_msg">
>> Peter.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> Sent from my iPhone<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 4:49 AM, Steven Feldman <<a href="mailto:shfeldman@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">shfeldman@gmail.com</a> [3]><br class="gmail_msg">
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>>> The question period is now closed. I think the the Dar es Salaam<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> team have answered the questions, it is for you to decide whether<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> those answers are satisfactory.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>> The selection process now allows for a period of discussion amongst<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> the CC members (possibly an IRC) however given the small number of<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> questions and a sole bidder I am not sure what would be gained from<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> a further discussion. Can you respond within the next 48 hours if<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> you wish to schedule a discussion, otherwise I will move on to the<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> voting stage.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>> Re voting. I think that we should follow the process and hold a vote<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> even though there is only one proposal for consideration. My<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> suggestion is that we include a second option in the vote - “No to<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> Dar es Salaam”. I am not in any way say suggesting that there is<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> anything wrong with the Dar proposal or that I would vote against it<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> but I am suggesting that in a secret ballot anyone who is opposed to<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> the Dar proposal should have a way of registering that vote. In the<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> event that the no vote exceeded the yes vote we would then recommend<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> to the board that we recommence the selection process.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>> If the CC view is that my suggestion is an unnecessary bit of<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> bureaucracy then I will proceed in whatever way you suggest. Either<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> way can you confirm your preference at the same time as indicating<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> whether you want an IRC before voting.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>> Cheers and seasons greetings to you and yours<br class="gmail_msg">
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