[OSGeo-Discuss] Question(s) for board candidates

Sat Sep 26 06:30:39 PDT 2015

Good to see we have this election wave going. 
@Michael, I'd bet you would be a good discussion moderator for an election debate at FOSS4G 2016 !
Of course this all closely related to an other thread that are going on ("osgeo is becoming irrelevant") 

I'd like to ask our board candidates what their opinion is on the current relationship between the Board and the OSGeo-committees.
In order to make it easier my observation: I get the impression that the Board spends much time on practical issues (such as the 47 mails regarding the 200 dollar grant for a Vimeo Pro account) which easily could be delegated to committees. (finance, website, marketing, conference etc.). Thus the Board can concentrate on more strategical matters (and keep an eye on the progress in the committees)

Regards, 

GJ

ps. 32 hours until the closure of the ballot-boxes...

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Van: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Namens Michael Gerlek
Verzonden: vrijdag 25 september 2015 17:13
Aan: dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
CC: discuss at lists.osgeo.org; managementsupport at geosparc.com
Onderwerp: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Question(s) for board candidates

Dirk:

Thanks for taking time to answer the questions. If I could follow-up, though, more details would be helpful. (I don’t mean to pick on you personally, I’m just trying to get a better feel for what sorts of specific ideas you and the other candidates might have.)

>> 2) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose in five years?
> I think the same purpose, but more grown up. More professional.

What does “professional” mean in this context — better website, paid staff to organize FOSS4G, ..?

>> 2a) What should OSGeo be doing in five years that it *isn’t* doing today?
> I agree with Sanghee Shin: -> Need to develop more formal and stable 
> relationship with outer organisations or players.

Which organizations and players, or at least what types — OSM, OGC, AGI, ..? What do you mean by “formal and stable”? (Are there cases in the past that can think of where we may have not met that criteria?)

>> 3) How do we get from (1) to (2)?
> set up and support local chapters per region, sector.
> support initiatives to the industry, education, ...
> looking for funding to get better professional support

How can OSGeo help better help set up and support local chapters? We have many chapters right now — formal and informal, large and small: in what areas do you see that we are currently not doing enough for them and/or could do more for them?

Can you provide a couple examples of the kinds of professional support you are thinking of — private donations, government grants, corporate sponsorship, ..? Do you envision having a paid staff to pursue those opportunities, or..?

-mpg

> On Sep 25, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Dirk Frigne <dirk.frigne at geosparc.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Darrel,
> 
> On 21-09-15 20:03, Darrell Fuhriman wrote:
>> I have a set of inter-related questions for board candidates.
>> 
>> 1) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose today?
> OSGeo should promote the rights for free software, from a geo 
> perspective. Data and standards from the other points of the triangle.
> OSGeo should act as one voice in OGC to defend the open standards from 
> an OSGeo perspective.
> 
>> 1a) What is OSGeo doing today that it shouldn’t be doing?
> tell me. a lot of initiatives are taking place in the name of OSGeo.
> 
>> 
>> 2) What do you see as OSGeo’s purpose in five years?
> I think the same purpose, but more grown up. More professional.
> 
>> 2a) What should OSGeo be doing in five years that it *isn’t* doing today?
> I agree with Sanghee Shin: -> Need to develop more formal and stable 
> relationship with outer organisations or players.
> 
>> 
>> 3) How do we get from (1) to (2)?
> set up and support local chapters per region, sector.
> support initiatives to the industry, education, ...
> looking for funding to get better professional support
> 
>> 3a) How can you help that?
> I can play a role to start with a European and Belgium local chapter.
> I will also try to work with sponsors and the OSGeo industry.
> 
> D.
> 
>> 
>> Darrell
>> 
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> 
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