[OSGeo-Discuss] Open Letter to the Board Candidates

[Gert-Jan van der Weijden]

+1, from another "floating voter", almost standing in the polling  
station, wondering who to cast his vote for...


Regards,

Gert-Jan


Michael Gerlek <mpg at flaxen.com> schreef:

> Dear Board Candidates:
>
> Your past actions have shown to your peers that you have the skills  
> and qualifications to help lead OSGeo: congratulations on your  
> nomination to be a member of the Board of Directors!
>
> There are seven of you to choose from, but I am only allowed to vote  
> for five of you: please help me make an informed choice.
>
> So far, only four of you have chosen to fill out the wiki page [1]  
> with your thoughts on why you should be elected, and none of you  
> have yet replied to Darrell’s list of three questions posted  
> yesterday. For myself, I will narrow my choices by excluding any  
> candidate who has not done taking advantage of at least one of those  
> two opportunities.
>
> Furthermore, I’m looking for you to provide specific ideas that you  
> would like to see the the board address if you are elected. For  
> example, these kinds of statements, while laudable, are generally  
> insufficient for me:
>
>   - “I want to improve collaboration”
>   - “I will provide a fresh perspective”
>
> However, saying things like this are very helpful:
>
>   - “I have seen a problem with the board not sufficiently funding  
> subcommittee X to do activities like Y”
>   - “our current structure of regional chapters does not adequately  
> serve the needs of community S and their needs for representation in  
> doing T”
>   - “I would like to see OSGeo try new thing A, because I heard from  
> people at FOSS4G that A needs a home and some leadership”
>
> (Indeed, I’m almost more concerned with whether you can show you  
> have thought about actionable ideas to bring to OSGeo than I am with  
> whether I actually agree with your ideas or not!)
>
> Please help me make an informed vote this week. Thanks!
>
> -mpg
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2015_Candidate_Manifestos
>
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Gert-Jan van der Weijden
Voorzitter Stichting OSGeo.nl