[OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] About the selected election periods

[Vicky Vergara]

The way I see it:
"We, Charter member(s), have seen your past contributions so, based on that
activity we Invite you to play an active role in the governance of OSGeo"

My current role as charter member in the governance of OSGeo, allows me to
propose a person for the board, and also allows me to vote for charter
members & board.

But I don't stop making my contributions, based on my capacity and
knowledge.
Which is something I see on a lot of charter members, not being board, they
don't stop making their contributions.
Even as small as a mail comment, its a contribution.

Vicky



On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jody
>
> Do you think that might indicate that Charter Membership is more of an
> acknowledgement of a member's past contribution rather than an invitation
> to play active role in the governance of OSGeo?
>
> If that is the case, why would we entrust the important task of electing
> the board to those who may not be interested in the governance of the
> organisation?
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 18 Sep 2017, at 15:39, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am a little cautious expecting charter members to take on a significant
> role in the governance of OSGeo without asking first. We have recently
> tried  asking for charter member participation in an OSGeo strategic
> planning activity ... and were disappointed by lack of response. I continue
> to recommend building up the working relationship with the committee
> leadership we do have and promote contributor engagement with committees
> (osgeo,project,board).
>
> Of course we should still rename charter members (since that term means
> people who signed the original charter
> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member>). I know
> "voting member" does not sound quite as fun.
>
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 18 September 2017 at 05:23, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good suggestion Maxi, I agree
>>
>> We might also want to consider whether the Charter Members should have a
>> significant role in the governance of OSGeo beyond electing the board and
>> being some kind of backstop in the event of a “hostile takeover”
>> ______
>> Steven
>>
>>
>> On 18 Sep 2017, at 13:17, Massimiliano Cannata <
>> massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>> now that the official nomination period is concluded I would like to rise
>> a question about the opportunity of having Charter member nomination just
>> before of the Board Election with the intend of opening a discussion for
>> the coming years.
>>
>> Personally I think that this is very inappropriate. I would propose to
>> run the Charter member election only after the Board member election.
>> Even if I'm sure that nobody did it, there is a risk of 'election' for
>> the purpose of 'election'.
>> e.g.: I could virtually nominate 20 people and likely expecting they will
>> vote form me or second all the nominations to get the favor of new members.
>>
>> This is a potential flaws in the system from my point of view.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> maxi
>>
>>
>> --
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