[OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2018] Board Nominations

[Luí­s Moreira de Sousa]

Hi Vasile,

I am in favour, if I am able to vote in this decision.

Cheers.

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On Sunday, November 11, 2018 10:32 PM, Vasile Craciunescu <vasile at geo-spatial.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> With roughly two hours before the board nomination deadline, we have
> only 4 nominations for 4 seats. From what I know, this is without
> precedent in our history. As CRO, I cannot comment on the apparent low
> interest for the most important decision structure in OSGeo. However, I
> know that it's in the best interest of our community to have a real
> competition for the board of directors. That's why I propose to extend
> the nomination deadline with one more week. I'm confident that this
> extra time will help OSGeo to grow the already strong candidate list for
> our board.
>
> Best,
> Vasile
>
> On 10/30/18 9:52 AM, Vasile Craciunescu wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> > It's time for the 2018 OSGeo Foundation Board Elections.
> > The nominations for the OSGeo Board of Directors started already
> > [1]. Please take a minute to understand what the board actually
> > does[2]. A director should plan to spend several hours a week on OSGeo
> > business in order to do a good job. The current board members will
> > know best.
> > To nominate a candidate for the board please first confirm with the
> > person that they would like to stand for election as a Board member.
> > Then send an email to cro at osgeo.org CCing the candidate by 23:59 GMT on
> > Sunday 11 November 2018[3] consisting of:
> >
> > -   name and e-mail
> > -   current country of residence
> > -   a paragraph describing why you think this person would make a good
> >     Board member.
> >
> >
> > Remember that only Charter Members are eligible for a seat on the
> > Board and for voting but that anybody can nominate a board member.
> > Candidates are encouraged to put their vision and ideas for their term
> > at Election 2018 Candidate Manifestos [4] and sending them to Discuss
> > mailing list for further conversation.
> > Thank you.
> > Best regards,
> > Vasile, Vicky & Jorge
> > CRO 2018 Elections
> > [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2018#Board_Election
> > [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Director_Responsibilities
> > [3]
> > https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20181111T235959&p0=136&msg=OSGeo+Board+of+Directors+nominalizations+2018&font=cursive
> > [4] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2018_Candidate_Manifestos
> > [5] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> >
> > Discuss mailing list
> > Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>
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