[OSGeo-Discuss] is osgeo advocate still a thing?

[Laurențiu Nicola]

I was surprised about this too. In the previous years, the nominees needed either of the two, but the CRO said the advocate page is mandatory when someone asked about it.

Laurentiu

On Fri, Oct 11, 2024, at 10:20, Jody Garnett via Discuss wrote:
> I noticed when nominating folks that one of the requirements was to create an osgeo advocate <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate> page?
> 
>> Charter member candidates are asked to
>> * Add an OSGeo Advocate profile to our wiki page [4]
>> * Create a profile page in the OSGeo Wiki [5] with the 'Advocate link' pointing to your profile
>> before confirming the nomination acceptance.
>> ...
>> [4] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate
>> [5] https://www.osgeo.org
> 
> I think this information is duplicated by member page <http://osgeo.org/member/jody-garnett/>... 
> 
> My understanding is the advocate role was coined by Cameron when OSGeo to ease the burden of president travel (especially when operating with no funds). Since that time we have set up vice-presidents in order to reduce the burden.
> 
> Q: Is the advocate page still useful? I only ask because it implies that any nominated person would be available to handle some public speaking responsibility (which is a much bigger ask then voting for board elections). 
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