[FOSS4G-Oceania] appoint OSGeo Oceania board

[John Bryant]

Sounds great to me :)

On Thu., 20 Dec. 2018, 9:29 pm Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com
wrote:

> John,
>
> I'm confident in the integrity and capability of the proposed board, and
> I'm confident they will continue listen to external ideas to help make good
> decisions. My extra vote on a board is not required for that.
>
> However, I should occasionally be able lever my social capital to bridge
> FOSS4G-Oceania and OSGeo communities. Holding a FOSS4G Oceania board
> position would slightly help me with that (but is not essential). So I'm
> volunteering for a low level board role for a term or so while other
> members are building up their OSGeo social capital. (I will also continue
> to monitor the email list and vote on things.)
>
> Cheers, Cameron
> On 20/12/18 10:12 am, John Bryant wrote:
>
> Hi Cameron, just want to clarify - are you interested in taking a position
> as a board member, or do you prefer to contribute from arm's length?
>
> I believe your input would be very valuable in either case. The key
> difference (as I see it) is when it comes to voting on motions - which (so
> far) have usually enjoyed consensus, more or less.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2018 at 21:07, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> +1 for process suggested by John.
>>
>> I will contribute toward board discussions while I think I'm adding
>> value. I've held multiple positions within OSGeo in the past, and think it
>> appropriate for me to make space for others to shine, (and also be
>> realistic about the time I can commit). I'm not the right person for one of
>> the central board roles, but happy to hover around the edges.
>>
>> Cheers, Cameron
>> On 18/12/18 3:53 pm, Edoardo Neerhut wrote:
>>
>> Thanks John. And great to see Alex and Adam putting their hands up
>> already.
>> Seems reasonable to me for people to express intent for the inaugural
>> board now, with official nominations for positions occurring later. I agree
>> with the concern of missing potential candidates.
>>
>> I'm also incredibly excited by what we can achieve as an entity with some
>> structure and clarity. Keen on helping in some capacity so might discuss at
>> GeobeersMEL tonight.
>>
>> On Tue, 18 Dec 2018 at 13:06, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds good.
>>>
>>> I’d be happy to join the board as a regular member; and/or nominate as
>>> chair or co-chair. I don’t have a great election pitch - I am also on the
>>> ‘board’ (steering committee) of another organisation undergoing the same
>>> process right now (earth observation Australia), which might be helpful
>>> experience - and it’s super exciting to be helping embody the culture of
>>> this community in a thing, and want to help get the foundations sorted.
>>> Having said that, my ego isn’t attached to any of it, so if there’s a
>>> better candidate then all is fine and I’m less busy :D
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 18 Dec 2018 at 12:32, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't see any problem at all with people expressing their interests
>>>> now. But the board will be filling the roles, and that can't happen until
>>>> the board actually comes into existence. I suspect there's not enough time
>>>> to fill roles before Christmas, without rushing and potentially missing
>>>> folks who are disengaging for the holidays?
>>>>
>>>> I suggest we can state our interests now, if we like, and the board's
>>>> first order of business in the new year should be taking nominations and
>>>> filling the roles.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> For the record, I'm keen to join the board. I'm super excited about the
>>>> future of this community, and the role this group has to play in it.
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>>>
>>>
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>
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