[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

[adam steer]

Thanks Ed, John, Alex.

To wake this up a bit - we are still missing a secretary nomination. I
think this should *not* be me, I was a secretary to a regional fire
fighting unit for a while, and while useful, I didn’t enjoy it. Maybe I
could try again - and I know I suck at organisational record keeping, so
whatever systems get in place will be the laziest possible. Anyway -
nominate yourselves!

…and we’re missing a number of important voices (we’re nominating and
voting on a manel still :D )

This is the week John had proposed for voting - so please speak up!

As a self-nominated candidate for president, I don’t have a compelling
reason that you should vote for me instead of John. To articulate a vision
anyway:
- much of what John said. I’d love barriers to entry remaining as low as
possible (like OSGeo - create yourself a member page, you’re a member :D )
- working on a GeoForAll presence in Oceania - education is a key component
of building a community!
- building corporate/university/government/intergovernment relationships
for funding - specifically to work on the Good Mojo initiative and travel
grants.

Perhaps some of these are second-order goals, and John’s focus on laying
the foundation of a transparent, open, diverse and equitable organisation
is the primary task right now.

Cheers

Adam

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 19:17, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:

> Thanks for stepping up guys!
>
> Nomination process sounds good to me John and I'd love to see all three of
> you as executives on the board. I can see you all doing well in any of
> those positions.
> Don't see any major issues with your travel John, we'll make it work.
>
> +1 for Election buddy system.
>
> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 17:16, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all
>>
>> Thanks Adam for the encouragement. I would like to nominate myself for
>> the role of President.
>>
>> I see the work ahead of this board for 2019 as:
>> - laying the foundation for future growth by creating a formal entity,
>> and setting up formal OSGeo & OSMF chapters
>> - engaging with the community to grow a membership
>> - developing systems and processes to empower members, keep them engaged
>> & contributing, and get them involved
>> - reaching and empowering different constituencies, including the
>> OpenStreetMap community
>> - testing out methods for expanding our reach (presence at other events,
>> further event organising, strategic partnerships)
>>
>> I would hope that by the time the November conference takes place, we're
>> in a strong position to take advantage of that event to kick off a new
>> period of growth (quantitative *and* qualitative).
>>
>> As President, I'd see my role as being focused on coordinating the
>> efforts of this board, using a consensus-based decision model wherever
>> possible, setting an agenda with strong input from the board and
>> membership. I'd be excited about developing relationships between OSGeo
>> Oceania and other orgs in Oceania and beyond, and about providing a means
>> for OSGeo and OSMF to expand their reach in Oceania.
>>
>> One caveat I have to raise though, some may consider it major: I'll be
>> physically outside the region for part of the year. I'll be back well
>> before the November conference, but will be working remotely in Canada and
>> Europe for a few months, and attending FOSS4G in Bucharest in August (might
>> see some of you there!). Personally I don't see it as a problem, because
>> we're basically a remote-first organisation, and I'd put in the same amount
>> of energy as if I were here... but the time difference will be
>> considerable, and I obviously wouldn't be able to make any in-person
>> meetings in Oceania during that time. If you see this as an obstacle, I
>> totally understand.
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
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