[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

Sun Jan 13 17:40:17 PST 2019

Hi Brent

I think those details are covered in the terms of reference for OSGeo
Oceania:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8/view

Essentially, the board provides oversight of the conference committee, and
ongoing stewardship of the conference series. The conference committee is
accountable to the board. The board will only intervene in the activities
of the conference committee if there is a clear reason to do so; in
general, a light touch is preferred. I think this closely follows the OSGeo
/ FOSS4G model.

The inaugural board consists of people that organised the 2018 conference,
many of whom have expressed a desire to help organise the 2019 conference
in some capacity, so there will be quite a bit of overlap while OSGeo
Oceania matures as an organisation.

Cheers
Daniel

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:36 PM Brent Wood <pcreso at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> Firstly thanks for the great work you have already done & are continuing!!
> Fantastic stuff!!!
>
> I'm happy to be involved & help where I can but I have found in the past,
> with Wellylug, NZOSS & other roles that spending several months a year at
> sea (which is why I missed Melbourne!) with minimal internet access at best
> just doesn't work for undertaking a committed formal role in this sort of
> thing...
>
> I have done this sort of thing before, as the local organiser for :
> http://www.esl.co.jp/Sympo/5th/Final%20announcement.pdf
>
> I do have one question, though. It is not clear to me, from lurking on the
> mailing list, just how involved this board is with the local organisers of
> FOSS4G:Oceania events - and exactly what the roles & relationships between
> the board and the local organising team are. I'm assuming it will follow
> the OSGEO/FOSS4G model, but figured clarification might be useful.
>
> I haven't seen this referenced, but it seems a good guideline:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook
>
> Cheers,
>
>   Brent Wood
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com>
> *To:* adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* foss4g-oceania <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 11:47 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles
>
> and *Jonah Sullivan*! Missed your self nomination on the 22nd.
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:40 AM Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Per motion passed on 20th December, self nominations for the board were
> open until 8th January.
>
> Given that date has passed, I believe the inaugural board is:
> *Adam Steer, Alex Leith, Andrew Harvey, Cameron Shorter, Daniel Silk,
> Edoardo Neerhut, Greg Lauer, John Bryant, Kerry Smyth, Martin Tomko, and
> Trisha Moriarty*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:27 AM adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> one more quick Q - I think we’re also asking for ‘nominate yourself to be
> on the OSGeo Oceania board as an ordinary member’ as well as executive
> roles.
>
> Is that correct?
> Cheers
>
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 09:22, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Daniel, Alex - yes, the secretary has special meaning; and can even just
> be a nominated lawyer/accountant. However, the secretary can be an
> operational role (as it is for EOA). That’s something we can decide. I
> think it’s useful to have an operational role with that capacity, but defer
> to expertise beyond mine!
>
> I think Daniel’s research is great - to go a little off topic, that
> information would push me heavily toward a company limited by guarantee -
> but that’s pre-emptive democracy :D
>
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 09:16, Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Note that secretary is a bit of a special role in that there are some
> requirements around it depending on the legal structure that we determine
> for the organisation.
>
> If we are using Australian legal structures, which seems to be sensible
> given Australia has the largest population, then:
>
> For an incorporated association, the secretary must live in the state or
> territory that the association is incorporated in.
> For a company limited by guarantee (common structure for not-for-profits
> and charities that operate Australia-wide), the secretary must live in
> Australia.
>
> That's my understanding from a bit of web research and 0 experience.
> Please correct me if I've got it wrong.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:53 AM adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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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