[FOSS4G-Oceania] Board roles

Sun Jan 13 18:12:17 PST 2019

thanks Daniel, and also thanks heaps Greg!

Cheers

On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 09:39, 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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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dr. Adam Steer
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>>> Dr. Adam Steer
>>> http://spatialised.net
>>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>>> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>>> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>>> +61 427 091 712
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Adam Steer
>> http://spatialised.net
>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>> +61 427 091 712
>> skype: adam.d.steer
>> tweet: @adamdsteer
>>
>

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Dr. Adam Steer
http://spatialised.net
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
+61 427 091 712
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