Hi all,
As per Daniel's email, see below my response:
*Role*
Self nominating as the *Good Mojo lead*.
*Why*When I attended the conference in Melbourne, one of you said the reason why you are involved in FOSS4G Oceania is that you wanted to take all the good bits from other conferences you have attended in order to create a really great conference. This approach does require a bit extra time, effort, consensus and consideration which translated in a fantastic first Oceania conference in Melbourne. That conference experience inspired me to get involved in the ongoing conference committee.
A couple years ago I changed careers and taught myself to code, and found not all meetups, conferences or events were accessible and welcoming. My previous career was as a project delivery lead so I have used these skills and this career change experience to help others get into coding. I founded the R-Ladies meetup Auckland (https://www.meetup.com/rladies-auckland/) chapter in December 2017. We now a have an organising committee of three and we continue to run monthly events to connect that this local community into the wider R-Ladies Global, R and open source communities.
I believe I can bring these skills and experiences to the Good Mojo lead role.
*Responsibilities*
Overall the lead's responsibilities makes sense. However I would propose splitting them into two sections, plan deliverables and objectives. See below my questions and suggestions:
Plan deliverables:
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Travel Grant Program - From the lessons learnt doc, visas were an issue for some applicants and starting the process early with promotion seems key to ensure the TGP is regionally accessible . As a first step, I would propose to review the process with a 2018 committee member with any proposed changes to help set up a really good framework with committee feedback for future conferences. I have also seen one conference offer promo/discount accomodation for attendees, potentially something like this could support applicants that don't fit all criteria ?
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Community Day* - This deliverable is also under the Program Lead R&R with offer from David to help organise. I propose it is only listed under one lead for tracking purposes. It could align here with mentorship?
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Mentor Program - Was there one last year? or was this proposed out of LL? If it is new I suggest we review objectives (see below) first and propose a useful and ongoing mentor program that aligns with the objectives.
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Breakfasts (e.g. WIS / TGP) - These breakfasts and the comms were really well done last year. How did you propose the breakfasts last year, based on direct sponsorship or also committee suggestions?
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+ Pre-events or intro to coding workshops to promote accessiblility and diversity, regionally and/or before the event? Some people may be feel like imposters and reluctant to travel to or pay for a conference if they are new to coding/ geospatial. These would probably need to be free or very low cost, but could be possible with free venues :)
Good Mojo Objectives:
It is not as easy to measure intangibles like accessibility as a plan deliverable and I recognise that these are complex topics so I suggest these are set up as objectives. The good mojo sentiment of the whole committee that underpins these objectives could be captured in and published eg code of conduct, mission statement, logo, brand and used as reference points for all plan deliverables.
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Environment ( just checking that this refers to the atmosphere of the conference? :)
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Diversity
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Accessibility
Over an above these responsibilities the lead would also liaise with and assist other leads to convey the good mojo message eg diversity in speakers, welcoming environment through communications, support through sponsorship, accessible childcare options
CheersKim
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Hi all
As mentioned at the FOSS4G SotM Oceania meeting yesterday, if you have
self-nominated for a Lead position in the Committee Roles and
Responsibilities
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHj2aCiIw6Uu_HLjAshDDX5iBA9tIzn6Wd9XgtTc9vg>
doc,
please send through a short response containing:
1. The area you're interested in leading
2. Why it interests you and what you'll bring to the organisation effort
3. If there are any responsibilities that you're uncertain about
Let's take nominations until Friday 15 March. If multiple people are
interested in the same role, we'll hold a vote using Election Buddy and
appoint based on the result of that vote.
Then soon after 15 March, we'll have our leads and a shiny new logo. See
the timeline
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uofa8B9C4Y70vvHmAzzR0zhYDCOmVRjFxw9oH2SjAis>
.
Thanks, and have a great weekend.
Daniel
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From: Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com>
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Thanks Daniel.
*Role*
Self nominating as the *Sponsorship lead*.
*Why*
I'm excited to get the 2019 conference on a sound financial footing as
early as possible. This will enable us to be less constrained in our
ambitions and better able to deliver a useful conference for the open
source geospatial community. The Good Mojo program will also open the door
for value driven initiatives that we might want to run. Lastly, I'm
passionate about reducing the financial burden on community contributors
who are committing their own funds to be involved. Sponsorship is one of
the most effective ways to reduce this burden.
I was involved in the 2018 sponsorship team so I feel I have a good idea of
what actions are required to get us the sponsorship we need. My role at
Mapillary sees me on the other side of the sponsorship equation regularly
and so I have some insights into how we can deliver better value for
sponsors in 2019 and make it easier for them to make a decision on whether
they commit funds.
Adam and I had a good chat today about learnings from 2018 which we
have started
to add to Emma's sponsorship doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nr40Qk2ZPcWNCFHH9EVsT1emj1KJ2bBJvvGylirWVW0/edit>
.
I've seen conferences fail to get the sponsorship they anticipated and this
can have cascading effects on a lot of other aspects of the conference. It
also creates unnecessary stress for the rest of the team. I want to make
sure this doesn't happen.
*Responsibilities*
I feel pretty clear on what the role entails but happy to discuss at the
next meeting. One thing it would be interesting to explore further is the
Good Mojo program and how the sponsorship team can support diversity
efforts, TGP, childcare and any other efforts we deem a good use of good
mojo funds.
I'd love to help other team leads out as well where/whenever I can be of
service.
On Fri, 8 Mar 2019 at 13:50, Daniel Silk <dwsilk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> As mentioned at the FOSS4G SotM Oceania meeting yesterday, if you have
> self-nominated for a Lead position in the Committee Roles and
> Responsibilities
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHj2aCiIw6Uu_HLjAshDDX5iBA9tIzn6Wd9XgtTc9vg> doc,
> please send through a short response containing:
>
> 1. The area you're interested in leading
> 2. Why it interests you and what you'll bring to the organisation effort
> 3. If there are any responsibilities that you're uncertain about
>
> Let's take nominations until Friday 15 March. If multiple people are
> interested in the same role, we'll hold a vote using Election Buddy and
> appoint based on the result of that vote.
>
> Then soon after 15 March, we'll have our leads and a shiny new logo. See
> the timeline
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uofa8B9C4Y70vvHmAzzR0zhYDCOmVRjFxw9oH2SjAis>
> .
>
> Thanks, and have a great weekend.
>
> Daniel
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