[FOSS4G-Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 Committee Roles

Thu Mar 14 15:07:01 PDT 2019

Oh, I'm happy not to chair and also happy not to co-chair!

I don't think we should really have formalities around co-chairs... the
whole point of the chair is having an individual take responsibility and
ownership of a task.

So consider my offer to be one of support!

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 09:04 adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey all
>
> Emma Hain also expressed interest in co-chairing (on both the gdrive doc
> and off-list) - perhaps I should have written that into the proposal! And
> Alex - of course your input is welcome and given the risks identified with
> my ‘chairdom’ I think you should also propose to chair.
>
> to follow due process; if both Alex and Emma have a strong interest as
> committee co-chair, we should gather proposals and vote as a community.
>
> we didn’t really define what should happen if there are multiple interests
> in co-chairing - I think we just assumed that a chair would handpick a team
> more or less undemocratically (which is also fine) - but I can be, and
> often am, wrong!
>
> And I agree with Cameron. I’d hoped to express that I’d aim to develop the
> programme with input from everyone (including 2018’s successful model and
> feedback from it); and as chair, the key roles are herding the cats and
> picking up slack (with respect to the fact that everyone is a volunteer
> here, and everyone has busy other lives).
>
> Cheers
>
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 08:38, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Cameron
>>
>> Absolutely agree. From the do-ocracy that we have all experienced last
>> year, to the principles of 'disagree and commit
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disagree_and_commit>' when decisions
>> don't go one's way, I think that we know that we can make better decisions
>> and get a lot done by working together.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 08:30 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Great to see people step up, and as I'm mentioned numerous times before,
>>> I'm super impressed with the quality of people in our team.
>>>
>>> Some thoughts on the subtle differences between leaders/despots/managers.
>>> Great leaders are really good at capturing the collective opinion of the
>>> team, helping each member in the team shine and reach their personal goals
>>> and potential. It often involves creating space for people to step up. It
>>> sometimes involves stepping back from an opinion you might have. It also
>>> involves stepping in and taking up the slack and doing the dirty work when
>>> no one steps up.
>>>
>>> Adam, Alex, I see these characteristics in you both (as I do with the
>>> rest of the team), and expect you would make use of these principles?
>>>
>>> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 08:19, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Adam
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to co-chair/sub-chair with you, if you take the Program Lead
>>>> role on.
>>>>
>>>> I've got some strong opinions about the format. I think what we did
>>>> last year worked really well, aside from the panel session, which was good,
>>>> but was the weakest link.
>>>>
>>>> I think the key components of the program are:
>>>>
>>>>    1. Keynotes - we did well here last year, so let's try to do at
>>>>    least as good this year!
>>>>    2. Program - Sessionize sounds like the way to go regarding
>>>>    logistics, and hopefully, again, we have a strong pool of talks to choose
>>>>    from.
>>>>    3. Format - again, my opinion, but the format
>>>>    <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tmqjTjK2w6qmbpGJo9_zZVkduPAYU4qTJm2x7K-TY7Q/edit>
>>>>    worked well last year. If we can work out how to make the panel session
>>>>    shine, that will round it off!
>>>>
>>>> Also a note that Stephen Lead did an incredible job organising the
>>>> lightning talks, and I'd suggest we approach him again for this year. He'll
>>>> probably be ok to be involved from an earlier point too.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 08:11 adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>> Apologies for a slow response, I’ve been turning this over a lot.
>>>>> ...and thanks Ed for the great example of what to write! I add one extra
>>>>> item - ‘risks’.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Role*
>>>>> I’ve self-nominated to chair the program committee
>>>>>
>>>>> *Why*
>>>>> I’m passionate about making OSGeo SotM Oceania different from ‘another
>>>>> industry/science meeting’. The 2018 event is a fantastic base to build on;
>>>>> and will be a hard act to follow. I don’t have any preset ideas about what
>>>>> a program should look like; aside from some loose concepts around embracing
>>>>> the whole community as much as possible, open-mindedness, raising new
>>>>> voices, trying to avoid default options where we can, being open to how the
>>>>> world changes between last time and now; and keeping that heady mix of
>>>>> technical excellence and community-mindedness bubbling away!
>>>>>
>>>>> The programme committee also has a great set of resources (including
>>>>> everyone reading this right now) to help figure out what will work and what
>>>>> won’t; as well as seeing what boundaries we can push to engage people in
>>>>> new ways (if we need to).
>>>>>
>>>>> My aim as chair is to more or less draw on all those resources; and do
>>>>> the legwork which helps other people shine. Help keep barriers to
>>>>> participation as low as possible, keep the programme committees life sane,
>>>>> and support the delivery of a conference that is a success - which in turn
>>>>> supports the main game: promoting, strengthening and building the open
>>>>> geospatial community in Oceania.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Responsibilities I’m uncertain about*
>>>>> From my view the responsibilities of the program chair seem pretty
>>>>> clear - one of which is to delegate as much as possible to, for example,
>>>>> the good mojo/community day team or the academic subcommittee (if one
>>>>> exists); and another of which is to gather as much support as possible for
>>>>> putting the actual program together. There are heaps of uncertainties about
>>>>> how it will all work right at this point, there is no clear idea of what a
>>>>> program might look like - we’ll work it out together!
>>>>>
>>>>> *Risks*
>>>>> I’m waiting to hear about a job move which would see me wind my OSGeo
>>>>> Oceania activities back a lot after about May 2019. I should know this
>>>>> week, but may not find out until later in the month. In the event that
>>>>> happens; I’ll work with the LOC to replace myself/hand over ASAP.
>>>>>
>>>>> …or another move which would do the opposite and land me right in
>>>>> ground zero for 2019. So uncertainty abounds.
>>>>>
>>>>> With that in mind it’d be awesome to have someone nominate themselves
>>>>> as committee co-chair; which there has been some out-of-list discussion
>>>>> about already. From what I saw in 2018 there’s definitely enough work to
>>>>> share around.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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 <+61%20427%20091%20712>
>>>>> skype: adam.d.steer
>>>>> tweet: @adamdsteer
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>>>>
>>>> Alex Leith
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Cameron Shorter
>>> Technology Demystifier
>>> Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> Alex Leith
>> 0419 189 050
>>
>
>
> --
> 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 <+61%20427%20091%20712>
> skype: adam.d.steer
> tweet: @adamdsteer
>
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Alex Leith
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