[FOSS4G-Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 Committee Roles

Thu Mar 14 15:34:40 PDT 2019

thanks Alex, I see it’s something you’re super passionate about, and as I
mentioned 2018 set a high bar - hence the suggestion to put a hat in! It’ll
be great to have your input however it rolls.

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 09:07, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>> 0419 189 050
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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
>>
> --
>
> Alex Leith
> 0419 189 050
>

-- 
Dr. Adam Steer
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