[Oceania-Board] Document Prettification

[Dionne Hansen]

Thanks for doing that Alex. :)

On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 10:29, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've put the minutes on the wiki.
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania#Meeting_minutes
>
> While I did re-read them, I didn't edit them for clarity at all. Perhaps
> editing is a good idea, perhaps they're better raw. Either way, there's the
> record, out in the sunlight.
>
>
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:01, Dionne Hansen <dionne.hansen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Just as clarification - I wasn't saying we lost Celina and Hamish
>> entirely - just that they were busy with other things at the moment ie.
>> FOSS4G SotM Oceania Hub activities etc. So I was stepping in to get the
>> comms out.  When conference activities die down - I was proposing that we
>> have some targeted tasks and focus areas that the group can dig into.  We
>> all have busy lives and are trying our best.
>>
>> We will move forward and make progress on our aims together. :) We just
>> need to be patient, kind and generous with each other.
>>
>> Re: publishing minutes: I'll admit I was unaware this wasn't happening
>> until it was pointed out. At the same time - upon reading the minutes I can
>> see that they need to be more comprehensive to capture the right tone - I
>> was absolutely not criticizing anyone - but catching the tone takes more
>> time and effort.  Which we have all been short on in the past year.
>>
>> I think this shows a process gap for the incoming board to fill in the
>> coming year.
>>
>> I was also thinking perhaps we should institute an open suggestion box so
>> that people can say what they want or what we've missed.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dionne
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 21:39, Adam Steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Just reading the board meeting minutes [1] in the context of annual
>>> report decoration - cc'ing this response to the board list with
>>> contract details removed.
>>>
>>> Perhaps report organisation is a job for the O&CWG? I empathise a lot
>>> with Dionne and Hamish and Celina - vast energy was spent building the
>>> O&CWG and it is not used - at worst sometimes actively sidelined or
>>> weirdly excluded/dismissed ( eg [2] - a perfect opportunity to respond
>>> with 'yes lets get WGs looking at things which will help' ). So I am
>>> completely unsurprised that the WG feels directionless. I think the
>>> way forward is to simply use the O&WG to do the things it is nominally
>>> tasked to do.
>>>
>>> Board meetings are held in the middle of the night in GMT+1 (this week
>>> was 02:00-03:00), we all knew it was going to be near impossible for
>>> me to show up in person to meetings months ago. So, overdue
>>> resignation incoming.
>>>
>>> Great to read that the 2020 hybrid conference was well attended and
>>> has given some fertile ground for future ideas!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14VldLytdGMNqbIvqKNxSjyejSkW-xCkRbR7nW4_7WP4
>>> [2]
>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/private/oceania-board-private/2020-July/000453.html
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Move purposeful, and fix things"
>>>
>>> --Alyssa Wright, FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018 keynote
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 07:20, Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hey folks
>>> >
>>> > As discussed at the Board meeting today, here’s a quote for making the
>>> annual report look pretty.
>>> >
>>> > Lauren usually delivers in less time than she quotes.
>>> >
>>> > So, any objections to my proceeding with working with Lauren to get us
>>> a shiny annual report?
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
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>>
>
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> Alex Leith
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