[Oceania-Board] OSMF Advisory Board

[Emma Hain]

+1 on agreement with Greg - why wouldn't we put forward Lani or Carrol or
David Garcia.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 7:31 AM Greg Lauer via Oceania-Board <
oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> I would think that if we are looking for someone to represent Oceania on
> the OSMF Advisory Board then we should nominate someone from the region who
> is passionate about OSM, can speak confidently on behalf of the regional
> communities, and has 'skin in the game' (an active participant in the OSM
> community)
>
> From what I can see (and more than happy to be wrong) Raf has had no
> interaction with the OSM-affiliated groups (forums, lists, discord, etc),
> or is an active OSM user. I don't feel that a position can only be filled
> by a board member.
>
> I don't think there is any hurry in nominating a representative, thus feel
> that OSGeo Oceania could cast the net wider and ask for nominations from
> across the Oceania community. This would be an excellent opportunity for
> some of the newly formed OSM groups in the Pacific to put their hand up and
> have some say in the global OSM effort.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 8:28 PM eli via Oceania-Board <
> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> +1 for me, it’s good that someone stepped in for the role with such short
>> notice, but I think we could implement some procedure for the future, so we
>> can have an organized selection process for next time.
>>
>> Potrebbe andar peggio...potrebbe piovere!
>>
>>
>> Il giorno sab 13 apr 2024 alle 19:38 John Bryant via Oceania-Board <
>> oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> ha scritto:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> At our last board meeting we discussed this item:
>>>
>>>    - OSGeo Oceania has been represented on the OSMF Advisory Board
>>>    <https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Advisory_Board> by Edoardo Neerhut
>>>    but he’s stepping back. How do we replace him?
>>>
>>> It's a bit tricky, the AB's meetings are not in an Oceania-friendly time
>>> zone so participation is difficult.
>>>
>>> We briefly discussed the idea of canvassing the community for
>>> nominations and appointing someone, but we were short on time and didn't
>>> identify any specific actions. Raf has subsequently offered to fill the
>>> position.
>>>
>>> How should we proceed? Your thoughts please.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> John
>>>
>>>
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