[Oceania-Board] OSMF Advisory Board

[Alex Leith]

I agree with Greg too.

We absolutely want someone who interacts with the OSM community regularly.

I think asking our membership first would be a good idea, and then
approaching individuals if nobody puts their hand up.


*Alex Leith*
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 5:09 PM, Emma Hain via Oceania-Board <
oceania-board at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> +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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