[OSGeo Oceania] FW: membership - elections - AGM

[Kerry Smyth]

Hi John

I think my earlier emails may have been blocked. So tried again.

Regards

Kerry Smyth

 

From: Kerry Smyth <bkerphil2 at bigpond.com> 
Sent: Sunday, 22 September 2019 2:24 PM
To: 'John Bryant' <johnwbryant at gmail.com>; 'Oceania at lists.osgeo.org' <Oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: RE: [OSGeo Oceania] membership - elections - AGM

 

Hi John

See my comments below in red.

Kerry Smyth

 

From: Oceania <oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> > On Behalf Of John Bryant
Sent: Saturday, 21 September 2019 9:32 PM
To: Oceania at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Oceania at lists.osgeo.org> 
Subject: Re: [OSGeo Oceania] membership - elections - AGM

 

OK, we have a near-complete draft of a Membership Policy ready for review [1]. Board & community, please have a look and consider whether it works for you.

 

There may still be some question marks around things like:

*	are we happy with the term "charter member"? No , maybe voting member.
*	are we happy with the eligibility criteria? Does an applicant need to meed ALL 5 criteria or only some?

TO TEST CRITERIA HERE IS MY APPLICATION:

1.	believe in the general goals of OSGeo Oceania, ie. to foster the growth of the open geospatial community in the Oceania region
Yes I do
2.	have some history of participation in, or support of, OSGeo Oceania activities
Yes I was on the committee for FOSS4G & SotM Oceania 2018 and went to the event in Melbounre.
3.	have made contributions to open geospatial community, software, education, OpenStreetMap, or data
Yes I have attended Mapathon events
4.	be willing to put in time and effort on OSGeo Oceania activities, perhaps joining committee(s), or volunteering in some other way
Yes I am willing to ….
5.	be prepared to work constructively and positively, with the board and other members, in line with the OSGeo Code of Conduct.towards the goals of OSGeo Oceania
Yes I am prepared to ….

Do I also need to be a current General Member to elevate to a Charter Member?

*	are we happy with the two types of membership? Will there be an entitlement to post-nominal (eg MOSGeo Oceania)
*	is the 2019 process for an initial membership reasonable and fair? Yes
*	does it read well, it is clear, and is it practically implementable?
*	does it cover what it needs to? Need to cover the Removal of a Member (eg the Board as the power to remove or disqualify a member at its discretion, permanently or for a specific period of time.  Also grounds for removal such as unlawful behaviour or breaching the code of conduct.)

Please raise any last issues you think need resolving. Meanwhile, I'll send it over to our professional advisors for review. If there are no outstanding items by Tuesday I'll aim to move it for adoption then.

 

Cheers

John

 

[1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_6Ru8Xy5jGIuWXysuIJQwQonmjhtlpmHbqVwtOsUNA

 

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