[OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: [Charter-members] 2020 OSGeo Board of Directors election results

[Emma Hain]

Hi All
Wow these are some really salient points and I am glad we can discuss this.
Part of my responsibility on the board is on the Membership Working Group.
Keep all these coming because I am listening and noting it.
>From above I get:
- Perhaps not all members need to vote
- Membership model
 Do we have a some levels of membership - one with voting rights and the
other without. OR


On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 8:57 PM Phil Wyatt <phil at wyatt-family.com> wrote:

> Hi John and other folks,
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> It’s certainly an interesting point and one that I can understand. Many
> people I work with, using open source technology, are not part of OSGEO
> /FOSS4G/OSMF and would unlikely even attend a FOSS4G conference because
> they are occasional users of the technology and use it as a means to some
> other end (ie create maps to support grant applications for environmental
> work, niche map requirements, interested in mapping their local area). They
> are also usually volunteers in some other organisation. I am a conduit
> between them and the technology. I am also retired, have time to engage and
> despite being untrained in any spatial technologies, have an interest in
> how things might develop.
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> Much of my interest/use of the technology I can also do without OSGEO, but
> I see OSGEO, the SIGS, conferences, user group meets, mapathons etc as a
> way to expand both my knowledge and to pass that on to others that I am
> supporting.
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> I do much more on other communication channels (Discord, slack (local and
> international)) and that gives me a much better idea of what is happening
> in OSM, Humanitarian work, who is having issues with OS tech etc, what
> crowdfunding is underway for projects and what mapping is happening in OSM.
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> At the moment, from the email lists, I think much of the need is for those
> folks who have the desire and expertise in setting up an organisation,
> defining the goals, setting out the ground rules for the organisation. For
> many, this is likely something they either have no expertise in, or little
> interest and hence maybe the reason for low engagement.  For me, I am just
> digesting all the emails and seeing how things develop, voting when
> required and speaking up occasionally.
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> People will come to OSGEO and the SIGS when things are well defined (so
> they can see if they fit in the organisation) and they have a need, or when
> they feel they can contribute directly to the organisation, or maybe when
> the communication channels are expanded to where they are residing.
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> The one thing I have learnt in volunteering, and Open Communities, is that
> nothing happens at any speed and engagement and retention can be very hard.
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> Cheers - Phil
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> *From:* Oceania <oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> *On Behalf Of *John
> Bryant
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 15 December 2020 8:12 PM
> *To:* Oceania community <oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo Oceania] Fwd: [Charter-members] 2020 OSGeo Board of
> Directors election results
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> Interesting point Graeme. It's not the first time I've heard someone say
> that they get the feeling the organisation is about professionals - someone
> recently told me they weren't sure if, as a student, they would be welcome.
> This was shocking to me, I identify with the idea that it should be welcome
> to anyone who's interested.
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> My thought is that the org should serve the community, and that community
> broadly includes all kinds of open geospatial enthusiasts, from armchair
> mappers to students, professionals and amateurs, and beyond.
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