[OSGeo Oceania] Nominations - OSGeo Oceania board election

[John Bryant]

Hi, I have another nomination to make. Ewen has already been nominated, so
this is actually a "second".

*Ewen Hill (Melbourne, Australia)*
Ewen has been a big supporter of this community for many years, presenting
at the Melbourne conference in 2018, and getting involved in organising
Melbourne events like Maptime Melbourne. Most recently, Ewen helped
organise the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020. He's a huge
contributor to OpenStreetMap as a hardcore mapper, as an active participant
in the community discussion on the talk-au mailing list, and by being a
kind, welcoming helper to new people in the community. He has a long record
of community volunteering and would bring valuable knowledge and experience
to the organisation.

Thanks!

On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 12:56, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I would like to nominate some outstanding members of this community to
> stand as candidates in the upcoming OSGeo Oceania election.
>
> I'm sharing this to the public mailing list, so that the community can get
> to know these candidates. If you don't already know these people, please
> know this: they are all engaged and passionate individuals who care deeply
> about this community, have made positive contributions to the open
> geospatial community in Oceania, and are ready to step up and do their best
> to provide strong leadership for this organisation.
>
> If you're a member of this community, but not yet an official voting
> member of OSGeo Oceania, you may still be able to apply for membership in
> time to vote (I haven't heard otherwise, and last year applications were
> solicited and accepted up to 26 Nov). It's easy to join. Learn more, and
> apply here: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania#Membership
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> *** Nominations below ***
>
> *Edwin Liava'a (Tonga & Brisbane, Australia)*
> Edwin has been a passionate advocate for the open geospatial community in
> the Pacific for many years, starting the Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter in
> 2012. He's volunteered on a number of OSGeo Oceania committees and working
> groups, including the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising committee and the
> Travel Grant Program working group. Last year, he was a keynote speaker at
> the Wellington conference, and more recently, has taken the lead on setting
> up and managing the 2020 conference website. He's done much to demonstrate
> his dedication to this community, and would be an effective voice from the
> Pacific, which to date has been missing from the board.
>
> *Nemaia Koto (Suva, Fiji)*
> Nemaia was an early volunteer on the FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020 organising
> team, and quickly stood out as someone who would consistently do the hard
> work required, taking an active role in the conference communications. When
> Vasiti Soko's work commitments required her to step back from her role as
> co-chair of the conference, she put Nemaia forward to fill the role,
> recognising his dedication and passion for this event and community. Nemaia
> has proven himself as a sensitive leader and a strong advocate for open
> geospatial in the Pacific, and would be a valuable asset to the
> organisation.
>
> *Elisa Puccioni (Wellington, NZ)*
> Elisa joined the open geospatial community relatively recently, having
> adopted QGIS in her professional life a few years ago, and as such,
> represents an important segment of our community. She embraced the
> community spirit quickly, and has shown a keen interest in sharing that
> spirit, writing a blog post about her experience at FOSS4G SotM Oceania
> 2019 in Wellington (
> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-first-experience-foss4g-oceania-conference-elisa-puccioni).
> She was an active member of the 2020 Travel Grant Program working group
> until it was suspended due to COVID, and has contributed to the Aotearoa
> Indigenous Mapping Wananga as a QGIS trainer. She would bring a positive
> and productive approach to this organisation.
>
> *Edoardo Neerhut (Melbourne, Australia)*
> Edoardo has been a major contributor to this community for a long time,
> taking lead roles in communications and sponsorship at FOSS4G SotM Oceania
> 2018 & 2019, serving on the board of OSGeo Oceania in 2019, chairing the
> Membership working group over the last year, and helping to lay the
> groundwork for the regional chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. He's
> played a big role in organising the Melbourne Hub of FOSS4G SotM Oceania
> 2020 (while in lockdown!). He has always shown himself to be a positive and
> collaborative influence, and carefully listens to all points of view before
> acting. He clearly has the best interests of this community at heart,
> understands the importance of transparency in an open community, and is a
> natural leader.
>
> *Jonah Sullivan (Canberra, Australia)*
> Jonah stepped up to chair FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, and when COVID
> threatened to force the cancellation of the event, he was the originator of
> the inspired idea to run it as a hybrid in-person/online event, which has
> successfully activated local communities across the region. In an extremely
> difficult year, he's calmly kept the event on track, keeping a volunteer
> committee engaged and working in harmony. Jonah was on the Travel Grant
> Program working group in 2018 and 2019, and has already served on this
> board of directors in 2019, so his knowledge and experience will help him
> "hit the ground running" if he is elected.
>
> *Carrol Chan (Suva, Fiji)*
> Carrol has been involved in FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, both as part of the
> organising committee, and as part of the Suva Hub, which is on track to be
> a major success. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the open geospatial
> community in Fiji and the Pacific, in a professional and volunteer
> capacity. She has been a committee member of the Pacific GIS & Remote
> Sensing Council since 2017, playing an active role in their annual
> conference, so she brings very relevant experience. As a relatively early
> career professional and recent graduate, she can also bring an important
> perspective from a very important segment of our community.
>
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