[Live-demo] I'd like to nominate you, an OSGeo-Live contributor, to become an OSGeo Charter member

[Cameron Shorter]

Hopefully, most/all of you within the OSGeo-Live community have received 
this email by now, but I have received some email bounces, so I'm 
following up with a public email as well.

On 22/07/2014 9:27 pm, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> OSGeo-Live contributors,
>
> As you have probably seen, the voting process for new OSGeo charter 
> members has changed in order to ensure OSGeo charter membership is 
> more inclusive and representative of the greater OSGeo membership.
>
> In line with this new direction, I'd like to nominate all active 
> OSGeo-Live contributors for OSGeo Charter membership.
> I believe all active contributors that I've worked with meet the 
> recommended membership selection criteria [1] which includes:
> * Previous participation in or support of OSGeo activities /(you have 
> contributed to OSGeo-Live)/
> * The person should already have made a contribution to free and open 
> source geospatial software, education or open data. /(you have 
> contributed to OSGeo-Live)/
> * The person should be willing to put in time and effort on the 
> Foundation, perhaps joining committee(s), or volunteering in some 
> other way that gets the Foundation going. /(Do you wish to continue 
> contributing?)/
> * Members should believe in the general goals of the Foundation. To 
> support and promote the use of free and open source geospatial 
> software, education and data in a collaborative manner. /(I expect 
> this is the case, as you have committed to OSGeo-Live license 
> requirements)/
> * Members selected should provide a diversity of geographic regions, 
> diversity of projects, diversity of programming languages and 
> diversity of interests e.g., corporate, hobbyist, educational, 
> scientific. /(Lots of project, language and geographic diversity in 
> OSGeo-Live)/
> Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively 
> towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an 
> asset. /(All OSGeo-Live contributors I've worked with fit this criteria)/
>
> If you are ok being nominated, then please email me to let me know.
> Ideally, can you please also point at your OSGeo Advocate profile 
> which I can reference when nominating you. (You might need to create 
> your profile first).
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes
> [2] 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate
>
> For those of you who are already OSGeo Advocates, and actively 
> involved in an OSGeo project, you might also want to approach members 
> of your project about becoming OSGeo Advocates.
>
>
> On 19/07/2014 7:29 am, Jorge Sanz wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Further to the last email, Cameron suggested I highlight the key
>> improvement to OSGeo Charter voting this year.
>> That is, **there is no upper limit** to the number of new charter
>> members who can be incorporated into OSGeo.
>>
>> So if you are involved in OSGeo, and display positive OSGeo attributes
>> [1], then please consider approaching an existing charter member [2]
>> who can vouch for you, and encourage them to nominate you.
>>
>> (Note, we have just updated the Election 2014 page which hadn't been
>> updated to reflect this change when I sent my prior email)
>>
>> Thanks Cameron for being alert on this rookie CRO :-)
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> [1]http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes
>> [2]http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html
>>
>>
>
> -- 
> Cameron Shorter,
> Software and Data Solutions Manager
> LISAsoft
> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>
> P +61 2 9009 5000,  Wwww.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

-- 
Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

P +61 2 9009 5000,  W www.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

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