On 11/05/2010 04:09 AM, Joanne Cook wrote: > Charter Membership would mean a lot to me, personally, and would (I think) > help me when I am trying to raise the profile of the foundation. Having more > female charter members will help address the gender imbalance within the > organisation that was identified at FOSS4G in Barcelona. The UK is also > currently quite under-represented, so it would be nice to see more Brits on > the list as well. > > I hope that helps... > > Jo >
That got me pondering, what is the spatial distribution of the current charter members. For those curious to the answer, and with a little help from the regulars on IRC.... http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/File:Chartermap11-2010.png http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/File:Chartermap11-2010.pdf There's are quite a few ways to slice the data and I've only done some simple ones. Dividing by area or by population could be quite interesting. Email me if you'd like a copy of the spatialite database I've got going. That said, representation is one good way to look at the candidates (By Tribe, Project, Gender, Location, Academic/Industry/NGO x Big/Small). However, I also think it's important to consider the importance of both work in the local setting and work at the foundation level since Charter Members are tasked with ensuring the stability of the Foundation and providing a helping hand to fostering of local chapters. Thanks, Alex Disclaimer - I'm also on the list of nominations _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
