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-mpg > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:15 PM > To: 'Cameron Shorter'; 'OSGeo Discussions' > Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining an OSGeo Ambassador role > > Cameron, thanks for bringing this up for discussion. > > A couple things to note: > > - in some cases, the Board might decide that it is important enough to have > an Ambassador at an event that the Foundation would > cover travel expenses > > - it is unlikely that the Foundation would be able to cover the costs of the > Ambassador's time, however; aside from the expense > involved and trying to determine a fair uniform hourly rate, I could see that > turn into a fight for who gets to go; but on the other hand, > a nominal fee might help enable some of us who are self-employed or similar > to fill the ambassador role > > - some events/functions might require the Ambassador be a Board member as > well (as in the case of the email of mine which > Cameron quotes) > > -mpg > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter > > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:24 PM > > To: OSGeo Discussions > > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Defining an OSGeo Ambassador role > > > > On 20/04/2012 4:06 AM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote: > > > Do we have any policies and cost structures for the Ambassador function > > > yet? > > > > I've seen a few people talking about creating an OSGeo Ambassador role. > > Arnulf I think might have been the first to mention it, and I think it > > is an excellent idea. I'm also aware that the OGC are considering > > developing OGC ambassadors too. > > > > So I'd like to open the floor and see what people think an ambassador's > > role could involve, which leads into the qualities we would wish our > > ambassador's to have, which leads into the ways we may select an ambassador. > > > > Let me start by noting some of the driving factors: > > 1. Arnulf has noted that as OSGeo president, he has spent a significant > > amount of time on areoplanes travelling around the world to talk on > > behalf of OSGeo. He has suggested that this role should be shared. > > Conference organisors, who have a primary goal of attracting attendees, > > look for authoritative figureheads to talk at conferences. They are > > expected to have a deep insight into a specific domain, such as OSGeo. > > They should also speak well, even better if they are entertaining. > > > > 2. OSGeo is a sexy topic has many conferences, and there are hundreds, > > if not thousands of conferences around the world which would like to see > > an OSGeo presence. > > > > 3. OSGeo is fortunate to draw membership from around the world, > > including boasting a number of very healthy local chapters. As such, we > > are likely to have potential ambassadors in most counties. (We might be > > a bit short in Antarctica) > > > > 4. There are times when negotiating MOUs or similar with other > > countries, it would be useful to have someone local speak with authority > > on behalf of OSGeo. > > > > 5. Note that there are conflicting interests here of wanting to open up > > the role for anyone who volunteers, verses maintaining a selectiveness > > and prestige for the role which is the key selection criteria for > > conferences asking for an ambassador. > > > > As such, I think it important that ambassadors can only be voted into > > the position, and not handed out to anyone. We already vote for a board, > > and charter members. > > I think board members should be considered ambassadors by default. > > Should charter members be considered ambassadors? Charter members only > > get this role after demonstrating a commitment to OSGeo, so will likely > > have a reasonable depth of OSGeo knowledge. Maybe we should ask for a > > history of speaking well (as demonstrated at conferences), to the > > ambassador criteria. > > > > Then lastly, do we wish to invite ambassadors from a greater circle? At > > this point, I'd probably err on saying no, as if the entry bar to > > becoming an ambassador is too easy, then the mystic of the role will be > > lost. > > > > > > -- > > Cameron Shorter > > Geospatial Solutions Manager > > Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050 > > Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254 > > > > Think Globally, Fix Locally > > Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source > > http://www.lisasoft.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
