Actually this was public on the mailing list originally. After that I emailed everyone directly to make sure the actual membership was in contact.
Ballots only went to members since it is a vote. -Kate On 7/17/11, Schuyler Erle <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I'm responsible for the confusion. > > Yes, we have a vacancy on the board of directors of the HOT Foundation; yes, > the foundation is electing a new board member; however, yes, you must > already formally be a member of the foundation in order to vote for the > board. > > I didn't realize until I sent my email to the list that the election > announcement was only sent privately to the 20 or so people who are already > formal members of the foundation. I am personally of the opinion that this > kind of announcement and discussion ought to be on the public mailing list, > but I have not been the one doing the work, so I can't really complain. > > I'm sorry if this has thrown anyone for a loop! > > SDE > > On Jul 17, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Floris Looijesteijn wrote: > >> Are we voting for a new board? Where's the announcement of that? >> I probably missed it but I don't see anything on the HOT website either? >> >> Greetings, >> Floris Looijesteijn >> >> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Schuyler Erle <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Hey gang, >>> >>> If you haven't cast your ballot for the HOT Board of Directors yet, I >>> would like to encourage you to consider this, briefly: >>> >>> There is no question whatsoever that all three nominees for board >>> positions are eminently qualified to represent HOT, and would be valuable >>> additions to the Board of Directors, however -- our board already has a >>> preponderance of Americans. >>> >>> I mention this primarily because we, as HOT, have to deal with a >>> humanitarian aid community -- and particularly that part within the UN >>> system -- that is sometimes suspicious of Americans. We are sometimes >>> perceived, regrettably, as having a tendency to try to take over and run >>> the whole show, whatever the show is. Now, you all know as well as I do >>> that the Americans involved in HOT are sensitive to political nuance, and >>> do strive to be suitably respectful of our colleagues in other >>> organizations, regardless of nationality. The problem isn't with the >>> HOTties -- it's with the possible perception of HOT from *outside* our >>> group. >>> >>> I believe that it is of the utmost importance to the future of the >>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team that the organization is NOT perceived by >>> others as primarily an American initiative. We are a group with a >>> genuinely international character, and the rest of the world should see >>> us as such. >>> >>> Therefore I will tell you that I am voting for Harry Wood for the >>> available directorship. Harry is at least as qualified, as skilled, and >>> as committed as anyone else who has been nominated -- and he has the >>> advantage of being from someplace other than the US. I know that he will >>> continue to be an asset to our organization as a director on our board, >>> and I hope that you will elect him to this role. >>> >>> Yours truly, >>> >>> An American. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
