Hi All, I sent ballots out last night using survey monkey.
The current board is: Mikel Maron: President Nicolas Chavent: Vice President Kate Chapman: Treasurer Dane Springmeyer: Secretary The vacant position was held by Robert Soden and is a "at large" or "Assistant Secretary" position. This used to be on the wiki but I can't seem to find it. Thanks, Kate On 7/18/11, Sébastien Pierrel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > so, how do we cast our vote? By email to the list? Who is currently on the > board? > Looks like I also missed the public announcement. > > Cheers, > /Seb. > > On 17 July 2011 06:19, Kate Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > /Seb. > _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
