Jaakko and all,
>From the conversations I have with potential candidates off-line and the obvious slow progress in nominations; I can tell that we all are taking serious consideration of the effort and responsibility these positions may entail during this crucial time in HOT's development. Therefore, I somewhat reluctantly announce my interest in filling the Chair of Voting Members position to the community. Reluctantly because there are so many talented people in this group that may possibly do a better job than I, and I truly want the best for this organization. However, I may have been responsible for 'resurrecting' this position as I found it amongst the legal jargon of the Bylaws while assisting to write the HOT Guide, Membership Code, and Code of Conduct. This may have allowed me a somewhat unique opportunity to already have thought about, and discussed, the potential roles/responsibilities this position should entail with leading members of this community. I ask that you consider me a candidate for Chair of Voting Members, and I will do my best to use this first term to take this position, once lost amongst the organization's policies due possibly to apparent lack of utility, into something of beneficial contribution to our organization's growth. I also have a few ideas on how this position can gently handle any potential disciplinary responsibilities which I highly doubt will be much an issue with this wonderful community! Thank you, =Russ Russell Deffner <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team <http://hot.openstreetmap.org/> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/ From: Jaakko Helleranta.com [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 8:50 PM To: [email protected]; HOT@OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) Subject: Re: Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board are open Hi all, This is just a friendly nudge, reminder and encouragement to all considering running for the board or the Chair to step up for the nomination. As things are we have the announcement of Heather that she's available and would like to continue to serve on the board (but no nomination on the wiki) and the nomination of Mikel on the wiki. All other board members could let the community know if you are considering to run for the board. And new candidates are most welcome to step up too. As for the Chair: Is there anyone who is -- or could be -- considering the position? It's not much work as the explicit tasks relate pretty much purely to voting members meetings but it's important for the sound governance of our organization. The deadline for the nominations is this Sunday midnight ~11:59:59 PM (PST). Cheers from Nicaragua, -Jaakko -- <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +505-8845-3391 (Nicaragua) * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 * <http://about.me/jaakkoh> http://about.me/jaakkoh On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Jaakko Helleranta.com <[email protected]> wrote: Dear voting members and the community at large, Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and the Board are now open at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201 4 . Please see below notes on the role of the Chair and Board (clipped from prior announcement). As for the schedule, we realized that a week slipped through our fingers and that we need to push the schedule with one week accordingly so that we ensure that we have enough time for especially Board nominations and possible discussions. Also, the nomination and the election of the Chair and the Board will happen at the same time (to avoid election fatigue). The dates below have been adjusted accordingly. (ii) Election of Chair of Voting Members: Nominations (Weeks of February 10 and 17), Election (Week of February 24) The HOT bylaws section 3.7 note that a Chair shall be elected. This is the first time that we are selecting one. The role of the Chair (as defined by the bylaws) is to announce voting members meetings and chair them but s/he also has a potential disciplinary role towards harmfully acting voting members (section 3.6). The term of the Chair is one year as is that of the Board. (iii) Election of the Board: Nominations (Weeks of February 10 and 17), Election (Week of February 24) All seven seats on the team's Board of Directors are up for election to a one-year term. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help further the organization. Nominations are to be made at: <http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014> http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014 The nomination time of both the Chair and the Board will end at end of day (midnight) PST, Sunday February 23 (= UTC-8). So, please nominate good people for these HOT positions by writing your nomination on the above-linked wiki page. The date and time of the Annual Meeting will be announced in the coming days. With best wishes from the nominations/elections team, Boris, Jaakko & Kate -- <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +505-8845-3391 (Nicaragua) * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 <tel:%2B1-202-730-9778> * <http://about.me/jaakkoh> http://about.me/jaakkoh
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