Hi Blake, Fofana, Heather and all, Thanks a lot for your support and lovely words!! And if you have questions, please don't hesitate!
Best greetings, Jorieke 2015-03-09 18:05 GMT+01:00 Heather Leson <[email protected]>: > Merci Fofana. > > Jorieke, Thank you for you dedication to local communities. And welcome as > a fellow nominee. > > Heather > On Mar 9, 2015 8:01 PM, "FOFANA BAZO BAGNOUMANA" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone >> I work with Jorieke for three weeks in a country in West Africa on OSM. >> I can tell you that his method of working with local communities is >> impressive. It has easy contact with communities and is very attentive and >> passionate about his work. >> I think that HOT gain much to have person like in CA >> >> forgive all sins (excusez toutes fautes) >> >> 2015-03-09 15:06 GMT+00:00 Blake Girardot <[email protected]>: >> >>> >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> This is great news! Thank you so much for running for Board member >>> Jorieke! >>> >>> Jorieke is exactly the kind of person I think we will be lucky to have >>> sit on our Board. She is an enthusiastic supporter of local OSM communities >>> and backs up her talk with action and field work! >>> >>> Her on the ground experience empowering local groups and helping build >>> capacities around the world will be priceless to HOT as we work to increase >>> out support and encouragement of local HOT and OSM groups. >>> >>> One does not need to work with Jorieke for very long to appreciate her >>> dedication, enthusiasm and professionalism. >>> >>> Jorieke I look forward to seeing you on the HOT Board and working with >>> you to help make your vision for HOTs priorities a reality whether I am on >>> the Board or not. >>> >>> It is my pleasure to nominate Jorieke Vyncke for the Humanitarian >>> OpenStreetMap Team Board of Directors. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Blake >>> >>> On 3/9/2015 11:12 AM, Jorieke Vyncke wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> >>>> After seeing all the discussions, mails and reflecting a long time, I >>>> finally decided. >>>> >>>> To run. >>>> >>>> Not to run away, but to run for the board. >>>> >>>> >>>> In my eyes the heart of HOT is the community, not the board. Because in >>>> the community, that’s where things are happening: all the remote >>>> volunteers mapping for an ebola task, people on a Missing Maps Mapathon, >>>> data collection with motorbikes by the Togolese OSM-community, >>>> translating LearnOSM into Indonesian, giving a presentation on a >>>> conference, coding to improve the Tasking Manager, … and this to work >>>> towards our common goal of humanitarian aid and local development >>>> everywhere in the world. >>>> >>>> >>>> This is what the board in my eyes needs to facilitate, to support and to >>>> make decisions towards. >>>> >>>> >>>> How would I try to work towards this as a board member? >>>> >>>> * We need to support local OSM-communities in every way we can. This, >>>> by among others setting up projects to support and create local OSM >>>> communities everywhere in the world. Big budget, but also very low >>>> budget. >>>> >>>> * We need to support individual and group projects popping up in our >>>> HOT-community. Some magnificent examples: MapLesotho, Missing Maps, >>>> Projet EOF, Mapazonia, … This we can do by sharing the tools we >>>> made, exchanging ideas and sharing advice, knowledge and >>>> experiences. >>>> >>>> * We need to give the membership and the broader HOT community a >>>> bigger voice by more transparency and the creation of discussion on >>>> the direction and vision of HOT. Democracy is more than a yearly >>>> election. >>>> >>>> * We need to outreach more towards atypical mapper profiles, like >>>> mine. In addition to the development of tools and software, we need >>>> to stimulate and support the organization of social mapping events. >>>> In this way we can create a bigger diversity in our community. >>>> >>>> My vision on what direction the board has to go, flows directly out of >>>> my experiences of volunteering remotely, but most important out of my >>>> experiences of going and mapping on the field. I did several field trips >>>> the last three years, to build and support local OSM communities in the >>>> Central African Republic, Cameroun, Senegal, DRC and Bangladesh [1]. >>>> This resulted also in a good knowledge of the field of humanitarian and >>>> development organizations: big international NGOs and local >>>> universities, organisations of the UN-system and small local >>>> associations …. Isn’t this an advantage to have in the board too? >>>> Further I will be based in Africa the next one or two years. I’m leaving >>>> in a big week for Mali to work as a GIS officer for the Belgian >>>> Development Agency. So I’ll have the opportunity not only being a HOT >>>> volunteer, but also using the data we create and giving feedback from a >>>> user side. >>>> >>>> >>>> Now you know a little bit more what you will get if I’m elected. :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> I know I’m a little late with presenting myself, but you still have some >>>> time to ask me everything you want (the last day of the election is the >>>> 27^th of march). Also after the election I’m open for discussions, >>>> questions and just chatting, because this is how we move forward! >>>> >>>> >>>> Jorieke >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [1] More on my OSM profile <http://www.openstreetmap.org/ >>>> user/Jorieke%20V> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Fofana B. Bazo, >> Géographe, contributeur OpenStreetMap, Membre fondateur de la Communauté >> OSM_BF >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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