[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Elections 2012
Dear OSGeo Community, it is time for the 2012 OSGeo elections [1]. As in earlier years we will again first nominate new OSGeo Charter Members with the aim to broaden and diversify OSGeo's global representation. To start with we have 2 weeks to nominate new candidates. Anybody can nominate candidates, there are no restrictions. After nomination closes on 7 July 2012 we will have the first round of elections. Only Charter Members are eligible to vote. The elections will add up to 20 candidates to the group of currently 125 existing OSGeo Charter Members. In the next round of elections the Charter Members elect directors to the OSGeo board. The board consists of nine seats, 5 of which will be open for this election. Please note that the whole process is scheduled to be completed before the annual global FOSS4G 2012 in Beijing so don't hesitate to become active now. This is your chance to decide who is going to represent your interests in the leadership of OSGeo. Please take your time to read the election process in the Wiki [1] and learn which qualifications are desirable for Charter Members and directors. If anything is unclear or if you have questions, feel free to voice them here on the Discuss list or send them to c...@osgeo.org. All nominations and votes have to be sent to the email address c...@osgeo.org. This year the Chief Returning Officers are Michael Gerlek and Arnulf Christl. Thank you for your contribution! Best regards have a nice weekend, Your Chief Returning Officers [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2012 -- President, OSGeo http://www.osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Charter member nomination - Barend Köbben
I would like to nominate Barend Köbben, University of Twente (ITC, Netherlands) as Charter Member of OSGeo. Barend has done excellent contributions to the educational efforts of Open Source GIS not only through his teaching and research in his university but also wider outreach programs. One good example is his short courses and workshops in Open Source GIS WebMapping, promoting the use of the Open Source geospatial applications and data (recent one in AGILE for example at http://kartoweb.itc.nl/kobben/AGILE-OSGEO-workshop/ ). These kind of workshops have been very successful in outreach and education efforts for OSGeo. His full details at http://kartoweb.itc.nl/kobben/ Best wishes, Suchith Dr Suchith Anand Nottingham Geospatial Institute Nottingham Geospatial Building University of Nottingham NG7 2 TU Tel: (0)115 82 32750 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lgzwww/contacts/staffPages/SuchithAnand/Suchith%20Anand.htm http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ngi/research/geospatial-science/geospatial-science.aspx http://elogeo.nottingham.ac.uk/ http://ica-opensource.scg.ulaval.ca/ Leading Open Geospatial Science through ICA Commission on Open Source Geospatial Technologies Mission - Building up Open Source, Open Standards, Open Data research for bridging the digital divide This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member nomination - Angelos Tzotsos
I'd like to nominate Angelos Tzotsos as an OSGeo Charter member, as I believe he exemplifies many of the key qualities we look for in OSGeo Advocates. For the last few OSGeo-Live releases, Angelos has taken responsibility for the OSGeo-Live build , then tested every application, and then worked with projects to help get them working on OSGeo-Live. He also contributes to a number of OSGeo projects, leads Greek OSGeo translations, and has presented on OSGeo topics at numerous conferences. As per his OSGeo Advocate profile [1]: /Angelos is a remote sensing expert with background in surveying engineering and software development. He is involved in numerous activities around free and open source software and has great experience in geospatial applications. His research involves object-based image analysis, machine learning, computer vision and remote sensing. He is an active advocate of OSGeo in Greece at related conferences/ ... [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Angelos_Tzotsos -- 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 Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
