Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G North America selection process
Dear Everyone, For those interested in participating, the team has now called for approval on the governance for FOSS4G North America. Thus far, 7 people have voted, and support is unanimous so far. Voting is taking place on the FOSS4G NA selection list https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection. The deadline is end of day this Wednesday, May 6th. Since we came into this without a formal way of making decisions approving, we're going to us a rough consensus process to ratify the first version. We're hoping that a good number of people weigh in. If you feel so inclined, please communicate your feelings by voting on the above list as follows: +1, you support it 0, you abstain -1, you cannot support it Just in case you cannot support it, please be kind to share why hopefully we can address. Kind regards, Andrew On 22/04/15 20:37, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Everyone, (x-posted to OSGeo LocationTech discussion lists, please fwd to all interested parties) As a fairly new conference, FOSS4G North America has lacked a formal selection process in terms of how to select which city/venue, who was organizing, and more. Until now... A team of concerned people from the community including many past chairs of North American FOSS4G events have collaborated to draft a proposal for how FOSS4G North America will be governed. On behalf of the team, we would like to invite you to review the draft and participate in the process. The review period will last until April 29th. After which, we will enact the process for FOSS4G NA 2016. The governance document is available publicly here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#. Anyone can comment. All discussion takes place via. a Google group here https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection. A brief summary is as follows: The city venue selection process will be conducted by a committee consisting of: * The 3 most recent FOSS4G NA chairs * One appointed representative from OSGeo * One appointed representative from LocationTech The committee will select the next conference location factoring their votes, plus votes from attendees sponsors from the previous conference. The same committee will also select the organization to run the logistics for the conference. The conference chair will be elected at the previous conference by conference attendees. If you're interested, please do join the Google group to discuss and participate. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Andrew ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G North America selection process
+0 Process looks fine. I live outside the NA region, and hence haven't voted so far (and am happy if my vote is over-ruled). Cameron Shorter On 4/05/2015 11:28 pm, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Everyone, For those interested in participating, the team has now called for approval on the governance for FOSS4G North America. Thus far, 7 people have voted, and support is unanimous so far. Voting is taking place on the FOSS4G NA selection list https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection. The deadline is end of day this Wednesday, May 6th. Since we came into this without a formal way of making decisions approving, we're going to us a rough consensus process to ratify the first version. We're hoping that a good number of people weigh in. If you feel so inclined, please communicate your feelings by voting on the above list as follows: +1, you support it 0, you abstain -1, you cannot support it Just in case you cannot support it, please be kind to share why hopefully we can address. Kind regards, Andrew On 22/04/15 20:37, Andrew Ross wrote: Dear Everyone, (x-posted to OSGeo LocationTech discussion lists, please fwd to all interested parties) As a fairly new conference, FOSS4G North America has lacked a formal selection process in terms of how to select which city/venue, who was organizing, and more. Until now... A team of concerned people from the community including many past chairs of North American FOSS4G events have collaborated to draft a proposal for how FOSS4G North America will be governed. On behalf of the team, we would like to invite you to review the draft and participate in the process. The review period will last until April 29th. After which, we will enact the process for FOSS4G NA 2016. The governance document is available publicly here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#. Anyone can comment. All discussion takes place via. a Google group here https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection. A brief summary is as follows: The city venue selection process will be conducted by a committee consisting of: * The 3 most recent FOSS4G NA chairs * One appointed representative from OSGeo * One appointed representative from LocationTech The committee will select the next conference location factoring their votes, plus votes from attendees sponsors from the previous conference. The same committee will also select the organization to run the logistics for the conference. The conference chair will be elected at the previous conference by conference attendees. If you're interested, please do join the Google group to discuss and participate. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Andrew ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Cameron Shorter, Software and Data Solutions Manager LISAsoft Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G North America selection process
Dear Everyone, (x-posted to OSGeo LocationTech discussion lists, please fwd to all interested parties) As a fairly new conference, FOSS4G North America has lacked a formal selection process in terms of how to select which city/venue, who was organizing, and more. Until now... A team of concerned people from the community including many past chairs of North American FOSS4G events have collaborated to draft a proposal for how FOSS4G North America will be governed. On behalf of the team, we would like to invite you to review the draft and participate in the process. The review period will last until April 29th. After which, we will enact the process for FOSS4G NA 2016. The governance document is available publicly here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlgmJgtl0LaV0EO0NtDDSnloTgsIvxu9KwddPDwX1WU/edit#. Anyone can comment. All discussion takes place via. a Google group here https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/foss4gna_selection. A brief summary is as follows: The city venue selection process will be conducted by a committee consisting of: * The 3 most recent FOSS4G NA chairs * One appointed representative from OSGeo * One appointed representative from LocationTech The committee will select the next conference location factoring their votes, plus votes from attendees sponsors from the previous conference. The same committee will also select the organization to run the logistics for the conference. The conference chair will be elected at the previous conference by conference attendees. If you're interested, please do join the Google group to discuss and participate. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Andrew ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
