Re: [talk-au] OSMF elections
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:48 PM, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 15:12 -0800, Richard Fairhurst wrote: OSMF is a democratically elected body. Candidates welcome. I guess 2011's elections will take place at the start of July as usual. (Last year's election: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM10/Election_to_Board ) Out of interest, how come only 3 names are shown as 'elected' on that page, but the foundation page lists 7 members? Is the entire board required to stand down every year, before elections are held? In 2010, OSMF transitioned from chair serves two year term and others serve one-year terms, to 1/3 of board stands for election each year. Ulf, Mike and Andy chose to step down and not to run again. Six new candidates stood and three were elected to the three vacancies. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM09 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM08 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM07 FYI, and because I love ASCII-(ch)art, here is the history of the OSMF board elections. (monospace font required.) 07|08|09|10| Y |- | Y |- | Steve Coast Y | Y | Y | - | Andy Robinson Y | Y | N | - | George James (Etienne) Y | Y | Y | - | Michael Collinson Y | Y | Y |- | Mikel Maron Y | - | - | - | Richard Fairhurst Y | - | - | - | Corey Burger - | Y | N | - | Nick Black - | Y | Y |- | Henk Hoff - | N | - | - | Grant Slater - | N | Y |- | Simone Cortesi - | N | - | - | Richard Weait - | - | Y | - | Ulf Möller - | - | N | - | Peter Miller - | - | N | - | Hurricane Coast (nee McEwen) - | - | - | Y | Emilie Laffray - | - | - | Y | Iván Sánchez Ortega - | - | - | Y | Oliver Kühn - | - | - | N | Lars Franke - | - | - | N | Thea Clay - | - | - | N | Kate Chapman [ ... ] Interestingly, I notice the number of foundation members is dropping over previous years, 2009 numbers were over 250, where 2010 numbers were only 130. Has any effort been made to find out why so many former members decided not to rejoin? Those numbers surprise me. Where did you get them? 145 valid votes were cast for the most recent election, so your 130 does not match the election results found here. http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2010-August/000975.html I do remember the AGM10 report from the membership secretary mentioning the number of paid members (but I don't recall the number). Perhaps I can find that report. [ ... ] Do the various working groups publish their own minutes or decisions, [ ... ] Steve Bennett showed us the location of the minutes. http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes There is also an unofficial summary of Board and Working Group activities that is published periodically at http://blog.osmfoundation.org/ ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] OSMF elections
On Sun, 2010-11-28 at 08:30 -0500, Richard Weait wrote: On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:48 PM, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 15:12 -0800, Richard Fairhurst wrote: In 2010, OSMF transitioned from chair serves two year term and others serve one-year terms, to 1/3 of board stands for election each year. Thanks for the explanation, someone else provided the simple two-year explanation off-list, which makes the elections make more sense. Interestingly, I notice the number of foundation members is dropping over previous years, 2009 numbers were over 250, where 2010 numbers were only 130. Has any effort been made to find out why so many former members decided not to rejoin? Those numbers surprise me. Where did you get them? 145 valid votes were cast for the most recent election, so your 130 does not match the election results found here. I found the numbers in the minutes, but from a quick look through now I cant remember exactly which ones. Unfortunately a lot of them dont have membership reports, and those that do often dont state the number of members. Im not sure what the association laws are like in the UK, but from my experience of minuting meetings (and openness of documents and reports) under Australian law, these wouldnt come close to muster. Im happy enough to be corrected if youre actually able to find minutes somewhere that do have the relevant numbers from points in time. David ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] OSMF elections
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 10:01 AM, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: On Sun, 2010-11-28 at 08:30 -0500, Richard Weait wrote: On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:48 PM, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: [ ... ] Thanks for the explanation, someone else provided the simple two-year explanation off-list, which makes the elections make more sense. No problem. You planning to run in 2011? Never too early to start campaigning. ;-) Interestingly, I notice the number of foundation members is dropping over previous years, 2009 numbers were over 250, where 2010 numbers were only 130. Has any effort been made to find out why so many former members decided not to rejoin? Those numbers surprise me. Where did you get them? 145 valid votes were cast for the most recent election, so your 130 does not match the election results found here. I found the numbers in the minutes, but from a quick look through now I cant remember exactly which ones. I'm not certain if membership numbers fall under must be reported, may be reported, or may only be reported under specific privacy guidelines. I'll send a request to the board / membership secretary and copy you. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] OSMF elections
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:48 PM, David Murn da...@incanberra.com.au wrote: On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 15:12 -0800, Richard Fairhurst wrote: OSMF is a democratically elected body. Candidates welcome. I guess 2011's elections will take place at the start of July as usual. (Last year's election: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM10/Election_to_Board ) Out of interest, how come only 3 names are shown as 'elected' on that page, but the foundation page lists 7 members? Is the entire board required to stand down every year, before elections are held? In 2010, OSMF transitioned from chair serves two year term and others serve one-year terms, to 1/3 of board stands for election each year. Ulf, Mike and Andy chose to step down and not to run again. Six new candidates stood and three were elected to the three vacancies. Hmmm, according to the articles of association The members of the Board to retire shall be those who have been longest in office since their last election or appointment. So if I'm reading your table correctly then SteveC, Mikel and Andy should have retired and, if they wished, stood for re-election. The fact that other board members wished to retire does not appear to be relevant. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM09 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM08 http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM07 FYI, and because I love ASCII-(ch)art, here is the history of the OSMF board elections. (monospace font required.) 07|08|09|10| Y |- | Y |- | Steve Coast Y | Y | Y | - | Andy Robinson Y | Y | N | - | George James (Etienne) Y | Y | Y | - | Michael Collinson Y | Y | Y |- | Mikel Maron Y | - | - | - | Richard Fairhurst Y | - | - | - | Corey Burger - | Y | N | - | Nick Black - | Y | Y |- | Henk Hoff - | N | - | - | Grant Slater - | N | Y |- | Simone Cortesi - | N | - | - | Richard Weait - | - | Y | - | Ulf Möller - | - | N | - | Peter Miller - | - | N | - | Hurricane Coast (nee McEwen) - | - | - | Y | Emilie Laffray - | - | - | Y | Iván Sánchez Ortega - | - | - | Y | Oliver Kühn - | - | - | N | Lars Franke - | - | - | N | Thea Clay - | - | - | N | Kate Chapman [ ... ] Interestingly, I notice the number of foundation members is dropping over previous years, 2009 numbers were over 250, where 2010 numbers were only 130. Has any effort been made to find out why so many former members decided not to rejoin? Those numbers surprise me. Where did you get them? 145 valid votes were cast for the most recent election, so your 130 does not match the election results found here. http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2010-August/000975.html I do remember the AGM10 report from the membership secretary mentioning the number of paid members (but I don't recall the number). Perhaps I can find that report. [ ... ] Do the various working groups publish their own minutes or decisions, [ ... ] Steve Bennett showed us the location of the minutes. http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes There is also an unofficial summary of Board and Working Group activities that is published periodically at http://blog.osmfoundation.org/ ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
