[OSGeo-Discuss] Campaign statement for Vasile Craciunescu

[Vasile Craciunescu]

Hi all,

Apologies for being the last candidate to express a campaign statement. 
We are busy here organizing our sixteen FOSS4G Romania. Please read my 
statement bellow or at 
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2016_Candidate_Manifestos#Vasile_Cr.C4.83ciunescu.


Best,
Vasile


*About me*

I'm a researcher in the geospatial realm and I'm here because is my 
belief that sharing knowledge is the way to make it on this planet. I 
attended my first FOSS4G in 2006, in Lausanne, and that change my life 
in many ways, not only professionally. Since then, I got involved in the 
community activities, I attended all the FOSS4G conferences and I did my 
best to give back as much as possible.


*My vision*

I share the vision defined by the board during my previous term "Empower 
everyone with open source geospatial".


*What you have done within the community in the past*

- In 2006 I started geo-spatial.org (http://geo-spatial.org - the 
Romanian OSGeo local chapter), a collaborative effort by and for the 
Romanian community to facilitate the sharing of geospatial knowledge and 
the discovery and publishing of free geographic datasets and maps. Under 
this umbrella I was part of the team that organized 16 national FOSS4G 
events.


- Co-founder of the first Romanian ICA-OSGeo Lab at the Faculty of 
Geography - University of Bucharest;


- Chairmen of the FOSS4G Central and Eastern Europe 2013. Organizing 
committee member of FOSS4G-Europe 2014. General Track committee chair of 
FOSS4G-Europe 2015;


- Served as member of the Conference Committee since 2013;

- Acted as CRO for the 2015 charter members and board members elections 
and 2016 charter member elections;


- Served in the OSGeo Board of Directors for the last two years.

*What your interests are in terms of the board*

- For years I'm working with European institutions like European 
Commission, European Space Agency, Joint Research Centre, EUMETSAT. All 
these institutions are using our software and they are funding open 
source geospatial software development. It's natural to have a strong 
partnership with this kind of institutions and I'm willing to work on this.


- Support the educational initiatives;

- Keep OSGeo a inclusive and friendly organization;

- Defend our values and spirit;

- Have fun while working for OSGeo;

*Any things that you would like to change or introduce*

- Change the Charter members election mechanism;

- Find ways to make the FOSS4G conference more accessible, especially to 
the developing countries;


*What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any)*

- Liaise with relevant European institutions.
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2016] Voting for the Board of Directors

[Jorge Sanz]

On 27 September 2016 at 23:52, Jorge Sanz  wrote:
> Dear community
>
> I've sent the invitations to the OSGeo Charter membership (312 awesome
> people) and it's been my pleasure to be the first one voting :-)
>
> I expect you all will receive over the next minutes the invitation
> e-mail with your personalized link to cast your vote.
>
> IMPORTANT: please please, before going to the voting survey take your
> time. Visit the nomination page[1] and the manifesto page[2] and take
> a close look on what our candidates offer. We have a week[3] to vote
> so raise any questions or comments to the candidates here at the
> discuss mailing list, there's plenty of time :-)
>
> I hope the voting works well for all of you but if you bump into any
> issue, please contact me at c...@osgeo.org and I'll do my best to
> assist you ASAP.
>
> Thanks in advance for participating!
>
> Sincerely,
> Jorge
> CRO 2016
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2016
> [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2016_Candidate_Manifestos
> [3] 
> http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20161004T235959=136=OSGeo+Board+of+Directors+nominalizations+2016=cursive
>

Apologies,

I missed Vasile on the candidates list (I owe you a big beer my
friend!) and because the voting is anonymous I had to reset the whole
thing.

You'll receive a second email (check the subject) with the correct
link to cast your vote. If you already voted, please do it again.

Sorry for the inconvenience!!
-- 
Jorge Sanz
http://www.osgeo.org
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jorge_Sanz
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[OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2016] Voting for the Board of Directors

[Jorge Sanz]

Dear community

I've sent the invitations to the OSGeo Charter membership (312 awesome
people) and it's been my pleasure to be the first one voting :-)

I expect you all will receive over the next minutes the invitation
e-mail with your personalized link to cast your vote.

IMPORTANT: please please, before going to the voting survey take your
time. Visit the nomination page[1] and the manifesto page[2] and take
a close look on what our candidates offer. We have a week[3] to vote
so raise any questions or comments to the candidates here at the
discuss mailing list, there's plenty of time :-)

I hope the voting works well for all of you but if you bump into any
issue, please contact me at c...@osgeo.org and I'll do my best to
assist you ASAP.

Thanks in advance for participating!

Sincerely,
Jorge
CRO 2016

[1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2016
[2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2016_Candidate_Manifestos
[3] 
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20161004T235959=136=OSGeo+Board+of+Directors+nominalizations+2016=cursive

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Jorge Sanz
http://www.osgeo.org
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jorge_Sanz
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Campaign statement for Massimiliano Cannata

[Massimiliano Cannata]

*About me*
=
Thanks to the type of projects I have carried out I used to consider myself
academic with a private company perspective. I am Professor in Geomatics
and head of the Geomatic Division, which is one of the established
ICA-OSGo-labs, at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern
Switzerland (SUPSI).
- http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Massimiliano_Cannata
- https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Massimiliano_Cannata
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimiliano-cannata-45a04617

*Vision*
=
#family, #team, #equity, #inclusiveness, #rules, #transparency

This six keywords tell a lot about my vision of OSGeo and of the world.
I see OSGeo as a big family who's members work in team to achieve and share
success and prosperity. I also see OSGeo open to everyone and ready to
discuss with everyone given that respect and rules are followed.

*What you have done within the community in the past*
=
#istSOS #GRASS #ZOO-project #board #UnitedNation #Geoscience #GFOSS.it

I have participated in the foundation mainly at project level since the
beginning of OSGeo, after Bangkok as a GRASS PSC members, then as
ZOO-project PSC members, then chairing the istSOS project. I am (co)chair
of the United Nation committee and of the Open Geoscience Committee. I was
board members for the last two years. At local level I'm a founding member
of the italian local chapter GFOSS, i was official liaison officer for
several year and member of the Italian OSGeo local chapter board. Over the
last decade I have been a regular presenter, workshop lecturer, code
sprints  and organizer of academic sessions in numerous international and
regional FOSS4G conferences and events.

*What your interests are in terms of the board*
==
#serve_community #education #conference_fees #individuals

I have server the board in the last two years and i believe i got a good
understanding of the geo-system, i want now to fruitfully use this
experience to better serve the community.
What Can you expect from me?
To take the role seriously, to critically review each motion and rise any
type of concern i see motivating each single -1 . All this in an honest and
direct way without any influence or negative intention, but with open heart
to innovation and discussion. Education, conference fees, continental
chapters are some of the things to be carefully followed.

http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Massimiliano_Cannata
*Any things that you would like to change or introduce*
=
#participation #committes_governance #balance #committees_budget

I would like to foster charter members participation, but i recognise it is
not easy. I have pushed, with other board members, the definition of a
strategy and I believe it's time now to determine an action plan for
achieving objectives. Working in Switzerland has led me to appreciate
rules, which are at the base of the common respect and equity. Not many,
not complex but enough to motivate clear decisions. Moreover I wish we have
clear governance in all our groups and I will strive to bring more clarity:
I will ask for project open governance and written rules that we don't have
for several committees, I think we should work on these aspects, equally
distributing the efforts with all the groups and members of OSGeo, because
we are not a business company, we are a foundation of people with the
objective of pushing high quality FOSS4G software to the world.

*What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any)*
=
#board_member :-)

I don't want to be in the board passively or for exhibitionism, every
decision, every discussion has its own weight and have to be fully weighed
because no decision can be made lightly. Putting a +1 vote or -1 must be
argued. I will rise my voice to defend publicly my foundation. This is the
role of the board in my opinion, all the other roles and action are done in
the clothes of a charter members contributing.

And as in Bangkok was said may the foss be with you [1].

Maxi

[1] http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/slogan.html

-- 
*Massimiliano Cannata*

Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica

Responsabile settore Geomatica


Istituto scienze della Terra

Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana

Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio

Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14

Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09

massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch

*www.supsi.ch/ist *
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