[OSGeo-Discuss] Seconding Board Member Nominations
Hi, Can someone explain me what is this Seconded by and Support by feature listed next to the Board nominations [1]? Is this an element of any formal procedure or it's some kind of elevator pitch? [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012 Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Seconding Board Member Nominations
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Mateusz Loskot mate...@loskot.net wrote: Hi, Can someone explain me what is this Seconded by and Support by feature listed next to the Board nominations [1]? Is this an element of any formal procedure or it's some kind of elevator pitch? [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012 According to: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Election_Procedure No seconder is required The OSGeo election procedures seem a bit vague at the moment. Comparing and contrasting with government, trade union, and even student union elections that I've seen, which have pages and pages of restrictions on canvassing and ballot mechanisms and publicity limits and so on. Last year's board member nominations just have the nomination statement and the candidate's statement: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2011 and not a long list of 'I like him/her too' messages, which are probably unnecessary - the candidate should stand or fall on their reputation and statement, not how many friends they seem to have! :) Barry ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Seconding Board Member Nominations
On 07/27/2012 10:06 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote: Hi, Can someone explain me what is this Seconded by and Support by feature listed next to the Board nominations [1]? Is this an element of any formal procedure or it's some kind of elevator pitch? [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012 Best regards, Nominees have to be nominated, hence the name. :-). The nominator is simply the first to propose a nominee. Additionally each nominee should get a second from another OSGeo member (Nota Bene, from anybody, not just Charter Members). The Support by feature is basically something that came into being on it's own. People felt like expressing their support and it seemed a good idea to collect them with the profile. Additionally we encourage nominees to say something about their goals themselves. This is probably the most important link, I named it Acceptance and thoughts. If you follow all the links in the links then the elevator pitch will probably develop into a full CV and timeline of the nominee. The more interest you have the more you will find out. The Support by is not an official vote and is not counted into the elections which will take place in roughly a week's time. It is just support by a member who thinks that other's value their public support. The elections themselves are limited to Charter Members. Hope this helps, Arnulf -- Exploring Space, Time and Mind http://arnulf.us ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Seconding Board Member Nominations
On 27 July 2012 10:32, Seven (aka Arnulf) se...@arnulf.us wrote: On 07/27/2012 10:06 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote: Can someone explain me what is this Seconded by and Support by feature listed next to the Board nominations [1]? Is this an element of any formal procedure or it's some kind of elevator pitch? [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Member_Nominations_2012 Nominees have to be nominated, hence the name. :-). The nominator is simply the first to propose a nominee. Additionally each nominee should get a second from another OSGeo member (Nota Bene, from anybody, not just Charter Members). Arnulf, It looks the seconding requirement is missing from the point #1 of the procedure here, isn't it? http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Election_Procedure Thank you for the enlightenment. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
