RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
I too agree with Gary Co.; I don't personally see the need to release the results, and in any case the rules for this past election were set and should not be changed retroactively. If we are interested in looking at geographic distributions -- and, being geo geeks, who wouldn't be? -- then I'd suggest doing an analysis of the set of charter members. We have a statistically interesting number of them, across three(?) elections, so one should be able to get some insight into the question of geodiversity over time. -mpg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RAVI KUMAR Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 9:54 PM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results Hi All, I agree with Kishor. Seeing the geographical distribution of votes will be relevant. Ravi Kumar --- P Kishor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gary, I was not the person who originally requested this, but I did show interest in this, so I am presenting my reason here, for what they are worth. Actually, I am not even so much interested in seeing who got how many votes as I am in seeing the geographical distribution of whence the votes came from and where they went... if that could be shown on the map... or, if I can imagine it on a map. For now, it is heavily weighted in North America and Europe, and rightly so... most of this technology was invented in these regions, most of the developers are from these regions, most of the implementations are in these regions, most of the momentum in these regions. In the long run, I would like to see OSGeo spread its wings on all corners of the globe. I am not trying to hasten this process artificially, but I am interested in seeing the process itself, and see it happen sooner rather than later... imagine... if I could see a time-lapse movie of open geospatial spreading around the world! For now, I am more interested in seeing where we need to focus more, encourage more activity, perhaps even do some special hand-holding, if required. That is all of my reasoning. It is not crucial or urgent, and there is no other agenda -- if collectively it is decided that not showing the tally is better, I am cool with that as well... On 8/9/07, Gary Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: P Kishor wrote: In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting agenda at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it is helpful for someone to carry the ball. I'm not going to be that person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. Best regards, -- --- +-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http:// osgeo.org
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
On 10-Aug-07, at 7:26 AM, Landon Blake wrote: I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on this topic. First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think the benefit of releasing the tallies outweighs the harmful side effects. I'm just catching up on this thread, I didn't realise it was such a hot topic. I'm all for debate about how to improve our processes, but I don't like the idea of changing a process after the fact. I also agreed with the idea of not releasing a full ordered list with vote tallies. I didn't even provide the top 5 in order of rank, instead did it in alphabetical order. Otherwise, all you would get is a relative ordering of people versus other people. Did someone vote more for one person because of their geographical location? Or because there were better known or better qualified? Or because they thought they had the best chance of winning? Or did they like everyone but chose them randomly? You could infer a reason for the order, but it would be pure speculation without knowing from every voter what they were thinking. So, in the end, I believe that the number of votes is meaningless except to appease curiosity. If we eventually move to an online system for managing elections then I'm sure the topic will come up again, as will the questions of giving multiple votes to one nominee or for voting for yourself. All good issue worthy of debate, in my opinion. Perhaps an interesting approach at the next election would be to have the nominees answer a set of questions selected from the charter members. We could post each nominee's answer to the questions on the wiki. I have thought about this too and agree. We could even open this up to receive ideas from the membership at large, then boil it down to a reasonable set. I had hoped there would be more discussion/debate about the candidates before the voting started - there was barely any - but having a selected set of required questions would help to serve the same purpose next time. Sincerely, Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on this topic. First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think the benefit of releasing the tallies outweighs the harmful side effects. Secondly, I think it would be a great idea to release a map showing the location of the board members that voted. Thirdly, I know that I voted for the members that I was the most familiar with. Perhaps an interesting approach at the next election would be to have the nominees answer a set of questions selected from the charter members. We could post each nominee's answer to the questions on the wiki. For example, we might ask the nominee what the GIS free software community's greatest challenge is, and what role they think the OSGeo should have in overcoming this challenge. The Sunburned Surveyor -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Sherman Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 6:50 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: P Kishor wrote: In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting agenda at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it is helpful for someone to carry the ball. I'm not going to be that person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. Best regards, -- --- +-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http:// osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Gary Sherman Chair, QGIS Project Steering Committee Micro Resources: http://mrcc.com *Geospatial Hosting *Web Site Hosting We work virtually everywhere -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Tyler wrote: I have thought about this too and agree. We could even open this up to receive ideas from the membership at large, then boil it down to a reasonable set. I had hoped there would be more discussion/debate about the candidates before the voting started - there was barely any - but having a selected set of required questions would help to serve the same purpose next time. I would be more than willing to help with this process before our next election. Landon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:58 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results On 10-Aug-07, at 7:26 AM, Landon Blake wrote: I wanted to add my agreement with a couple of the statements made on this topic. First of all, I agree with Gary, I don't think the benefit of releasing the tallies outweighs the harmful side effects. I'm just catching up on this thread, I didn't realise it was such a hot topic. I'm all for debate about how to improve our processes, but I don't like the idea of changing a process after the fact. I also agreed with the idea of not releasing a full ordered list with vote tallies. I didn't even provide the top 5 in order of rank, instead did it in alphabetical order. Otherwise, all you would get is a relative ordering of people versus other people. Did someone vote more for one person because of their geographical location? Or because there were better known or better qualified? Or because they thought they had the best chance of winning? Or did they like everyone but chose them randomly? You could infer a reason for the order, but it would be pure speculation without knowing from every voter what they were thinking. So, in the end, I believe that the number of votes is meaningless except to appease curiosity. If we eventually move to an online system for managing elections then I'm sure the topic will come up again, as will the questions of giving multiple votes to one nominee or for voting for yourself. All good issue worthy of debate, in my opinion. Perhaps an interesting approach at the next election would be to have the nominees answer a set of questions selected from the charter members. We could post each nominee's answer to the questions on the wiki. I have thought about this too and agree. We could even open this up to receive ideas from the membership at large, then boil it down to a reasonable set. I had hoped there would be more discussion/debate about the candidates before the voting started - there was barely any - but having a selected set of required questions would help to serve the same purpose next time. Sincerely, Tyler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Hi All, It seems I've generated an inadvertent influence by proposing this option. I didn't want to embarrass any of the nominees on the contrary seeing a little difference between x any y would show up more about the results than knowing that x have been elected and y have not. But indeed this behaviour could also be reflected by extracting some statistical results as well, so eventually there's no need to publish the votes one by one so as to find out more about the voting itself. I would also support to enhance the process how the charter members will get to know more about the nominees and the desired viewpoints to be taken into account when voting, so as to make sure about the benefit with the selection the OSGEO community will obtain. Best regards, Tamas Szekeres ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Tamas Szekeres wrote: I'd also like to see the total count of votes per person it it is possible. I guess it might have been a close competition. Tamas, It has been my suggestion that actual vote counts per candidate not be distributed due to the possible risk of embarrassment, etc. If you, or other members feel this is insufficiently transparent the issue could be revisited. Best regards, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
This is not a definitive weigh-in, and frankly, I had not even thought of seeing the vote count until the suggestion, but it might be worthwhile (I am not saying do it; I am saying, think about doing it... there might be benefits). In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. On 8/9/07, Frank Warmerdam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tamas Szekeres wrote: I'd also like to see the total count of votes per person it it is possible. I guess it might have been a close competition. Tamas, It has been my suggestion that actual vote counts per candidate not be distributed due to the possible risk of embarrassment, etc. If you, or other members feel this is insufficiently transparent the issue could be revisited. Best regards, -- ---+-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/education/ ST Policy Fellow, National Academy of Sciences http://www.nas.edu/ - collaborate, communicate, compete = ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
This is not a definitive weigh-in, and frankly, I had not even thought of seeing the vote count until the suggestion, but it might be worthwhile (I am not saying do it; I am saying, think about doing it... there might be benefits). In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/education/ ST Policy Fellow, National Academy of Sciences http://www.nas.edu/ - collaborate, communicate, compete = ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Frank Warmerdam wrote: Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. All OSGeo wiki pages related to FOSS4G2007 can be found by use of the FOSS4G2007 Category wiki page: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Category:FOSS4G2007 The OSGeo AGM wiki page is: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/AGM_2007 -- Dave Patton Degree Confluence Project: Canadian Coordinator Technical Coordinator http://www.confluence.org/ FOSS4G2007: Workshop Committee Conference Committee http://www.foss4g2007.org/ Personal website: Maps, GPS, etc. http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: P Kishor wrote: In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting agenda at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it is helpful for someone to carry the ball. I'm not going to be that person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. Best regards, -- --- +-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http:// osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Gary Sherman Chair, QGIS Project Steering Committee Micro Resources: http://mrcc.com *Geospatial Hosting *Web Site Hosting We work virtually everywhere -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
I agree with Gary and Frank that we don't really need to know how many votes each candidate got. I would rather suggest that before we cast our votes for the board next time we should have a healthy discussion on how do we want the board to look like, what kind of representation is needed for OSGeo to be a global organization covering different aspects of OSGeo mission to avoid just voting for people we know. Helena On Aug 9, 2007, at 9:49 PM, Gary Sherman wrote: What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: P Kishor wrote: In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting agenda at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it is helpful for someone to carry the ball. I'm not going to be that person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. Best regards, -- --- +-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http:// osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Gary Sherman Chair, QGIS Project Steering Committee Micro Resources: http://mrcc.com *Geospatial Hosting *Web Site Hosting We work virtually everywhere -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Hi Gary, I was not the person who originally requested this, but I did show interest in this, so I am presenting my reason here, for what they are worth. Actually, I am not even so much interested in seeing who got how many votes as I am in seeing the geographical distribution of whence the votes came from and where they went... if that could be shown on the map... or, if I can imagine it on a map. For now, it is heavily weighted in North America and Europe, and rightly so... most of this technology was invented in these regions, most of the developers are from these regions, most of the implementations are in these regions, most of the momentum in these regions. In the long run, I would like to see OSGeo spread its wings on all corners of the globe. I am not trying to hasten this process artificially, but I am interested in seeing the process itself, and see it happen sooner rather than later... imagine... if I could see a time-lapse movie of open geospatial spreading around the world! For now, I am more interested in seeing where we need to focus more, encourage more activity, perhaps even do some special hand-holding, if required. That is all of my reasoning. It is not crucial or urgent, and there is no other agenda -- if collectively it is decided that not showing the tally is better, I am cool with that as well... On 8/9/07, Gary Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What purpose is served by displaying the results in this way? I see absolutely no benefit, other than to create an ad-hoc popularity contest to see who beat out whom. What lessons can be learned from having the tally known? How can it benefit OSGeo in future elections? Will it deter people from running in the future? The votes were not posted publicly, we know who won, leave it at that. If the final tally by person is made public, will we next ask to see how each charter member voted? This is beyond openness. -gary (Yes I was a candidate, yes I was not elected, no this has nothing to do with my position on this issue) On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote: P Kishor wrote: In the spirit of openness, it would be worthwhile seeing where the charter members thought it best to cast their votes. While embarrassment is a possible consequence, I believe if I were running for a Board member, and if I lost, I would still like to see the votes... I am not interested in seeing who voted for who... I am more interested in seeing the voting pattern as a reflection of the pattern of interest, awareness, and even a need for doing more. Puneet (and Tamas, Bart, ...) I don't have a strong opinion on this. If someone would like to take this issue formally to the board I would encourage you to write up a position in the wiki and add it as a topic for the next board meeting agenda at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting If so, I'd ask that you be available to speak on behalf of the issue for the next board meeting. Alternatively, the topic could be discussed at the AGM at FOSS4G (planned for late on the Monday I believe). I can't seem to find a wiki page about the AGM, though I think one exists. Of course, discussing here is fine too, but ultimately for action it is helpful for someone to carry the ball. I'm not going to be that person given a lack of enthusiasm about the idea. Best regards, -- --- +-- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush| President OSGeo, http:// osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Gary Sherman Chair, QGIS Project Steering Committee Micro Resources: http://mrcc.com *Geospatial Hosting *Web Site Hosting We work virtually everywhere -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/ Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/education/ ST Policy Fellow, National Academy of Sciences http://www.nas.edu/ - collaborate, communicate, compete = ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Congratulations to the new BoD. Great team for the exciting times ahead Venka Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo CRO) wrote: The election for the OSGeo Board of Directors in now completed. The following, in alphabetical order, were elected to fill the 5 vacant positions: * Jeroen Ticheler * Jo Walsh (re-elected) * Markus Neteler (re-elected) * Paul Ramsey * Robert (Bob) Bray We had good voter turnout - 90% of the charter members voted. Your resulting new Board will be composed of: * Arnulf Christl * Chris Holmes * Dave McIllhagga * Frank Warmerdam * Jeroen Ticheler * Jo Walsh (re-elected) * Markus Neteler (re-elected) * Paul Ramsey * Robert (Bob) Bray Please join me in welcoming the new directors and thanking the outgoing directors for their critical involvement during OSGeo's first year. Also, please thank all nominees for letting their names stand during the election. Voters had tough voting decisions as all nominees came with strong recommendations and experience. Sincerely, Tyler Tyler Mitchell Chief Returning Officer Secretary OSGeo [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-250-277-1621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Congratulations to the new BoD, and hope OSGeo will touch new heights in their leadership. At the same time, I wish suitable strategies may be adopted for more acceptance of OSGeo in developing countries, which has huge potential. -- H.S.Rai === ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
I'd also like to see the total count of votes per person it it is possible. I guess it might have been a close competition. Best regards, Tamas Szekeres 2007/8/7, OSGeo CRO Tyler Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The election for the OSGeo Board of Directors in now completed. The following, in alphabetical order, were elected to fill the 5 vacant positions: * Jeroen Ticheler * Jo Walsh (re-elected) * Markus Neteler (re-elected) * Paul Ramsey * Robert (Bob) Bray We had good voter turnout - 90% of the charter members voted. Your resulting new Board will be composed of: * Arnulf Christl * Chris Holmes * Dave McIllhagga * Frank Warmerdam * Jeroen Ticheler * Jo Walsh (re-elected) * Markus Neteler (re-elected) * Paul Ramsey * Robert (Bob) Bray Please join me in welcoming the new directors and thanking the outgoing directors for their critical involvement during OSGeo's first year. Also, please thank all nominees for letting their names stand during the election. Voters had tough voting decisions as all nominees came with strong recommendations and experience. Sincerely, Tyler Tyler Mitchell Chief Returning Officer Secretary OSGeo [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-250-277-1621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Election Results
Hi All, My Congratulations to all the newly elected board members. Hope the OSGeo board will promote more vigorously development, and implementation of FOSS GIS in the world and the developing world in Particular. The ground realities of the complex needs of developing world may be given a thought. The catch 22 situation in countries like India needs a solution, by giving incentives to students and education institutes of Geo informatics alike. Cheers Ravi Kumar Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=summer+activities+for+kidscs=bz ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
