Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hi, I'm not standing for re-elections, because I think, I did not achieved some tasks I had, and see no way currently, how I could do better as board member. Also I lack of energy and therefore I cut-off some roles I managed to play during last couple of years. Being on the board, raised more

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 There are several really good answers to this question. Michael Gerlek provided the stats and Hans Gregers Peterson nailed it in his post here (thanks to both!): http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-September/014892.html

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

A few data points: * The OSGeo board has existed for nine years, with nine members each year, for a total of 81 positions. Except one year had an unfilled slot, so it’s actually 80. * 33 different people have served on the board. * The distribution of how-many-people served-for-N-years looks

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

I had the same reflection as Gert-Jan. My comments & thoughts: - I agree with Jeff, but I think we must keep things 'fun'. Reaching a goal with an organisation (bringing it to a next level) can also be 'fun'. - I think it is important that the board has different skills, can develop a vision,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hello list, Preparing to cast my vote for the board election, I noticed that all 4 (Jáchym, Bart, Gérald, Jorge) board members who reached the end of their 2-year term are not standing for re-election. (besides that: Anne decided not to stay for her 2nd year of her 1st term) Some

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hi Gert-Jan, My own opinion is that the OSGeo community and its projects are maturing and we are facing new issues that might not seem as "fun" as in the past, such as: renewing bylaws, FOSS4G structure, financial, training, certification, sponsorship, relations with other foundations. Sure

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden wrote: > Hello list, > > Preparing to cast my vote for the board election, I noticed that all 4 > (Jáchym, Bart, Gérald, Jorge) board members who reached the end of their > 2-year term are not standing for re-election.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hi Gert-Jan, just my personal opinion here. I think there are a lot of growing pains, making the issues to deal with larger and more complex, with no obvious easy solutions. The time aspect was not the problem for me, the energy / friction aspect was. Btw, Jachym has been around for more than

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hi, The below is my experience as (unpaid) boardmember in a few Danish voluntary organisations (ranging from 30 members to around 5-700 members). > Some questions arise: > - Is the board membership such a demanding job that members always resign > after 2 years? > - Is this a good thing, to

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

> On Sep 23, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden > wrote: > > - Is the board membership such a demanding job that members always resign > after 2 years? I didn’t realize there was no term-limit. In fact, I believe there *should* be one to get new ideas, new

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board election: no re-elections this year?

Hi Gert-Jan, thanks for raising the question and will answer as an exit board member. On 23 September 2015 at 09:17, Gert-Jan van der Weijden wrote: > Hello list, > > Preparing to cast my vote for the board election, I noticed that all 4 > (Jáchym, Bart, Gérald, Jorge) board