[Talk-us] Chapter board elections Oct 5 - 12

2013-08-21 Thread Alex Barth
The election period for the OpenStreetMap US board elections is now finalized with October 5th to 12th. Here's all you need to know to vote or run: http://openstreetmap.us/2013/08/elections-2013/ - Consider running for a position - Help spread the word Related thread:

[Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Martijn van Exel
Hi talk-us, Here's a brief update from the Chapter Board on the upcoming elections. As you know, the board is elected on a one year mandate. Our term ends on October 13 of this year. This is still a little while away, but we'd like all of you to think about the next year of the OSM US Chapter,

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Darrell Fuhriman
We have more voting members than ever before (thanks in part to the membership drives around the previous SOTM US conferences) so the upcoming elections should be interesting and important! How does one check their membership status? I can't find it anywhere, and I can't remember if I'm

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Martijn van Exel
Good question. I'll see if we can send out a renewal notice to those with expired memberships. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Darrell Fuhriman darr...@garnix.orgwrote: We have more voting members than ever before (thanks in part to the membership drives around the previous SOTM US

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Ian Dees
I'm looking for ways to let you check your own membership status, but I will send out an expired notice later today. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Martijn van Exel m...@rtijn.org wrote: Good question. I'll see if we can send out a renewal notice to those with expired memberships. On

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Kathleen Danielson
Hi Martijn (and other board members), Can you talk about the responsibilities of the board as well as the time commitment that is expected? That would be helpful for people who are considering running. And the board is limited at 5 members, is that correct? On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:56 AM,

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Richard Welty
the board is currently 5 members. i don't off the top of my head recall if that's in the bylaws or part of the standing rules (things specified in the standing rules are much easier to change.) On 7/30/13 1:56 PM, Kathleen Danielson wrote: Hi Martijn (and other board members), Can you talk

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Kathleen Danielson
Also, who is allowed to second a nomination? On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.netwrote: the board is currently 5 members. i don't off the top of my head recall if that's in the bylaws or part of the standing rules (things specified in the standing rules

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Richard Welty
for all practical purposes, anyone with an OSM wiki account. seconds are not a requirement, merely a way to show support, so the times i've run the election i have not actually done any verification of seconds. it appears i'll be running this election, and i wasn't planning to change much of

Re: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

2013-07-30 Thread Ian Dees
There isn't a really great way to do this because CiviCRM (the tool we're using to keep track of memberships) sits inside WordPress and requires a wordpress login for anyone that wants to check their status. If you're curious, please shoot an e-mail to bo...@openstreetmap.us CC'ing me and I can