I’m confused why you think all board members are volunteers? That feels like a convenient fiction.
Best Steve ________________________________ From: Jorden Verwer <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 11:52:00 PM To: Steve Coast <[email protected]> Cc: talk@openstreetmap org Talk <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] SOTM Africa Hello Steve, It's good to hear that you had a nice time in Ivory Coast and that SOTM Africa appears to have been a success. For me, as a passive OSMF member who only attended SOTM once and rarely participates in discussions outside of the AGM, I can only respect people who spend way more time on OSM than I do - and that obviously includes you. I also think it's generally a good idea for as many board members as possible to attend SOTM conferences. What I'm not so sure I agree with you on is your proposal to make attendance of at least one OSMF board member mandatory. The board consists of volunteers, and for any board member there can be very valid reasons why they can't or won't attend. As a consequence, this may apply to all board members simultaneously in some situations. What would the effect of your proposal be in such a situation? Can the planned SOTM conference not take place then and there? Will the board be penalized? Neither option seems to be all that desirable, so instead I'd propose that OSMF board member attendance be highly recommended, but not required. Oh, and I should probably not get involved in this, so against my better judgment I'll quote the page Christoph linked to: "We expect this to be the official election campaign process. We won't restrict members to continue to talk on our members' mailing list nor will we restrict candidates to continue discussions, but we don't encourage them to do so. The official answers and questions thereof should be what voters use to judge." Regards, Jorden
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