Dear cameron I'm very supportive of your suggestions. Empowering the community is also one of my personal priority.
Maxi Il 16/Dic/2015 21:07, "Cameron Shorter" <cameron.shor...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > OSGeo Board, > For the Board Face to Face meeting, I suggest asking the OSGeo community > for ideas to put on the OSGeo board agenda. > > One topic I think worth adding to [1] is: > > "Re-engaging with the OSGeo Community" > > My gut feeling is that over the years email activity and new ideas has > gradually reduced on OSGeo-Discuss email list, and gradually increased on > the OSGeo-Board email list. (I'd love to find some evidenced based research > to confirm or deny this). > > If this is true, it would imply that OSGeo is moving from a grass roots, > community empowered organisation, where the board's main role is validating > community ideas, toward a hierachical organisation where the board is > driving the OSGeo agenda. > > Personally, I think a grass roots organisation structure is more > effective, and more in line with OSGeo's founding principles. > > I suggest a starting point could be to discuss ideas on OSGeo-Discuss by > default, then move to the board list to vote. > Another idea worth building upon is inviting the OSGeo Charter members to > vote on key topics occasionally in order to help the board gauge community > sentiment. > > Warm regards, Cameron Shorter > > On 16/12/2015 9:48 pm, Vasile Craciunescu wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Like Maxi, I don't see the need for an external facilitator. Anyway, the >> meeting agenda is extremely important. Let's start working on that. The >> wiki page for the meeting [1] already include the general topics. Please >> add your specific topics and let's try to allocate a time frame for each >> topic. >> >> Best, >> Vasile >> >> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Face_to_Face_Meeting_2016 >> >> On 12/16/15 9:42 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> personally i don't think we need any facilitator to have a F2F meeting >>> between few people. >>> >>> Before taking any action in this direction I request to be discussed and >>> eventually voted. >>> >>> best >>> Maxi >>> >>> 2015-12-16 8:05 GMT+01:00 Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jody.garn...@gmail.com>>: >>> >>> I have not seen the agenda for f2f meeting yet. >>> >>> Personally I would prefer it focus on longer term strategy then our >>> usual month to month IRC meetings. >>> >>> -- >>> Jody Garnett >>> >>> On 15 December 2015 at 22:51, Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting >>> OSGeo.nl <gert-...@osgeo.nl <mailto:gert-...@osgeo.nl>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jody and others, ____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> Actually I have had (informal) contact with 2 process >>> facilitators, who might be willing to take this (paid) role.____ >>> >>> Some instant remarks on this:____ >>> >>> - do you need a facilitator just for the weekend or also for the >>> preparations (to be honest, the f2f agenda so far seems to focus >>> on practical issues, not on the agenda itself)____ >>> >>> - is the goal of the f2f to define a OSGeo strategy for the next >>> few years, or about "how to run an not-for-profit organisation". >>> ____ >>> >>> - or is it even -given Jeff's resigning- more about how to run a >>> Board with different persons, cultures, ideas (which might >>> require a more mediator-like facilitator)____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> Or just someone who takes the notes, makes sure the coffee is at >>> the right temperature etc.____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> Kind regards, ____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> Gert-Jan____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> *Van:*Board [mailto:board-boun...@lists.osgeo.org >>> <mailto:board-boun...@lists.osgeo.org>] *Namens *Jody Garnett >>> *Verzonden:* woensdag 16 december 2015 02:13 >>> *Aan:* bo...@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:bo...@lists.osgeo.org> >>> *Onderwerp:* [Board] board f2f planning / prep____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> One interesting idea on the discuss list (from Gert-Jan) was >>> inviting an external party to act as an "independant process >>> facilitator". Given we have very few days and a lot to cover I >>> would like to pursue this idea.____ >>> >>> __ __ >>> >>> This is one of those things that is difficult to arrange from >>> afar - do we have any contacts (say with the local OSGeo >>> community) who would be in position to offer a recomendation?____ >>> >>> --____ >>> >>> Jody Garnett____ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Board mailing list >>> bo...@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:bo...@lists.osgeo.org> >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Massimiliano Cannata* >>> >>> Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica >>> >>> Responsabile settore Geomatica >>> >>> >>> Istituto scienze della Terra >>> >>> Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design >>> >>> Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana >>> >>> Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio >>> >>> Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14____ >>> >>> Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09____ >>> >>> massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch <mailto:massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch> >>> >>> _www.supsi.ch/ist <http://www.supsi.ch/ist>_ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Board mailing list >>> bo...@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board >>> >>> >> >> > -- > Cameron Shorter, > Software and Data Solutions Manager > LISAsoft > Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, > 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 > > P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 > > _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > bo...@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board
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