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
ques
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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
http://lists.osgeo.org
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
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, can
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 members who reached t
> 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 representation, and simpl
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 make
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 a
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 2
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. (besides that: Anne
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)
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