[HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-10 Thread maning sambale
Dear everyone, Let me kickstart this. First, no, I’m not running for the board, but here’s what I want HOT to aspire for in the future. As many have said, we’ve come a long way since we started with the Haiti earthquake response. We have better tools, more capable people, better systems/organiz

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-11 Thread Zacharia Muindi
Hi maning This are amazing ideas and I'm in full support of them. I share the same thought on your third point about focusing more on preparedness over response. I am part of the map kibera team and we'll put into consideration the suggestion that you raised on leading regional mentorship in afri

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-11 Thread althio
> Dear everyone, > > Let me kickstart this. First, no, I’m not running for the board, but > here’s what I want HOT to aspire for in the future. Good ones, Maning! Very inspiring. Here is my brain dump of ideas, wishes, concerns and requests. No priorities either. Not a complete assessment, just m

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-11 Thread Russell Deffner
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 5:17 PM To: hot Subject: Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this) > Dear everyone, > > Let me kickstart this. First, no, I’m not running for the board, but > here’s what I want HOT to aspire for in the future. Good ones, Man

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-12 Thread Robert Banick
Hi all, In addition to the comments from Althio, Maning and others (which are excellent), I have a few things I’d like to see from HOT at this moment of transition: 1. Greater clarity on what support to local groups look like. I think everyone agrees that fostering local (HOT) OSM chapt

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-12 Thread Robert Banick
Hi all, Sorry, my comment on diversity got cut off…what I meant to say is this: P.S. Also please goodness let’s working on being more diverse. We’re an international organization and we need a more international, gender-balanced membership. This isn’t something that happens overnight and

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-13 Thread Nirab Pudasaini
Hi All, I have seen lot of talks related to HOT vision form many lately.I see that Maning and Robert have made some excellent points and i fully support them. It is good to know that everybody is in support of diversity in the HOT board. It is also very exciting to see that we have a nomination fr

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-13 Thread Markware Software Services
Hi Nirab, Jorieke Vyncke is based in Africa and she has nominated .. Regards Mark Cupitt "If we change the world, let it bear the mark of our intelligence" See me on Open Street Map See me on LinkedIn *

Re: [HOT] What I want from HOT (was: Re: Let's make the most of this)

2015-03-13 Thread nicolas chavent
Hi all, I’d like to thank Maning, Althio, Zacharia, Robert and Nirab, as well as Mark and Blake for sharing respectively their views, thoughts and expectations about HOT or what they intend to do within the organization. Those reads have been energizing: I share most of those points which have be