David - sure, I would be happy to. I'm just going to cherry pick, I don't really keep an OSM resumé.
* Founded and sustained local OpenStreetMap groups in Amsterdam and Salt Lake City for 7+ years, organizing dozens of mapping and social events over the years - sorry, I haven't kept track of numbers. * Core team member of SOTM 2009 organizing committee, and SOTM US 2011-2014 organizing committees, SOTM US 2012-2014 program committees * Secured funding for OpenStreetMap Netherlands that helped grow the early community by purchase of GPS devices, sponsoring events. * Organized and secured funding for code sprint days in London and Essen, Germany * Gave dozens of talks, workshops and lectures about OpenStreetMap at GIS and telematics conferences and universities. Many by invitation. * Built stuff like Battlegrid, MapRoulette - tools that help mappers find useful things to do. This is not necessarily a skill that comes in handy for board work, but hopefully demonstrates that I can and will also execute on projects that combine stimulating community as well as long term map quality improvement. * Close ties to academia, currently representing OSM in the GEOTHINK consortium (http://geothink.ca/). Taught GIS (including some OSM) at academic level. * I spend a lot of time (at least 6h/week) on OSM IRC channels and mailing lists to make sure I know what's going on in the community (also outside the US). Also, my entire professional career has been focused 100% on GIS, maps, open data, and since 2012 OSM. Martijn On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 8:24 AM, David Fawcett <david.fawc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Excellent description of your experience, education, passion, and > commitment Alyssa. > > Again, I think that the work that Alyssa has done shows that she has > skills, experience, and a network that would be very valuable to the board, > and fit what is needed to move OSM US forward. I have seen of Alyssa's > work in the open source geospatial area. It is excellent, and her passion > is obvious. > > The boards of companies that make products are not made up entirely of > people who intimately understand the manufacturing processes for those > products. They include people who bring organizational, fiscal, legal, > marketing, and other skills necessary to run the organization. > > An OSM US board member should know OSM, they should value and believe in > it, and they should have skills and experience that will move the > organization forward. Having an extended history of 'on the ground' edits > is not the only way (or necessarily a way) to demonstrate that. > > David. > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 8:13 AM, alyssa wright <alyssapwri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd be interested to hear if there has been a problem in the past with >> board members' editing portfolio? If so, perhaps an appointment of >> "editor-at-large" is actually something the next board should consider? >> Regardless, I do agree that editing is one of the core aspects of the >> OpenStreetMap community and mission and its important such perspective is >> represented on the board. But just as diversity of people and experiences >> is at the heart of what makes OSM great, I would imagine a diversity of >> expertise rests at the heart of a great OSM board. >> >> I also recognize that statistics can help put contributions to OSM in >> perspective. Towards that goal, I've compiled some metrics that reflect my >> commitment to the success of the OpenStreetMap community. I ask you to >> consider these when voting for the next board. >> >> Over the past year I have done the following: >> >> - Hosted 26 events on open data and mapping with a total attendance >> of 1575 people >> - Started the MaptimeNYC chapter and currently sit on its advisory >> board >> - Advocated extensively to 3 federal agencies and 5 city ones (DoITT, >> Capital, DOT, Criminal Justice, OEM) about OpenStreetMap. >> - Attended at least 27 open mapping and data conferences across the >> country, often with local state and government GIS departments >> - Currently submitting a proposal to host the next SOTM US >> >> My *entire* professional career has been in advocation for the adoption >> of open geospatial technologies and data, first at OpenGeo/Boundless and >> most currently at Mapzen. My *entire* graduate education at NYU and MIT >> centered on maps as a tool of empathy. I have a passion (and talent) for >> bringing people together to find their own voice and contributions to >> mapping and I will continue to bring such extensive experience to the OSM >> community, regardless of role. >> >> Best, >> Alyssa. >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> While a candidate may have other skills, I'd want to hear from them in >>>> their manifesto why those skills make up for their complete lack of >>>> OpenStreetMap experience, and why they would be more able to apply those >>>> skills as a board member, rather than volunteering them without being a >>>> board member. >>> >>> >>> Paul, >>> I would hope we are selecting candidates with the skills needed to serve >>> on the US Chapter's Board. It seems the two biggest functions are finance >>> and the running of the SOTM-US conference. We are not selecting >>> editor-in-chief. My experience in selecting board members for non profits >>> is to find the best individual to fill the needs of the organization. These >>> usually include the ability to raise monies, organize, communicate and >>> plan. Additionally, in some positions, leadership skills are necessary. >>> >>> We all know great mappers, but not many would do well on the Board. On >>> the other hand, we know of people that have no mapping experience but would >>> do great on our board. >>> >>> Let elect individuals that can help us grow OSM. Ask yourself which of >>> the candidates will best serve the needs of the community? If you do, I >>> think you'll see that the number of edits has little to do with serving on >>> the Board. >>> >>> Clifford >>> >>> -- >>> @osm_seattle >>> osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us >>> OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-us mailing list >>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > -- Martijn van Exel skype: mvexel
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