<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear OSMF members,</div><div><br></div><div>Today is the last day of self-nominations to run for Board! As mentioned, there are three (3) vacant seats for election.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, we now have 4 nominees <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2023/Election_to_Board">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2023/Election_to_Board</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the 4 nominees who would like to help shape and lead the direction of OSMF.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are interested, there is still time :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or a current or previous board member about their experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to a diverse set of leaders - perspectives and skills - that can help drive the OSM project and its community.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>warm regards,<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b>Arnalie Vicario</b><br></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)">Board Member</font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b>OpenStreetMap Foundation</b></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b><a href="http://supporting.openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">SUPPORT OpenStreetMap</a></b><b><br></b></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">OSM / Telegram / Twitter: </font><font color="#0000ff" style="font-size:x-small"><u>arnalielsewhere</u></font><br></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Whatsapp / Phone number: +63 936 327 4872</font></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><font size="1">Timezone: UTC -</font><span style="font-size:x-small">06:00 (Mountain Time)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(153,153,153)"><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:x-small">Name & Registered Office:</span></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">OpenStreetMap Foundation</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom</font></div><div><font color="#999999" size="1">A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 05912761.</font></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 at 02:32, Steve Doerr <<a href="mailto:doerr.stephen@gmail.com">doerr.stephen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<font size="2" face="Bahnschrift">+1<br>
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I hope no one would vote against the world's second-richest person
joining the OSMF board.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Steve</font><br>
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<div>On 20/10/2023 18:26, Brian M.
Sperlongano wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">What a ringing endorsement for being a part of the
board. I can't imagine why candidates are not signing up in
droves. Perhaps if you had spoken warmly about your experience
on the board and how it was meaningful to you, and the impact
that you felt that you had, it might encourage someone on the
fence to put their name in. Really what this sounds like is "If
someone signs up to be a candidate that I don't like, I would
like a brief pause in the nomination process so I can find a
candidate that I do like in order to oppose them."
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<div>Personally I am thankful for anyone that raises their hand
to invest time and energy in such a role, even if they choose
to declare at the last minute, and you should be too.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at
11:17 AM Frederik Ramm <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org" target="_blank">frederik@remote.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
there's 4 more days to go for self-nominations.<br>
<br>
May I encourage everyone who is thinking seriously about
standing to add <br>
their names now, rather than doing it literally 1 minute
before the <br>
deadline? This has happened in the past and I always found it
a rather <br>
immature choice, bit like if Elon Musk were to run for OSMF
board ;)<br>
<br>
In fact, should it happen again this year I'd argue for a
change of <br>
process that would automatically extend the nomination
deadline by <br>
another 24 hours after the last self-nomination.<br>
<br>
Bye<br>
Frederik<br>
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Frederik Ramm ## eMail <a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org" target="_blank">frederik@remote.org</a> ##
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