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I currently work as a Community Ambassador at CloudMade. As a Community Ambassador I spend a majority of my time helping communities organize mapping events and working with non-profit organizations to help them utilize OSM as a tool to increase education about open geodata and geospatial education in general. More information about me, the company I work for and my position can be found on my user page at : <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Thea_Clay">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Thea_Clay</a><BR>
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In the interest of openness I think it is important to note that I am running for the OSM-US board as an individual, not as a CloudMade employee or as part of my duties as a Community Ambassador. I work on the OSM-US local chapter in my free time and do not in anyway represent the views or interests of the company in this capacity. <BR>
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Best,<BR>
Thea Clay<BR>
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On 2/13/10 6:00 AM, "<a href="talk-us-request@openstreetmap.org">talk-us-request@openstreetmap.org</a>" <<a href="talk-us-request@openstreetmap.org">talk-us-request@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:<BR>
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Today's Topics:<BR>
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1. Conflicts of Interest (SteveC)<BR>
2. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Richard Welty)<BR>
3. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Kate Chapman)<BR>
4. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Ian Dees)<BR>
5. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Serge Wroclawski)<BR>
6. SCALE OpenStreetMap booth in LA next weekend (SteveC)<BR>
7. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Steven Johnson)<BR>
8. Re: US Chapter temporary Board Nomination (Dane Springmeyer)<BR>
9. Re: Conflicts of Interest (Adam Schreiber)<BR>
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Message: 1<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:29:48 -0700<BR>
From: SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>><BR>
Subject: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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Hi<BR>
<BR>
One of the things we found at the OSMF is that you really need to be open about any potential conflicts of interest, like where you work or if you hold shares in TeleAtlas... that kind of thing. Anything a reasonable outsider could conclude is a potential conflict.<BR>
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I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
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Yours &c.<BR>
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Steve<BR>
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Message: 2<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:37:18 -0500<BR>
From: Richard Welty <<a href="rwelty@averillpark.net">rwelty@averillpark.net</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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On 2/12/10 11:29 AM, SteveC wrote:<BR>
> Hi<BR>
><BR>
> One of the things we found at the OSMF is that you really need to be open about any potential conflicts of interest, like where you work or if you hold shares in TeleAtlas... that kind of thing. Anything a reasonable outsider could conclude is a potential conflict.<BR>
><BR>
> I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
> <BR>
i'm willing to start. i have no affiliations in the industry at the<BR>
present time,<BR>
just an IT consultant who is out looking for a full time gig, and working on<BR>
a startup which will have little to do with mapping.<BR>
<BR>
richard<BR>
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Message: 3<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:42:51 -0500<BR>
From: Kate Chapman <<a href="kate@maploser.com">kate@maploser.com</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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Hey All,<BR>
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I'm usually pretty up front about the fact that I work for FortiusOne.<BR>
It was an oversight with announcing my acceptance that I didn't<BR>
mention it.<BR>
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FortiusOne uses OSM tiles on our public site <a href="http://www.geocommons.com">http://www.geocommons.com</a><BR>
as well as the appliances. I personally maintain an open source<BR>
geocoder as part of my job which I would love to be able to put OSM<BR>
address data in at some point (when there is better US coverage). The<BR>
local DC OSM group meets occasionally in the FortiusOne office, since<BR>
the space is free and available.<BR>
<BR>
-Kate<BR>
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM, SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
> Hi<BR>
><BR>
> One of the things we found at the OSMF is that you really need to be open about any potential conflicts of interest, like where you work or if you hold shares in TeleAtlas... that kind of thing. Anything a reasonable outsider could conclude is a potential conflict.<BR>
><BR>
> I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
><BR>
> Yours &c.<BR>
><BR>
> Steve<BR>
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Message: 4<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:42:57 -0600<BR>
From: Ian Dees <<a href="ian.dees@gmail.com">ian.dees@gmail.com</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>><BR>
Cc: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:29 AM, SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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> Hi<BR>
><BR>
> One of the things we found at the OSMF is that you really need to be open<BR>
> about any potential conflicts of interest, like where you work or if you<BR>
> hold shares in TeleAtlas... that kind of thing. Anything a reasonable<BR>
> outsider could conclude is a potential conflict.<BR>
><BR>
> I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those<BR>
> running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think<BR>
> there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get<BR>
> very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
I recently (Monday, actually) started working for a subsidiary of Garmin. We<BR>
do weather stuff, not geo stuff, but it is definitely relevant.<BR>
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Message: 5<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:52:01 -0500<BR>
From: Serge Wroclawski <<a href="emacsen@gmail.com">emacsen@gmail.com</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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I work as an employee to a subcontractor at the National Library of<BR>
Medicine, under the National Institutes of Health.<BR>
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We don't have any stake in any geo-technologies as far as I know- that<BR>
is neither my direct employer (IS Mavens) nor our customer.<BR>
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Of course now (by NIH requirements) I'm required to state that<BR>
anything I say regarding anything is my opinion only and shouldn't be<BR>
taken as a reflection of NIH. I'm not representing them, nor am I<BR>
representing my employer.<BR>
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- Serge<BR>
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Message: 6<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:20:18 -0700<BR>
From: SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>><BR>
Subject: [Talk-us] SCALE OpenStreetMap booth in LA next weekend<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
Message-ID: <<a href="40DABEA2-2C87-4DA3-9C05-0768D7FC8928@asklater.com">40DABEA2-2C87-4DA3-9C05-0768D7FC8928@asklater.com</a>><BR>
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Hi<BR>
<BR>
Want to help promote OSM and happen to live in or be in LA?<BR>
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We have a booth at SCALE<BR>
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<a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/">http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/</a><BR>
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Weekend 20/21 Feb.<BR>
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For helping, you get a warm fizzy feeling and entry to the conference and tshirts and stuff.<BR>
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Ping me if you can help out.<BR>
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Yours &c.<BR>
<BR>
Steve<BR>
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Message: 7<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:32:50 -0500<BR>
From: Steven Johnson <<a href="sejohnson8@gmail.com">sejohnson8@gmail.com</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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Hello all,<BR>
<BR>
If I haven't made it clear in the past, I'll make it unambiguous now: I work<BR>
for Traverse Technologies as a IT services contractor, largely for Federal<BR>
clients. Like many of you, we do have a geospatial service offering.<BR>
Although we work with many flavors of data and stripes of software, Traverse<BR>
Technologies is agnostic with respect to IT implementations and is not a<BR>
reseller of anyone's software and has no financial interest in any vendor of<BR>
geospatial products or services.<BR>
<BR>
SEJ<BR>
----<BR>
"Wretches, utter wretches, keep your hands from beans." -Empedocles<BR>
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:29, SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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> Hi<BR>
><BR>
> One of the things we found at the OSMF is that you really need to be open<BR>
> about any potential conflicts of interest, like where you work or if you<BR>
> hold shares in TeleAtlas... that kind of thing. Anything a reasonable<BR>
> outsider could conclude is a potential conflict.<BR>
><BR>
> I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those<BR>
> running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think<BR>
> there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get<BR>
> very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
><BR>
> Yours &c.<BR>
><BR>
> Steve<BR>
> _______________________________________________<BR>
> Talk-us mailing list<BR>
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Message: 8<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:50:10 -0800<BR>
From: Dane Springmeyer <<a href="blake@hailmail.net">blake@hailmail.net</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] US Chapter temporary Board Nomination<BR>
To: <a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a><BR>
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Along with a great group of nominees, I'm also honored to accept the <BR>
nomination for the temporary board of the US chapter of the OSM <BR>
Foundation.<BR>
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As a temporary board member I would be committed to work on the the <BR>
processes, organizing, and paperwork that is needed to jump start the <BR>
US Chapter.<BR>
Based on my role with the OSM community and my contacts in the <BR>
regional mapping community, I feel like I have the necessary skills <BR>
and background to contribute to the process.<BR>
<BR>
My first involvement with OSM came through my contributions to the <BR>
Mapnik project and over the last several years I enjoyed collaborating <BR>
with huge range of OSM enthusiasts to make better maps with Mapnik.<BR>
<BR>
I run an independent consultancy [1] doing web development and mapping <BR>
work mainly for non-profits, government environmental agencies, and <BR>
small startups. I'm very excited about helping facilitate more <BR>
involvement, contribution, and innovative uses of OSM by US agencies, <BR>
and I'm encouraged by the possibilities of a US Chapter.<BR>
<BR>
I have a background in biology and GIS and before starting my own <BR>
company I previously managed the Conservation GIS program for a non-<BR>
profit called the Wild Salmon Center in Portland, OR, which took me <BR>
across the Western US, Alaska, and Russia doing mapping work. Now, I'm <BR>
based out of Seattle, and continue to work with clients doing <BR>
environmental mapping, some of whom are actively using OSM [2].<BR>
<BR>
Dane Springmeyer<BR>
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[1] <a href="http://dbsgeo.com">http://dbsgeo.com</a><BR>
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[2] As an example, for the haiti crisis I worked with NOAA to <BR>
integrate OSM data into their environmental response application: <a href="http://bit.ly/ERMA_NOAA">http://bit.ly/ERMA_NOAA</a><BR>
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Message: 9<BR>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:02:42 -0500<BR>
From: Adam Schreiber <<a href="sadam@clemson.edu">sadam@clemson.edu</a>><BR>
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Conflicts of Interest<BR>
To: SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>><BR>
Cc: Open Street Map Talk-US <<a href="talk-us@openstreetmap.org">talk-us@openstreetmap.org</a>><BR>
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM, SteveC <<a href="steve@asklater.com">steve@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
> I think that for your own good so it's not a surprise to people, all those running for the board of OSMF-US should be upfront about it. I don't think there's any shame in it, but I can tell you from experience that people get very upset if you're not clear about everything from day 1.<BR>
<BR>
I'm an engineer for the Navy. I particpate in OSM and am running for<BR>
the board in a wholly private capacity.<BR>
<BR>
Cheers,<BR>
<BR>
Adam<BR>
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