[diversity-talk] [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections

[alyssa wright]

Thanks Simon for further clarification of process. Sometimes it can be unclear how the entity that is OSM is all put together. And great to hear that a diverse board and active election process has been an ongoing priority.

And most seriously, I imagine treasurer is a challenging job historically and moving forward. 

Best,
Alyssa. 

On Jul 31, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:

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> Just for clarification: as always we will have board elections to the OSMF board at the AGM in September. The announcement of the AGM and call for nominees is planned for the near future. Clearly it would benefit the whole organisation if we had a more diverse board and it would be nice if we had a wide range of nominees.
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> As to having no budget, yes, for reasons lost in the early history of the OSMF,  the foundation traditionally has not had a budget- Given that the OSMF has very very low fixed costs this has not been a dramatic issue, just a slight irritation and in particular it is not the fault of the treasurer. The current board has planned to rectify the situation starting with the next year, in line with the substantial growth and the increased         visibility of the whole project.
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> Simon
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> Am 31.07.2013 02:26, schrieb alyssa wright:
>> Yes.  Most definitely! I keep going back and forth about the usefulness such boards in OSM. At this point -- maybe we'd be more effective creating things? 
>> 
>> Or maybe we nominate someone on this list for treasurer. Doesn't OSM have no budget? It's either the easiest or hardest job ever ;) 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Alyssa.
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 30, 2013, at 1: 48 PM, Alan McConchie f <alan.mcconchie at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Yes, another topic to add to our to-do list.
>>> 
>>> Alyssa, can you bring this up at the next chat with people from Wikipedia, and see if they've had any similar experiences trying to elect more diverse members to various Wikipedia/Wikimedia boards? (Not totally clear on what their governance structure is, but there seems to be a Board of Trustees, an Advisory Board, an Arbitration Committee, and so on).
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>>> Alan
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>>> On Jul 30, 2013, at 5:59 PM, Darrell Fuhriman wrote:
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>>>> We should work on getting a more diverse set of candidates…
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>>> From: Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org>
>>>>> Subject: [Talk-us] Chapter Board Elections
>>>>> Date: July 30, 2013 08:56:06 PDT
>>>>> To: OSM US Talk <talk-us at openstreetmap.org>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi talk-us, 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here's a brief update from the Chapter Board on the upcoming elections. As you know, the board is elected on a one year mandate. Our term ends on October 13 of this year. This is still a little while away, but we'd like all of you to think about the next year of the OSM US Chapter, and who should be on the board to                               represent you. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Perhaps you are thinking of yourself? You should be! Being on the board does not require superhero skills, just a dedication to OpenStreetMap in the United States and a determination to put your ideas into action. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you want to nominate yourself for a position on the board, head over to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2013 and add yourself. It helps a lot if you write a brief manifesto, outlining why you want to be on the board and what you would aim to accomplish. This will help voters make an informed choice.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have more voting members than ever before (thanks in part to the membership drives around the previous SOTM US conferences) so the upcoming elections should be interesting and important!
>>>>> 
>>>>> We will continue to follow up with more details about the elections as they emerge. In the mean time, don't hesitate to voice your questions or concerns here or at board at openstreetmap.us.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On behalf of the OSM US chapter board,
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Martijn van Exel
>>>>> President
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