[HOT] suggestion for HOT Board vote

[Sébastien Pierrel]

Hi,

so, how do we cast our vote? By email to the list? Who is currently on the
board?
Looks like I also missed the public announcement.

Cheers,
/Seb.

On 17 July 2011 06:19, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com> wrote:

> Actually this was public on the mailing list originally.  After that I
> emailed everyone directly to make sure the actual membership was in
> contact.
>
> Ballots only went to members since it is a vote.
>
> -Kate
>
> On 7/17/11, Schuyler Erle <schuyler at nocat.net> wrote:
> > Okay, I'm responsible for the confusion.
> >
> > Yes, we have a vacancy on the board of directors of the HOT Foundation;
> yes,
> > the foundation is electing a new board member; however, yes, you must
> > already formally be a member of the foundation in order to vote for the
> > board.
> >
> > I didn't realize until I sent my email to the list that the election
> > announcement was only sent privately to the 20 or so people who are
> already
> > formal members of the foundation. I am personally of the opinion that
> this
> > kind of announcement and discussion ought to be on the public mailing
> list,
> > but I have not been the one doing the work, so I can't really complain.
> >
> > I'm sorry if this has thrown anyone for a loop!
> >
> > SDE
> >
> > On Jul 17, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Floris Looijesteijn wrote:
> >
> >> Are we voting for a new board? Where's the announcement of that?
> >> I probably missed it but I don't see anything on the HOT website either?
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> Floris Looijesteijn
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Schuyler Erle <schuyler at nocat.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Hey gang,
> >>>
> >>> If you haven't cast your ballot for the HOT Board of Directors yet, I
> >>> would like to encourage you to consider this, briefly:
> >>>
> >>> There is no question whatsoever that all three nominees for board
> >>> positions are eminently qualified to represent HOT, and would be
> valuable
> >>> additions to the Board of Directors, however -- our board already has a
> >>> preponderance of Americans.
> >>>
> >>> I mention this primarily because we, as HOT, have to deal with a
> >>> humanitarian aid community -- and particularly that part within the UN
> >>> system -- that is sometimes suspicious of Americans. We are sometimes
> >>> perceived, regrettably, as having a tendency to try to take over and
> run
> >>> the whole show, whatever the show is. Now, you all know as well as I do
> >>> that the Americans involved in HOT are sensitive to political nuance,
> and
> >>> do strive to be suitably respectful of our colleagues in other
> >>> organizations, regardless of nationality. The problem isn't with the
> >>> HOTties -- it's with the possible perception of HOT from *outside* our
> >>> group.
> >>>
> >>> I believe that it is of the utmost importance to the future of the
> >>> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team that the organization is NOT perceived
> by
> >>> others as primarily an American initiative. We are a group with a
> >>> genuinely international character, and the rest of the world should see
> >>> us as such.
> >>>
> >>> Therefore I will tell you that I am voting for Harry Wood for the
> >>> available directorship. Harry is at least as qualified, as skilled, and
> >>> as committed as anyone else who has been nominated -- and he has the
> >>> advantage of being from someplace other than the US. I know that he
> will
> >>> continue to be an asset to our organization as a director on our board,
> >>> and I hope that you will elect him to this role.
> >>>
> >>> Yours truly,
> >>>
> >>> An American.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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-- 
Cheers,
/Seb.
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