[HOT] HOT governance tasks, please read!

[Mike Dupont]

I already filled out the form. I am still committed to help as I can.
I have a very large backlog of todos.
mike

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:45 AM, Kate Chapman <kate at maploser.com> wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> It isn't meant to guilt people=).  Just put yourself in the form.
>
> The idea though is there are some people who we thought might not be
> interested (haven't seen them on the mailing list, they don't vote in
> the elections, etc).  So it seemed like a good idea to ask.
>
> Best,
>
> -Kate
>
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Mike  Dupont
> <jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am doing my best. Have been very busy this year working. But I am
>> ready to help in emergencies.
>> mike
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hello HOTties!
>>>
>>> It’s governance time.
>>>
>>> As the end of 2011 approaches, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has a
>>> number of tasks on hand. It’s time for another round of membership
>>> nominations. We are past due to have a Board election. And we have updates
>>> to our Bylaws. We need to complete all these things on an relatively quick
>>> schedule, as we are working to complete 501(3)c filing for HOT by the end of
>>> the year.
>>>
>>> So, please, read through this email carefully, and please act where
>>> requested. Any questions or concerns, fire away. Thanks!
>>>
>>> * Membership
>>>
>>> First for all current members need to confirm continued membership. Do you
>>> wish to continue to be a member of HOT?  Some individuals have been more
>>> active than others and we understand if you don’t have the time.
>>>
>>> The current membership list is posted to
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Members
>>>
>>> To confirm your membership, please fill out this brief form.
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJzRjBVb25LRzI1OFVseC1kOWNIamc6MQ
>>>
>>> Please confirm your membership by end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> * Member Nominations
>>>
>>> HOT membership works similarly to Apache. New members are invited by current
>>> members. The nominations are published, and if there are no objections, the
>>> new members are accepted.
>>>
>>> Nominated members before have come from all sorts of places, those who have
>>> worked with us in the field, remote volunteers that have really made a
>>> difference in responses and partners that have really helped.
>>>
>>> Nominations can be made in the form below. If you’d like to be nominated,
>>> don’t hesitate to contact HOT members individually to discuss.
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNsWG1EdTRfWGR3aVJudWdIUnRiSFE6MQ
>>>
>>> Please make nominations by end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> * Elections
>>>
>>> We are past due to have a Board election. Four of the Board are up for
>>> re-election (Nicolas Chavent, Kate Chapman, Dane Springmeyer, Mikel Maron).
>>> And the Board has decided to expand to seven total, meaning we have 6 seats
>>> to fill this election. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
>>> further the organization.
>>>
>>> Nominations can be made on this wiki page:
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections
>>>
>>> Nominations will be open until end of day, December 7.
>>>
>>> We’ll have the election the following week, with completion by December 14.
>>>
>>> * Bylaws
>>>
>>> For HOT’s 501(c)3 application, we need to update our bylaws. There is
>>> nothing substanitally new from the current bylaws (excepting one thing);
>>> they’ve only been made to conform to legal language.
>>>
>>> Please review, and let’s discuss anything of concern on list. The one thing
>>> we do need to decide is which organization would receive HOT’s assets in the
>>> event of dissolution. This must be an existing US 501(c)3. One suggestion so
>>> far has been the EFF, but this hasn’t progressed past the idea stage. So,
>>> suggestions welcome.
>>>
>>> The Bylaws are posted to:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/U.S._Bylaws#Proposed_Bylaws_for_HOT.2C_Dec_2011
>>>
>>> We’ll include approval of the bylaws with the election, by December 14. It
>>> will take a majority of members to accept the new bylaws.
>>>
>>> * That’s it
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading through all of this and for helping get HOT through the
>>> governance rigamarol. If anything doesn’t make sense here, just ask.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> The HOT Board
>>>
>>> Mikel Maron
>>> Kate Chapman
>>> Nicolas Chavent
>>> Harry Wood
>>> Dane Springmeyer
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> HOT mailing list
>>> HOT at openstreetmap.org
>>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> James Michael DuPont
>> Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org
>>
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