[HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board are open

Mikel Maron mikel_maron at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 17 13:38:25 UTC 2014


Hi Cat

Thanks for getting involved and the positive thoughts!

Just wanted to clarify, there's different notions of "membership" in HOT. In our Bylaws, we have "Voting Members", who go through a nomination process, and have certain defined rights, among them voting for the Board. The greater community of "HOT People" are referred to in the HOT Code of Conduct as "Associates", though we aren't quite happy with that word either. "Members" makes sense as a label for anyone who commits themselves to HOT, but there's confusion with the term "Voting Members", those who take on an additional level of responsibility in the org. Certainly something to look at as well in the Bylaws discussions.

For reference, this is the HOT Code, which all Voting Members will accept, and which HOT Associates are also encouraged to understand and use to guide their actions.
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lo7o9YuOCdH94XCFcK-HsH5Ja4fPnpVl7GioKg_4Ht8/edit
 
Best
Mikel

* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron



On Friday, February 14, 2014 4:08 PM, "cat at humanityroad.org" <cat at humanityroad.org> wrote:
 
I became a member of HOT to learn more about how the work is done for many reasons, to help your work myself if possible, to help by encouraging our team and to support your work both with mapping and social media. Every day I learn more!  I just wanted to write and tell all how impressed I am with not only the work of the members but at the growth and governance steps.  Thanks for being a shining example for so many.
> 
>Cat Graham
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>From:Severin Menard [mailto:severin.menard at gmail.com] 
>Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 9:38 AM
>To: hot at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board are open
> 
>Hi Russell,
> 
>Thanks for pointing out these unclear aspects in the bylaws, would be good to modify them so that there is no confusion. For the number of board seats, either there is a gold number and then it should be written, or we prefer to have a range and in this case, it should be mentioned what is/are the clear criteria for this. Could be related to the number of members or whatever.
> 
>Sincerely,
> 
>Severin
> 
>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:27:19 -0700
>>From: "Russell Deffner" <russdeffner at gmail.com>
>>To: "'Kate Chapman'" <kate at maploser.com>, "'Heather Leson'"
>>        <heather at textontechs.com>
>>Cc: "'HOT at OSM \(Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team\)'"
>>        <hot at openstreetmap.org>, membership at hotosm.org
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and
>>        Board   are open
>>Message-ID: <002d01cf2806$ebf2b3a0$c3d81ae0$@gmail.com>
>>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>>
>>Just a few questions/clarifications,
>>
>>In article 4.2 of the bylaws, it states "The regular Board shall consist of
>>an odd number of directors of no fewer than three (3) nor more than nine (9)
>>directors."; so unless I'm missing an amendment or something agreed upon at
>>a meeting, then there are up to 9 open seats, not necessarily the same 7
>>with expiring term?
>>
>>And, that article 4.4 states any voting member, director, or officer can
>>nominate multiple candidates; so not the same limitation as for nominating a
>>voting member?
>>
>>Phrased as questions in case I'm looking at the wrong/old bylaws or
>>something,
>>=Russ
>>russdeffner at gmail.com
>>
>>Russell Deffner
>>Russell.Deffner at hotosm.org
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kate Chapman [mailto:kate at maploser.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:41 PM
>>To: Heather Leson
>>Cc: HOT at OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team); membership at hotosm.org
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board
>>are open
>>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I put in a sample record for the nominations(1). I didn't want fear of
>>wiki syntax to get in anyone's way. If you have an issues just let us
>>know and we can help.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>-Kate
>>
>>(1)
>>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201
>>4
>>
>>On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Heather Leson <heather at textontechs.com>
>>wrote:
>>> HI Jaakko and HOT Friends,
>>>
>>> I've written some thoughts about my first year on the HOT Board. Truly, I
>>> want to return and keep helping us grow (If you so elect it to be).
>>>
>>> As well, I think this is an important time to consider what does HOT need
>>> from a Board. I've written some thoughts here:
>>>
>>> http://textontechs.com/2014/02/on-the-hot-board/
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Heather
>>>
>>> Heather Leson
>>> heather at textontechs.com
>>> Twitter: HeatherLeson
>>> Blog: textontechs.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Jaakko Helleranta.com
>>> <jaakko at helleranta.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear voting members and the community at large,
>>>>
>>>> Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and the Board are now
>>open
>>>> at
>>>>
>>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201
>>4
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> Please see below notes on the role of the Chair and Board (clipped from
>>>> prior announcement).
>>>>
>>>> As for the schedule, we realized that a week slipped through our fingers
>>>> and that we need to push the schedule with one week accordingly so that
>>we
>>>> ensure that we have enough time for especially Board nominations and
>>>> possible discussions. Also, the nomination and the election of the Chair
>>and
>>>> the Board will happen at the same time (to avoid election fatigue). The
>>>> dates below have been adjusted accordingly.
>>>>
>>>> (ii) Election of Chair of Voting Members: Nominations (Weeks of February
>>>> 10 and 17), Election (Week of February 24)
>>>>
>>>> The HOT bylaws section 3.7 note that a Chair shall be elected. This is
>>the
>>>> first time that we are selecting one.
>>>>
>>>> The role of the Chair (as defined by the bylaws) is to announce voting
>>>> members meetings and chair them but s/he also has a potential
>>disciplinary
>>>> role towards harmfully acting voting members (section 3.6). The term of
>>the
>>>> Chair is one year as is that of the Board.
>>>>
>>>> (iii) Election of the Board: Nominations (Weeks of February 10 and 17),
>>>> Election (Week of February 24)
>>>>
>>>> All seven seats on the team's Board of Directors are up for election to a
>>>> one-year term. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
>>further
>>>> the organization.
>>>>
>>>> Nominations are to be made at:
>>>> http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014
>>>>
>>>> The nomination time of both the Chair and the Board will end at end of
>>day
>>>> (midnight) PST, Sunday February 23 (= UTC-8).
>>>>
>>>> So, please nominate good people for these HOT positions by writing your
>>>> nomination on the above-linked wiki page. The date and time of the Annual
>>>> Meeting will be announced in the coming days.
>>>>
>>>> With best wishes from the nominations/elections team,
>>>> Boris, Jaakko & Kate
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> jaakko at helleranta.com * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +505-8845-3391
>>>> (Nicaragua) * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 *
>>>> http://about.me/jaakkoh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> HOT mailing list
>>> HOT at openstreetmap.org
>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>>
>>
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>>Message: 2
>>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:43:32 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>>To: 'Kate Chapman' <kate at maploser.com>, 'Heather Leson'
>>        <heather at textontechs.com>, Russell Deffner <russdeffner at gmail.com>
>>Cc: "'HOT at OSM \(Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team\)'"
>>        <hot at openstreetmap.org>, "membership at hotosm.org"
>>        <membership at hotosm.org>
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and
>>        Board   are open
>>Message-ID:
>>        <1392219812.63817.YahooMailAndroidMobile at web161703.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>>Russ
>>
>>The Board determines the number of seats within those limits. We've had 7 board seats since the beginning, and this has been a workable sized board for us.
>>
>>No limitation on nominations to board. Unlike membership, there can only be 7 board members.
>>
>>Mikel
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>>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:44:19 -0700
>>From: Russell Deffner <russell.deffner at hotosm.org>
>>To: <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>, "'Kate Chapman'" <kate at maploser.com>,
>>        "'Heather Leson'" <heather at textontechs.com>, "'Russell Deffner'"
>>        <russdeffner at gmail.com>
>>Cc: "'HOT at OSM \(Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team\)'"
>>        <hot at openstreetmap.org>, membership at hotosm.org
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and
>>        Board   are open
>>Message-ID: <003401cf2809$4be96f40$e3bc4dc0$@hotosm.org>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>>Thanks for that clarification.
>>
>>=Russ
>>
>>
>>
>>From: Mikel Maron [mailto:mikel_maron at yahoo.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:44 AM
>>To: 'Kate Chapman'; 'Heather Leson'; Russell Deffner
>>Cc: 'HOT at OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)'; membership at hotosm.org
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board
>>are open
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Russ
>>
>>The Board determines the number of seats within those limits. We've had 7
>>board seats since the beginning, and this has been a workable sized board
>>for us.
>>
>>No limitation on nominations to board. Unlike membership, there can only be
>>7 board members.
>>
>>Mikel
>>
>>
>>
>>  _____
>>
>>From: Russell Deffner <russdeffner at gmail.com>;
>>To: 'Kate Chapman' <kate at maploser.com>; 'Heather Leson'
>><heather at textontechs.com>;
>>Cc: 'HOT at OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)' <hot at openstreetmap.org>;
>><membership at hotosm.org>;
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board
>>are open
>>Sent: Wed, Feb 12, 2014 3:27:19 PM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Just a few questions/clarifications,
>>
>>In article 4.2 of the bylaws, it states "The regular Board shall consist of
>>an odd number of directors of no fewer than three (3) nor more than nine (9)
>>directors."; so unless I'm missing an amendment or something agreed upon at
>>a meeting, then there are up to 9 open seats, not necessarily the same 7
>>with expiring term?
>>
>>And, that article 4.4 states any voting member, director, or officer can
>>nominate multiple candidates; so not the same limitation as for nominating a
>>voting member?
>>
>>Phrased as questions in case I'm looking at the wrong/old bylaws or
>>something,
>>=Russ
>>russdeffner at gmail.com <javascript:return>
>>
>>Russell Deffner
>>Russell.Deffner at hotosm.org <javascript:return>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kate Chapman [mailto:kate at maploser.com <javascript:return> ]
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:41 PM
>>To: Heather Leson
>>Cc: HOT at OSM <javascript:return>  (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team);
>>membership at hotosm.org <javascript:return>
>>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board
>>are open
>>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I put in a sample record for the nominations(1). I didn't want fear of
>>wiki syntax to get in anyone's way. If you have an issues just let us
>>know and we can help.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>-Kate
>>
>>(1)
>>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201
>>4
>>
>>On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Heather Leson <heather at textontechs.com
>><javascript:return> >
>>wrote:
>>> HI Jaakko and HOT Friends,
>>>
>>> I've written some thoughts about my first year on the HOT Board. Truly, I
>>> want to return and keep helping us grow (If you so elect it to be).
>>>
>>> As well, I think this is an important time to consider what does HOT need
>>> from a Board. I've written some thoughts here:
>>>
>>> http://textontechs.com/2014/02/on-the-hot-board/
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Heather
>>>
>>> Heather Leson
>>> heather at textontechs.com <javascript:return>
>>> Twitter: HeatherLeson
>>> Blog: textontechs.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Jaakko Helleranta.com
>>> <jaakko at helleranta.com <javascript:return> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear voting members and the community at large,
>>>>
>>>> Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and the Board are now
>>open
>>>> at
>>>>
>>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201
>>4
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> Please see below notes on the role of the Chair and Board (clipped from
>>>> prior announcement).
>>>>
>>>> As for the schedule, we realized that a week slipped through our fingers
>>>> and that we need to push the schedule with one week accordingly so that
>>we
>>>> ensure that we have enough time for especially Board nominations and
>>>> possible discussions. Also, the nomination and the election of the Chair
>>and
>>>> the Board will happen at the same time (to avoid election fatigue). The
>>>> dates below have been adjusted accordingly.
>>>>
>>>> (ii) Election of Chair of Voting Members: Nominations (Weeks of February
>>>> 10 and 17), Election (Week of February 24)
>>>>
>>>> The HOT bylaws section 3.7 note that a Chair shall be elected. This is
>>the
>>>> first time that we are selecting one.
>>>>
>>>> The role of the Chair (as defined by the bylaws) is to announce voting
>>>> members meetings and chair them but s/he also has a potential
>>disciplinary
>>>> role towards harmfully acting voting members (section 3.6). The term of
>>the
>>>> Chair is one year as is that of the Board.
>>>>
>>>> (iii) Election of the Board: Nominations (Weeks of February 10 and 17),
>>>> Election (Week of February 24)
>>>>
>>>> All seven seats on the team's Board of Directors are up for election to a
>>>> one-year term. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help
>>further
>>>> the organization.
>>>>
>>>> Nominations are to be made at:
>>>> http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014
>>>>
>>>> The nomination time of both the Chair and the Board will end at end of
>>day
>>>> (midnight) PST, Sunday February 23 (= UTC-8).
>>>>
>>>> So, please nominate good people for these HOT positions by writing your
>>>> nomination on the above-linked wiki page. The date and time of the Annual
>>>> Meeting will be announced in the coming days.
>>>>
>>>> With best wishes from the nominations/elections team,
>>>> Boris, Jaakko & Kate
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> jaakko at helleranta.com <javascript:return>  * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile:
>>+505-8845-3391
>>>> (Nicaragua) * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 *
>>>> http://about.me/jaakkoh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> HOT mailing list
>>> HOT at openstreetmap.org <javascript:return>
>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
>>
>>
>>>
>>
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