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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for that clarification.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>=Russ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mikel Maron [mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Kate Chapman'; 'Heather Leson'; Russell Deffner<br><b>Cc:</b> 'HOT@OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)'; membership@hotosm.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board are open<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p>Russ<o:p></o:p></p><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p>No limitation on nominations to board. Unlike membership, there can only be 7 board members.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Mikel<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div id="_origMsg_"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Russell Deffner <<a href="mailto:russdeffner@gmail.com">russdeffner@gmail.com</a>>; <br><b>To: </b>'Kate Chapman' <<a href="mailto:kate@maploser.com">kate@maploser.com</a>>; 'Heather Leson' <<a href="mailto:heather@textontechs.com">heather@textontechs.com</a>>; <br><b>Cc: </b>'HOT@OSM (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team)' <<a href="mailto:hot@openstreetmap.org">hot@openstreetmap.org</a>>; <<a href="mailto:membership@hotosm.org">membership@hotosm.org</a>>; <br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board are open <br><b>Sent: </b>Wed, Feb 12, 2014 3:27:19 PM <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Just a few questions/clarifications,<br><br>In article 4.2 of the bylaws, it states "The regular Board shall consist of<br>an odd number of directors of no fewer than three (3) nor more than nine (9)<br>directors."; so unless I'm missing an amendment or something agreed upon at<br>a meeting, then there are up to 9 open seats, not necessarily the same 7<br>with expiring term?<br><br>And, that article 4.4 states any voting member, director, or officer can<br>nominate multiple candidates; so not the same limitation as for nominating a<br>voting member?<br><br>Phrased as questions in case I'm looking at the wrong/old bylaws or<br>something,<br>=Russ<br><a href="javascript:return">russdeffner@gmail.com</a> <br><br>Russell Deffner<br><a href="javascript:return">Russell.Deffner@hotosm.org</a> <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Kate Chapman [mailto:<a href="javascript:return">kate@maploser.com</a>] <br>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:41 PM<br>To: Heather Leson<br>Cc: <a href="javascript:return">HOT@OSM</a> (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team); <a href="javascript:return">membership@hotosm.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [HOT] Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and Board<br>are open<br><br>Hi All,<br><br>I put in a sample record for the nominations(1). I didn't want fear of<br>wiki syntax to get in anyone's way. If you have an issues just let us<br>know and we can help.<br><br>Best,<br><br>-Kate<br><br>(1)<br><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201</a><br>4<br><br>On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Heather Leson <<a href="javascript:return">heather@textontechs.com</a>><br>wrote:<br>> HI Jaakko and HOT Friends,<br>><br>> I've written some thoughts about my first year on the HOT Board. Truly, I<br>> want to return and keep helping us grow (If you so elect it to be).<br>><br>> As well, I think this is an important time to consider what does HOT need<br>> from a Board. I've written some thoughts here:<br>><br>> <a href="http://textontechs.com/2014/02/on-the-hot-board/" target="_blank">http://textontechs.com/2014/02/on-the-hot-board/</a><br>><br>> Thank you,<br>><br>> Heather<br>><br>> Heather Leson<br>> <a href="javascript:return">heather@textontechs.com</a><br>> Twitter: HeatherLeson<br>> Blog: textontechs.com<br>><br>><br>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Jaakko Helleranta.com<br>> <<a href="javascript:return">jaakko@helleranta.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Dear voting members and the community at large,<br>>><br>>> Nominations for HOT Chair of the voting members and the Board are now<br>open<br>>> at<br>>><br><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_201</a><br>4<br>>> .<br>>><br>>> Please see below notes on the role of the Chair and Board (clipped from<br>>> prior announcement).<br>>><br>>> As for the schedule, we realized that a week slipped through our fingers<br>>> and that we need to push the schedule with one week accordingly so that<br>we<br>>> ensure that we have enough time for especially Board nominations and<br>>> possible discussions. Also, the nomination and the election of the Chair<br>and<br>>> the Board will happen at the same time (to avoid election fatigue). The<br>>> dates below have been adjusted accordingly.<br>>><br>>> (ii) Election of Chair of Voting Members: Nominations (Weeks of February<br>>> 10 and 17), Election (Week of February 24)<br>>><br>>> The HOT bylaws section 3.7 note that a Chair shall be elected. This is<br>the<br>>> first time that we are selecting one.<br>>><br>>> The role of the Chair (as defined by the bylaws) is to announce voting<br>>> members meetings and chair them but s/he also has a potential<br>disciplinary<br>>> role towards harmfully acting voting members (section 3.6). The term of<br>the<br>>> Chair is one year as is that of the Board.<br>>><br>>> (iii) Election of the Board: Nominations (Weeks of February 10 and 17),<br>>> Election (Week of February 24)<br>>><br>>> All seven seats on the team's Board of Directors are up for election to a<br>>> one-year term. Having a Board with a diversity of skills will help<br>further<br>>> the organization.<br>>><br>>> Nominations are to be made at:<br>>> <a href="http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014" target="_blank">http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Board_Elections_2014</a><br>>><br>>> The nomination time of both the Chair and the Board will end at end of<br>day<br>>> (midnight) PST, Sunday February 23 (= UTC-8).<br>>><br>>> So, please nominate good people for these HOT positions by writing your<br>>> nomination on the above-linked wiki page. The date and time of the Annual<br>>> Meeting will be announced in the coming days.<br>>><br>>> With best wishes from the nominations/elections team,<br>>> Boris, Jaakko & Kate<br>>><br>>> --<br>>> <a href="javascript:return">jaakko@helleranta.com</a> * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +505-8845-3391<br>>> (Nicaragua) * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 *<br>>> <a href="http://about.me/jaakkoh" target="_blank">http://about.me/jaakkoh</a><br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> HOT mailing list<br>> <a href="javascript:return">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br>> <a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><o:p></o:p></p><div id=yqtfd71626><p class=MsoNormal><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>HOT mailing list<br><a href="javascript:return">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>HOT mailing list<br><a href="javascript:return">HOT@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>