[Osmf-talk] AGM at SOTM; board elections?

[David Groom]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Collinson" <mike at ayeltd.biz>
To: "Frederik Ramm" <frederik at remote.org>; <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] AGM at SOTM; board elections?


> We talked about this further at a board meeting Thursday night (very rough 
> draft minutes available at 
> http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_Minutes#2010).
>
> Yes, we expect to hold the AGM at SOTM 2010.  Henk has organised a venue 
> for Sunday lunchtime, 13:30.
>
> The board is proposing to put up 1/3 (two positions) for voting. Though 
> this is actually what the Foundation's articles say we should do, but it 
> is a departure from previous practice. Previously all positions except the 
> chairman were re-elected. The board therefore would like comments from 
> members before taking a final decision on 10th June.
>

This seems a perfectly sensible approach for the reasons you outline below.

David Groom


> The main reason is continuity, i.e. there will always be board members 
> with experience. I personally found that as an outsider, it was only in my 
> second year that I that I really started to contribute.  I would certainly 
> like to see our newest members serve another year.
>
> FYI, Andy Robinson and I will be the ones to vacate.  I will not stand for 
> re-election so that we will have at least one new member; I can now do 
> most of what I do without being a board member.
>
> Mike
>
> At 11:25 AM 20/05/2010, Frederik Ramm wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>    last AGM we decided to hold future AGMs at SOTM, so I expect the
>>next AGM to be only about six weeks away.
>>
>>Are there going to be any elections for board membership, or will the
>>current board carry on for a while longer?
>>
>>Bye
>>Frederik
>
>