[Osmf-talk] SOTM Africa

[Allan Mustard]

If OSM does not pay its board members, they are by definition volunteers.

Speaking for myself, I cannot guarantee that in retirement I can afford on
a government pension to pay out of pocket to attend SOTM conferences.  The
one thing I can offer is my time, on a voluntary basis.

cheers,
apm

On Sat, Nov 23, 2019, 7:07 PM Steve Coast <steve at stevecoast.com> wrote:

> I’m confused why you think all board members are volunteers? That feels
> like a convenient fiction.
>
> Best
>
> Steve
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Jorden Verwer <jorden at verwer.express>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 23, 2019 11:52:00 PM
> *To:* Steve Coast <steve at stevecoast.com>
> *Cc:* talk at openstreetmap org Talk <talk at openstreetmap.org>;
> osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Osmf-talk] SOTM Africa
>
> Hello Steve,
>
> It's good to hear that you had a nice time in Ivory Coast and that SOTM
> Africa appears to have been a success. For me, as a passive OSMF member
> who only attended SOTM once and rarely participates in discussions
> outside of the AGM, I can only respect people who spend way more time on
> OSM than I do - and that obviously includes you. I also think it's
> generally a good idea for as many board members as possible to attend
> SOTM conferences.
>
> What I'm not so sure I agree with you on is your proposal to make
> attendance of at least one OSMF board member mandatory. The board
> consists of volunteers, and for any board member there can be very valid
> reasons why they can't or won't attend. As a consequence, this may apply
> to all board members simultaneously in some situations. What would the
> effect of your proposal be in such a situation? Can the planned SOTM
> conference not take place then and there? Will the board be penalized?
> Neither option seems to be all that desirable, so instead I'd propose
> that OSMF board member attendance be highly recommended, but not
> required.
>
> Oh, and I should probably not get involved in this, so against my better
> judgment I'll quote the page Christoph linked to:
> "We expect this to be the official election campaign process. We won't
> restrict members to continue to talk on our members' mailing list nor
> will we restrict candidates to continue discussions, but we don't
> encourage them to do so. The official answers and questions thereof
> should be what voters use to judge."
>
> Regards,
>
> Jorden
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