[Osmf-talk] Annual General Meeting on 10 December 2022 and election to board

[Heather Leson]

Hello

I read Mikel OSMF diary and noted that the current board members who hold
seats and are up for election still have not advised OSMF on their status.

Please kindly advise us this week as this may help with new candidates.
Also, for new potential candidates I encourage you to reach out to the
current and past OSMF board members for any guidance or insights.

I look forward to candidates who are women and are from regions in the OSM
network that may not have their experiences, knowledge, and perspectives in
the governance of OSMF.


Thank you and good luck,


Heather


On Sun., Oct. 2, 2022, 17:34 Simon Poole, <simon at poole.ch> wrote:

>
> Am 02.10.2022 um 17:25 schrieb Heather Leson:
>
> Thanks for the discussion, Simon.
>
> There does not need to be a 'rule' in place.
>
> The suggestion was to embodied this in the board rules of order, so
> something that can be put in place and changed by the board. Essentially it
> just documents best practice that the board has agreed to abide by.
>
> Why not make it a good governance practice? Meaning - board members should
> advise the community about their intentions. This helps for transparency
> and planning around the election process.
>
>
> Plus, it might encourage new candidates to join the election and board.
>
> That is the main point, while you might get a few takers if you tell them
> you are guaranteed not to be elected, this is not what we want and it is
> unfair to talk people into standing and going through all the motions when
> you know that there is no chance for success.
>
> Simon
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> heather
>
> Heather Leson
> heatherleson at gmail.com
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>
>
> On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 5:08 PM Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>>
>> Am 02.10.2022 um 16:44 schrieb Mateusz Konieczny via osmf-talk:
>> ...
>> > (though are more likely to be elected than average candidate in the
>> > same way as
>> > during presidential election someone elected in past is typically more
>> > likely to be
>> > elected than average candidate)
>> > ...
>>
>> It is "more likely" as in there has not been an incumbent that stood for
>> re-election that hasn't been successful in modern times. And even
>> historically it has only happened twice and in both cases the candidates
>> were very unpopular (something that cannot be said about the current
>> board).
>>
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