[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Awards 2017

[Michael Reichert]

Hi Ilya,

Am 18.06.2017 um 11:05 schrieb Ilya Zverev:
> This year the nominees for the short list will be decided not by a
> single committee, but by a separate groups of people. For example, the
> Innovations award will be manager by the Engineering Working Group, and
> the Writing award — by the Communications WG.

It is good to extend the committee.

> We don't have selection committees for mapping, community and regional
> awards, so if you want to participate, please contact me. Note that this
> will exclude you from the list of nominees.
> 
> 
> The call for nominees will close on 9th of July, and shortly after that
> we will start the second round, choosing the award recipients.

I observed that my nomination disappeared. I assume that the selection
is happening currently, isn't it? You mentioned the possible committees
for two categories but I don't know the remaining ones.

Of course, some selection has to happen because some nominations are
just invalid (e.g. WeeklyOSM was nominated but was awarded last year).
But I think that the selection should happen by the community and not by
committees in the dark. If they sort out nominees, it would improve
transparency very much and reduce (my) anger if they gave a short
explanation. I don't expect a long essay, a simple "was awarded last
year" or a sentence which explains why he/she does not fit into the
category is good enough.

Best regards

Michael


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