[OSM-talk] [Osmf-talk] SOTM Africa

[Steve Coast]

I’m confused why you think all board members are volunteers? That feels like a convenient fiction.

Best

Steve
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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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