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'''Approved by board [[Board_Meeting_2016-8-24#OSGeo_charter_member_election_procedure|vote]] in August 2016 and amended in 2018 to extend the use of electronic voting to charter members to reduce the email traffic on discuss lists.'''

= General Process =

Each year new charter members are nominated and elected by existing OSGeo charter members, in a process operated by the [[Chief Returning Officer]] (CRO).

Previously:

* [[Membership Process 2014]] '''Approved by board [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2014-July/011785.html vote] in July 2014.'''
* [[Membership Process 2016]]

== Nominations ==

# The nominations period should be roughly 2 weeks, and should be announced by the CRO on the OSGeo announce and discuss lists.
#* A person may ask a [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/ charter member] who can vouch for the [[Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes | positive attributes]] of the person to nominate them.
# An existing [https://www.osgeo.org/about/charter-members/ charter member] can nominate potential new Charter Member(s).
#* Nominees should meet the [[Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes | positive attributes]] for Charter Members.
#* Please confirm with the nominated person first!
#* Please email cro@osgeo.org ('''not to discuss@osgeo.org''') with their '''name''', '''contact email''' (if possible, use a personal email address not the work one that can change in the future) and '''paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member''' (please include details about the [[Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes | positive attributes]] of the nominee)
# CRO will verify with the nominee that they are willing to stand for nomination
#* The CRO will include an explanation of [[Membership_Process#Responsibilities | charter membership responsibilities]].
#* The CRO will invite new charter members to update/create their [[OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate | OSGeo Advocate profile]].
#* Once confirmed by the nominee the CRO will add the nomination to the [https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2018 2018 new member nominations page]
# Candidate review
#* All OSGeo charter members will receive an invitation to use our electronic voting system to second any number of proposals from the nominee list.
#* All OSGeo members (members as well as charter members) are encouraged to discuss candidates on the discuss list.
#* A veto may be raised by any OSGeo charter member by sending a private email to the CRO (at cro@osgeo.org)
# Once all the review period close
#* CRO will gather all vetos (if any) for the OSGeo board for an anonymous review
#* If the veto is accepted by the board, then the CRO shall reply to the public discuss@osgeo.org and the nomination is removed from the CROs candidates list
#* A summary of charter candidates will be prepared and presented by the CRO to the OSGeo board
#* A eligible nomination must be seconded by at least one other charter member
#* When approved by the OSGeo board the candidates will be added as charter members and posted to the OSGeo discuss list.

= Positive Attributes =

Recommended membership selection criteria include:

* Members should believe in the general goals of the Foundation. To support and promote the use of free and open source geospatial software, education and data in a collaborative manner.
* Previous participation in or support of OSGeo activities
* The person should already have made a contribution to free and open source geospatial software, education or open data.
* The person should be willing to put in time and effort on the Foundation, perhaps joining committee(s), or volunteering in some other way that gets the Foundation going.
* Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an asset.

Membership nominations should strive to promote diversity:

* Nominate members representing a diversity of geographic regions, diversity of projects, diversity of programming languages.
* Nominate members representing and diversity of interests (e.g., corporate, hobbyist, educational, scientific).
* Nominate members representing a diversity of humanity including gender and race

= Responsibilities =

Official responsibilities for charter members are important, but relatively light. They include:
# Annually vote for OSGeo Board members.
# Annually vote for new OSGeo Charter members.

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[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Election 2018]]

Membership Process 2018 - Revision history

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