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'''Approved by board [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2014-July/011785.html vote] in July 2014.'''
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'''Approved by board [[Board_Meeting_2016-8-24#OSGeo_charter_member_election_procedure|vote]] in August 2016.'''
  
 
= General Process =
 
= General Process =
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Each year new charter members are nominated and elected by existing OSGeo charter members, in a process operated by the [[Chief Returning Officer]] (CRO).   
 
Each year new charter members are nominated and elected by existing OSGeo charter members, in a process operated by the [[Chief Returning Officer]] (CRO).   
  
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Previously:
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* [[Membership Process 2014]]  '''Approved by board [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2014-July/011785.html vote] in July 2014.'''
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== Nominations ==
 
== Nominations ==
  
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# The nominations period should be roughly 2 weeks, and should be announced by the CRO on the OSGeo announce and discuss lists.   
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# The nominations period should be roughly 2 weeks, and should be announced by the CRO on the OSGeo announce and discuss lists.
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#* A person may ask a [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html charter member] who can vouch for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes Positive Attributes] of the person to nominate them.
 
# An existing [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html charter member] can nominate potential new Charter Member(s).
 
# An existing [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html charter member] can nominate potential new Charter Member(s).
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# Nominees should meet the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes Positive Attributes] for Charter Members.
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#* Nominees should meet the [[Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes Positive Attributes]] for Charter Members.
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# A person may ask a  [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html charter member] who can vouch for the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes Positive Attributes] of the person to nominate them.
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#* Please confirm with the nominated person first!
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# Nominations for charter membership should be sent to the CRO (at cro@osgeo.org). The nomination may reference a candidate's [[OSGeo Advocate]] profile if it exists. (The nominee may wish to create or update their profile beforehand).
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#* Please email cro@osgeo.org with their '''name''', '''contact email''' and '''paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member'''
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# Anyone who is not already a charter member is a potential nominee.
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# CRO will verify with the nominee that they are willing to stand for nomination
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# The CRO should verify with the nominee that they are willing to stand for the election. This should include an explanation of charter membership responsibilities. Once confirmed, the CRO should forward the nomination to the OSGeo discuss list. No seconder is required.
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#* The CRO will include an explanation of [[Membership_Process#Responsibilities charter membership responsibilities]].
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# All OSGeo members (members as well as charter members) are encouraged to discuss candidates on the discuss list.
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#* The CRO will invite new charter members to update/create their OSGeo Advocate profile, as per: [[OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate]].  
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# Once all the nominations close, a summary of charter candidates will be prepared and posted by the CRO to the OSGeo discuss list.
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#* Once confirmed by the nominee the CRO will send the nomination to discuss@osgeo.org
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#A nomination must be seconded by at least one other charter member
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== Voting ==
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#* CRO will gather nominations into a candidates list to be presented to the OSGeo board
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# Candidate review
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From 2014 elections make use of an [[Electronic Voting]] process.
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#* All OSGeo members (members as well as charter members) are encouraged to discuss candidates on the discuss list.
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#* A veto may be raised by any OSGeo charter member by sending a private e-mail to the CRO (at cro@osgeo.org)
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# Voting occurs for approximately one week, following the closing of nominations.
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# Once all the nominations close
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# The CRO should ensure that all charter members receive the voting announcement - the OSGeo Secretary can provide a charter member list with contact info. This will happen before the voting period starts.
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#* CRO will gather any and all vetos for the OSGeo board for an anonymous review
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# Each charter member will receive an email with a personalized url to access the [[Electronic Voting]] system.
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#* 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
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# Charter members then vote (Yes/No/Abstain) for all nominated charter members.
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#* A summary of charter candidates will be prepared and presented by the CRO to the OSGeo board
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# After a successful registration of the vote, an email will be sent to the Charter Member to confirm the vote has been registered.
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#* When approved by the OSGeo board the candidates will be added as charter members and posted to the OSGeo discuss list.
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# Each candidate with more YES votes than NO votes, and greater than 5% of voting charter members voting YES for them, will be included as new charter members.
 
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# The voting period is approximately 1 week long.
 
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# Once the voting period is over, the CRO tallies votes and assigns (charter or board) membership to the candidates with the most votes (depending on the positions being voted on).
 
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# The CRO will announce the selected charter members on discuss@lists.osgeo.org, update the official list with the Secretary, and update the following web pages:
 
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#* [http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html OSGeo web site]
 
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#* Publish the results on the corresponding [[:Category:Elections]] results page.
 
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# The CRO will invite new charter members to update (or create) their OSGeo Advocate profile, as per: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate
 
  
 
= Positive Attributes =  
 
= Positive Attributes =  
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Recommended membership selection criteria include:
 
Recommended membership selection criteria include:
  
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* 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
 
* 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 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.
 
* 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.
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* 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.
 
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* Members selected should provide a diversity of geographic regions, diversity of projects, diversity of programming languages and diversity of interests (e.g., corporate, hobbyist, educational, scientific).
 
 
* Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an asset.
 
* Members should be prepared to work constructively and positively towards the goals of the Foundation. Good teamwork skills are an asset.
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Membership nominations should strive to promote diversity:
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* Nominate members representing a diversity of geographic regions, diversity of projects, diversity of programming languages.
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* Nominate members representing and diversity of interests (e.g., corporate, hobbyist, educational, scientific).
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* Nominate members representing a diversity of humanity including gender and race
  
 
= Responsibilities =
 
= Responsibilities =
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Official responsibilities for charter members are important, but relatively light. As of August 2014, they include:
 
Official responsibilities for charter members are important, but relatively light. As of August 2014, they include:
 
# Annually vote for OSGeo Board members.
 
# Annually vote for OSGeo Board members.
 
# Annually vote for new OSGeo Charter members.
 
# Annually vote for new OSGeo Charter members.
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# Be aware of and protect against a hostile takeover of OSGeo. This threat is incredibly low but has been known to occur in other volunteer organisations.
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# Be aware of and protect against a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover#Hostile takeover] of OSGeo by single group or viewpoint. This threat is incredibly low but has been known to occur in other volunteer organisations.
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= Questions =
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The following questions have been asked during the election process, if you have a question please reach out to the discuss@osgeo.org email list.
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* Q: What is meant by hostile takeover
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** Charter Members have the responsibility of voting responsibly "preserving the integrity" of the OSGeo Foundation. A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover#Hostile takeover] in this context would be a change of management, without the consent of the members resulting in a new direction of the organization.
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* Q:  Where are people to send nominations?
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** Please email your nomination to cro@osgeo.org as outlined above, the chief returning officer will email discuss@osgeo.org after updating the wiki page of nominations.
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** Be careful about emailing the discuss@osgeo directly, your candidate may be missed!
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* Q: Will the nominated person who has been vetoed be publicly named (this might be seen as insensitive and might be best to inform them privately).
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** The board motion calls for transparency in this manner, it may be enough to indicate that the nomination was unsuccessful.
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* Q: Will the person sending the veto be named?
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** The review is conducted blind by the board.
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* Q: Will the board member votes be made public?
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** Yes (The board publish minuets of all meetings)
  
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TBD: As of mid 2014, there has been some suggestions on board and discuss email lists about using web based voting tools to have OSGeo Charter members vote o specific OSGeo issues. Agreement and details are yet to be finalised.
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* Q: Will the reasons someone has been excluded be made public?
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** Reasons will be discussed as part of the blind review process.
  
 
[[Category:Membership]]
 
[[Category:Membership]]
 
[[Category:Elections]]
 
[[Category:Elections]]
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[[Category:Election 2017]]

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Approved by board vote in August 2016.

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:

Nominations

  1. The nominations period should be roughly 2 weeks, and should be announced by the CRO on the OSGeo announce and discuss lists.
  2. An existing 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 with their name, contact email and paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member
  3. CRO will verify with the nominee that they are willing to stand for nomination
  4. A nomination must be seconded by at least one other charter member
    • CRO will gather nominations into a candidates list to be presented to the OSGeo board
  5. Candidate review
    • 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 e-mail to the CRO (at cro@osgeo.org)
  6. Once all the nominations close
    • CRO will gather any and all vetos 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
    • 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. As of August 2014, they include:

  1. Annually vote for OSGeo Board members.
  2. Annually vote for new OSGeo Charter members.
  3. Be aware of and protect against a takeover of OSGeo by single group or viewpoint. This threat is incredibly low but has been known to occur in other volunteer organisations.

Questions

The following questions have been asked during the election process, if you have a question please reach out to the discuss@osgeo.org email list.

  • Q: What is meant by hostile takeover
    • Charter Members have the responsibility of voting responsibly "preserving the integrity" of the OSGeo Foundation. A takeover in this context would be a change of management, without the consent of the members resulting in a new direction of the organization.
  • Q: Where are people to send nominations?
    • Please email your nomination to cro@osgeo.org as outlined above, the chief returning officer will email discuss@osgeo.org after updating the wiki page of nominations.
    • Be careful about emailing the discuss@osgeo directly, your candidate may be missed!
  • Q: Will the nominated person who has been vetoed be publicly named (this might be seen as insensitive and might be best to inform them privately).
    • The board motion calls for transparency in this manner, it may be enough to indicate that the nomination was unsuccessful.
  • Q: Will the person sending the veto be named?
    • The review is conducted blind by the board.
  • Q: Will the board member votes be made public?
    • Yes (The board publish minuets of all meetings)
  • Q: Will the reasons someone has been excluded be made public?
    • Reasons will be discussed as part of the blind review process.
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