FOSS4G 2014 Bid Process Board Voting

The OSGeo Conference Committee votes for the 2014 hosting resulted in a tie. A re-vote did not change the outcome. The following is the process used to solve the tie breaker, through a vote by the OSGeo Board.

Board Vote

Voting for where to host the global FOSS4G event is very important, and I hope each Board member takes this responsibility seriously. This means of course reviewing each proposal and budget closely, and reviewing the excellent Q/A already done by the Conf Comm (http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/OSGeo-Conference-Committee-f3721662.html).

Thanks Cameron for getting the ball rolling with suggestions.

Proposal Documents

I also see the proposals in svn at: http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/proposals/2014/

Board members should also review the 2014 RFP (http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/rfp/2014/), specifically the "Evaluation Criteria" section, on page 9. (as the Conf Comm did, the OSGeo Board must also vote according to the Evaluation Criteria as specified in the RFP)

Vote Process

We should keep the same voting process as the Conf Comm: please send your city selection to Paul as CRO privately.

Vote Deadline

Votes should be sent to Paul by end of next Monday, the 29th.

Tie Breaker

In the case of a tie, the President's vote should count as 1.5 votes.

Board Q/A

Can occur openly on the Board mailing list.