The Secretary of the OpenStreetMap Foundation announced today that the next Annual General Meeting of the OSMF and election for board members will be held at State of the Map – Tokyo. The original announcements reads:
To all members of OpenStreetMap Foundation,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 6th Annual General Meeting of the OpenStreetMap Foundation will be held at the State of the Map 2012 conference, Komaba Research Campus 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan, at 12:30 JST Saturday, 08 September 2012.
You do NOT have to join the conference to attend the meeting. Attendance of the AGM is free. However, if you would also like to join SOTM 2012, you can still register at http://stateofthemap.org/register-now/
OSMF AGM Agenda can be found here: http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/12
Nominations are also now open for three OSMF board positions at the AGM. Nominations close on Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 1700 UTC.
To add a nomination or your own name please see the instructions at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM12/Election_to_Board or send an email to secretary at osmfoundation.org .
All (at the start of the AGM) paid-up members of the Foundation are eligible to stand for election to the Board. If you are not already a member of the Foundation then you can sign up via http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Join. If you have questions concerning your membership contact membership at osmfoundation.org .
All (at the start of the AGM) paid-up members of the Foundation are eligible to vote at the Board election.
Proxy voting by email opens on Monday, 27 August 2012 at 0900 UTC. Details on proxy voting by email can be found on the wiki at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM12/Election_to_Board
The final vote will be taken at the AGM itself.
On behalf of the Board, I’m looking forward meeting you at our Annual General Meeting.
Henk Hoff
Secretary
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Board election is a great farce… exclusion from paying competitors. Very very bad!
The board has decided to not grant OSM Foundation membership to 2 individuals who’s behavior are clearly disruptive and not respectful; and who’s membership fee were paid for by a third party.
Within the OSM Foundation there is ample room for discussion; in a civil and respectful way.