<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Arnulf, will be missed very much for all his spirited work.<br>Nice to know that he will help the transition. <br>Ravi Kumar<br>On 12-05-17 5:45 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:<br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>> Hash: SHA1<br>> <br>> Folks,<br>> I have been on the board for six consecutive years which is a long time<br>> for an organization that is six years old. Sort of the whole life. :-)<br>> It was a great pleasure working with you and making OSGeo what it is<br>> now. Instead of dropping out completely I wish to continue serving OSGeo<br>> in my best capacities (if I got them right) as
lateral thinker and<br>> lowest troll [0] but I would like to pass on the burden of being a<br>> director on the OSGeo Board.<br>> <br>> Being president was a great experience and I have always felt welcomed<br>> and supported in this role, both by the board and OSGeo members and also<br>> by those who invited me. I will obviously complete all tasks which I<br>> have accepted in my role as president after my term ends unless the new<br>> president is keen on taking them over right away. For the next<br>> transition it might be a good idea to introduce the concept of a<br>> 'president elect' in order to avoid a void during transition.<br>> <br>> There are other reasons which make me take this decision. One is a<br>> nagging feeling that many in the community object to many (if not all)<br>> strategic decisions we took as a board. This is probably inevitable<br>> given the diversity of interests represented
through OSGeo - but<br>> nonetheless it is a strain. In summary it feels like I am a bit worn<br>> out. And I am actually looking forward to do some work which for a<br>> change is honored by monetary compensation.<br>> <br>> It took me a lot of listening to friends and thinking on my own to<br>> arrive at this point but it seems to be the right thing to do.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> In my new role as outgoing director I would be happy to be CRO for the<br>> upcoming elections and suggest to get started asap so that we have<br>> enough time to run through Charter Member and Board elections before<br>> FOSS4G 2012. My hope is that we will receive broad support from around<br>> the globe and also to get some fresh faces on the board. If there are no<br>> objections I will set up a schedule for the 2012 elections and send it<br>> around for approval at the board meeting in three weeks.<br>> <br>>
Best regards,<br>> Arnulf.<br>> <br>> [0] <a href="http://arnulf.us/Lowest_Troll" target="_blank">http://arnulf.us/Lowest_Troll</a><br>> <br>> - --<br>> Exploring Space, Time and Mind<br>> <a href="http://arnulf.us" target="_blank">http://arnulf.us</a><br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)<br>> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - <a href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org/" target="_blank">http://enigmail.mozdev.org/</a><br>> <br>> iEYEARECAAYFAk+1cXcACgkQXmFKW+BJ1b2jGwCfdozNa25cNSiITMf+3CxPCD4A<br>> MQ0AoILnvxD5esQwqQxcJd6QtIvAQkhB<br>> =7VFj<br>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Board mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board"
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