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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I second the nomination.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Frank Warmerdam on behalf of Frank Warmerdam (External)<BR>
Sent: Thu 3/9/2006 8:35 PM<BR>
To: OSGeo<BR>
Cc: <BR>
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Nomination for Board: Dave McIlhagga<BR>
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Folks,<BR>
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I am very pleased to nominate Dave McIlhagga for one of the OSGeo board<BR>
of directors seats.<BR>
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I have known Dave since around 1997 when he, Daniel Morissette and I<BR>
all worked for PCI. When he and Daniel struck out on their own he already<BR>
had a great client service ethic. But over the following few years he<BR>
also came to appreciate the transformative power of Open Source in his<BR>
own business and in providing his clients better value and quality.<BR>
<BR>
Since then the name DM Solutions has become synonymous with open source and<BR>
he has become a prophet of the benefits of MapServer and Open Source around<BR>
the world. His efforts on the OSGIS'04 conference, and his support for<BR>
MapServer and MapTools.org have also been appreciated by the community.<BR>
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Dave has great experience in selling the value of open source geospatial<BR>
technologies in the hard edged business world. He also has community<BR>
building skills, and a willingness to do the right thing even if it not<BR>
the most expedient for his own business needs.<BR>
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Dave played a critical role in the launch of OSGeo, and I look forward<BR>
keeping his nose to the grindstone to help make it a big success.<BR>
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Best regards,<BR>
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I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com<BR>
light and sound - activate the windows | <A HREF="http://pobox.com/~warmerdam">http://pobox.com/~warmerdam</A><BR>
and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGF, <A HREF="http://osgeo.org">http://osgeo.org</A><BR>
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