<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I strongly support Nimalika for the wonderful work she is doing. </div><div>Maria<br><br><div><br></div><div><div id="Signature"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><b>----------------------------------------------------</b></font></span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">See you at FOSS4G Seoul: </span><table cols="2" rows="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://2015.foss4g.org/">http://2015.foss4g.org</a>/</span></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">----------------------------------------------------</b></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; OSGeo; GeoForAll Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/0">Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO</a> (ITALY)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Tel. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327336" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/1">+39-031-3327336</a> - Mob. <a href="tel:+39-328-0023867" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/2">+39-328-0023867</a> - fax. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327321" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/3">+39-031-3327321</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">e-mail1: <a id="NoLP" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" tabindex="0"></a><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1/4">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a id="NoLP" tabindex="0">e-mail2</a>: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></p></font></font></span></div></div></div></div><div><br>Il giorno 11/set/2015, alle ore 04:44, Suchith Anand <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>> ha scritto:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Thanks to Venka and Jeff for this excellent nomination . Nimalika Fernando not only established Geo4All lab in SriLanka at her institution but also  very active contributor to Geo4All community in Asia. I am sure she will be a great asset to the OSGeo Board and also bring perspectives from the developing world.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best wishes,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Suchith</span><br><span>________________________________________</span><br><span>From: <a href="mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> [<a href="mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] on behalf of Vasile Craciunescu [<a href="mailto:vasile@geo-spatial.org">vasile@geo-spatial.org</a>]</span><br><span>Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 4:41 PM</span><br><span>To: OSGeo Discussions</span><br><span>Cc: OSGeo Chief Returning Officer</span><br><span>Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Nomination for Nimalika Fernando</span><br><span></span><br><span>Forwarding Nimalika Fernando nomination to the board of directors by</span><br><span>Jeff McKenna and Venkatesh Raghavan.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best,</span><br><span>Vasile</span><br><span>CRO 2015</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-------- Forwarded Message --------</span><br><span>Subject: Nomination for Nimalika Fernando</span><br><span>Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 12:29:22 -0300</span><br><span>From: Jeff McKenna <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>></span><br><span>To: <a href="mailto:cro@osgeo.org">cro@osgeo.org</a> <<a href="mailto:cro@osgeo.org">cro@osgeo.org</a>></span><br><span>CC: nimalika fernando <<a href="mailto:nimalikaf@gmail.com">nimalikaf@gmail.com</a>>, Venkatesh Raghavan</span><br><span><<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>></span><br><span></span><br><span>It is our pleasure to nominate Nimalika Fernando</span><br><span>(<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Nimalika">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Nimalika</a>), from Sri Lanka, for the</span><br><span>OSGeo Board.  Nimalika is very active in FOSS in her local area, giving</span><br><span>training, and in fact launched a local GeoForAll lab at her institution</span><br><span>(Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology - SLIIT).  She also</span><br><span>played a large part in organizing the first FOSS4G-Sri Lanka event in</span><br><span>early 2014.  More recently she was active at the FOSS4G-Asia event this</span><br><span>past December in Thailand, and she is looking forward to the big FOSS4G</span><br><span>coming to Asia next week.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Actually in messages with Nimalika this week she summarized her</span><br><span>nomination reaction with very thoughtful input: "South Asia is still to</span><br><span>reap the benefits of FOSS GIS and I think passing the message to the</span><br><span>next generation is the most effective way while convincing policy makers</span><br><span>also is a priority. The idea of "openness" is missed much here and may</span><br><span>be due to long lasting social issues our nations have faced. I will</span><br><span>continue my work irrespective of the results, of course."</span><br><span></span><br><span>We strongly feel that Nimalika would be a great asset to the OSGeo</span><br><span>Board, and a strong representation for the South Asia region.  Please</span><br><span>welcome Nimalika to the Board of Directors.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Venka Raghavan & Jeff McKenna</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Discuss mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee</span><br><span>and may contain confidential information. If you have received this</span><br><span>message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. </span><br><span></span><br><span>Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this</span><br><span>message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the</span><br><span>author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the</span><br><span>University of Nottingham.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an</span><br><span>attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your</span><br><span>computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email</span><br><span>communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as</span><br><span>permitted by UK legislation.</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Discuss mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>