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--></style></head><body lang=KO link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hi all, </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I don</span>’<span lang=EN-US>t want to flood the list once again. However I</span>’<span lang=EN-US>m here to second the nomination of Stephen Mather. He has contributed much to PostGIS and OpenDroneMap projects. Also he has carried out many outreach activities including workshops, seminars and talks. He will be a great asset to our community. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cheers, </span></p><p class=MsoNormal>신상희<span lang=EN-US><br>---<br>Shin, Sanghee<br>Gaia3D, Inc. - The GeoSpatial Company<br>www.gaia3d.com </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"굴림",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>보낸 사람<span lang=EN-US>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">Jeff McKenna</a><br></span><b>보낸 날짜<span lang=EN-US>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>2017</span>년<span lang=EN-US> 9</span>월<span lang=EN-US> 9</span>일 토요일 오전<span lang=EN-US> 12:57<br></span><b>받는 사람<span lang=EN-US>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org">osgeo</a><br></span><b>참조<span lang=EN-US>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:cro@osgeo.org">cro@osgeo.org</a><br></span><b>제목<span lang=EN-US>: </span></b><span lang=EN-US>[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Charter Member Nomination: Stephen Mather</span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"굴림",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Forwarding Stephen Mather nomination by Kristin Bott. The 2017 member </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>nominations list was updated [1].</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best regards,</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Vasile & Jeff</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>2017 OSGeo Elections CROs</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>[1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2017</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-------- Forwarded Message --------</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Nominee: Stephen Mather - USA</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Stephen has likely been most recently visible within the OSGeo community </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>as the founder and an ongoing contributor to OpenDroneMap -- for which </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>he received supportive grant funding in 2016; on which he has given </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>numerous workshops, presentations, and trainings since its development; </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and through which he has partnered with a number of people and agencies </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to use geospatial technologies for humanitarian efforts and other </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>applications in education, governmental work, and more.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Through mentoring within and beyond his professional role, Stephen </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>encourages the development of geospatial skills in a variety of folk, </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>and has recently served as a both mentor and a teacher in cooperative </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>programs in Musanze, Rwanda in addition to partnering with students at </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>the State University Zanzibar and the University of Rwanda on geospatial </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>projects.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Stephen is very active in outreach efforts; the last three years have </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>included workshops and presentations all over the globe on open source </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>geospatial software and systems (with a notable concentration on drone </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>systems/remote sensing applications) -- events include FOSS4G </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(2017,2015,2014), State of the Map Africa (2017), FOSS4G Africa (2017), </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>State of the Map US (2016).</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Technically, Stephen brings a wide range of expertise in across GIS </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>packages/protocols/libraries, remote sensing, and variety of programming </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>languages/libraries and is one of the co-authors of the PostGIS Cookbook.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I believe that with a combination of strong technical skills and a </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>dedication to outreach/education in diverse communities, Stephen has </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>brought a great deal to the OSGeo community for years, and will continue </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>to do so.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>-Kristin Bott</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>_______________________________________________</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Discuss mailing list</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>