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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Congratulations to the new directors, I am looking forward to see OSGeo Oceania grow under your fresh energy in the years to come. A great combination of new energy and experience!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I am looking forward to the many opportunities to support the new board as ordinary member, and promote OO amongst the academics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks and kudos to Tim for his professional handling of the elections!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Oceania <oceania-bounces@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, 7 December 2020 at 7:58 am<br>
<b>To: </b>oceania@lists.osgeo.org <oceania@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[OSGeo Oceania] Board Election results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Tim Bowden has announced the election results for the OSGeo Oceania Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The following people have been elected to the board (in no particular order): Jonah Sullivan, Elisa Puccioni, Alex Leith, Ewen Hill, Edoardo Neerhut and Carrol Chan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">So the 2021 Board will be have the following members as Directors:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Emma Hain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Dionne Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Carrol Chan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Elisa Puccioni<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Alex Leith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Ewen Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Greg Lauer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Edoardo Neerhut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Jonah Sullivan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Great to see an a more equitable gender balance across the board, and Pacific Island representation (but we need to keep working on this).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">We did have a minor issue in which one member did not receive a voting ballot. Tim and the Membership Working Group quickly resolved this and I believe the member received a ballot and was able
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Congratulations to the newly elected Directors, and many thanks to Tim for administrating the election (again)!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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