<div dir="ltr">Thank you Tim and Greg for managing this process so well.<div><br></div><div>And looking forward to working with the new members of the Board. Thanks for supporting the community!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 12:56, John Bryant <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com">johnwbryant@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Congratulations to all incoming directors, and a huge thank you to everyone who put their hand up to help lead OSGeo Oceania. I admire your dedication to this community and its values. I wish you best of luck, and wisdom in leading this organisation, and I look forward to finding ways to support you.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>John<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 08:04, Edoardo Neerhut <<a href="mailto:eneerhut@gmail.com" target="_blank">eneerhut@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Excited to work with you all! <div>I agree with your thoughts on gender balance and Pacific Island representation Greg. Good signs, but plenty more work to do.<div><br></div><div>Thank you to the directors and community that have taken OSGeo Oceania this far.<div>Thank you also to Tim Bowden for coordinating this whole process so diligently.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 09:25, Martin Tomko <<a href="mailto:tomkom@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank">tomkom@unimelb.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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.<u></u><u></u></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!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Monday, 7 December 2020 at 7:58 am<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>[OSGeo Oceania] Board Election results<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Tim Bowden has announced the election results for the OSGeo Oceania Board.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">So the 2021 Board will be have the following members as Directors:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Emma Hain<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Dionne Hansen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;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).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;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:10pt;color:black">Congratulations to the newly elected Directors, and many thanks to Tim for administrating the election (again)!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Greg<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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