[Board] Resignation from Board

[Jeroen Ticheler]

Dear Jeff,

This is a shocking email I only read now. Thanks so much for all the work you've done for the OSGeo community as an active member and a friend! The conferences, map server shootouts, fun dinners and evenings, room sharing and trips, tech and business discussions are good memories we share. I'm sure we'll have more of these in the future.

Thanks again friend!
Cheers,

Jeroen

On 6 feb. 2012, at 16:37, Jeff McKenna wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I think it is best that I resign from the OSGeo Board.  I've tried to be very active on the Board, since my first term's election in September of 2009.  I feel I did a good job representing OSGeo through the years.
> 
> I have also resigned from the Conference Committee (email: http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2012-February/001633.html), which I feel is the right thing to do.  I don't feel this is a haste decision, I feel it is best to move aside now to let others prosper and let FOSS4G continue to be the great event that it is.
> 
> I feel positive that OSGeo and FOSS4G will continue to grow (we can see that now as many other FOSS4G events are starting around the globe).
> 
> Personally, I will continue to focus my work and passion on a few specific OSGeo software: mostly MapServer.  I plan on continuing my hard work for that community.
> 
> So I may not be a visible OSGeo leader in the future, but I'll still be down in the trenches helping our (OSGeo's) software improve and continue to be the best.
> 
> Thank you for letting me be a part of the Board since 2009, it has been a great experience for me.
> 
> Your friend,
> 
> -jeff
> 
> 
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