[Board] OSGeo Elections

[Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas]

On 22 May 2012 12:03, Ravi Kumar <ravivundavalli48 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Arnulf, will be missed very much for all his spirited work.
> Nice to know that he will help the transition.
> Ravi Kumar
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> On 12-05-17 5:45 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:
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>> Folks,
>> I have been on the board for six consecutive years which is a long time
>> for an organization that is six years old. Sort of the whole life. :-)
>> It was a great pleasure working with you and making OSGeo what it is
>> now. Instead of dropping out completely I wish to continue serving OSGeo
>> in my best capacities (if I got them right) as lateral thinker and
>> lowest troll [0] but I would like to pass on the burden of being a
>> director on the OSGeo Board.
>>
>> Being president was a great experience and I have always felt welcomed
>> and supported in this role, both by the board and OSGeo members and also
>> by those who invited me. I will obviously complete all tasks which I
>> have accepted in my role as president after my term ends unless the new
>> president is keen on taking them over right away. For the next
>> transition it might be a good idea to introduce the concept of a
>> 'president elect' in order to avoid a void during transition.
>>
>> There are other reasons which make me take this decision. One is a
>> nagging feeling that many in the community object to many (if not all)
>> strategic decisions we took as a board. This is probably inevitable
>> given the diversity of interests represented through OSGeo - but
>> nonetheless it is a strain. In summary it feels like I am a bit worn
>> out. And I am actually looking forward to do some work which for a
>> change is honored by monetary compensation.
>>
>> It took me a lot of listening to friends and thinking on my own to
>> arrive at this point but it seems to be the right thing to do.
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>> In my new role as outgoing director I would be happy to be CRO for the
>> upcoming elections and suggest to get started asap so that we have
>> enough time to run through Charter Member and Board elections before
>> FOSS4G 2012. My hope is that we will receive broad support from around
>> the globe and also to get some fresh faces on the board. If there are no
>> objections I will set up a schedule for the 2012 elections and send it
>> around for approval at the board meeting in three weeks.
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>> Best regards,
>> Arnulf.
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>> [0] http://arnulf.us/Lowest_Troll
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>> - --
>> Exploring Space, Time and Mind
>> http://arnulf.us
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Arnulf I want to adhere to the general grateful sentiment to your
amazing job all this years, always inspiring, provocative and
sometimes mind blowing (it the best sense I can think of, the one that
makes things to happen).

So, shall I assume we will have more of Seven and less from Arnulf?

:-)

-- 
Jorge Sanz
http://es.osgeo.org