[Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] My last letter as President

[Luigi Pirelli]

great president(A)

thanks for your work

Luigi Pirelli

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On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 08:09, María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear fellow OSGeoers,
>
> I want to congratulate all the recently elected members of the Board,
> specially the new ones! I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did
> and contribute with your unique view to our organization. I want to
> thank all the people that helped me on this two-year journey and I
> hope I helped others on this journey too. OSGeo is evolving to be more
> inclusive, diverse and bigger than ever and I am proud of you all.
>
> As some of you may know, some months ago I decided to go back into the
> barricades and far from public exposure. I think rotating positions
> inside a voluntary organization is something very healthy to do and
> gives you a unique perspective. That's why I decided to participate on
> a proposal for FOSS4G 2021 and not repeat elections again for the
> Board.
>
> I hereby resign as President to let one of the current members of the
> Board take this position. I have always a strong advocate that this
> kind of positions should be taken by Board members, so I want to
> explicitly facilitate the transition. Our current vice-presidents
> Helena Mitasova and Angelos Tzotsos will fill the space until a new
> President is appointed.
>
> I have to say I'm still a bit sad of the geographic, cultural and
> ethnic representation on the Board. I am sure we can change this on
> the following years. Until then, I am confident current members of the
> Board will do a great job representing you all.
>
> See you all in Calgary in 2020!
> María, your former OSGeo President.
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