[California] Stepping Down as Board Rep

[Alex Mandel]

Landon,

Thank you for your service to the community, it has been appreciated.

I'll clarify that I think the role of the OSGeo liason is simply to keep
communication open between the foundation and the chapter (attend some
OSGeo online board meetings occasionally, bring OSGeo big news back to
the chapter and vice versa, make sure our wiki page is current).

With that I'd encourage anyone interested in the role to please speak
up, or for people to nominate (ask someone first) a good person for the
position.

PS: Anyone interested in organizing an OSGeo social in May at CalGIS?

Thanks,
Alex

On 03/13/2017 04:19 PM, Landon Blake wrote:
> Hey guys. I think it is time for me to step down as board rep for our
> chapter. My life has gotten considerably more complicated since last June,
> and I don't have the time or energy to devote to OSGeo like I once did. I
> don't even get to work on GIS much any more.
> 
> It also seems like the core of our support is in the academic community,
> which makes me a poor fit for leader as a private sector capitalist. :]
> 
> The primary duties of the board rep are to organize our annual meeting. (It
> seems I can't even lead effectively enough to do this.)
> 
> If we can't find someone to take over for me, I'll recommend to the OSGeo
> Board that we close the chapter. I'll plan on reaching out to them by the
> end of this week if I don't hear from any of our chapter members.
> 
> I'm happy to help whoever takes over, if they'd like assistance.
> 
> Let me know if you want to step up as the new Board Rep for the Chapter.
> 
> Landon
>