[California] Stepping Down as Board Rep

[Landon Blake]

Michelle:

You wrote: "Aside from coordinating the chapter meetings, what are the
duties of the board rep?"

Thats basically it. The only requirement for a local chapter is to hold at
least on meeting a year. The Board Rep also serves as the point-of-contact
for the chapter with the OSGeo Board. The new board rep should join the
OSGeo Chapter mailing list, but this is really low-traffic.

Landon

On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 8:56 AM, Michele M Tobias <mmtobias at ucdavis.edu>
wrote:

> Landon,
>
> Thank you for all you’ve done for our group over the years!  I’m sorry to
> hear that life is complicated right now, but know that you’re always
> welcome to participate in any way that fits into your schedule.  That goes
> for everyone.
>
>
>
> Aside from coordinating the chapter meetings, what are the duties of the
> board rep?  Are there meetings/calls to attend or anything like that?  Or
> emails?  Depending on the commitment, I might be able to take it on given
> my current role at UC Davis (i.e. work might let me use work time for it).
>
>
>
> Michele
>
>
>
> Michele Tobias, PhD
>
> GIS Data Curator
>
> Data Management Program
>
> UC Davis Library
>
>
>
> 161 Shields Library
>
> (530)752-7532 <(530)%20752-7532>
>
> mmtobias at ucdavis.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* California [mailto:california-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Landon Blake
> *Sent:* Monday, March 13, 2017 4:19 PM
> *To:* california at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* [California] Stepping Down as Board Rep
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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