[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Hires an Executive Director

[Tyler Mitchell]

Thank you very much to everybody for your kind words!
I'm looking forward to doing more of this work that is near to my  
heart, on a full-time basis, with a focus to help support everyone  
else's efforts as much as possible.  I ultimately report to the  
board, but still see myself as a servant to the foundation at large,  
its mission and its members - a role I'm glad to help fill.

Sincerely,
Tyler

On 19-Oct-06, at 11:19 AM, Mark Lucas wrote:

> We call it an "OSSIM" choice where I come from. :-)
>
> Congratulations Tyler, with your talents and enthusiasm I see that  
> we are going to move OSGeo up the next level.
>
> I'd also like to thank Gary Lang and the good folk at AutoDesk who  
> have been key to getting us to where we are.  It is obvious that  
> they really get the whole open source approach and they have been  
> critical in helping us work through all of the mechanics to bring  
> Tyler on board.
>
> Mark Lucas
>
>
> On Oct 19, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote:
>
>>
>> Awesome choice -- congratulations and welcome Tyler!
>>
>> ..Tom
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com]
>>> Sent: 19 October, 2006 11:58 AM
>>> To: OSGeo
>>> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Hires an Executive Director
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I'm thrilled to announce that OSGeo has succeeded in hiring
>>> Tyler Mitchell as a full time executive director.  The full
>>> press release is at:
>>>
>>>    http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/news_archive/tyler_ed.html
>>>
>>> Tyler has been "beating the drum" for organizational support
>>> for our community - originally the mapserver community and
>>> then more widely for several years.  So I am very pleased
>>> that he has agreed to take on this
>>> role full time.   He should be starting full time in the
>>> position on the
>>> 6th of November.
>>>
>>> Tyler will be primarily acting in a support and facilitation
>>> role, rather than "commanding", but by being able to
>>> concentrate on the task full time I hope he will be able to
>>> help move key initiatives forward - and by keeping a toe in
>>> all OSGeo activities he can provide some degree of
>>> coordinatation to all our activities.
>>>
>>> The board prepared a job description for the executive
>>> directory role at:
>>>
>>>    http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/ 
>>> Executive_Director_Job_Description
>>>
>>> Some earlier, less authoritative thinking on the matter can
>>> also be found
>>> at:
>>>
>>>    http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Executive_Director
>>>
>>> I hope everyone will welcome Tyler.
>>>
>>> I would add that in the memaining 2-3 weeks before he starts
>>> he has a lot of work to finish with his current employer, so
>>> I hope people will appreciate he has limited time available
>>> for OSGeo before starting full time.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> -- 
>>> ---------------------------------------+----------------------
>>> ----------
>>> ---------------------------------------+------
>>> I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam,
>>> warmerdam at pobox.com
>>> light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
>>> and watch the world go round - Rush    | President OSGeo,
>>> http://osgeo.org
>>>
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