[OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Board Nomination -- Regina Obe Decline

[Seven (aka Arnulf)]

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Regina,
I would have very much appreciated to have you on the board of
directors. So I am sorry to hear that you stepped back from nomination
but at the same time respect your decision. It would be great if
everybody were so considerate about timing and commitment up front.

- From an egoistic perspective I actually like your decision because it
means that you can spend more time on improving the PostGIS experience.

:-)

Having said this I want to cite you by saying that: "We have a bright
and very energetic group of nominees, and I’m looking forward to seeing
[...]" five of them join the board.


Thanks & best regards,
Arnulf.

On 10.08.2011 23:24, Paragon Corporation wrote:
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> David,
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> Thank you very much for this nomination.  It is a great honor to be so
> well respected by you. It is also with much regret that I decline your
> offer.
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> I really had intended on accepting this, but after thinking about the
> extra responsibility this position would require,
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> I realized I would be spreading myself too thin,feeling a bit out of my
> element, and regret later not being able to serve OSGeo as well as I
> wanted to.  I would also be possibly depriving others with more energy
> and will from making their impact.
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> We have a bright and very energetic group of nominees, and I’m looking
> forward to seeing many of them, including David
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> serve on our board.
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> Yours in spirit,
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> Regina
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>> I nominate Regina Obe for the OSGeo Board of Directors. Regina is a member
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>> of the PostGIS steering Committee and has been an OSGeo Charter Member since
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>> 2009. Regina has a particular strength that is very rare in the Open Source
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>> world and that is her dedication to making open source software and
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>> programming accessible to the often non-technical savvy GIS user. Regina
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>> (along with her husband Leo) have maintained the BostonGIS blog and the
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>> Postgres Online Journal for many years providing quick and understandable
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>> tutorials, guides, and cheat sheets for various projects with a particular
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>> focus on PostgreSQL/PostGIS, much of this has culminated in the recent
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>> publication of *Postgis in Action.* While Regina has a very strong technical
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>> background, I believe that Regina could help drive a focus on the usability
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>> and accessibility of OSGeo projects.
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>> Cheers,
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>> David
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>> David William Bitner
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