[OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2014] Nomination for Bruce Bannerman

[Jeff McKenna]

It is with pleasure and honour that I second the nomination of Bruce as
a Charter Member.  Seeing him work so hard on the FOSS4G 2009 committee,
and then watching him do all the little and thankless tasks for all
these years since, including helping with the Incubation Committee,
makes me feel strongly that he should be a Charter Member of OSGeo and
recognized for his commitment.  He brings a sense of calm and
professionalism to the Foundation, and I can still remember having many
laughs with him in person.  He is a great member of our community.

-jeff



> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Cameron Shorter
> Date: 2014-07-22 10:30 GMT+02:00
> Subject: Re: Bruce Bannerman, as OSGeo charter member [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
> To: Bruce Bannerman
> Cc: CRO <cro at osgeo.org>
> 
> I'd like to nominate Bruce Bannerman for OSGeo Charter membership.
> 
> Bruce has been very hard working toward the OSGeo cause and often
> provides valuable insights to OSGeo discussions from a government
> purchasing perspective. He currently works as the key a GeoSpatial
> Architect at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, where he plays a
> key role in the World Meteorological Organisation and Open Geospatial
> Consortium where he is a member of several expert teams.
> 
> Bruce was incredibly hard working on the FOSS4G 2009 organising
> committee, and was key in fostering OSGeo/OGC relationships by
> coordination and sourcing substantial sponsorship. He has done a lot
> of local OSGeo evangelism, manning OSGeo booths at conferences,
> writing papers for Government committees on behalf of OSGeo and
> helping found and run the Australian/New Zealand local chapter of
> OSGeo. He is also the rasdaman mentor, helping guide the rasdaman
> project through incubation.
> 
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