<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Frank's work setting the OSGeo Cloud in motion, will be remembered fondly.</div><div>Welcome to Jeff as president and hope for a very bright future all around the world.</div><div>Ravi Kumar</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> discuss@lists.osgeo.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 14, 2012 11:32 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Board Meeting
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On 2012/12/15 3:35, <a ymailto="mailto:maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it">maria.brovelli@diiar-topo.polimi.it</a> wrote:<br>> Many thanks to Frank! Jeff, C O N G R A T S !!!!<br><br>Many thanks to Frank for the unparalleled services to OSGeo<br>in his role as President.<br><br>Congratulations and best wishes to Jeff in his new role<br>as President.<br><br>Best<br><br>Venka<br>><br>> Thanks also for the MoU!<br>> Cheers.<br>> Maria<br>><br>><br>> Def. Quota Jeff McKenna <<a ymailto="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>>:<br>><br>>> I owe thanks to Frank for his efforts. He stepped into the President<br>>> role after Arnulf, without any complaints (and was still probably<br>>> settling into a new job and home). We all need to thank Frank for doing<br>>> that
at such a time.<br>>><br>>> I plan to continue pushing for Open Source geospatial all across the<br>>> world. I may not be a core developer, but I've learned that my passion<br>>> can be useful in many ways.<br>>><br>>> I am proud to represent the community of OSGeo.<br>>><br>>> -jeff<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> On 12-12-13 5:24 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:<br>>>> 2) I stepped down as President. I've found I don't have as much<br>>>> initiative for the role of president as I'd like, and it was my <br>>>> intention<br>>>> anyways to bring new blood into the role of President in the not too<br>>>> distant future. So I decided to expedite things and Jeff McKenna<br>>>> has very kindly agreed to take on the role of President with the<br>>>> support of the board.<br>>>><br>>>> I'm not going away,
and will continue on the board and answering<br>>>> <a ymailto="mailto:info@osgeo.org" href="mailto:info@osgeo.org">info@osgeo.org</a> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:info@osgeo.org" href="mailto:info@osgeo.org">info@osgeo.org</a>> questions with Jeff also<br>>>> assisting now. Jeff has<br>>>> great enthusiasm for OSGeo and is very active around the world<br>>>> promoting the open source geospatial community and supporting<br>>>> it through efforts including MapServer documentation, MS4W and<br>>>> the Zoo Project. I also count him as a valued friend of many<br>>>> years.<br>>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> Discuss mailing list<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org" href="mailto:Discuss@lists.osgeo.org">Discuss@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss"
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