[Geo4All] New co-chair for GeoForAll

Thu Nov 22 15:59:48 PST 2018

Dear Suchith,
Please, where is the community list, can I have a link?
Thanks
Victor N.Sunday

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 4:08 PM Suchith Anand <
Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Please take steps to nominate suitable candidates (we have so much talent
> in the AB, Regional  co-chairs, Lab leaders, community leaders... ),  to
> replace me. Please send your nominations  to the community list by Nov
> 30th, 2018. Please check and get confirmation with the nominee before you
> send the nomination.
>
> If no nominations received by 30th Nov, then I will start nominating one
> of you  :-)  So better start nominating suitable colleagues now :-) Thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* GeoForAll <geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of
> Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
> *Sent:* 31 October 2018 05:36
> *To:* GeoForAll
> *Subject:* Re: [Geo4All] New co-chair for GeoForAll
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
> To get this started, I have a suggestion for the process , if there
> are no objections from anyone
>
>
>
>    1. All nominations to be send to the community list by Nov 30th, 2018.
>    Please check and get confirmation with the nominee before you send the
>    nomination. We have huge talent (AB, Regional co-chairs, Lab leaders,
>    community leaders... ), so please come forward
>    2. If there are 2 or more nominations , then we request the GeoForAll
>    AB to vote and decide after Dec 1, 2018
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* GeoForAll <geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of
> Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
> *Sent:* 24 October 2018 20:59
> *To:* SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA; GeoForAll
> *Subject:* Re: [Geo4All] New co-chair for GeoForAll
>
>
> Hi Sergio,
>
>
> I am stepping down from co-chair role as I have been in the role for over
> 4 years now.  It is always important for the long term success of any
> initiative there is always opportunity for everyone for take leadership
> roles. We have great talent  of colleagues in the Advisory Board,
> GeoForAll Lab leads , regional co-chairs , community leaders who all are
> well qualified to take the role of co-chair to replace me. I will
> actively keep contributing as volunteer for the initiative and will be
> there with you all supporting this education initiative .
>
>
> All chair roles that I was nominated (RDA, ICA etc) I always made sure I
> don't do more than 4 years and worked to find suitable colleagues to
> replace me for leading for the future .
>
>
> So I am looking forward to colleagues volunteering to serve a co-chair in
> my place and request the GeoForAll community to come up with the process to
> elect co-chair, so we have a strong system in place for the future.  I
> will provide my full support to whoever the community decides as the new
> co-chair to replace me and I will keep continuing my work as a volunteer
> for GeoForAll , OSGeo and all Open Education initiatives.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
> PS: I was at the gvSIG conference in Valencia earlier today and was truly
> amazed by the great work and impact they are making. Great work everyone...
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA <sergio.acostaylara at mtop.gub.uy>
> *Sent:* 24 October 2018 14:58
> *To:* Suchith Anand; GeoForAll
> *Subject:* RE: New co-chair for GeoForAll
>
>
> Suchith, I feel sad about your decision but... it's your decision. You are
> fundamental to the growth and strength of GeoForAll and I wish you won't be
> leaving us, that your decision is only in regards of co-chairing it. All
> the best for you,
>
>
> Sergio Acosta y Lara
> Departamento de Geomática
> Dirección Nacional de Topografía
> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
> URUGUAY
> (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330
> http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/
>
> ------------------------------
> *De:* GeoForAll <geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> en nombre de Suchith
> Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
> *Enviado:* domingo, 21 de octubre de 2018 8:41
> *Para:* GeoForAll
> *Asunto:* [Geo4All] New co-chair for GeoForAll
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
> I am very grateful for the opportunity to co-chair the GeoForAll
> initiative and work with amazing colleagues globally over the last few
> years.  It is thanks to the amazing work by all our colleagues that we
> build great momentum for Open Principles in GeoEducation. We have now build
> up strong foundations for GeoForAll and I think it is the right time for
> me to step down from my role as co-chair of GeoForAll and invite other
> colleagues to come forward and take up the role for the future so we keep
> building up the momentum.
>
>
> As we are on open community and initiative, it is important that we have
> an open process in place to find new co-chair to replace me. So I suggest
> that colleagues interested please send your expression of interest to the
> community list by Nov 30th, 2018 and  I request the community to come
> forward with ideas and process to select the new co-chair.
>
>
> It is really great to see the momentum building up for GeoForAll ideas
> globally. I will provide my full support to whoever the community decides
> as the new co-chair and I will keep continuing my work as a volunteer for
> GeoForAll , OSGeo and all Open Education initiatives.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
>
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