<div dir="ltr">Thank you for the kind words. I agree with Bridget: GeoForAll Africa is now in good hands!<br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br>Serena Coetzee (GPr GISc 1245)<br><br>University of Pretoria<br>Director: Centre for Geoinformation Science<br>Professor and Head of Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology<br>Geography Building 3-5, Hatfield Campus, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, 0083, South Africa<br>email: <a href="mailto:serena.coetzee@up.ac.za" target="_blank">serena.coetzee@up.ac.za</a> · Web: <a href="http://www.up.ac.za/ggm" target="_blank">www.up.ac.za/ggm</a> · Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 9:16 AM Suchith Anand <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Thank you for all the work you did as chair for GeoForAll-Africa . Your leadership and commitment has been instrumental in helping us expand GeoforAll ideas in Africa. We started with nothing few years back . It was with
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><font size="3">We will need your help and guidance for the future. Your new leadership role and work for UN-OpenGIS is very important for the whole world and we are looking forward for your leadership on this.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><font size="3">It is also great to know </font><span style="font-size:12pt">Msilikale Msilanga will take over as GeoForAll-Africa chair.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Msilikale- Welcome. We are all looking forward to your leadership to expand GeoForAll and make sure everyone benefits from geoeducation and digital economy opportunities.<span style="font-size:12pt"><br>
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<div id="m_-2031740191001086885divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> GeoForAll <<a href="mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Victor Sunday <<a href="mailto:victor.sunday@uniport.edu.ng" target="_blank">victor.sunday@uniport.edu.ng</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 04 November 2018 21:57<br>
<b>To:</b> Serena Coetzee<br>
<b>Cc:</b> GeoForAll; <a href="mailto:msilikalemsilanga@gmail.com" target="_blank">msilikalemsilanga@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:geoforall-africa@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">geoforall-africa@lists.osgeo.org</a>; <a href="mailto:fleming.bridget@gmail.com" target="_blank">fleming.bridget@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Geo4All] GeoForAll Africa - new chair</font>
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<div>Dear Prof Serena,</div>
<div>You all have really done a great job keeping track of GeoForAll activities to ensure active participation from Africa!!!! Our hope is that your leaving the chair does not exonerate you all from your mentoring commitment to us,and I do hope your other commitments
will not stop you from sharing with us your passion for GeoForALL.</div>
<div>Msilikale Msilanga,you are welcome on board and be assured of my support from Nigeria.</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Victor N.Sunday</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 10:33 PM Serena Coetzee <<a href="mailto:serenacoetzee@gmail.com" id="m_-2031740191001086885LPlnk311051" class="m_-2031740191001086885OWAAutoLink" target="_blank">serenacoetzee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>Dear GeoForAll-Africa friends, <br>
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<div>Rania, Bridget and I have been the Chairs for GeoForAll Africa for a few years now. Changes in our respective work responsibilities are putting pressures on our time and make it difficult to stay on in this role.<br>
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Msilikale Msilanga (CC'd) has shown interest in taking over as chair of GeoForAll-Africa. His involvement in the World Bank activities in Tanzania will provide a platform to initiate and coordinate GeoForAll activities in Africa. We would therefore like to
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<div>We remain committed to GeoForAll and specifically its activities in Africa, and look forward to working with all of you on this under Msilikale's leadership.<br>
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Serena Coetzee (GPr GISc 1245)<br>
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Director: Centre for Geoinformation Science<br>
Professor/Head: Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology<br>
Geography Building 3-5, Main Campus, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, 0083, South Africa<br>
email: <a href="mailto:serena.coetzee@up.ac.za" id="m_-2031740191001086885LPlnk460353" class="m_-2031740191001086885OWAAutoLink" target="_blank">
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www.up.ac.za/cgis</a> · Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823<br>
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