[Incubator] New Incubation Committee Chair

[Jody Garnett]

 Thanks for looking out for the incubation committee; and indeed taking on the challenging role of an OSGeo treasurer / board member.

I am glad to accept the nomination as it is one way I can be actively contribute given the distance in timezones. I will note that as chair I will not be able to be quite so flamboiant in my proposals (perhaps that is for the best).
-- 
Jody Garnett


On Tuesday, 18 October 2011 at 2:09 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:

> Hi IncCom,
> 
> As I stated at the OSGeo AGM in Denver, the Incubation Committee has 
> been quite inactive in the last year or so and we need to fix that. 
> There are a few projects currently in the incubator that have been 
> sitting there for a few years with very little visible activity/progress 
> and we need to either put some pressure or assist with whatever is 
> currently blocking them (hoping it's not just lack of interest on the 
> project's part).
> 
> Unfortunately, in the last few months I have not been able to give 
> IncCom the time it deserves from a chair to make it more active, and the 
> situation is just going to get worse with my new commitments as 
> treasurer of the OSGeo board and other business and personal commitments.
> 
> For this reason, I have to revise my priorities and have decided to step 
> down as IncCom chair to leave room for some new blood and energy. I 
> still plan to be on the committee (and as mentor), but don't feel I can 
> be a good chair at the moment.
> 
> I already spoke to Jody Garnett who has been one of the most active 
> members of this committee in the last little while and he would be 
> interested to take the chair role. Would anyone else be interested?
> 
> I propose that we wait 2 days to leave time for other IncCom members to 
> step up if they are interested in being chair, and then we can take 
> action to either elect or appoint a new chair.
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Morissette
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