[Ottawa_users] Resigning from OSGeo Ottawa co-chair position

[richard burcher]

Hi Fabien,

Thanks so much for all you've done! I can totally relate to the work
situation you're  in; not easy + balancing life.

Owe ya a pint at some point:)

Have a great weekend and again thanks so much for everything you've pushed
on:)

Cheers,

Richard
On Nov 21, 2014 10:36 PM, "Fabien Ancelin" <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I have to announce that I will have to resign from my seat of co-chair of
> the OSGeo.
>
> The main reason for that is the fact being a part of esri Canada, and Open
> Source being seen as a competitor, and can't really justify that position
> any longer.
>
> The other reason is the fact that I have also a lot  going on with side
> projects and life in general and I want to give it more time than I had in
> the past few month.
>
> That does mean that I stop my involvement with OSGeo. I plan to remain an
> active members as I still firmly believe there are great opportunities and
> way of thinking behind OSGeo. But I can't be a leader / public facing
> person any more.
>
> I will help Javed as much as needed with admin and organizational work in
> the interval for finding a new co-chair until the end of the year 2014. But
> I think it would be a good idea to have a new co-chair. I'll leave that up
> to a public discussion.
>
> Finally, I want to say that I am being really happy with the successes
> this month. We need presence like that. I am also really thankful to
> Christie for her demonstration during GIS day, so @Christie, you are being
> missed :). Big thanks to all the one that bring idea, especially Regie.
>
> Keep in mind, it is not a good bye. I remain a member of the Chapter. So
> you'll still see me around, even in December is schedule allows it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> *Fabien*
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Fabien Ancelin <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com>
> Date: 2014-11-21 22:33 GMT-05:00
> Subject: [Ottawa_users] (no subject)
> To: "Ottawa (Canada) Local Chapter List" <ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org>
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I have to announce that I will have to resign from my seat of co-chair of
> the OSGeo.
>
> The main reason for that is the fact being a part of esri Canada, and Open
> Source being seen as a competitor, and can't really justify that position
> any longer.
>
> The other reason is the fact that I have also a lot  going on with side
> projects and life in general and I want to give it more time than I had in
> the past few month.
>
> That does mean that I stop my involvement with OSGeo. I plan to remain an
> active members as I still firmly believe there are great opportunities and
> way of thinking behind OSGeo. But I can't be a leader / public facing
> person any more.
>
> I will help Javed as much as needed with admin and organizational work in
> the interval for finding a new co-chair until the end of the year 2014. But
> I think it would be a good idea to have a new co-chair. I'll leave that up
> to a public discussion.
>
> Finally, I want to say that I am being really happy with the successes
> this month. We need presence like that. I am also really thankful to
> Christie for her demonstration during GIS day, so @Christie, you are being
> missed :). Big thanks to all the one that bring idea, especially Regie.
>
> Keep in mind, it is not a good bye. I remain a member of the Chapter. So
> you'll still see me around, even in December is schedule allows it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> *Fabien*
>
>
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