On Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:10:41 +0200 Markus Neteler <nete...@osgeo.org> wrote:
> I second this nomination! I also second Codrina's nomination - I could not have used better words to describe her passion for open source geospatial community. > Best > Markus All the best, Anne > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jeff McKenna > <jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote: > > Name: Codrina Maria Ilie > > Email: codrina AT geo-spatial DOT org > > Wiki: http://wiki.osgeo.osuosl.org/wiki/User:Codrina > > > > It is my honor to nominate Codrina as a Charter Member of OSGeo. > > Passionate about FOSS4G and Open Data, she is well known for her > > enthusiasm in Romania and Denmark. > > > > Earlier this year, I was planning on giving training in Copenhagen, > > I might have mentioned this on the OSGeo Board mailing list, and > > then I received a direct email from her introducing herself and > > asking if we should have an OSGeo meetup in Copenhagen when I was > > there. Even though she recently moved from Romania to Denmark, she > > was somehow able to be the sparkplug to bring together a large > > group of Open Source geospatial passionate people in Copenhagen. > > (some of the locals even told me they were impressed with her for > > doing that) > > > > Little did I know that this meeting would also spark an invite to > > me to the (at the time) upcoming FOSS4G-CEE event in Bucharest, > > hosted by the geo-spatial.org / Romanian Chapter team. I would of > > course end up attending the event, and watched as her and the > > geo-spatial.org family brought together hundreds of FOSS4G and Open > > Data enthusiasts from countries all over Europe. > > > > Codrina may not write code, but she has that rare passion, that > > strength, that guts, that allows her to network and share her FOSS4G > > knowledge. She holds workshops, writes user guides, and organizes > > events, that bring together developers, decision makers, students, > > and users - these thankless tasks are so very important. I've > > heard from others how she repeatedly attends hi-tech events with no > > other females present, introduces herself and starts promoting > > FOSS4G and Open Data. > > > > I feel this is an international leader to-be, someone who sees the > > world as a very small community, willing to travel to bring the > > community together. It is my honor to help her grow and allow her > > to provide input to the shape of the OSGeo foundation. > > > > It is for all these reasons I am nominating Codrina to become a > > Charter Member of OSGeo. > > > > Yours, > > > > -jeff Anne -- http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Aghisla
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