Hi Malena: Now that wiki is back on line, Malena manifesto has being added to the wiki https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2018_Candidate_Manifestos#Malena_Libman Regards Vasile, Jorge, Vicky OSGeo 2018 CRO
On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 5:55 PM Malena Libman <malena.lib...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi list, as I'm having trouble logging in my wiki user to edit the page > I'm sending my candidate manifesto this way until I can upload it to the > wiki. > > cheers > > Malena > > ----- > > *About me* > > https://www.osgeo.org/member/libman/ > > https://github.com/malenalibman > > https://twitter.com/malenillavv > > www.linkedin.com/in/malena-libman > > I’m a enthusiastic and committed “porteña”, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, > of the Geographic Information Systems and of the promotion of the use and > development of FOSS4G through the development of communities. > > In addition to my participation in OSGEO, within the communities related > to GIS I have been Secretary of the board of the Argentine Cartography > Center (an ONG with more than 60 years of existence), collaborated in the > organization of the SOTM LATAM 2018 here in Buenos Aires and I participate > in communities also linked to the issues like programming and mapping but > with a with with a gender perspective like GeochicasOSM and Las de Sistemas > (the systems ones (she)). > > My university education is in GIS and I am currently a teacher of the > Degree in GIS of the Tres de Febrero University. > > I have worked as a consultant, workshop trainer and GIS specialist for > companies and as a government employee in different GIS proyects such as: > Transport, Security, Health, Cadaster, Geology, Geography and Spatial Data > Infraestructures. > > *My vision* > > FOSS4G is central throughout the world, but it is especially important in > developing countries, where it is a key tool both for the construction of > local capacities and for its contribution to achieving greater cooperation > at the regional community level in contexts of strong limitations of > resources. > > *What you have done within the community in the past* > > I’m a part of Geoinquiet@s Argentina (Spanish speaking micro chapter) > since 2012. I’ve participated in the organization of the regional FOSS4G > Argentina in 2013 and 2016. I also chaired the 2017 edition that we did > together with OSM Argentina, FOSS4G + SOTM Argentina de 2017. I was very > lucky to be able to attend the last FOSS4G 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, > thanks to the travel grant program. Since then, I have been starting to > participate in the OSGEO Marketing committee > > *What your interests are in terms of the board* > > I want to contribute so that OSGEO can promote the use of FOSS4G all over > the world and for all people in a more effective way. For that, I consider > it strategic to complement the most diverse views possible. In this sense, > I believe that both Latin America has much to contribute to the > strengthening of OSGEO and OSGEO has great potential to deepen and expand > its actions in the region. > > *Any things that you would like to change or introduce* > > Reinforce the efforts for a more numerous, more protagonistic and more > diverse participation by women from all over the world and from people in > developing countries. > > Promote a greater direct relationship between local chapters of the same > region and exchanges between different regions, for example, trough > participation in regional conferences of representatives from regions other > than those that organize it. > > *What role you would wish to fulfil on the board (if any)* > > To me, just the fact of being a part of the board would be a dream come > true, although I am sure that I have many useful things to contribute, I > believe that I still have much to learn from the commitment and experience > of the men and women who make up the board. > > For that I would like to thenk María Arias de Reyna for nominating me and > the support of Vicky Vergara for the nomination. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Georepublic UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Salzmannstraße 44, 81739 München, Germany Vicky Vergara Operations Research eMail: vi...@georepublic.de Web: https://georepublic.info Tel: +49 (089) 4161 7698-1 Fax: +49 (089) 4161 7698-9 Commercial register: Amtsgericht München, HRB 181428 CEO: Daniel Kastl
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