Maria, I would also like to express my thanks for your service as OSGeo President, which is a demanding position. You lead with grace, style, compassion and wisdom and we are all better for your efforts.
Michael Smith OSGeo Treasurer > On Dec 8, 2019, at 9:18 AM, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) <astrid_e...@osgeo.org> wrote: > > Hello Maria, > > thanks a lot for beeing our president for the last two years. You did a great > job and represented our community very well. > > It was a great pleasure to work with you on the board. I liked the > discussions, your energy, your inspiring ideas and all the cats. > > I am looking forward to another 2 years in the board and hope we will follow > the spirit. > > All the best and see you > > Astrid > > Am 04.12.2019 08:08 schrieb María Arias de Reyna: >> Dear fellow OSGeoers, >> I want to congratulate all the recently elected members of the Board, >> specially the new ones! I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did >> and contribute with your unique view to our organization. I want to >> thank all the people that helped me on this two-year journey and I >> hope I helped others on this journey too. OSGeo is evolving to be more >> inclusive, diverse and bigger than ever and I am proud of you all. >> As some of you may know, some months ago I decided to go back into the >> barricades and far from public exposure. I think rotating positions >> inside a voluntary organization is something very healthy to do and >> gives you a unique perspective. That's why I decided to participate on >> a proposal for FOSS4G 2021 and not repeat elections again for the >> Board. >> I hereby resign as President to let one of the current members of the >> Board take this position. I have always a strong advocate that this >> kind of positions should be taken by Board members, so I want to >> explicitly facilitate the transition. Our current vice-presidents >> Helena Mitasova and Angelos Tzotsos will fill the space until a new >> President is appointed. >> I have to say I'm still a bit sad of the geographic, cultural and >> ethnic representation on the Board. I am sure we can change this on >> the following years. Until then, I am confident current members of the >> Board will do a great job representing you all. >> See you all in Calgary in 2020! >> María, your former OSGeo President. >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Board mailing list > bo...@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss