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Another voice of thanks for the work you have done. The passion and enthusiasm you brought to the advisory board meetings and the foundation in general was appreciated. Sad to see you leave but look forward to seeing you still heavily involved in the GNOME world and Software Freedom. Scott. On 3/31/2014 at 09:56 AM, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org wrote: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi :) I also want to thank Karen for her work. It's been a very good time. Thanks a lot! Looking forward to work with you in the future. Tobi ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen! Thank you very much for all the hard work you've put into your work at GNOME Foundation for the last 3 years! I've really enjoyed working close with you and wish you the best of luck with your new job at Conservancy! - Andreas ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hey Karen, Thanks for your work on GNOME over the past few years. Working with you to make GUADEC happen in Brno was great fun and a memorable experience. Wish you all the best for your future. Cheers, Debarshi -- It has its possibilities but I am bound by my limitations. -- Vivek Shah pgpLc1so4m9aI.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Need to join the chorus and thank you, Karen, for all your hard work and enthusiasm. Your passion for GNOME and free software has been utterly inspiring to me as contributor and a person. All the best for the future! And see you around :) On 1 April 2014 10:53, Debarshi Ray rishi...@lostca.se wrote: Hey Karen, Thanks for your work on GNOME over the past few years. Working with you to make GUADEC happen in Brno was great fun and a memorable experience. Wish you all the best for your future. Cheers, Debarshi -- It has its possibilities but I am bound by my limitations. -- Vivek Shah ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Thanks everyone for your warm wishes, I'm so glad that leaving the paid role doesn't mean an end to the great work we're doing together. :) karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen, Thank you so much for all your hard work for the GNOME Foundation! I have been so fortunate to have a chance to work closely with you and learn from you. You've been a mentor, an inspiration, and a friend! Thank you for helping grow the OPW to include many organizations beyond GNOME! I'm so glad our collaboration on it will continue. You have made a great impact on GNOME and on the way we see our mission of creating a free desktop environment. Because this impact will remain, you are in fact doubling it by now offering your vision and support to the Software Freedom Conservancy. We are lucky to have you involved with both organizations! Best wishes, Marina - Original Message - From: Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org To: foundation-list@gnome.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 11:56:45 AM Subject: New challenge Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen, Thanks for your contribution and great work in GNOME, especially thanks for your support on GNOME.Asia and OPW. I really enjoy working with you in the past 3 years. All the best for your future. Thanks, -Emily 2014-03-31 15:56 GMT+00:00 Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.orgbut of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hello Karen, I would like to thank you so much for your contributions and your passionate devotion for the project, you have been a great influence on the project, you should feel proud. I am sad to see you stepping down from a job I think you were doing so well. Hopefully the next ED will be as good an influence as Stormy and yourself have been. I hope you enjoy your new position and I really hope we will all see you around in all of the upcoming GUADECs! 2014-03-31 17:56 GMT+02:00 Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.orgbut of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- Cheers, Alberto Ruiz ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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hi Karen; I'd like to thank you for your great, indispensable work over the past few years. your enthusiasm and involvement in GNOME have been incredible and inspiring. I wish you all the luck in the world as the Conservancy ED: they are incredibly lucky to have you. having you on the board and on the engagement team would be great for GNOME. ciao, Emmanuele / with only his hat of Foundation member on. On 31 March 2014 16:56, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org wrote: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.name B: http://blogs.gnome.org/ebassi/ ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen, Joining my thanks too, I have been lucky enough to work with you these past few months and you've always been incredibly available and helpful. Best of luck for your new adventures ! Mathieu On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Emmanuele Bassi eba...@gmail.com wrote: hi Karen; I'd like to thank you for your great, indispensable work over the past few years. your enthusiasm and involvement in GNOME have been incredible and inspiring. I wish you all the luck in the world as the Conservancy ED: they are incredibly lucky to have you. having you on the board and on the engagement team would be great for GNOME. ciao, Emmanuele / with only his hat of Foundation member on. On 31 March 2014 16:56, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org wrote: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.name B: http://blogs.gnome.org/ebassi/ ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen: It's great time to work with you and learn from you. GNOME.Asia will keep grow and learn. Wish could see you in Asia and somewhere. Thanks for everything you did with GNOME and Asia. Max Huang 2014/3/31 下午11:57 於 Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org 寫道： Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.orgbut of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hi Karen, Thanks for all of your great work and strong leadership as director! I wish you the best of luck in your new position! I'm very glad to hear that you will still be around and am excited that we may be seeing you in a different leadership role in the future. Meg Ford On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Max sakana...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Karen: It's great time to work with you and learn from you. GNOME.Asia will keep grow and learn. Wish could see you in Asia and somewhere. Thanks for everything you did with GNOME and Asia. Max Huang 2014/3/31 下午11:57 於 Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org 寫道： Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.orgbut of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Hey Karen, I'd like to join the chorus and thank you for all your hard work over the past three years. We've been incredibly lucky to have you, and you've had a hugely positive impact on the project. It's been a pleasure. And this isn't goodbye, because I expect to see you in GNOME in the future, and because I consider us to be friends as well as colleagues. Allan On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org wrote: Hi Foundation members, I've posted some news on my blog. Working as the GNOME Foundation Executive Director has been an incredible experience for me and GNOME has made some impressive progress in my time at the Foundation. I'm proud of where the GNOME community is and think it's time for me to hand the reins over to someone new. Today I am announcing my new position as the Software Freedom Conservancy Executive Director. As many of you know, I have been volunteering with Conservancy for some time, having co-founded it when I was at SFLC. It is an important organization where I think I can make a difference, and GNOME is in good hands. The current board of directors continues to impress me with their commitment and varied skillset and I know they will continue to lead the organization well. There's a more detailed discussion of this change on my blog at gnomg.org but of course, I have no intention of leaving GNOME. I plan to announce my candidacy for the board when the call comes out, I'll stay on as pro bono counsel, and of course I'll continue volunteering in other ways. The Conservancy has also agreed to partner with GNOME, so that I can help to run the Outreach Program for Women with Marina. I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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Like most of us in the Free Software community, and like Karen herself, I have a lot of roles in the community. As a GNOME Foundation Member, I'm really grateful for Karen's work at GNOME Foundation. As the FSF Representative on the GNOME Advisory Board, I've been particularly glad that Karen has invested so much effort to help GNOME focus on software freedom. But, my primary role for the last four years has been as Conservancy's President and Executive Director, as well as various other Conservancy roles. I've effectively been doing two full-time jobs at once. This left me overworked and desperate for someone who is a talented non-profit manager to come to Conservancy to help me run Conservancy. So, while I'm sad that Karen's leaving GNOME Foundation, I feel really glad for Karen to be joining Conservancy's management team with me. Specifically, Karen's new position will allow me to focus on a lot of key tasks that Conservancy desperately needs (see links from my quote in Conservancy's press release at https://sfconservancy.org/news/2014/mar/31/karen-joins/ for details), while still being sure that the work of Conservancy's Executive Director is done by someone dedicated to software freedom and fully capable to successfully run a Free Software non-profit organization. Karen and I have talked at great length about making sure that GNOME Foundation wouldn't be left in the lurch in this transition. Conservancy has agreed fully to make Karen's time available to continue working on OPW (and, our hope is that Conservancy can get more involved in OPW with Karen's help) and all of us at Conservancy are encouraging Karen to volunteer at GNOME Foundation, including running for its Board of Directors elections. (Conservancy even has an official policy that allows employees to use some of their staff resources to volunteer at other non-profits.) I personally served on the GNOME Foundation Hiring Committee that hired Karen, and both I personally and Conservancy as a whole would be delighted to help in any way we can as GNOME finds someone who can continue Karen's work at GNOME Foundation and pick up where she left off. -- bkuhn ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
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On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Karen Sandler ka...@gnome.org wrote: I'm excited for my new role and am glad I can continue to work with you in so many ways. Congratulations and thank you, Karen! Mike ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
