Really sad to see you go! Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors.
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Michael Jahn <michael.j...@wikimedia.de>wrote: > Take care, Osmar, and all the best to you! > > Michael > > -- > Michael Jahn > Leiter Kommunikation > Head of Communications > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 260 > > http://wikimedia.de <http://www.wikimedia.de/> > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der > Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > 2014-01-28 <sydney.po...@gmail.com> > > > Osmar, > > > > Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are assisting > > with the transition and plan to stay involved. > > > > Best of luck with your future ventures. > > > > Sydney Poore > > User:FloNight > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito <os...@wikimedia.org.ar> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement: > > > > > > In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of > > > Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented > to > > > the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted. > > > > > > For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my > > > country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my > life. > > > Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in > > Argentina > > > and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I > > had > > > to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These > > last > > > 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, > becoming a > > > better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same > time I > > > feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and > > challenges. > > > > > > Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very > > fond > > > of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and > the > > > projects we worked on and we are still working on. > > > > > > I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took > > > office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the > > delayed > > > paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country > to > > > get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded > > > chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious > > organization, > > > continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our > > programs, > > > making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not > been > > > only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that > > > helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great > > colleague > > > these months. > > > > > > My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which > is > > > why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This > > will > > > allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing > projects > > of > > > Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new > Executive > > > Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a > > > member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of > > our > > > Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be > > able > > > to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year. > > > > > > I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of > > > Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they > > will > > > continue the great work we have done lately. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > *Osmar Valdebenito G.* > > > Director Ejecutivo > > > A. C. 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