On 02/03/2010, Florian Effenberger <flo...@openoffice.org> wrote: > Hi Louis, > > Louis Suarez-Potts wrote on 2010-02-27 17.31: > >> On behalf of the Community Council, I would like to announce the new round >> of elections for the Council and start the process by asking the >> OpenOffice.org Community members to nominate those they think would best >> contribute both to the Council and to OpenOffice.org. You may nominate >> yourself. [snip] > > I'd like to nominate John McCreesh, Co-Lead of the Marketing Project and > its former Lead, for a second term. John has ever since been working in > the spirit of the community, and I respect his wisdom and his way of > collaborating, as well as his enthusiasm. I'm sure that having him on > the Council for a second term would greatly contribute to the efforts of > our community. > > I already asked John, and he agreed to being nominated for a second term.
I'd like to thank Florian for his nomination, but after careful consideration I've decided not to stand for re-election after all. The Council Constitution states "Product development and Lang members are discouraged from serving successive terms" and I think this is a wise provision for all CC members. It's been a privilege to serve the Community on the Council, but I believe that we should encourage new people to stand, to bring new perspectives and new energy to the Council. When a "well known face" stands for re-election, others are reluctant to put their names forward. So, thanks to all who have sent your kind messages of support - and if anyone has been hesitating about putting their names forward, please don't wait to be asked - give it a try! John --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@l10n.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@l10n.openoffice.org
