On Saturday 02 January 2010 08:37:26 John McCreesh wrote: > Those of you with long memories may remember that Jacqueline asked me to > become co-lead of the Marketing Project in April 2004. One of my first > tasks was to compile a strategy for the MP, which was published at OOoCon > 2004 as "The OpenOffice.org Strategic Marketing Plan 2005-2010". I then > became Lead in May 2006, with the SMP as my bible.
Darn it, it seems like that was only yesterday. I think it's indicative of Johns tenure that the stature of the marketing project has risen to the point it is today. I look back on the SMP, the "Why" initiative, the test drive, the PRWeb award and a myriad of other moments over the last 5 years and have to say "Bloody well done!" > > We have now reached the magic year 2010, and I feel it is time for the MP > to benefit from fresh leadership. Since June 2007 I have had tremendous > support from Florian as my co-Lead, and I would like to recommend him to > you as the right person to lead the MP from 2010 onwards. > > As we're entering a busy period (3.2 to launch, OOoCon 2011 to award, > MS-Office 2010 to compete with..) I have offered to stay on as co-Lead > until Florian finds co-Lead(s) to help him. > > OOo's procedures state: "Transitioning from one Project Lead to another is > almost always a graceful and smooth affair. The Project Lead or leads are > encouraged to nominate their successors, who must be members of the > project, and hold a plebiscite on the primary public mail list." > > So, I would ask you all to confirm whether you are happy to endorse this > change of Lead, and if so, please welcome Florian and give him your > support as he takes up this challenging position. +1 for Florian, I can't think anyone better for the job and for John as co-lead so he can look forward to a well deserved rest. > > John Cheers GL -- Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html INGOTs Moderator New Zealand www.theingots.org.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
