i know him personally, he is the man that wash my mind about the need of GIS
and Geoff -> Geospatial :) smiliar naming, and read his blog http://geospatial.blogs.com/ -- Frans Thamura Meruvian. Experiential Tempation of Java and Enterprise OpenSource Meruvian bukan hanya membuat anak SMK menjadi bisa tapi SAKTI, malah saktinya SAKTI Mandraguna. Mobile: +62 855 7888 699 Blog & Profile: http://frans.thamura.info We provide services to migrate your apps to Java (web), in amazing fast and reliable. On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Haris Kurtagic <[email protected]> wrote: > I have pleasure to be able to know and work with Geoff for few years. > He is a great promoter of OSGeo. When I was thinking of becoming > involved in open source, he encouraged me and gave me great advices and > now I am very glad he did so. As Tyler wrote, his wide view helps me > very often to have better picture of our industry. > I strongly believe he is a right person for OSGeo Board of Directors. > > Haris Kurtagic > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tyler Mitchell > (OSGeo) > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 22:44 > To: OSGeo Discussions > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Nominating Geoff Zeiss > > I nominate Geoff Zeiss for the OSGeo Board of Directors. Geoff doesn't > need much of an introduction, being so active on the international > conference speaking circuit. He has been a keen promoter of OSGeo from > the beginning, in particular through spreading our message during his > presentations but even more through helping building connections between > OSGeo and others he knows. > > Geoff has more than 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial > solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works > industries. His particular interests include streamlining the > infrastructure management workflow at utilities, telecommunications > firms and local government, open source geospatial and Web 2.0 and its > impact on infrastructure management, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D > solutions. > > Geoff's work experience gives him a strong understanding of management > teams and technical aspects of software development by being a chief > technology visionary for several companies. His birds-eye view of the > larger IT and geospatial landscape is very well informed and respected. > His support and encouragement of OSGeo has already been very helpful in > several ways, including helping raise sponsorship. As a board member he > would bring considerable experience, enthusiasm and a strategic > perspective that could help in the years to come. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
