On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:08:21 -0400 Mark Lucas <mluca...@mac.com> wrote:
> I would like to second the nomination for Daniel. After having had > the pleasure of working with him on the current board, I frankly > can't imagine how we would function without him. He is always a > voice of reason and he has taken ownership of managing all of the > financial tracking and planning that has made us successful. Well said, Mark. Let me also second Daniel's nomination! Anne > Mark > > > On Jul 26, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Daniel Morissette > <dmorisse...@mapgears.com> wrote: > > > Thank you very much Arnulf for such a nice nomination. It would be > > hard for me to not accept after reading it. :) > > > > I'd be happy to serve on the board for another term, presumably to > > continue the job started as treasurer in the last year (or to help > > transition it to someone else if there is a taker), and also and > > most importantly to continue to help bridge the gap between the > > local chapters communities and "OSGeo Global". The growing number > > of local chapters and local events shows how important they are to > > help spread the OSGeo vision to local and non-English speaking > > communities. > > > > I am very happy to see a few nominees from outside North America > > already... please keep them coming as I think this is a great sign > > and can only help make OSGeo even more international. Some > > continents/regions are not represented yet in the list of nominees. > > It would be awesome of we had at least one candidate from each > > continent/region. > > > > Daniel > > > > On 12-07-25 1:18 PM, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote: > >> Dear OSGeo Community, Charter Members, > >> I want to nominate Daniel Morissette for the OSGeo board of > >> directors. > >> > >> I have been working with Daniel for many years and he is one of > >> the most trustworthy and consistently productive people I know. He > >> has always proven to be highly sensitive to community related > >> aspects and has an international outlook, combined with very good > >> English skills. This makes him a good mediator between different > >> regions and cultures, a regularly upcoming issue in our community. > >> This would already make him an invaluable member of the board of > >> directors. But this is not enough, on top of this he also tends to > >> the irksome job of treasurer and has toiled through many > >> down-to-earth tasks that an organization of our size requires to > >> get done. He is also an integral part of the Franco-Canadian local > >> community and a relentless contributor to the MapServer project. > >> > >> It would be silly to not squeeze some more out of him if he so > >> friendly asks for it. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Arnulf > >> > > > > > > -- > > Daniel Morissette > > http://www.mapgears.com/ > > Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Aghisla
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