As Markus pointed out in his nomination - little needs to be said about Jeff, he has been one of the most visible leaders of OSGeo for years and I would like to express my strong support for his nomination,
Helena Helena Mitasova Associate Professor Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 [email protected] "All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.” On Aug 15, 2014, at 7:15 PM, James Klassen wrote: > +1 > > On Aug 15, 2014 9:26 AM, "Jorge Sanz" <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding Jeff McKenna nomination for the board by Markus Neteler > > Best > Regards > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Markus Neteler > Date: 2014-08-15 10:58 GMT+02:00 > Subject: Board Nomination for Jeff McKenna > To: CRO > > I'd like to nominate Jeff McKenna for the board election. Little needs > to be said about Jeff as he is widely known in and outside the OSGeo > community for his passion of our community, straight forward approach > and a fantastic sense of humor. > > Jeff whom I know personally since the famous initial FOSS4G 2004 > conference in Bangkok is supporting the ideals and daily business of > FOSS4G community and OSGeo Foundation with all his energy. Jeff is > well known for more than a decade in the Mapserver community and its > PSC, and he is known as a driving force of OSGeo around the globe. > Jeff is one of the original charter members (from 2006, year of > "birth" of OSGeo) and has years of experience serving on the OSGeo > board. > > Jeff is always available to listen to existing or potential community > members in order to bring the community ideals of OSGeo forward. He is > truely international, proven by his wide, visible network. Jeff has > assisted in the formation of several OSGeo local chapters worldwide > and especially supported the FOSS4G conferences the world over. > > He is being a important friend to many community members. I am glad > that Jeff has agreed to stand for re-election and continue to lend his > voice, face and wisdom to OSGeo. > > See also http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna > > Best regards, > Markus > > > -- > Jorge Sanz > http://www.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jorge_Sanz > _______________________________________________ > 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
