+1 from me -- I actually didn't realize Michele wasn't already a charter member!
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Alex M <tech_...@wildintellect.com> wrote: > I second the nomination. > > -Alex Mandel > > On 09/05/2017 03:45 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote: > > Forwarding Michele Tobias nomination by Kristin Bott. The 2017 member > > nominations list has been updated [1]. > > > > Best regards, > > Vasile & Jeff > > 2017 OSGeo Elections CROs > > > > [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2017 > > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > > > Nominee: Michele Tobias, USA > > Nominator: Kristin Bott, USA; Charter Member 2014 / FOSS4G LOC 2014 / > > Code of Conduct Committee chair 2015-present > > > > I am writing to nominate Michele Tobias for OSGeo Charter Membership. > > Michele is active in the development of FOSS4G software and open data > > projects, as the lead programmer on the Literature Mapper plugin for > > QGIS, the Data Curation Lead for the UC Davis Library’s American > > Viticulture Area boundary data creation project, and an active > > contributor to OpenDroneMap. She was a founding member of the OSGeo > > California chapter and is currently a *re*founding member of the QGIS US > > users group (in collaboration with Randall Hale and Kurt Menke). > > > > Michele brings experience in many open source tools; in GIS (QGIS, > > GRASS, SAGA GIS), and a number of programming languages (R, Python, > > HTML, Leaflet), and database systems (SQLite, PostGRES, PostGIS, > > SpatiaLite), as well as cartography and graphic design (Inkscape), > > Photogrammetry & Aerial Photograph Interpretation, and Kite Aerial > > Photography. > > > > A regular presenter and/or workshop leader at FOSS4G (2017, 2014, 2011) > > and FOSS4G-NA (2016, 2015) conferences, Michele also is active within > > the OSGeo California chapter, serving on the organizing committee for > > their annual meetings (2015, 2013, 2011) as well as presenting at same > > (2016, 2011). Michele also takes her open source geospatial work outside > > of OSGeo venues, leading workshops at local (UC Davis Library, Davis R > > User Group) and statewide (California GIS Conference 2015 + 2014; GIS > > Day 2014) venues. > > > > Finally, the call for Charter Members "strive[s] to promote diversity". > > While the above qualifications are completely compelling in their own > > right, Michele is a woman working in education, research, and science -- > > not OSGeo's predominant demographic. Additionally, Michele is interested > > in improving the diversity of both OSGeo membership and conference > > attendance; by including her as a Charter Member, OSGeo gains the > > further commitment of someone who is both technically very strong and > > also committed to building a community that is more accessible to all. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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