I'd just want to congratulate Mara in the beginning of this new stage. Even this is not a goodbye, it's still sad that she won't be able to be as involved in the project as she used too. The Opencast Community has a lot to thank her for, and, as a member of such community, I want to say it: thank you very much, Mara!
On the other hand, I would also like to congratulate Michelle for her new position in the board (though reading Olaf's email I'm not sure she has already taken it or not). I cannot think of anybody else more suitable for that position. Regards Rubén Pérez TELTEK Video Research www.teltek.es 2012/8/27 Schulte Olaf A. <[email protected]> > Dear All > > The Opencast board would like to inform the community that Mara Hancock > has moved on from UC Berkeley to California College of the Arts, therefore > giving up her position as chair of the board and as a board member. We are > saddened about Mara's departure for she played a major role in establishing > and advancing Opencast as an idea, a project, and a community. > > Mara, interim director of ETS at the time, was the initiator of the > Opencast movement in 2007 when she put out her feelers to learn how > universities across the globe were managing the challenges of educational > video. Initial talks soon led to workshops bringing together colleagues > from a number of North American and European institutions to discuss the > various efforts - and how to consolidate them. Mara succeeded in moving > these gatherings towards an actual cooperation with the Matterhorn project, > which we wouldn't have seen without her contribution towards organizing and > funding this effort. With the release of Matterhorn and its subsequent > adoption by academic institutions across the globe, her vision of providing > HEI with a free, open source tool to produce and distribute academic video > became a reality. > We would therefore like to thank Mara for her initiative, her continuing > support of the community and the project. We wish her all the best for her > new position at the California College of the Arts and are hoping to see > her back with us once she discovers the institution's need for a video > management system... > > Luckily, we don't have to add anything about the project not being the > same without her, as Mara has indicated her willingness to continue helping > us on an advisory basis. With this in mind, the Opencast board has decided > to leave vacant the position of the chair until the scheduled elections in > September 2012, details of which will soon be announced. Where necessary, > the board as a whole or the co-chair (Olaf A. Schulte) will act accordingly. > > UC Berkeley as a key institution to the Opencast Community and the > Matterhorn project will remain committed on the Opencast board as well: > Michelle Ziegmann has been invited by the board as additional board member > with a one-year term as community evangelist - a position no one could deny > she's the ideal candidate for. > > Feedback is welcome. > > Regards > > The Opencast Board > _______________________________________________ > Community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.opencastproject.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > To unsubscribe please email > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ >
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