All the best for the future position Anthony. I hope you'll still sneak in a 
few commits here and there :)

cheers,
Steve


On 21/11/2012, at 5:31 AM, Anthony Whyte <arwh...@umich.edu> wrote:

> Hi all--I have decided to step away from both the OAE project and the Sakai 
> Foundation in order to return to the University of Michigan.  I've been asked 
> to work on a variety of collaborative initiatives closer to home and after 8 
> years serving in a variety of community roles, first for the Sakai Project 
> during its grant phase and then for the Sakai Foundation starting in 2005 the 
> time has come for me to embrace a new set of challenges.
> 
> While I am relinquishing my Foundation responsibilities, I am not leaving the 
> Sakai community.   In my new role on campus, I'll be reaching out and working 
> with other member organizations of the community from time to time on a 
> variety of initiatives.  Most importantly, I have friends throughout the 
> community and I want to keep
> those friendships active.
> 
> It is a good time for this change. The Apereo Foundation is in the offing 
> following the successful conclusion of the Jasig-Sakai merger vote.  Sakai 
> CLE 2.9.0 was released last week.  The OAE team's November progress report 
> makes for compelling reading. [1]  Keitai, a new mobile project, has recently 
> been announced. [2]  Then there is EuroSakai 2013 in Paris, France, scheduled 
> at the end of January. [3]  The many talented people involved in each of 
> these initiatives make it pretty easy for a fella like me to step aside.
> 
> In a community such as Sakai one quickly accumulates a list of people who 
> deserve a hearty thanks for their willingness to share their knowledge, 
> advice and wisdom.  My list is a long one.  If I could be allowed to let one 
> individual stand proxy for all the rest then let me thank Joseph Hardin, one 
> of the founders of the Sakai Project and the first chair of the Sakai Board.  
> He's the guy that hired me in 2004, introduced me to the world of community 
> source and provided me with an opportunity to work with all of you.
> 
> Reverting now to a volunteer contributor . . . .
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anthony
> 
> [1] http://oae.sakaiproject.org/
> [2] https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/MOBILE/Home
> [3] http://www.congres.upmc.fr/sakai2013/
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