Really sad to see you go.
On 28 January 2014 17:11, Anders Wennersten <[email protected]>wrote: > Good luck in your future endeavors! > > And much thanks to you for the excellent job you with help of your > colleagues have done, making WMAR a model for chapters > > Anders > > Osmar Valdebenito skrev 2014-01-28 17:59: > > Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement: >> >> In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position of >> Executive Director of Wikimedia Argentina. This decision was presented to >> the Board of the chapter past Saturday and it was accepted. >> >> For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my >> country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my life. >> Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in Argentina >> and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me: I had >> to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country. These >> last >> 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot, becoming a >> better professional and a more mature person. However, at the same time I >> feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and challenges. >> >> Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm very >> fond >> of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and the >> projects we worked on and we are still working on. >> >> I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took >> office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the >> delayed >> paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country to >> get an Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded >> chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious >> organization, >> continuing a process of professionalization that can improve our programs, >> making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not been >> only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter that >> helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has been a great >> colleague >> these months. >> >> My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which is >> why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March. This >> will >> allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing projects >> of >> Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new Executive >> Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate as a >> member and Wikimedia volunteer, once this period expires. By request of >> our >> Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be able >> to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year. >> >> I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members of >> Wikimedia Argentina and their support all these months. I'm sure they will >> continue the great work we have done lately. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> *Osmar Valdebenito G.* >> Director Ejecutivo >> A. C. Wikimedia Argentina >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
