[Linux-aus] Retiring as Secretary

[Kathy Reid]

Thanks so much Tennessee. However, the real thanks goes out to our 
community. There are many dedicated people in the LA community - not 
just Council, but many in the community who give up countless hours to 
administer servers, plan and run conferences, and to provide sage advice 
and guidance for those wanting to do Good Things. Many of these people 
are unsung heroes - working quietly away out of sight - and without them 
Linux Australia would be a much poorer organisation.

Kind regards,
Kathy

On 26/11/2014 10:48 AM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> Dear Kathy,
>
> Thank you very much for all of your hard work. Things don't happen by 
> accident, or by momentum, they happen due to the committed effort of 
> individuals working together.
>
> Regards,
> -Tennessee
>
> On 25 November 2014 at 19:43, Kathy Reid <kathy at kathyreid.id.au 
> <mailto:kathy at kathyreid.id.au>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>     Over the past two years I've had the privilege of working alongside a
>     number of talented and passionate LA Council members - Joshua, Hugh,
>     Francois, Bianca, Clinton, Sae Ra, Chris and Josh; each committed to
>     upholding the values of the organisation and to nurturing the
>     community
>     we serve. Together we've achieved much - a landmark Member Survey last
>     year, the move to a two-year bidding cycle to assure the future of
>     linux.conf.au <http://linux.conf.au> and the umbrella'ing of many
>     events and the underpinning
>     procedural structures to support them. Linux Australia is in great
>     shape.
>
>     The Australian and New Zealand Linux and free and open source
>     community
>     remains engaged and enthusiastic, while at a broader environmental
>     level
>     threats to our online freedoms and digital liberties coalesce. The
>     TPP,
>     ill-formed legal frameworks designed to allow government agencies to
>     invade privacy with impugnity, trade practices which favour
>     proprietary
>     products and the companies behind them are but some of the issues
>     of the
>     day. There is much work for Linux Australia to continue to do.
>
>     As most of the community would now be aware, linux.conf.au
>     <http://linux.conf.au> has been
>     awarded to Geelong in 2016. As 2IC of the conference, with
>     approximately
>     447 days remaining until showtime, my priorities for 2015 mean I'm
>     unable to also continue in Council, should the community wish me to do
>     so. To this end, I won't be standing for re-election to Council in
>     2015.
>
>     Being a Council Member is a great experience, not just in terms of the
>     friendships formed, but also provides robust career development
>     opportunities as you contribute to the effective management,
>     governance
>     and administration of a reasonably sized incorporation. I strongly
>     encourage all Members to consider nominating for Council, and warmly
>     welcome any enquiries from those thinking of putting their hat in
>     the ring.
>
>     I wish the 2015 Council continued success.
>
>     With kind regards,
>     Kathy Reid
>
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>
> -- 
> --------------------------------------------------
> Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> "Don't believe everything you think"


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Kathy Reid
kathy at kathyreid.id.au
0418 130 636
@kathyreid

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