<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>As there seems to be no way to decline nominations in the current voting system I thought it appropriate to do that here.<br><br></div>In order to concentrate on running PyCon in Brisbane over the next couple of years I'm stepping back from a number of taxes on my time, including the council.<br>
<br></div>Everyone on the council has been a pleasure to work with, and I thoroughly recommend all the members standing for re-election. In terms of new members, I fully support Chris's nomination.<br></div><br></div>
<div>Most of the downsides have been around managing people, which is difficult for me as I'm not a people person. Everyone in this community is a volunteer, and I'd plead with people to think about the large amount of time and angst that is spent on dealing with issues that blow up from time to time. The issue of volunteers burning out by having to deal with such issues is a real one, please think of the larger community, not just your own feelings. If you're thinking of responding to this particular paragraph, please don't.<br>
<br></div>The positives for me this year have been working with the other members of the council, being able to see the outcomes of our funding grants and seeing the great number of people wanting to run conferences and workshops on OSS across Australia.<br clear="all">
</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div>cheers, <br></div><div>-- <br>Clinton Roy<br>Software Developer<br>Netboxblue.com<br>Total Internet Management<br>Control Internet usage within and outside your organisation.
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