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