Re: Resigning from the board

[Ghee Teo <Ghee Teo Sun COM>]

Congrats on becoming father third time! Thank you for all the hard work 
you put in
as a Board member :)

Does this also implies there is a going to be by-election (first one 
ever) :) ?

-Ghee

Dave Neary wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As some of you have noticed, I'm not at GUADEC this year. The reason is
> a happy one - Anne is going to be giving birth sometime over the next
> couple of weeks (I'll keep ye posted).
>
> The combination of the arrival of a third child, and a change in role at
> work over the past few weeks, have meant that I've reevaluated the
> committment I can make to the board of the foundation. In all honesty, I
> can't guarantee that I will be able to do justice to my position as
> board member for the second half of the year, a period when the board is
> usually more effective than during the first part.
>
> So I prefer to leave my place to someone with more energy & ideas, and
> to leave the board at a time when I am still relatively happy with how
> I've done. I hereby resign my seat on the board.
>
> I have had a great two and a half years on the board, and I'd like to
> thank everyone with whom I've served - Owen Taylor, Luis Villa, Jody
> Goldberg, Daniel Veillard, Jonathan Blandford, Federico Mena-Quintero,
> Tim Ney, Miguel de Icaza, Murray Cumming,  Christian Schaller, Jeff
> Waugh, Anne Oestergaard, Vincent Untz, Quim Gil, Glynn Foster, Behdad
> Esfahbod. Thanks also to everyone who has voted for me through the last
> 3 elections.
>
> I'd like to wish all the best to the board for the rest of the year, and
> good luck to the person who replaces me.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave.
>
>