[Building Sakai] New responsibilities

[Jon Gorrono]

Still gunna create a big sucking sound ... the sound of slack to take up :)

Best wishes, Anthony.

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Anthony Whyte <arwhyte at umich.edu> wrote:
> Hi all--I have decided to step away from both the OAE project and the Sakai
> Foundation in order to return to the University of Michigan.  I've been
> asked to work on a variety of collaborative initiatives closer to home and
> after 8 years serving in a variety of community roles, first for the Sakai
> Project during its grant phase and then for the Sakai Foundation starting in
> 2005 the time has come for me to embrace a new set of challenges.
>
> While I am relinquishing my Foundation responsibilities, I am not leaving
> the Sakai community.   In my new role on campus, I'll be reaching out and
> working with other member organizations of the community from time to time
> on a variety of initiatives.  Most importantly, I have friends throughout
> the community and I want to keep
> those friendships active.
>
> It is a good time for this change. The Apereo Foundation is in the offing
> following the successful conclusion of the Jasig-Sakai merger vote.  Sakai
> CLE 2.9.0 was released last week.  The OAE team's November progress report
> makes for compelling reading. [1]  Keitai, a new mobile project, has
> recently been announced. [2]  Then there is EuroSakai 2013 in Paris, France,
> scheduled at the end of January. [3]  The many talented people involved in
> each of these initiatives make it pretty easy for a fella like me to step
> aside.
>
> In a community such as Sakai one quickly accumulates a list of people who
> deserve a hearty thanks for their willingness to share their knowledge,
> advice and wisdom.  My list is a long one.  If I could be allowed to let one
> individual stand proxy for all the rest then let me thank Joseph Hardin, one
> of the founders of the Sakai Project and the first chair of the Sakai Board.
> He's the guy that hired me in 2004, introduced me to the world of community
> source and provided me with an opportunity to work with all of you.
>
> Reverting now to a volunteer contributor . . . .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anthony
>
> [1] http://oae.sakaiproject.org/
> [2] https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/MOBILE/Home
> [3] http://www.congres.upmc.fr/sakai2013/
>
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