[HOT] New HOT voting members approved!

[Severin MENARD]

Yes, thank you Jaakko for the motivation and constant encouragement for
everyone to nominate and vote.
Just for information, would it be possible to know how many members voted
out of the - I think - 45?


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:06 PM, nicolas chavent
<nicolas.chavent at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> Thanks jaakkoh for your leading role in this nomination as well as those
> who supported you in the process.
>
> I'd like to join you in welcoming the new members from the HOT community
> into the organization and look forward to the amazing things that together,
> collectively, we will all be able to achieve in 2014
>
> Best,
> Nico
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Jaakko Helleranta.com <
> jaakko at helleranta.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all new HOT voting members, FYI all "old" voting members & the HOT
>> community at large,
>>
>> I'm happy to announce that the nominations of and elections for new HOT
>> voting members have resulted in 18 new voting members for HOT! Welcome all!
>> The new voting members list is below.
>>
>> We'll be arranging (first ever) orientations to the new voting members in
>> the next two weeks to make sure that everyone knows what (all things) HOT
>> is, how the organization operates and what is the role of voting members.
>> E.g. we'll be electing a Chair (person) for the organization and a new
>> board in the coming weeks. But we'll contact you separately on all this.
>> .. Should there be "old" voting members who'd like to pitch in to
>> preparing / doing the orientations, please get in contact.
>>
>> So, again, welcome all! And thanks to Boris and Kate for making the
>> nomination/election process happen.
>>
>> If you want you're most welcome to reply with a blurb about you and how
>> you got/are involved with HOT, your HOT story, if you may. I wrote mine at
>> the bottom for a sort of an example. In fact, thinking about it, I think
>> it wouldn't be a bad thing is also some (other) old members also feel
>> inclined to write their HOT story. Good to know who's who in this zoo and
>> where are people coming from :) . Perhaps we could even post these stories
>> someone online - under an About us section at our website? Just a thought..
>>
>> But now: The new voting members of HOT!
>>
>>   *New voting member*  Amadou Ndong  Andrew Buck  Augustin Doury  Awa
>> Laye Dia  Bass Thiam  Claire Halleux  Dale Kunce  Emir Hartato  François-Xavier
>> Lamure Tardieu  Jorieke Vynche  Maning Sambale  Rafael Ávila Coya  Russell
>> Deffner  Sam Larsen  Samuel Paul Alce  Stéphane Henriod  Will Skora  Yohan
>> Boniface
>> That is quite an impressive list, eih!?
>>
>> My "HOT story":
>> Originally from Finland, moved to the US (DC) over 10 years ago. I got
>> involved with HOT during the Haiti earth quake of 2010 and when I lived in
>> Haiti for 3 years. I've done most of my mapping<http://hdyc.neis-one.org/?jaakkoh>in Haiti and Dominican Republic and I've worked in the field with HOT (in
>> Haiti) and pitched into developing some new projects for HOT.
>> Currently living in Nicaragua trying to learn Spanish and getting engaged
>> with the local mapping community (http://mapanica.net).
>> HOT is hot because I think that (it's obvious by now that)
>> Open(Street)Mapping can have a huge positive impact in humanitarian work
>> and making (economic) development work better.
>> http://osm.org/user/jaakkoh & http://about.me/jaakkoh
>>
>> What's your HOT story?
>>
>> With welcoming regards,
>> -Jaakko
>>
>> --
>> jaakko at helleranta.com * Skype: jhelleranta * Mobile: +505-8845-3391 (Nicaragua)
>> * Voice(mail) / SMS / What's app: +1-202-730-9778 *
>> http://about.me/jaakkoh
>>
>
>
>
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> Nicolas Chavent
> Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
> http://hot.openstreetmap.org/
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