Re: About me stepping down...

Guillaume

> Am 13.01.2020 um 09:39 schrieb Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info>:
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> Hello,
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> I won't stand for reelection. I've been on the board for something like 10 years, as co-treasurer for 2 years (with Jean-Paul Argudo as treasurer), and another 8 years as treasurer (if memory helps). It's time for new people to come in.

As a long standing PostgreSQL user (since Postgres95...) and community member I want to thank you - and your board colleagues - for the continous excellent work!

Having an organization that backs the community is a very valuable argument pro PostgreSQL when suggesting the use of PostgreSQL to customers.

So thanks again and all the best for you future!

_ marc

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> You may not know this but, if you're interested, you don't apply for a specific role. You apply to be on the board. The first meeting of the board will be to assign roles to all members of the board, though roles didn't change a lot lately. You may end up president, or secretary, or treasurer, or vice-something. Once on the board, the work to do is mostly administrative, dealing with companies such as banks, insurance, suppliers (for goodies for example), sponsors, venues, etc, making sure contracts are good enough, paying suppliers, dealing with the accountants, bank managers, insurance people. It's also making sure PostgreSQL European events will take place. Obviously PGConf.EU, and the PGDay before FOSDEM, but also PGConf.DE, PGDay Paris, Nordic PGDay. And then, there are a few more things to do, such as preparing and handling the yearly elections, and the General Assembly.
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> Though this may sound boring (and to be fully honest, it is from time to time), I had a great time working with Andreas, Daniel, Dave, Gabriele, Gülçin, Jean-Paul, Julien, and Magnus. Thanks to all of them.
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> So, here you go. We need someone new on the board!
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> PS : Of course, I'll stay a member of PostgreSQL Europe, and will help as much as I can, especially during events (as staff or speaker or whatever ;) ).
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> Guillaume.