Best of luck, Osmar! And congratulations for the work you've done.
Let's keep in touch.
Oona
On 29 January 2014 07:16, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <srik.ramk(a)wikimedia.in>wrote;wrote:
Really sad to see you go!
Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors.
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Michael Jahn <michael.jahn(a)wikimedia.de
wrote:
Take care, Osmar, and all the best to you!
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> Osmar,
>
> Sorry to see you leaving the position. And I'm glad to you are
assisting
> with the transition and plan to stay
involved.
>
> Best of luck with your future ventures.
>
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:59, Osmar Valdebenito <osmar(a)wikimedia.org.ar>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear members of the Wikimedia Movement:
> >
> > In the past weeks, I've taken the decision to resign to my position
of
> > Executive Director of Wikimedia
Argentina. This decision was
presented
to
> the Board of the chapter past Saturday and
it was accepted.
>
> For personal and professional reasons, I've decided to return to my
> country, Chile, in the following weeks and start a new stage of my
life.
> > Two years ago, I was presented with the opportunity of living in
> Argentina
> > and working for one of my passions. This was a big challenge for me:
I
> had
> > to leave my country and my family and work in a foreign country.
These
last
> 18 months have been a unique experience and I've learnt a lot,
becoming
a
> better professional and a more mature
person. However, at the same
time I
> > feel that I need to move on and continue with new projects and
> challenges.
> >
> > Certainly, this has not been an easy decision for me, because I'm
very
fond
> of this work, the people that have participated in our activities and
the
projects
we worked on and we are still working on.
I leave the Association in a very different position than when I took
office. We have several ongoing projects and we regularized all the
delayed
> paperwork. We became the first organization from a developing country
to
get an
Annual Plan Grant via FDC and have been one of the best-graded
chapters in both processes. We are now a reliable and serious
organization,
continuing a process of professionalization that
can improve our
programs,
> making them more efficient and more effective. Clearly, this has not
been
> > only due to my work, which is why I thank the Board of the Chapter
that
helped me in everything and to María Cruz, which has
been a great
colleague
> these months.
>
> My main interest is that Wikimedia Argentina continues to grow, which
is
> > why we have decided that my departure occurs at the end of March.
This
will
> allow us to work calmly to ensure the continuity of the ongoing
projects
of
> Wikimedia Argentina and the transfer of knowledge once the new
Executive
> > Director takes office. In any case, I will continue to participate
as a
> > member and Wikimedia volunteer, once
this period expires. By request
of
> our
> > Board, I will also attend the next Wikimedia Conference, so I will be
> able
> > to transmit the experiences of Wikimedia Argentina in the last year.
> >
> > I appreciate the trust placed in me by the Board and all the members
of
> > Wikimedia Argentina and their support
all these months. I'm sure they
> will
> > continue the great work we have done lately.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > *Osmar Valdebenito G.*
> > Director Ejecutivo
> > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
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