[SAGA-RG] New VP Standards

[Andre Merzky]

Hi, 

FYI, OGF has a new Vice President for Standards:  Chris
Smith (Platform Computing) takes that role over from Dave
Snelling (Fujitsu).

Congratulations (or condolences? ;-) to Chris!

Cheers, Andre.


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> From: "Linesch, Mark" <mark.linesch at hp.com>
> To: gfsg at ogf.org, ogf-board at ogf.org, ogf-adcom at ogf.org, nomcom at ogf.org
> Subject: Re: [gfsg] Important Message
> 
> 
>    All,
> 
>    I wanted to communicate that Chris Smith of Platform (TM) Computing
>    has accepted the position of V.P. of Standards for the Open Grid
>    Forum. Chris is a long-time, active member of the OGF, having made
>    significant technical contributions to many of our most successful
>    specifications including: OGSA, JSDL, BES and the HPC Profile. In
>    addition to his deep technical understanding of OGF standards, Chris
>    also has direct experience promoting adoption both within his own
>    organization and the industry at large that will be critical to our
>    future success as a community.
> 
>    Please join me in wishing Chris all of our support and encouragement
>    as he undertakes his new leadership role.  I would like to thank all
>    of the candidates that engaged in this important process and express
>    my appreciation to these candidates and our NOMCOM members for a job
>    well done! Finally, I would like to thank Dave Snelling for his
>    outstanding service on behalf of our community as we begin the
>    leadership transition.
> 
>    Thanks and regards,
> 
>    Mark
> 
>    Mark Linesch: Open Grid Forum (OGF): Hewlett Packard
>    281-514-0322 (Tel): 281-414-7082 (Cell) mark.linesch at hp.com :
>    linesch at ogf.org
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