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1 | author: christel | |
2 | date: 2007-05-22 21:42:48+00:00 | |
3 | slug: so-much-is-happening | |
4 | title: So much is happening... | |
5 | category: community | |
6 | category: freenode | |
7 | category: pdpc | |
8 | category: social | |
9 | imported: yes | |
10 | --- | |
11 | ||
12 | Today has been an interesting day in 'freenodia', a day of reflection, and a | |
13 | day where both myself and my incredible staff got a feel of what it means to be | |
14 | surrounded and embraced by so many large and vibrant communities as those who | |
15 | choose to use the freenode network. We are proud and happy to host the projects | |
16 | we host, and we are tremendously grateful that by using freenode you allow us | |
17 | to get a peek behind the curtains on how your project operates, which is always | |
18 | refreshing. | |
19 | ||
20 | We also appeared in the news today, when [NewsForge](http://newsforge.org) and | |
21 | [linux.com](http://linux.com) broke the | |
22 | [news](http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/16/2037231) (though, old news | |
23 | to our blog readers!) of [freenode](http://freenode.net) and | |
24 | [OFTC](http://oftc.net) exploring further collaboration. | |
25 | ||
26 | And we saw some changes to the structure of the PDPC board. | |
27 | ||
28 | ||
29 | > As of the board meeting on May 22nd 2007 a few changes have been made with | |
30 | > immediate effect. David Levin has stepped down from his position as | |
31 | > President. Christel Dahlskjaer (freenode Head of Staff) replaces him as | |
32 | > President by unanimous vote, while David retains a position on the PDPC | |
33 | > board. | |
34 | > | |
35 | > Phil Stracchino follows in Christel's footsteps, assuming her previous | |
36 | > position as secretary pro tem. | |
37 | > | |
38 | > Joining the board we have Richard (RichiH) Hartmann in the position as | |
39 | > treasurer pro tem, representing freenode staff, and David (cdlu) Graham as a | |
40 | > community board member. | |
41 | > | |
42 | > All members of the board are excited to be working together to provide even | |
43 | > better services to the communities we serve and look forward to a interesting | |
44 | > future for PDPC and its sub projects. | |
45 | > | |
46 | > We would like to thank all the freenode staff volunteers, server sponsors and | |
47 | > users who have helped build up the organization and the projects as they are | |
48 | > today. We could not have done it without you and appreciate your continued | |
49 | > support and enthusiasm in helping us in our efforts to lay the structures for | |
50 | > building vibrant peer directed communities. | |
51 | > | |
52 | > Congratulations to the additional board members of the PDPC, both of whom | |
53 | > were voted in unanimously. | |
54 | > | |
55 | > The corporate officers of the PDPC are as follows: | |
56 | > | |
57 | > * Christel Dahlskjaer - President | |
58 | > * Phil Stracchino - Secretary | |
59 | > * Richard Hartmann - Treasurer | |
60 | > | |
61 | > The PDPC board of directors: | |
62 | > | |
63 | > * Christel Dahlskjaer - Member (Head of Staff, freenode) | |
64 | > * Phil Stracchino - Member | |
65 | > * David Levin - Member | |
66 | > * Richard Hartmann - Member | |
67 | > * David Graham - Community Board Member | |
68 | > | |
69 | > In unrelated news, it has come to the attention of freenode and the PDPC | |
70 | > Board that certain users of the freenode network have been propagating | |
71 | > unfounded rumors concerning the status of PDPC board members and freenode | |
72 | > staff, claiming to represent or acting on behalf of the President of the PDPC | |
73 | > Board. The Board wishes it to be clearly understood that these users do not | |
74 | > speak for or represent either freenode or the Peer Directed projects Center | |
75 | > in any capacity, official or otherwise. We politely request that you | |
76 | > disregard any rumors about Freenode or PDPC obtained from sources other than | |
77 | > official Freenode/PDPC communication channels. | |
78 | > | |
79 | > We thank you for your attention, and assure you that PDPC will continue to | |
80 | > operate freenode to the best of its ability in the best interests of the | |
81 | > network and the F/OSS community. | |
82 | > | |
83 | > On behalf of the PDPC board, | |
84 | > | |
85 | > Christel Dahlskjaer - President, Head of Staff - freenode<br> Phil | |
86 | > Stracchino - Secretary<br> David Graham - Community Board Member | |
87 | ||
88 | ||
89 | The above is copied from the news announcement made | |
90 | [here](http://freenode.net/news-2007-05-22.shtml). | |
91 | ||
92 | I hope you are all having a wonderful day. |