<div dir="ltr">Tom,<div><br></div><div>It's my pleasure to working with you and learning from you.<br>Thank you for what you have done for the community and open source.<br>Hopefully we will have chances to work together in future, and of course, see you in Sydney!</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-10-04 22:34 GMT+08:00 Tim Bell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Tim.Bell@cern.ch" target="_blank">Tim.Bell@cern.ch</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Tom,<br>
<br>
All the best for the future. I will happily share a beverage or two in Sydney, reflect on the early days and toast the growth of the community that you have been a major contributor to.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Tim<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Tom Fifield <<a href="mailto:tom@openstack.org">tom@openstack.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, 4 October 2017 at 16:25<br>
To: openstack-operators <<a href="mailto:openstack-operators@lists.openstack.org">openstack-operators@lists.<wbr>openstack.org</a>><br>
Subject: [Openstack-operators] It's time...<br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
Tom here, on a personal note.<br>
<br>
It's quite fitting that this November our summit is in Australia :)<br>
<br>
I'm hoping to see you there because after being part of 15 releases, and<br>
travelling the equivalent of a couple of round trips to the moon to<br>
witness OpenStack grow around the world, the timing is right for me to<br>
step down as your Community Manager.<br>
<br>
We've had an incredible journey together, culminating in the healthy<br>
community we have today. Across more than 160 countries, users and<br>
developers collaborate to make clouds better for the work that matters.<br>
The diversity of use is staggering, and the scale of resources being run<br>
is quite significant. We did that :)<br>
<br>
<br>
Behind the scenes, I've spent the past couple of months preparing to<br>
transition various tasks to other members of the Foundation staff. If<br>
you see a new name behind an <a href="http://openstack.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">openstack.org</a> email address, please give<br>
them due attention and care - they're all great people. I'll be around<br>
through to year end to shepherd the process, so please ping me if you<br>
are worried about anything.<br>
<br>
Always remember, you are what makes OpenStack. OpenStack changes and<br>
thrives based on how you feel and what work you do. It's been a<br>
privilege to share the journey with you.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
So, my plan? After a decade of diligent effort in organisations<br>
euphemistically described as "minimally-staffed", I'm looking forward to<br>
taking a decent holiday. Though, if you have a challenge interesting<br>
enough to wrest someone from a tropical beach or a misty mountain top ... ;)<br>
<br>
<br>
There are a lot of you out there to whom I remain indebted. Stay in<br>
touch to make sure your owed drinks make it to you!<br>
<br>
<a href="tel:%2B886%20988%2033%201200" value="+886988331200">+886 988 33 1200</a><br>
<a href="mailto:tom@tomfifield.net">tom@tomfifield.net</a><br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfifield" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/<wbr>tomfifield</a><br>
<a href="https://twitter.com/TomFifield" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TomFifield</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
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