[amsat-bb] Tis the season! An election appeal.

[Michelle Thompson]

If you're a member of AMSAT North America, please consider voting for me
for the upcoming election. Ballots are out! Voting closes September 15th.

Here's my candidate statement and qualifications:
https://w5nyv.blogspot.com/2019/05/candidate-statement-amsat-na-board-of.html

Many of you read it when it was posted in May, and asked excellent
questions!

I answered them here in a followup:
https://w5nyv.blogspot.com/2019/06/campaign-statement-21-june-2019-amsat.html

Here's a letter from Bruce Perens, co-founder of Open Research Institute,
Inc. about the campaign. https://perens.com/static/AMSAT/Election2019.html

Thank you so much for the support and consideration. The campaign has been
a very positive experience, with lots of contacts made and encouragement
received. Our community is well worth the effort!

Regardless of the results, I'll keep doing all the work that I have been
doing for advanced digital payloads and ground systems. All of the work I
do is open source and open access with international collaboration.
Bringing this successful management and technical practice to AMSAT is my
goal. It will make a substantial positive difference in all aspects of the
organization.

Thank you!

-Michelle W5NYV