<div dir="auto">FYI.. from PSSI.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: Anand B Pillai <<a href="mailto:anandpillai@letterboxes.org">anandpillai@letterboxes.org</a>><br>Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018, 15:23<br>Subject: Fwd: Important: PSSI - Current board’s term comes to an end on July 7th<br>To: <<a href="mailto:elangovan.manivannan@gmail.com">elangovan.manivannan@gmail.com</a>>, Ramanathan Ramakrishnamoorthy <<a href="mailto:ramanathanhari@gmail.com">ramanathanhari@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:chirag200666@gmail.com">chirag200666@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Bibhas Ch Debnath <<a href="mailto:me@bibhas.in">me@bibhas.in</a>>, Sreekanth S Rameshaiah <<a href="mailto:sree@mahiti.org">sree@mahiti.org</a>>, Anand Chittuputtu <<a href="mailto:anandology@gmail.com">anandology@gmail.com</a>>, me kracekumar <<a href="mailto:me@kracekumar.com">me@kracekumar.com</a>>, Devi <<a href="mailto:asldevi@gmail.com">asldevi@gmail.com</a>>, Mitesh Ashar <<a href="mailto:email@miteshashar.com">email@miteshashar.com</a>>, Naveen Kumar Sivanandam <<a href="mailto:naveen.sivanandam@gmail.com">naveen.sivanandam@gmail.com</a>>, Raghavendra Pathi <<a href="mailto:raghavendra.pj@gmail.com">raghavendra.pj@gmail.com</a>>, Kiran Jonnalagadda <<a href="mailto:jace@pobox.com">jace@pobox.com</a>>, Vanitha S <<a href="mailto:vani.pree@gmail.com">vani.pree@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:board@pssi.org.in">board@pssi.org.in</a> <<a href="mailto:board@pssi.org.in">board@pssi.org.in</a>><br></div><br><br>Hi Elango and others,<br>
<br>
The PSSI board is ending its term on July 7th 2018 and the board has<br>
decided not to continue operations beyond the same and to close down the<br>
organziation.<br>
<br>
Hence request you to make your own arrangements to manage funds<br>
for PyCon India 2018.<br>
<br>
All the best and here's wishing you and everyone else a<br>
wonderful 10th anniversary of PyCon India!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
--Anand<br>
<br>
PS: /CCing all PSSI board members<br>
<br>
On Friday 08 June 2018 12:37 AM, Bibhas Ch Debnath wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:53 PM, Anand B Pillai<br>
> <<a href="mailto:anandpillai@letterboxes.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">anandpillai@letterboxes.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:anandpillai@letterboxes.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">anandpillai@letterboxes.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> On Tuesday 05 June 2018 10:55 AM, Sreekanth S Rameshaiah wrote:<br>
> > Dear All,<br>
> > <br>
> > We have not made any progress towards enroling new members, our current<br>
> > board is not active as required.<br>
> > We will not be able to support PyCon India 2018 beyond July 7th as none<br>
> > of us will be authorised to transact on behalf of PSSI as our designated<br>
> > role in current board comes to an end on July 7th 2018. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I agree with what both Anand C and Anand B have said.<br>
> <br>
> We've talked about getting new members and retiring the current dormant<br>
> members several times,<br>
> and we've made no progress towards that. And I don't see any path where<br>
> the current board finds a way to<br>
> do that in next 30 days. And even if we try to find new members, we'll<br>
> just be forcing PSSI upon them.<br>
> AFAIK, PSSI was created out of need of organizing PyCon. But right now<br>
> it's just couple people talking to each other<br>
> and clearing payment.<br>
> <br>
> If anything, this PSSI has shown that it doesn't take more than 3-4<br>
> people to run an organization with PSSI's purpose.<br>
> 12 members was an overkill. I don't know if there were any way to<br>
> legally require less than 12 people. If there is, we<br>
> can maybe share this experience with the new team.<br>
> <br>
> Let PSSI come to an end, and let the PyCon organizing team come up with<br>
> an organization if they feel<br>
> the need of it. Right now PSSI is working as a gatekeeper for payments<br>
> and that's causing nothing but delay to the event.<br>
> <br>
> If any of us are still emotionally attached to the event, we'll find<br>
> ways to help.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Bibhas<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
--Anand<br>
<br>
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