Sep23 news: TUG office changes, no dvd as of 2024, meeting, review
"Radhakrishnan CV (TeXFolio)" <[email protected]> Wed, 6 Sep 2023 08:56:22 +0530
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--===============4913836446025291716== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F019F061-8A40-44FC-912F-2C605C07E8E5" --Apple-Mail=_F019F061-8A40-44FC-912F-2C605C07E8E5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: TeX Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Sep23 news: TUG office changes, no dvd as of 2024, meeting, review Date: 5 September 2023 at 4:18:29 AM IST Dear TeX users, It is common for newly elected TUG presidents to say that when they started using TeX they didn't expect to end up at the head of the TeX Users Group---this certainly applies to me. But you can trust that I will do my best in this position. Things have been rather eventful since I started, with the retirement of Robin Laakso, our long-serving office manager. See the announcement below, as well as the name of her replacement, who was promptly found. Another sign of changing times is that we have decided to no longer offer the TeX Collection DVD starting next year. It was felt there were better uses for TUG's limited resources nowadays, and will hopefully not come as a surprise. Best, Arthur Rosendahl, TUG President %% With bittersweet feelings, the TUG Board would like to announce that our Executive Director for almost a quarter of a century, Robin Laakso, is moving on to other endeavors. Her tireless work and dedication made many aspects of TUG's activities possible. She handled or assisted in all TUG affairs: financial, tax, printing and distribution of TUGboat and other publications, organization of conferences, and many, many others. We are glad she is taking a well-deserved respite, though we will miss her tremendously. Wishing you many fulfilling years ahead, Robin! At the same time, we are happy to announce that Sophia Laakso, Robin's daughter, has taken the position of office manager with TUG. She has already participated in TUG's activities over the years, making her ideally suited to step into the role. We are planning for a smooth transition. %% Further information about discontinuing the DVD as a general membership benefit in 2024: our experience is that the vast majority of members have sufficient bandwidth to access downloads nowadays. Therefore making the DVD as a large bulk production and mailing doesn't seem the best use of time or money. We expect the main images (TeX Live, MiKTeX) to still be available, so DVDs can still be burned on an individual basis. This will most likely be done by volunteers. More details to follow. There is a new mailing [email protected] (https://lists.tug.org/texdvd) for discussion and requests. %% More usual news: - The 17th ConTeXt meeting will take place Sept. 10-16 in Prague-Sib\v{r}ina, Czech Republic. https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2023/ - The new book LaTeX Graphics with TikZ, by Stefan Kottwitz, has been reviewed for TUGboat by samcarter. https://tug.org/books/reviews/tb138reviews-kottwitz-tikz.html - Submissions for the next TUGboat are welcome and encouraged; the deadline is October 15. https://tug.org/TUGboat/location.html Happy TeXing, Arthur and the entire TUG board --Apple-Mail=_F019F061-8A40-44FC-912F-2C605C07E8E5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><span = style=3D"font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", = Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family: = -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, = sans-serif;">TeX Users Group <[email protected]></span><br><span = style=3D"font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", = Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:= -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, = sans-serif;"><b>Sep23 news: TUG office changes, no dvd as of 2024, = meeting, review</b></span><br><span style=3D"font-family: = -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, = sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family: = -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, = sans-serif;">5 September 2023 at 4:18:29 AM IST</span><br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>Dear TeX users,<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>It is common = for newly elected TUG presidents to say that when they<br>started using = TeX they didn't expect to end up at the head of the<br>TeX Users = Group---this certainly applies to me. But you can trust that I<br>will = do my best in this position. Things have been rather eventful since<br>I = started, with the retirement of Robin Laakso, our long-serving = office<br>manager. See the announcement below, as well as the name of = her<br>replacement, who was promptly found.<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>Another sign of changing times is that we have = decided to no longer<br>offer the TeX Collection DVD starting next year. = It was felt there were<br>better uses for TUG's limited resources = nowadays, and will hopefully not<br>come as a surprise.<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>Best,<br>Arthur Rosendahl, TUG = President<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, = 86, 214);"><br></span></font>%%<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>With = bittersweet feelings, the TUG Board would like to announce that = our<br>Executive Director for almost a quarter of a century, Robin = Laakso, <br>is moving on to other endeavors. Her tireless = work and dedication made <br>many aspects of TUG's activities = possible. She handled or assisted in<br>all TUG affairs: = financial, tax, printing and distribution of TUGboat<br>and other = publications, organization of conferences, and many, many<br>others. = We are glad she is taking a well-deserved respite, though = we<br>will miss her tremendously.<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>Wishing you = many fulfilling years ahead, Robin!<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>At the same = time, we are happy to announce that Sophia Laakso, Robin's<br>daughter, = has taken the position of office manager with TUG. She = has<br>already participated in TUG's activities over the years, making = her<br>ideally suited to step into the role. We are planning for a = smooth<br>transition.<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>%%<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>Further information about discontinuing the DVD = as a general membership<br>benefit in 2024: our experience is that the = vast majority of members<br>have sufficient bandwidth to access = downloads nowadays. Therefore making<br>the DVD as a large bulk = production and mailing doesn't seem the best use<br>of time or = money.<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, = 86, 214);"><br></span></font>We expect the main images (TeX Live, = MiKTeX) to still be available, so<br>DVDs can still be burned on an = individual basis. This will most likely<br>be done by volunteers. More = details to follow. There is a new mailing<br>[email protected] = (https://lists.tug.org/texdvd) for discussion and requests.<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>%%<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);"><br></span></font>More usual = news:<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>- The 17th ConTeXt meeting will take place = Sept. 10-16<br>in Prague-Sib\v{r}ina, Czech = Republic. <br>https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2023/<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>- The new book LaTeX Graphics with TikZ, by = Stefan Kottwitz,<br>has been reviewed for TUGboat by = samcarter.<br>https://tug.org/books/reviews/tb138reviews-kottwitz-tikz.htm= l<br><font color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>- Submissions for the next TUGboat are welcome = and encouraged;<br>the deadline is October = 15.<br>https://tug.org/TUGboat/location.html<br><font = color=3D"#5856d6"><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, = 214);"><br></span></font>Happy TeXing,<br><div><div>Arthur and the = entire TUG = board<br></div></div></div><div><div><br></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F019F061-8A40-44FC-912F-2C605C07E8E5-- --===============4913836446025291716== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Home: http://www.tug.org.in/ TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq unsubscribe: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tugindia --===============4913836446025291716==--