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 <boardmember id="merks" type="committer">

 	<name>Ed Merks</name>

 	<title>President, Macro Modeling</title>

 	<image>merks.jpg</image>

 	<email>Ed.Merks@gmail.com</email>

 	<eclipse_affiliation> <![CDATA[
 		Eclipse Modeling Project Lead<br>
 		Eclipse Modeling Framework Project Lead
 	]]> </eclipse_affiliation>

 	<vision>  <![CDATA[
 		<p>Eclipse has evolved over the years to become something quite different from its inception.  Today
 		it's driven by a vastly more diverse constellation of contributors: large and small commercial
 		interests, educational institutions, and of course an ever growing dedicated committer community,
 		i.e., people like you and me.  With this increasing diversity, our influence as individuals grows
 		unabated, presenting new challenges and exciting opportunities.  As your committer representative
 		on the board, I will employ my five years of experience to  continue promoting the rights and
 		privileges of committers and to fight for the issues and concerns near and dear to developers'
 		hearts.  As always, I intend to be a visible and approachable technical representative, who
 		navigates the political landscape on your behalf.  I feel I've demonstrated this with my track
 		record over the years.</p>
 <p>No doubt it sounds cliche, but I believe strongly that helping is its own reward. With many thousands
 of answers to questions across a wide range of Eclipse's newsgroups last year, and with active blogging
 to promote a sense of community, my track record  is demonstrated with deeds not merely with words. I
 believe in being a positive influence, of balancing the drive to fix problems and to make improvements
 with recognition of the fact that real problems are difficult to solve and that what constitutes
 improvement is often highly subjective.  A case in point is the issue of
 <a href="http://ed-merks.blogspot.com/2008/02/one-committer-one-vote.html">one committer one vote</a> which
 required a change to the by-laws that was <a href="http://eclipse.org/membership/vote2011/">approved
 by the membership</a> last year.  Not everyone agrees
 this is an improvement, but I'm quite sure the vast majority of the committers will feel their vote
 this year is more influential than ever.</p>
 <p>I will continue to work hard to ensure that Eclipse's processes are the best they can be and are
 ever improving. I believe in minimal processes that focus on best practices and achievable
 realistic results. I oppose restrictions that seek to coerce compliance to arbitrary questionable
 rules, particularly rules that are primarily designed to exclude certain groups or to make first
 and second class citizens in our community.  I can be counted upon as the person who will speak up
 diplomatically even when personal risk is involved.  As your representative I commit to working
 tirelessly to promote not only Eclipse itself but also the community that drives it.  It has been an
 honor and a privilege to serve as your representative these past years. If reelected, you can count on
 the fact that Merks works for you.</p>

 	]]> </vision>

 	<bio> <![CDATA[
 		Ed Merks founded his own small consulting company, <a href="http://www.macromodeling.com/" target="blank">Macro Modeling</a>. He
 		is a coauthor of the authoritative book "<a href="http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=9780321331885"
 		target="blank">EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework</a>" which is published as a second expanded edition. He has been
 		an elected member of the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/directors.php" target="blank">Eclipse Foundation
 		Board of Directors</a> for the past five years and has been recognized by the Eclipse Community Awards as
 		Top New Comer Evangelist, Top Ambassador, and Top Committer. Ed is well known for his dedication to the
 		Eclipse community, posting literally thousands of newsgroup answers each year. He spent 16 years at IBM,
 		achieving the level of Senior Technical Staff Member after completing his Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University. He is a
 		partner of <a href="http://www.itemis.com/" target="blank">itemis AG</a> and is currently living in Berlin. His
 		experience in modeling technology spans twenty-seven years.
 	]]> </bio>

 	<affiliation> <![CDATA[
 		<a href="http://www.macromodeling.com/" target="blank">Macro Modeling</a>, President<br>
 		<a href="http://www.itemis.com/" target="blank">itemis AG</a>, Partner
 	]]>
 	</affiliation>

 </boardmember>
	<boardmember id="merks" type="committer">

	<name>Ed Merks</name>

	<title>President, Macro Modeling</title>

	<image>merks.jpg</image>

	<email>Ed.Merks@gmail.com</email>

	<eclipse_affiliation> <![CDATA[
	Eclipse Modeling Project Lead<br>
	Eclipse Modeling Framework Project Lead
	]]> </eclipse_affiliation>

	<vision> <![CDATA[
	<p>Eclipse has evolved over the years to become something quite different from its inception. Today
	it's driven by a vastly more diverse constellation of contributors: large and small commercial
	interests, educational institutions, and of course an ever growing dedicated committer community,
	i.e., people like you and me. With this increasing diversity, our influence as individuals grows
	unabated, presenting new challenges and exciting opportunities. As your committer representative
	on the board, I will employ my five years of experience to continue promoting the rights and
	privileges of committers and to fight for the issues and concerns near and dear to developers'
	hearts. As always, I intend to be a visible and approachable technical representative, who
	navigates the political landscape on your behalf. I feel I've demonstrated this with my track
	record over the years.</p>
	<p>No doubt it sounds cliche, but I believe strongly that helping is its own reward. With many thousands
	of answers to questions across a wide range of Eclipse's newsgroups last year, and with active blogging
	to promote a sense of community, my track record is demonstrated with deeds not merely with words. I
	believe in being a positive influence, of balancing the drive to fix problems and to make improvements
	with recognition of the fact that real problems are difficult to solve and that what constitutes
	improvement is often highly subjective. A case in point is the issue of
	<a href="http://ed-merks.blogspot.com/2008/02/one-committer-one-vote.html">one committer one vote</a> which
	required a change to the by-laws that was <a href="http://eclipse.org/membership/vote2011/">approved
	by the membership</a> last year. Not everyone agrees
	this is an improvement, but I'm quite sure the vast majority of the committers will feel their vote
	this year is more influential than ever.</p>
	<p>I will continue to work hard to ensure that Eclipse's processes are the best they can be and are
	ever improving. I believe in minimal processes that focus on best practices and achievable
	realistic results. I oppose restrictions that seek to coerce compliance to arbitrary questionable
	rules, particularly rules that are primarily designed to exclude certain groups or to make first
	and second class citizens in our community. I can be counted upon as the person who will speak up
	diplomatically even when personal risk is involved. As your representative I commit to working
	tirelessly to promote not only Eclipse itself but also the community that drives it. It has been an
	honor and a privilege to serve as your representative these past years. If reelected, you can count on
	the fact that Merks works for you.</p>

	]]> </vision>

	<bio> <![CDATA[
	Ed Merks founded his own small consulting company, <a href="http://www.macromodeling.com/" target="blank">Macro Modeling</a>. He
	is a coauthor of the authoritative book "<a href="http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=9780321331885"
	target="blank">EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework</a>" which is published as a second expanded edition. He has been
	an elected member of the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/directors.php" target="blank">Eclipse Foundation
	Board of Directors</a> for the past five years and has been recognized by the Eclipse Community Awards as
	Top New Comer Evangelist, Top Ambassador, and Top Committer. Ed is well known for his dedication to the
	Eclipse community, posting literally thousands of newsgroup answers each year. He spent 16 years at IBM,
	achieving the level of Senior Technical Staff Member after completing his Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University. He is a
	partner of <a href="http://www.itemis.com/" target="blank">itemis AG</a> and is currently living in Berlin. His
	experience in modeling technology spans twenty-seven years.
	]]> </bio>

	<affiliation> <![CDATA[
	<a href="http://www.macromodeling.com/" target="blank">Macro Modeling</a>, President<br>
	<a href="http://www.itemis.com/" target="blank">itemis AG</a>, Partner
	]]>
	</affiliation>

	</boardmember>