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There is is much anger and diplomatic unrest between the countries who make up our member companies. At our global political levels, our world reacts with nationalistic fear. As an open source community we make a choice to be better and greater and transcend this fear. We treat each other with compassion, respect, and trust. That is our strength.
"The important thing is that in 20 years, they know they didn't leave anything on the table and they played their hearts out. That's the important thing."
"Great moments are born in great opportunity, and that's what you have here. That's what you've earned here. You were born to be hockey players, every one of you. This is your time. Now go out there and take it."
We are in a moment of opportunity for ourselves, our companies, and our ecosystem. We were born to work, to make hard decisions, to look to each other as a team. We were born to build networks, networks that can change the course of small (in number, but never in importance) individual lives, and to change the larger world. We play, we sweat, we breathe, and most of all we demonstrate what it means to be a collective. We can do this, we will do this; it is our duty and it is our gift. In this moment we will not only effect this meld but to participate in the transformation this meld promises. The most important technical innovations in our world have come from the telecommunications industry – we have a strong past and we build on that for our own future.
"When you pull on that jersey your represent yourselves and your teammates. And the name of the front is a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back."
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