Nominations for X.Org Foundation Board of Directors are OPEN (resend)
Matt Dew
marcoz at osource.org
Sat Mar 9 19:05:29 PST 2013
A reminder that there is slightly less than one day left in the
nomination window. (21 hrs as of this writing.)
On 02/21/2013 03:37 PM, Matt Dew wrote:
> (I sent this to announce, xorg and xorg-devel lists but forgot the
> members list. To account for this mistake, the nomination window is
> being extended to March 10. The email below is the same as previously,
> with the dates adjusted.)
>
> We are seeking nominations for candidates for election to the X.Org
> Foundation Board of Directors. All X.Org Foundation members are
> eligible for election to the board.
>
> Nominations for the 2012 election are now open and will remain open
> until 23.59 GMT on 10 March 2013.
>
> The Board consists of directors elected from the membership. Each
> year, an election is held to bring the total number of directors to
> eight. The four members receiving the highest vote totals will serve
> as directors for two year terms.
>
> The directors who received two year terms starting in 2011 were
> Matthias Hopf, Keith Packard, Matt Dew, and Alex Deucher. They
> will continue to serve until their term ends in 2013. Current
> directors whose term expires in 2012 are Eric Anholt, Alan Coopersmith,
> Stuart Kreitman, and Bart Massey.
>
> A director is expected to participate in the bi-weekly IRC meeting to
> discuss current business and to attend the annual meeting of the X.Org
> Foundation, which will be held at a location determined in advance by
> the Board of Directors.
>
> A member may nominate themselves or any other member they feel is
> qualified. Nominations should be sent to the Election Committee at
> elections at x.org.
>
> Nominees shall be required to be current members of the X.Org
> Foundation, and submit a personal statement of up to 200 words that
> will be provided to prospective voters. The collected statements,
> along with the statement of contribution to the X.Org Foundation in
> the members account page on http://members.x.org, will be made
> available to all voters to help them make their voting decisions.
>
> Nominations, membership applications or renewals and completed
> personal statements must be received no later than 23.59 GMT on 10 March
> 2013.
>
> The slate of candidates will be published 11 March
> 2013 and candidate Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg
> membership applications and renewals is 15 March 2011.
>
> The Election Committee
> X.Org Foundation
>
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