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<p>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.</p>
<p>Nominations for the 2024 election are now open and will remain
open until 23:59 UTC on 26 February 2024.</p>
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.
<p>The directors who received two year terms starting in 2023 were <span
class="createlink">Arkadiusz Hiler, </span><span
class="createlink">Christopher Michael, </span><span
class="createlink">Lyude Paul, and Daniel Vetter</span>. They
will continue to serve until their term ends in 2024. Current
directors whose term expires in 2024 are <span class="createlink">Emma
Anholt, </span><span class="createlink">Mark Filion, </span><span
class="createlink">Ricardo Garcia, and Alyssa Rosenzweig.</span><a
href="https://rosenzweig.io/"><br>
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<p>A director is expected to participate in the fortnightly 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.</p>
<p>A member may nominate themselves or any other member they feel is
qualified. Nominations should be sent to the Election Committee at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elections@x.org">elections@x.org</a>.<br>
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<p>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 member's account page on <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://members.x.org">http://members.x.org</a>,
will be made available to all voters to help them make their
voting decisions.</p>
<p>Nominations, membership applications or renewals and completed
personal statements must be received no later than 23:59 UTC on 26
February 2024.</p>
<p>The slate of candidates will be published 04 March 2024 and
candidate Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg
membership applications and renewals is 07 March 2024.</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD</p>
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