Please excuse the cross-postings... The JA-SIG board has had informal discussions with JA-SIG Member representatives and uPortal developers for some months about two new organizational models we plan to roll-out: 1) the Member-elected Board of Directors, and 2) the Project Steering Committee. We intend to begin an off-cycle election for two board positions and a uPortal Project Steering Committee next week. This email is meant to alert you to the upcoming elections and to point you to additional information.
The board elections will replace one director position that has been vacant and will add an additional position to the board. Nominations for these positions will be open, and nominees will be selected by a vote of the JA-SIG Membership. The Project Steering Committee model will begin with the uPortal project. The steering committee will be composed of two representatives chosen by the current group of committers; one board representative or appointee; and three other stakeholders from the community who will be chosen by JA-SIG Members through the election process. This committee will serve as the governing body responsible for the strategic direction and operational oversight of the uPortal project and will act as an advocate for the project. Our intent in forming this group is to ensure that key decisions about uPortal direction are made by a group of stakeholders that is representative of our community. Additional information may be found at a new "Governance" site on our wiki<http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/JSG/JA-SIG+Governance> . Nominations and nominee statements will be posted there, as well. More information, and a schedule for the nominating and voting processes, will be distributed next week in a Call for Nominations issued by a recently formed JA-SIG Elections Committee appointed by the Board. Serving on the ElectionsCommittee are: Carl Jacobson, University of Delaware, (Chair) David Koehler, Cornell University Deborah Smith, CONCENTRA-CMS, (JA-SIG Administrator). Questions about the election process or the new organizational model are welcome. Jonathan Markow JA-SIG Board Chair
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