Hi folks, A blog post <https://carpentries.org/blog/2018/10/ec-elections/> last month announced elections for the 2019 Carpentries Executive Council. *There is still a week and a half left before the November 26 deadline to submit your nominations and recommendations!* Please see the blog post for complete details, but these are the highlights:
1. *Voting Membership*: All community members should check to make sure teaching and certification records are up to date in AMY, which will ensure ballots are distributed appropriately for the election in the first week of December. Please email [email protected] with any questions or corrections related to Voting Membership <https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/governance/bylaws.html#individual-voting-membership> . 2. *Community-elected positions*: Voting members in The Carpentries are eligible to submit a self-nomination blog post <https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/communications/submit_blog_post.html> for the two community-elected positions. 3. *Council-elected positions*: Anyone is welcome to submit a recommendation <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekjBS9pR0k2HO3VVfCk7sOiOHcJbruw6O6BJCr_pA8bwqgWQ/viewform> for the three council-elected positions. Individuals considered for these appointments do not need to be members of The Carpentries. 4. *Community calls*: The current Executive Council will host two community calls between November 28 and 30 to answer any questions about governance or the election process, and also to allow community-elected candidates to introduce themselves. Please feel free to contact me individually if you have any questions about this process, or about what involvement in the Executive Council entails. I've personally found my involvement in governance of The Carpentries to be pivotally formative in terms of personal and professional development. In plainer language: exercising my leadership and strategic planning skills in our community has changed my life! I hope you'll consider what opportunities our community holds for you as well. -- Kate Hertweck Pronouns: any pronoun is appropriate Vice Chair, The Carpentries Executive Council Bioinformatics Training Manager, http://www.fredhutch.io Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T9dff6c7a3c4200c7-M0c0cb59b372b0bd5dc90452c Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
