One minor point for those considering running. We've goofed in using the
language "Board of Directors", the lawyers jump up and down when we use that
kind of language as we're still planning to be a "fiscally sponsored" project.
If you do apply can you please use the language "Steering Committee" instead of
"Board of Directors". Really sorry for the confusion on that point.
A fix to the blog posts is forthcoming.
Regards,
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Jonah Duckles
Software Carpentry, Executive Director
http://software-carpentry.org
From: Belinda Weaver <[email protected]>
Reply: Belinda Weaver <[email protected]>
Date: November 8, 2017 at 3:09:20 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [Discuss] Nominate for Board of merged Carpentries
Call for Joint Carpentries Leadership: Stand for election to the joint board of
the merged Carpentries organization
As most of you know, Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry are merging into a
new organization, provisionally called “The Carpentries”. This new organization
will officially begin on January 1, 2018, with a hugely talented staff and
dedicated community already in place.
This is an exciting time, and we are looking for people who want to help direct
the new organization by being an elected member of the Board of Directors of
The Carpentries. The board will include both appointed and elected members in
order to balance community engagement with needed expertise in leading a
growing non-profit organization. For more information about the
responsibilities and composition of the board, see this issue, part of the
merger RFC.
Who can run and vote?
Following current SCF bylaws current Carpentries members may vote and serve on
the Board. Election or appointment to the board is currently limited to members.
The membership is made up of:
Every qualified instructor who has taught at least two Software or Data
Carpentry workshops in the past two calendar years.
Anyone who has done 30 days or more work for the Carpentries in the past
calendar year.
Anyone who has, in the opinion of the Steering Committee, made a significant
contribution in the past year.
The signatory for a Silver, Gold or Platinum Member Organization
If you’re not sure if you’re a member, log in to AMY and see if records show
that you have taught in the last two years. If you need records updated or have
any questions, please email [email protected]. If you have taught workshops
that aren’t registered, please include a link to those workshops. We’ll also be
sending out an email to each instructor with their status.
How do I stand for election?
In order to stand for election we request that you write a blog post that
introduces yourself to the community. The post:
must be about 500 words and can be written in any format (question and answer,
paragraph etc.)
must be titled “2018 Election: Your Name”
must be submitted by December 1, 2017
You can submit your post as a pull request to either the SWC website
repository, the DC website repository or by email. In the post, you should
explain:
your previous involvement with The Carpentries
what you would do as a member of the Board of Directors to contribute to the
growth and success of the community
The post from last year’s SWC elections contains examples.
Candidates will be given the opportunity to share their thoughts with our
community, including ideas for continued involvement, at our two community
meetings on November 16, 2017.
Timeline for election:
October 23: nominations open
November 16: nominees can introduce themselves on community calls
December 1: nominations close
December 4-8: community votes on candidates
This was posted here:
https://software-carpentry.org/blog/2017/10/call-new-joint-board.html
Belinda Weaver
Community Development Lead
Software and Data Carpentry
e: [email protected] | p: +61 408 841 882 | t: @cloudaus
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