+1 on updating the Foundation page. Karen and Jim, I've updated the news post with Karen's recommendations, see below. I'll see if we can work in a quote from Shaun, but I'm not sure where to add it.
Anybody have specific edits for cutting it down or making it easier to read? Add your edits here: https://etherpad.gnome.org/p/July_2016_Social_Media Thanks! Best, Nuritzi News <https://www.gnome.org/news/> July 11, 2016 GNOME Board of Directors Announced ORINDA, CA. The GNOME Foundation welcomes its new Board of Directors for the upcoming 2016 – 2017 term: - Allan Day - Nuritzi Sanchez - Cosimo Cecchi - Meg Ford - Alexandre Franke - Shaun McCance - Jim Hall Congratulations! This year we had 253 registered voters, 142 of which sent in valid ballots. Elections ran during the months of May and June, and the new Board was officially announced <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00607.html> on June 18, 2016. The Board of Directors is a team of volunteers who are elected for a one-year term by their peers. The Board is an important part of the GNOME Foundation and ensures the health of the organization by working on operational and legal items that help keep the Foundation in order. It also helps to manage the relationship with the Advisory Board and promotes the overall well-being of the GNOME Project. This year’s Board has experience that spans the GNOME project including expertise in design, development, usability, and communications. Outbound members of the Board include Ekaterina Gerasimova, Jeff Fortin Tam, and Andrea Veri. The GNOME Foundation thanks them for their time on the Board, and for helping the Foundation navigate important matters during their term, like the Groupon Trademark Infringement battle which became a success and victory. Since their official election in June, the new Board has been onboarded by last year’s Board, and outbound members have begun to transition responsibility to new members. The remaining responsibilities will be handed over during the annual GUADEC conference in Karlsruhe, Germany this August. At that time, the new Board will vote on the position of each member. You can find out more about the GNOME Board by visiting the Foundation page <https://www.gnome.org/foundation/> of our website, or you can contact the Board by sending an email to [email protected]. The GNOME Foundation encourages those active in the GNOME community to apply for Foundation membership so that they can vote in upcoming elections. Welcome to our new Board, and thanks again to everyone who participated in this year’s Board of Directors elections! On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Jim Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Karen's edits. Also, we should make sure to update the > GNOME Foundation page at the same time: > https://www.gnome.org/Foundation/ > > I opened a bug with the webmasters on this a few weeks ago: > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=768197 > > > Jim > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Karen! I'll see if I can work in some of your suggestions and > send a > > 2nd attempt once complete. We have a Board meeting tomorrow, so I'll aim > to > > get a quote from Shaun then :) > > > > In the meantime, @everyone else - more edits / suggestions are welcome, > so > > please keep them coming! > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Karen Sandler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On 2016-07-11 16:58, Nuritzi Sanchez wrote: > >> > >>> It'd be great to post this on Wednesday, so please add your thoughts > >>> and edits before then. Thanks! > >> > >> > >> This looks good to me! A few suggestions: > >> > >> * maybe mention that the board are volunteers? > >> * specifically name the outgoing members and thank them for their time > on > >> the board > >> * include a quote, perhaps from last year's president? > >> * perhaps mention the breadth of experience that the board has? Like: > the > >> new board has experience that spans the GNOME project, from development > to > >> design to usability... etc. > >> > >> karen > > > -- ............................................................ ................. *Nuritzi Sanchez* | +1.650.218.7388 | Endless <http://endlessm.com/>
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