I have now received a suggestion by Vero to move everything a week later
(i.e. starting on 2024-09-16 and ending on 2024-10-26), as well as a
minor comment from Markus on the text. Any other comments or suggestions?
If there is no more input and everyone is happy I could post this on the
Wiki and inform the community on Thursday.
Hernán
Den 2024-09-02 kl. 15:43, skrev Hernán De Angelis:
Dear PSC members
I have now prepared a preliminary wiki text and timetable for the 2024
elections based on how we conducted the previous elections in 2020. My
idea was to run the elections starting on monday 9 september so to be
able to have the results ready by 19 october.
Below you will find a draft of the Wiki, to be posted once a consensus
is reached on the dates and form.
Thanks in advance
Hernán
= PSC Election 2024 =
== Call for election ==
The PSC election 2024 starts on **2024-09-09** and ends on
**2024-10-19**.
The new committee will be formed by **9** members, of which ***5***
are current members and ***4*** will be newly elected on this election.
This is in accordance with the current PSC chair and the planning
decided in light of the experiences in previous elections.
=== 1. The process===
The election process is split essentially in two phases: 1) the
Nomination and 2) the Voting.
Final actions are announcing the results and officially forming the
new PSC, which will consist of **9** members, ***5*** already sitting
and ***4*** newly elected.
==== 1.1 Nominations ====
During the Nomination phase, '''any''' member of the GRASS-GIS
community, can nominate '''any''' community member for being a
candidate for the PSC.
Current PSC members are to be nominated for re-election in the same
way by the community as possible new candidates.
To set a nomination in motion, an e-mail should be directed to the CRO
(cro.grass at osgeo.org) including '''name''', '''contact e-mail'''
and shortly '''why''' a person is recommended as a PSC member.
The CRO will then contact the recommended person asking for
confirmation. The nominated person has to accept the candidacy for
the PSC and will be asked to write a few lines stating what she/he
wants to achieve as part of it.
A nomination and its acceptance '''are required to be sent directly to
the CRO''' in private. Following confirmation, it is the CRO's task
to officially announce a nomination.
==== 1.2 Voting ====
The CRO will ensure to invite all eligible voters.
Eligible voters are all people who:
- have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass, grass-addons,
grass-website, grass-promo repositories,
- participated of GRASS PSC and community events,
- have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to GRASS
integration,
- have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or
- are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate
A list of eligible voters has already been compiled on the basis of
the criteria given above. The list can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GdZUcwERaIJur9fXs1D05Sw-Jv57N3LfQ8njfM6Jd-4/edit?usp=sharing
If you believe you meet the criteria but do not find your name in the
list, please contact the CRO at: [email protected] or make a pull
request before September DDth.
During the Voting period, eligible voters, can vote their preferred
candidate(s) via an on-line tool which will protect privacy.
Each voter can vote one time. However, there is no limit as to how
many, among the candidates, a voter can select.
=== 2. Time frame ===
* announcement of elections: 2024-08-22 (incl. CRO)
* nomination period: 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23
* presentation of the candidates: 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30
* elections: 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14
* announcement of the newly elected PSC: 2024-10-19 at latest
==== 2.1 Nomination Period ====
The nomination starts on 2024-09-09 at 12:00 UTC, runs strictly for 3
weeks and ends on 2024-09-30 at 12:00 UTC. Following this period,
there will be a one week of no-action to have time to reflect and decide.
You are kindly asked to refrain from canceling an already announced
nomination or support and request for a new nomination. Unless there
are serious reasons to cancel a nomination, modification of the list
of nominees will not be possible after the end of the 3rd week.
==== 2.2 Presentation of the candidates ====
The presentation of the candidates will run from 2024-09-23 to
2024-09-30. The nominated candidates will be asked to write a few
lines stating what she/he wants to achieve or work for as part of the
PSC.
==== 2.3 Voting Period ====
The voting period will run from 2024-10-07 at 12:00 UTC up until
2024-10-14 at 12:00 UTC.
==== 2.4 Results ====
Votes will be counted and the top **4** voted candidates will fill the
seats to form the new PSC. In case of a vote tie, the CRO will
randomise the selection between the tied candidates for a PSC seat.
Results to be announced, at latest, on 2024-10-19.
Afterwards, the newly formed PSC will elect the chair person, being
one of the new members.
=== 3. Overview ===
==== 3.1 Nomination (I) ====
- from 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23
- e-mails directed to the CRO by:
- a community member to nominate a candidate
- the nominee to confirm acceptance of candidacy
==== 3.2 Nomination (II) ====
- from 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30
- re-think, evaluate, decide for candidate(s)
- e-mail from the candidate directed to the community with a
statement of her/his aims as part of the PSC
- email directed to the CRO by a candidate for canceling candidacy
(possible '''only''' for important reasons)
==== 3.3 Voting: from 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14 ====
Eligible voters are all people who:
- have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass,
grass-addons, grass-website, grass-promo repositories,
- participated of GRASS PSC and community events,
- have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to
GRASS integration,
- have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or
- are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate
- privacy/anonymity guaranteed by using
[https://limesurvey.osgeo.org/ OSGeo LimeSurvey], OSGeo's on-line
voting system
- voters will be invited via email
==== 3.4 Results ====
The new PSC will be presented at latest on 2024-10-19.
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