Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:24:48 +0100 From: Rik Mills <[email protected]> To: Kubuntu Developer Discussion <[email protected]>, [email protected], Kubuntu user technical support <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Kubuntu Council Elections 2018 - Call for Nominations Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I would like to remind anyone thinking of standing or nominating, that > nomination close at end of play tomorrow (Saturday 25th August). > We currently only have 2 nominations for the 3 spots, so please do not > delay. > Currently nominated are: > Valorie Zimmerman > Simon Quigley > I should also point out that Philip Muškovac has stated on our IRC > channel that he does not intend to stand this time, and as yet do not > know Myriam Schweingruber's intentions. So if you should be assuming > that incumbent members are likely to just be re-elected and so you are > not standing, I would suggest you may like to reconsider that. > As set out in my previous email, the time commitment is not large and > any member who feels they can make a difference and positive > contribution is more than welcome to stand. > Thank you > Rik Mills > Kubuntu Council > Kubuntu devel On 18/08/18 10:23, Rik Mills wrote: > Hello Kubuntu community! > > Unfortunately, we overlooked that three (3) of our Kubuntu Council > members are expiring shortly! > > The terms for the following Council members are due to expire on the 2nd > September 2018: > > Myriam Schweingruber > Philip Muškovac > Valorie Zimmerman > > I hereby call for nominations for the Kubuntu Council to elect three (3) > members and hope that Myriam Schweingruber, Philip Muškovac, Valorie > Zimmerman will continue to serve until we have the names of the new > Council members. > > I will update the Kubuntu Calendar to reflect these new dates. > > The term is for two years, spanning 2nd September 2018 to 2nd September > 2020. > > As in the past, the election will be conducted using CIVS (Condorcet > Internet Voting Service) - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html and > the top three ranking vote recipients will be elected. > > Schedule: > > Nomination period: Now to the 25th August 2018 > Ballot Preparation: 25th August to the next day > Voting Period: 25th August 1st September > End Poll/Results Announced: 1st September > New Term Begins: 2nd September 2018 > > This schedule shortens all the timelines. Please nominate yourselves or > others quickly, so we can get to voting quickly. > > The above deadlines may be subject to minor revision, and a follow up > email will give details if this is so. However, nominations open NOW so > please be as prompt as possible. > > Please mention what you would like to accomplish within the Kubuntu > project (Why people should vote for you) > > Eligibility: > > All Kubuntu Members ( https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members/+members ) > are eligible to be nominated and to vote. If you have a public email > address in Launchpad, you need take no further action to receive your > voting ballot. If you do not have a public email address, please > contact me off-list with the address you'd like your ballot sent to, > otherwise you will be unable to vote. > > Nominations: > > All Kubuntu members are eligible. The Kubuntu Council is intended to > represent all of the Kubuntu community. Applications from involved > non-developers are encouraged. If you are nominating someone else, > please confirm their willingness to serve before nominating them. > Nominations should be done in public via either kubuntu-users or > kubuntu-devel mailing lists. If there is some extraordinary reason that > precludes that, contact me directly. > > Commitment: > > The Kubuntu Council is the leadership body of Kubuntu. Members of the > council are expected to be active in the Kubuntu community/project. It > has three primary roles: > > - Approve development plans for future Kubuntu releases > - Approve Kubuntu membership applications > - Resolve disputes within the Kubuntu project > > The time commitment is not large. Meetings are generally only once every > several months and conducted via IRC. However, we do need the Kubuntu > Council to lead the community, not sit back and only attend meetings. > > Questions: > > If there are questions, you can contact us via this mailing list or (if > really necessary) via direct mail. We can also be found on Freenode IRC > in #kubuntu, #kubuntu-council or #kubuntu-devel > > Many thanks to all and please remember "time is of the essence". > > Happy nominating and voting, > > Rik Mills > Kubuntu Council > Please add my name (darinmiller) to the list of nominees. o__ >/ ( )\( ) Darin | 208-991-4421
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