Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
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Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
Hi, On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:41 PM Tobias Mueller wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 2019-05-27 at 07:48 -0500, mcatanz...@gnome.org wrote: > > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 7:12 AM, Andrea Veri wrote: > > > I didn't express myself clearly enough: I really meant we haven't > > > received enough candidacies for the elections and the voting phase > > > to > > > begin, thus the need to extend the timelines. We currently collected > > > a > > > total of 5 candidates, 2 to go for the elections to actually start: > > > > This seems like case in point for why we should switch to two-year > > terms! Hopefully this will be the final election in which we elect > > seven directors all at the same time. > I think it's not a very good case for a longer term, though. > Just a few mails earlier we have seen an email in which a candidate > wondered whether they could make enough time available. > With a longer term that problem gets worse, not better. At one point the board discussed allowing candidates to run either for a two year or one year term. I think that would solve your issue: candidates who are working on projects that require more time can run for a two year term and those who are unable to make a long term commitment could run for a one year term. Meg > > > Cheers, > Tobi > > ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
Hi, On Mon, 2019-05-27 at 07:48 -0500, mcatanz...@gnome.org wrote: > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 7:12 AM, Andrea Veri wrote: > > I didn't express myself clearly enough: I really meant we haven't > > received enough candidacies for the elections and the voting phase > > to > > begin, thus the need to extend the timelines. We currently collected > > a > > total of 5 candidates, 2 to go for the elections to actually start: > > This seems like case in point for why we should switch to two-year > terms! Hopefully this will be the final election in which we elect > seven directors all at the same time. I think it's not a very good case for a longer term, though. Just a few mails earlier we have seen an email in which a candidate wondered whether they could make enough time available. With a longer term that problem gets worse, not better. Cheers, Tobi ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 5:48 AM wrote: > This seems like case in point for why we should switch to two-year > terms! Hopefully this will be the final election in which we elect > seven directors all at the same time. > > Michael > +1. All of the current board members are in agreement that this should be done and Neil has been investigating how we might do this. So far he's found someone who has the time and expertise to help us, and is working with them to understand what needs to change in the bylaws and and how to implement the changes practically. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to move to two year terms for this election cycle, but we hope that it can move to the staggered two year cycle asap! - Nuritzi ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 7:12 AM, Andrea Veri wrote: I didn't express myself clearly enough: I really meant we haven't received enough candidacies for the elections and the voting phase to begin, thus the need to extend the timelines. We currently collected a total of 5 candidates, 2 to go for the elections to actually start: This seems like case in point for why we should switch to two-year terms! Hopefully this will be the final election in which we elect seven directors all at the same time. Michael ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
Robert, I didn't express myself clearly enough: I really meant we haven't received enough candidacies for the elections and the voting phase to begin, thus the need to extend the timelines. We currently collected a total of 5 candidates, 2 to go for the elections to actually start: Allan Day Britt Yazel Carlos Soriano Robert McQueen Philip Chimento cheers, Il giorno lun 27 mag 2019 alle ore 13:21 Robert McQueen ha scritto: > > On Mon, 2019-05-27 at 12:40 +0200, Andrea Veri wrote: > > Foundation members, > > Dear Andrea, > > > > due to no candidacies being received for the 2019 elections > > Is this a clerical / copy paste error from an old announcement? From my > perspective I have seen four timely candidacies per the old timeline > (myself included) and one further/late candidacy which would suit the > revised timeline. Can you confirm the current candidate list from your > perspective or whether any of the submissions so far have been > discounted for any reason? > > Many Thanks, > Rob > > > we're > > postponing each of the items of the timeline [1] by one week in order > > to provide additional time for possible candidates to evaluate and > > send in their candidacy. [1] has been updated accordingly. Details on > > how to run as a candidate and other related information can be found > > at [2]. > > > > > > *GNOME Board Elections 2019* > > 2019-05-12: List of candidates opens. > > 2019-06-02: Last day to announce candidacies, submit > > summary statements. > > 2019-06-03: Final list of candidates. > > 2019-06-04: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, > > voting begins. > > 2019-06-18: Voting closes. > > 2019-06-19: Preliminary results are announced. > > 2019-06-26: Last day to challenge preliminary results. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > [1] https://vote.gnome.org/2019/rules.html > > [2] > > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2019-April/msg2.html > > > ___ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- Cheers, Andrea Red Hatter, Fedora / EPEL packager, GNOME Infrastructure Team Coordinator, Former GNOME Foundation Board of Directors Secretary, GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee Chairman Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/~av ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2019: revamped timeline
On Mon, 2019-05-27 at 12:40 +0200, Andrea Veri wrote: > Foundation members, Dear Andrea, > due to no candidacies being received for the 2019 elections Is this a clerical / copy paste error from an old announcement? From my perspective I have seen four timely candidacies per the old timeline (myself included) and one further/late candidacy which would suit the revised timeline. Can you confirm the current candidate list from your perspective or whether any of the submissions so far have been discounted for any reason? Many Thanks, Rob > we're > postponing each of the items of the timeline [1] by one week in order > to provide additional time for possible candidates to evaluate and > send in their candidacy. [1] has been updated accordingly. Details on > how to run as a candidate and other related information can be found > at [2]. > > > *GNOME Board Elections 2019* > 2019-05-12: List of candidates opens. > 2019-06-02: Last day to announce candidacies, submit > summary statements. > 2019-06-03: Final list of candidates. > 2019-06-04: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, > voting begins. > 2019-06-18: Voting closes. > 2019-06-19: Preliminary results are announced. > 2019-06-26: Last day to challenge preliminary results. > > > Thanks, > > [1] https://vote.gnome.org/2019/rules.html > [2] > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2019-April/msg2.html > ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
