Hi all, The OpenStreetMap Foundation election (2014) is coming up soon. Some details are still being ironed out and published. Please pass this information along to your local community- and language-lists. Spread the word to your favoured social networks.
For starters, please find: Some dates: Wednesday, 15 October 2014 at 2359H UTC. Candidate nominations open. (today) Thursday, 23 October 2014 at 2359H UTC. Candidate nominations close Email Proxy votes to open and close some time between these dates. Details to follow. Saturday, 08 November 2014, time TBD. In-person voting at SotM Buenos Aires, Argentina. Subject to correction, of course. Candidacy and candidates: Note that candidates may self-nominate. The candidate list. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM14/Election_to_Board I've had questions about candidates and candidacy and have posted my thoughts here: http://weait.com/foundation-commitments http://weait.com/osmf-election-2014 Your questions for current or past board members, and for candidates are welcome on the lists, IRC and other channels. Voting: -dates for email proxy voting are not yet confirmed. Typically, email proxy voting begins some time after candidacy closes, and ends hours or days before the in-person voting begins. -STV voting will be used for the first time in the OSMF context. Details will be added to the wiki page on proxy voting. - Matters for voting in 2014 include the Election to the Board, three special resolutions, and a vote on membership fees. Details to follow. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM14/Proxy_Voting Best Regards and Happy Mapping, Richard _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
