Once signing up, how are nominations made? On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 10:17 PM Steve Winslow <swins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello SPDX community, > > Just wanted to send a reminder from Phil's original email announcing the > SPDX project membership process -- see his email below. > > As mentioned previously, companies / organizations that become a member of > SPDX prior to April 1 (before this coming Friday) will be able to > nominate an individual from their organization for consideration for the > initial Member Representative seats on the SPDX Steering Committee. On or > shortly after April 1, we will send out details about the nomination > process to all member companies as of that date, so that nominations can be > submitted and the 1 or 2 Member Representatives chosen by the Steering > Committee before their annual term begins on May 1. > > If you'd like for your company to nominate someone for consideration for > the initial Member Representatives, please make sure that your company > signs up as a member of SPDX on or before *this Thursday, March 31*. > Please note that just being listed as an "SPDX Supporter" on > https://spdx.dev is not itself the same as becoming a member of the > project; you'll need to sign up as a member using the process Phil > described below. > > (Of course, membership will still be open after that date, and future > members could participate in nominations for future years' Member > Representatives.) > > Best, > Steve > > On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 3:03 PM Phil Odence via lists.spdx.org > <phil.odence=synopsys....@lists.spdx.org> wrote: > >> Dear SPDX community, >> >> >> >> With the adoption of the new project governance model for SPDX in >> September, one new aspect of the updated structure is the introduction of >> the ability for companies and other organizations to become official >> members of the project. >> >> >> >> We have been working with the Linux Foundation for them to configure >> their membership enrollment platform for SPDX. Now that this has been >> completed, we're happy to announce that organizations can begin signing up >> as members of SPDX. >> >> >> >> As a reminder, organizational membership in SPDX is *not* required in >> order for anyone to contribute to or participate in the technical >> development of SPDX. All of SPDX's code and specification development is >> open to anyone to participate in, whether or not their organization is a >> formal SPDX member -- same as always. >> >> >> >> *Membership Benefits* >> >> >> >> Membership in SPDX enables an organization to have their logo displayed >> on the project website and materials to indicate their status as a "member" >> of the project, and to identify them as such. >> >> >> >> Additionally, with the governance change, the SPDX Steering Committee >> will be expanded to include up to two individuals selected as Member >> Representatives (see Section 2 of the Governance document >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/spdx/governance/blob/main/5._Governance.md*2-roles-responsibilities-and-terms__;Iw!!A4F2R9G_pg!LyN5nbidkcc2tRs6oRIqaRf0YzoW72oXVoAubS91mJ1PLRWOf86TlRFFlwKuJjwaedg$>). >> Each organization that is a member of SPDX may nominate one person from >> their organization as a candidate for selection >> >> >> >> Organizations that become members of SPDX within the first four months >> following December 1, 2021, may make a nomination for the initial selection >> of Member Representatives during that four-month time period. After April >> 1, 2022, the Steering Committee will choose the Member Representatives from >> among the nominees. We will send updated details about this to the >> then-current members as the deadline approaches. The terms for all Steering >> Committee members, as specified in Section 2 of the Governance document, >> will begin on May 1, 2022. >> >> >> >> *Signing up* >> >> >> >> Project membership in SPDX itself is available at no charge; however, an >> organization must be a member of The Linux Foundation (which may include >> fees for your organization) in order to become a member. >> >> >> >> In order to become a member, go to >> https://enrollment.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/?project=spdx >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/enrollment.lfx.linuxfoundation.org/?project=spdx__;!!A4F2R9G_pg!LyN5nbidkcc2tRs6oRIqaRf0YzoW72oXVoAubS91mJ1PLRWOf86TlRFFlwKuDMNEshQ$> >> to begin the signup process. If your organization is not already an LF >> member, the LF membership agreement sign-up and billing will be included as >> part of the process. >> >> >> >> (Please note that the membership enrollment system may still ask for >> billing information, even if your organization is already an LF member and >> you are only signing up for SPDX membership.) >> >> >> >> Please let us know if you or your organization have any questions about >> becoming a member of SPDX. >> >> >> >> SPDX Steering Committee >> >> Phil, Kate, Gary, Jilayne, Steve, Paul and Jack >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1500): https://lists.spdx.org/g/spdx/message/1500 Mute This Topic: https://lists.spdx.org/mt/87461405/21656 Group Owner: spdx+ow...@lists.spdx.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.spdx.org/g/spdx/leave/2655439/21656/1698928721/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
