Just a reminder, the nomination period ends 31 January 2011 and we have only gotten a few nominations. If you think you or someone you know would be a good candidate, please let us know following the instruction below.
The Election Committee X.Org Foundation On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Alex Deucher <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Alex Deucher <[email protected]> wrote: >> We are seeking nominations for candidates for election to the X.Org >> Foundation Board of Directors. All X.Org Foundation members are >> eligible for election to the board. >> >> Nominations for the 2010 election are now open and will remain open >> until 23.59 GMT on 11 February 2011. >> >> The Board consists of directors elected from the membership. Each >> year, an election is held to bring the total number of directors to >> eight. The four members receiving the highest vote totals will serve >> as directors for two year terms. >> >> The directors who received two year terms starting in 2009 were >> Matthias Hopf, Keith Packard, Matthieu Herrb, and Alex Deucher. They >> will continue to serve until their term ends in 2011. Current >> directors whose term expires in 2010 are Eric Anholt, Donnie Berkholz, >> Alan Coopersmith, and Bart Massey. >> >> A director is expected to participate in the weekly IRC meeting to >> discuss current business and to attend the annual meeting of the X.Org >> Foundation, which will be held at a location determined in advance by >> the Board of Directors. >> >> A member may nominate themselves or any other member they feel is >> qualified. Nominations should be sent to the Election Committee at >> [email protected]. >> >> Nominees shall be required to be current members of the X.Org >> Foundation, and submit a personal statement of up to 200 words that >> will be provided to prospective voters. The collected statements, >> along with the statement of contribution to the X.Org Foundation in >> the members account page on http://members.x.org, will be made >> available to all voters to help them make their voting decisions. >> >> Nominations, membership applications or renewals and completed >> personal statements must be received no later than 23.59 GMT on 11 >> February 2011. > > Quick correction here on the dates, the nomination period ends 31 > January 2011. The slate of candidates will be published 7 February > 2011 and candidate Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg > membership applications and renewals is 11 February 2011. Sorry for > the confusion. > > The Election Committee > X.Org Foundation > >> >> The Election Committee >> X.Org Foundation >> > _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: [email protected]
