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<font face="DejaVu Sans Mono">Dear members of the GRASS community,<br>
<br>
We are launching the 2026 election of the Project Steering
Committee (PSC) on Monday 28 September 2024. The PSC currently has
nine (9) members. In this election, five (5) seats are open for
renewal, offering an opportunity for new members to join the
committee.<br>
<br>
The nominating and voting process is explained in full detail in
the Wiki (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PSC_Election_2026">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PSC_Election_2026</a>).<br>
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In summary the election will proceed as follows:<br>
- announcement of elections: 2026-09-14<br>
- nomination period: 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-19<br>
- presentation of the candidates: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-26<br>
- voting period: 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-09<br>
- announcement of the newly elected PSC: 2026-11-14 (at latest)<br>
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Eligible voters are people who:<br>
- have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass,
grass-addons, grass-website, grass-tutorials, rgrass, grass-promo
repositories,<br>
- participated in GRASS PSC and community events,<br>
- have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to
GRASS integration,<br>
- are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate<br>
<br>
A list of eligible voters according to these criteria has already
been compiled. This list can be found here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gLdU38At1Lmn74nr3MPWh-BsykjFHQezGV8Fh4lBdos/edit?gid=1318875944#gid=1318875944">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gLdU38At1Lmn74nr3MPWh-BsykjFHQezGV8Fh4lBdos/edit?gid=1318875944#gid=1318875944</a><br>
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Please have a look at the list and check if you are registered and
your data is labeled complete. If your data appears with an
"incomplete" label, or if you believe you meet the criteria but do
not find your name, or if you find your name but do not want to
receive an invitation to vote, please contact the CRO
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cro.grass@osgeo.org">cro.grass@osgeo.org</a>) before 27 September 2026.<br>
<br>
<br>
Hernán De Angelis<br>
<br>
Chief Return Officer (CRO)<br>
<br>
GRASS GIS election 2026<br>
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Hernán De Angelis
Chief Return Officer (CRO)
GRASS GIS election 2026</pre>
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