[OSGeo-Discuss] *Nominations: New Charter Members*

[Tyler Mitchell]

Voting has *not* started - it will begin in a few days.  I still am
awaiting confirmations from a few nominees.  Then I will post a
comprehensive list of nominees and the reasons for their nominations
so people can discuss and be educated for a few days.

Tyler

On 6/6/07, Dave McIlhagga <dmcilhagga at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
> Tyler,
>
> Is voting started now on new Charter Members? My understanding was
> that this was to begin right after nominations were completed.
>
> Could you send an update to the discuss list on next steps?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
>
> On 25-May-07, at 12:26 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo CRO) wrote:
>
> > * Nominations for new Charter Members is now open *
> >
> > The Board of Directors has asked me to coordinate the election of
> > up to 15 new Charter Members[1].  The process they have approved is
> > described here:
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/New_Membership_Process.
> > I am filling the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) role.
> >
> > Charter Members are the legal/official voting members of the
> > organisation.  Because OSGeo is an incorporated legal entity, these
> > positions are important because they elect the Board that manages
> > the organisation.  Vacant board positions can only be filled by
> > Charter Members.  Therefore, the board has decided to first
> > increase the number of Charter Members and then to proceed with
> > Board elections.
> >
> > This is the official notice announcing that nominations for new
> > Charter Members is now open.  Nominations must be sent to the Chief
> > Returning Office address: cro at osgeo.org
> > Please include:
> >  * full name of the nominee
> >  * email address and phone number of nominee, if known
> >  * short paragraph describing why you are nominating them.  Please
> > refer to [2] for a list of Positive Attributes for new charter
> > members.
> >  * you are allowed to nominate yourself
> >
> > Nominations will be accepted from May 25 - June 3.  Anyone can
> > submit a nomination.  I will contact the nominees directly to
> > verify their willingness to be nominated.  When this confirmation
> > process is complete, a list of nominees will be posted and the 10
> > day voting process started.  Voting will be done by current Charter
> > Members.  During the voting period, there will be time for
> > discussing nominees and their contributions using this OSGeo
> > mailing list.
> >
> > Multiple nominations for the same person are welcome.  I will
> > update this page as I receive nominations:
> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/New_Member_Nominations
> >
> > [1] Current charter Members: http://www.osgeo.org/content/
> > foundation/members/voting_members.html
> > [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/New_Membership_Process
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Tyler
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