[GRASS-PSC] [GRASS PSC elections 2024] Preliminary time table

Tue Sep 3 14:13:32 PDT 2024

Is there any harm or difficulty in starting next week and making the
nomination window wider?

On Tue, 3 Sept 2024 at 17:02, Veronica Andreo via grass-psc <
grass-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Thanks for your insight.
>
> Hernan assigned 2 weeks for nominations, do you think that's still not
> enough? Then there's one week for nominees presentation, a buffer week in
> between, then a week for the actual election and then the results. I think
> the timeline is pretty reasonable. What do others think?
>
> Vero
>
>
>
> El mar, 3 sept 2024 a las 16:51, Michael Barton via grass-psc (<
> grass-psc at lists.osgeo.org>) escribió:
>
>> My main concern is that the nomination period is very short. Maybe I
>> underestimate the degree of enthusiasm, but normally a problem for
>> organizations like this is to find enough candidates willing to serve on
>> bodies like the PSC.
>>
>> Moving the elections back a week is fine, but I suggest keeping the start
>> of nominations where it is so that more people can express interest.
>>
>> Michael
>> _____________________________
>>
>> C. Michael Barton
>> Associate Director, School of Complex Adaptive Systems (
>> https://scas.asu.edu)
>> Professor, School of Human Evolution & Social Change (
>> https://shesc.asu.edu)
>> Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity (
>> https://complexity.asu.edu)
>> Arizona State University
>> Tempe, AZ 85287-2701
>> USA
>>
>> Executive Director, Open Modeling Foundation (
>> https://openmodelingfoundation.github.io)
>> Director, Network for Computational Modeling in Social & Ecological
>> Sciences (https://comses.net)
>>
>> personal website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton
>>
>>
>> On Sep 3, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Hernán De Angelis via grass-psc <
>> grass-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>
>> I have now received a suggestion by Vero to move everything a week later
>> (i.e. starting on 2024-09-16 and ending on 2024-10-26), as well as a minor
>> comment from Markus on the text. Any other comments or suggestions?
>>
>> If there is no more input and everyone is happy I could post this on the
>> Wiki and inform the community on Thursday.
>>
>> Hernán
>>
>>
>> Den 2024-09-02 kl. 15:43, skrev Hernán De Angelis:
>>
>> Dear PSC members
>>
>> I have now prepared a preliminary wiki text and timetable for the 2024
>> elections based on how we conducted the previous elections in 2020. My idea
>> was to run the elections starting on monday 9 september so to be able to
>> have the results ready by 19 october.
>>
>> Below you will find a draft of the Wiki, to be posted once a consensus is
>> reached on the dates and form.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Hernán
>>
>>
>> = PSC Election 2024 =
>>
>> == Call for election ==
>>
>> The PSC election 2024 starts on **2024-09-09** and ends on **2024-10-19**.
>> The new committee will be formed by **9** members, of which ***5*** are
>> current members and ***4*** will be newly elected on this election.
>> This is in accordance with the current PSC chair and the planning decided
>> in light of the experiences in previous elections.
>>
>>
>> === 1. The process===
>>
>> The election process is split essentially in two phases:  1) the
>> Nomination and 2) the Voting.
>> Final actions are announcing the results and officially forming the new
>> PSC, which will consist of **9** members, ***5*** already sitting and
>> ***4*** newly elected.
>>
>>
>> ==== 1.1 Nominations ====
>>
>> During the Nomination phase, '''any''' member of the GRASS-GIS community,
>> can nominate '''any''' community member for being a candidate for the PSC.
>>
>> Current PSC members are to be nominated for re-election in the same way
>> by the community as possible new candidates.
>>
>> To set a nomination in motion, an e-mail should be directed to the CRO
>> (cro.grass at osgeo.org) including '''name''', '''contact e-mail''' and
>> shortly '''why''' a person is recommended as a PSC member.
>>
>> The CRO will then contact the recommended person asking for
>> confirmation.  The nominated person has to accept the candidacy for the PSC
>> and will be asked to write a few lines stating what she/he wants to achieve
>> as part of it.
>>
>> A nomination and its acceptance '''are required to be sent directly to
>> the CRO''' in private.  Following confirmation, it is the CRO's task to
>> officially announce a nomination.
>>
>>
>> ==== 1.2 Voting ====
>>
>> The CRO will ensure to invite all eligible voters.
>>
>> Eligible voters are all people who:
>> - have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass, grass-addons,
>> grass-website, grass-promo repositories,
>> - participated of GRASS PSC and community events,
>> - have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to GRASS
>> integration,
>> - have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or
>> - are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate
>>
>> A list of eligible voters has already been compiled on the basis of the
>> criteria given above. The list can be found at:
>>
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GdZUcwERaIJur9fXs1D05Sw-Jv57N3LfQ8njfM6Jd-4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtIS60pHEnw$
>>
>>
>> If you believe you meet the criteria but do not find your name in the
>> list, please contact the CRO at: cro.grass at osgeo.org or make a pull
>> request before September DDth.
>>
>> During the Voting period, eligible voters, can vote their preferred
>> candidate(s) via an on-line tool which will protect privacy.
>>
>> Each voter can vote one time.  However, there is no limit as to how many,
>> among the candidates, a voter can select.
>>
>>
>> === 2. Time frame ===
>>
>>  * announcement of elections: 2024-08-22 (incl. CRO)
>>  * nomination period: 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23
>>  * presentation of the candidates: 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30
>>  * elections: 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14
>>  * announcement of the newly elected PSC: 2024-10-19 at latest
>>
>>
>> ==== 2.1 Nomination Period ====
>>
>> The nomination starts on 2024-09-09 at 12:00 UTC, runs strictly for 3
>> weeks and ends on 2024-09-30 at 12:00 UTC. Following this period, there
>> will be a one week of no-action to have time to reflect and decide.
>>
>> You are kindly asked to refrain from canceling an already announced
>> nomination or support and request for a new nomination. Unless there are
>> serious reasons to cancel a nomination, modification of the list of
>> nominees will not be possible after the end of the 3rd week.
>>
>>
>> ==== 2.2 Presentation of the candidates ====
>>
>> The presentation of the candidates will run from 2024-09-23 to
>> 2024-09-30. The nominated candidates will be asked to write a few lines
>> stating what she/he wants to achieve or work for as part of the PSC.
>>
>>
>> ==== 2.3 Voting Period ====
>>
>> The voting period will run from 2024-10-07 at 12:00 UTC up until
>> 2024-10-14 at 12:00 UTC.
>>
>>
>> ==== 2.4 Results ====
>>
>> Votes will be counted and the top **4** voted candidates will fill the
>> seats to form the new PSC. In case of a vote tie, the CRO will randomise
>> the selection between the tied candidates for a PSC seat.
>>
>> Results to be announced, at latest, on 2024-10-19.
>>
>> Afterwards, the newly formed PSC will elect the chair person, being one
>> of the new members.
>>
>>
>> === 3. Overview ===
>>
>> ==== 3.1 Nomination (I) ====
>>
>>   - from 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23
>>   - e-mails directed to the CRO by:
>>     - a community member to nominate a candidate
>>     - the nominee to confirm acceptance of candidacy
>>
>>
>> ==== 3.2 Nomination (II) ====
>>
>>   - from 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30
>>   - re-think, evaluate, decide for candidate(s)
>>   - e-mail from the candidate directed to the community with a statement
>> of her/his aims as part of the PSC
>>   - email directed to the CRO by a candidate for canceling candidacy
>> (possible '''only''' for important reasons)
>>
>>
>> ==== 3.3 Voting: from 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14  ====
>>
>>     Eligible voters are all people who:
>>     - have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass,
>> grass-addons, grass-website, grass-promo repositories,
>>     - participated of GRASS PSC and community events,
>>     - have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to GRASS
>> integration,
>>     - have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or
>>     - are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate
>>
>>   - privacy/anonymity guaranteed by using [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://limesurvey.osgeo.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtITbiWBxIw$
>>  OSGeo LimeSurvey
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://limesurvey.osgeo.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtITbiWBxIw$%20%20OSGeo%20LimeSurvey>],
>> OSGeo's on-line voting system
>>   - voters will be invited via email
>>
>>
>> ==== 3.4 Results ====
>>
>> The new PSC will be presented at latest on 2024-10-19.
>>
>>
>>
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