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

Tue Sep 3 16:25:28 PDT 2024

I thought in that way we give Hernan some more days to prepare announcement
and send out the instructions. But if he can send that ASAP, it should be
fine... In any case, we can send out reminders as well

El mar., 3 sep. 2024 18:29, Vaclav Petras via grass-psc <
grass-psc at lists.osgeo.org> escribió:

> 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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