[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: freedesktop-xorg
Subject: Re: Reminder: 2024 X.Org Board of Directors Elections timeline extended, request for nominations
From: Christopher Michael <cmichael () igalia ! com>
Date: 2024-03-11 9:33:44
Message-ID: 9c6b497c-5210-447a-adcf-8eb7546fa85a () igalia ! com
[Download RAW message or body]
This is a reminder that we are still looking for candidates for the
upcoming X.Org Board of Directors elections, and that today is the last
day to submit personal statements for nomination. X.org membership
renewals are still open and will be needed to vote on those elections.
Please read below for more details.
Cheers,
Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD
On 3/5/24 05:49, Christopher Michael wrote:
>
> This is a reminder that we are still looking for candidates for the
> upcoming X.Org Board of Directors elections, and that membership
> renewals are still open and will be needed to vote on those elections.
> Please read below for more details.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD
>
>
> On 3/1/24 06:25, Christopher Michael wrote:
>>
>> We are seeking nominations for candidates for election to the X.org
>> Foundation Board of Directors. However, as we presently do not have
>> enough nominations to start the election - the decision has been made
>> to extend the timeline by 2 weeks. Note this is a fairly regular part
>> of the elections process.
>>
>>
>> The new deadline for nominations to the X.org Board of Directors is
>> 23:59 UTC on 11 March 2024
>>
>>
>> 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 2023 were
>> Arkadiusz Hiler, Christopher Michael, Lyude Paul, and Daniel Vetter.
>> They will continue to serve until their term ends in 2024. Current
>> directors whose term expires in 2024 are Emma Anholt, Mark Filion,
>> Ricardo Garcia, and Alyssa Rosenzweig.
>> <https://rosenzweig.io/>
>>
>> A director is expected to participate in the fortnightly 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
>> elections@x.org.
>>
>> 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 member's account page on http://members.x.org, will be made
>> available to all voters to help them make their voting decisions.
>>
>> Nominations and completed personal statements must be received no
>> later than 23:59 UTC on 11 March 2024.
>>
>> The slate of candidates will be published 18 March 2024 and candidate
>> Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg membership applications
>> and renewals has also been extended 2 weeks and is now 25 March 2024.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD
>>
>>
[Attachment #3 (text/html)]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<p>This is a reminder that we are still looking for candidates for
the upcoming X.Org Board of Directors elections, and that today is
the last day to submit personal statements for nomination. X.org
membership renewals are still open and will be needed to vote on
those elections. </p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Please read below for more details. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p></p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/5/24 05:49, Christopher Michael
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:39fac3a4-f9de-4968-b0ff-ac3bf503a4fb@igalia.com">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<p>This is a reminder that we are still looking for candidates for
the upcoming X.Org Board of Directors elections, and that
membership renewals are still open and will be needed to vote on
those elections. Please read below for more details. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/1/24 06:25, Christopher Michael
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:08f8a967-25e1-4362-be38-3f1b050ec6f2@igalia.com">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<p>We are seeking nominations for candidates for election to the
X.org Foundation Board of Directors. However, as we presently
do not have enough nominations to start the election - the
decision has been made to extend the timeline by 2 weeks. Note
this is a fairly regular part of the elections process.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>The new deadline for nominations to the X.org Board of
Directors is 23:59 UTC on 11 March 2024</p>
<br>
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.
<p>The directors who received two year terms starting in 2023
were <span class="createlink">Arkadiusz Hiler, </span><span
class="createlink">Christopher Michael, </span><span
class="createlink">Lyude Paul, and Daniel Vetter</span>.
They will continue to serve until their term ends in 2024.
Current directors whose term expires in 2024 are <span
class="createlink">Emma Anholt, </span><span
class="createlink">Mark Filion, </span><span
class="createlink">Ricardo Garcia, and Alyssa Rosenzweig.</span><a
href="https://rosenzweig.io/" moz-do-not-send="true"><br>
</a></p>
<p>A director is expected to participate in the fortnightly 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.</p>
<p>A member may nominate themselves or any other member they
feel is qualified. Nominations should be sent to the Election
Committee at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:elections@x.org" moz-do-not-send="true">elections@x.org</a>.<br>
</p>
<p>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 member's account page on <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://members.x.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://members.x.org</a>, will be
made available to all voters to help them make their voting
decisions.</p>
<p>Nominations and completed personal statements must be
received no later than 23:59 UTC on 11 March 2024.</p>
<p>The slate of candidates will be published 18 March 2024 and
candidate Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg
membership applications and renewals has also been extended 2
weeks and is now 25 March 2024.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Christopher Michael, on behalf of the X.Org BoD</p>
<p><br>
</p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic