Re: Announcing Board of Directors Elections 2022

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Foundation members,

I'd like to remind everyone the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors
elections have officially started, please see [1] in case you are
interested in running for a seat.

[1]
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2022-May/msg00003.html

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 1:59 PM Andrea Veri <[email protected]> wrote:

> The GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee are pleased to
> announce the upcoming elections for the Board of Directors in Spring 2022.
>
> The most important deadlines (UTC) in the timeline are the following:
>
>                  *GNOME Board Elections 2022*
>             2022-05-31: Announcements and list of candidates opens.
>             2022-06-06: Last day to announce candidacies, submit summary
> statements.
>             2022-06-07: Final list of candidates.
>             2022-06-07: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, voting
> begins.
>             2022-06-21: Voting closes.
>             2022-06-21: Preliminary results are announced.
>             2022-06-28: Last day to challenge preliminary results.
>
> ELECTIONS
> =========
>
> Four (4) of the seven members of our current Board of Directors have been
> ruling GNOME for 12 months now. We, the GNOME Foundation Members, will have
> to elect what will be the Board of Directors for the next year.
>
> Why are elections going to renew four (4) out of seven seats this year?
> Please read below under the VOTING session.
>
> The seats that will be up for election during this run are:
>
> - Regina Nkemchor Adejo
> - Robert McQueen
> - Felipe Borges
> - Ekaterina Gerasimova
>
> CANDIDACY
> =========
>
> If you want to run for one of the seven positions on The GNOME
> Foundation Board of Directors, then send an email to
> [email protected] with your full name, e-mail, corporate
> affiliation (if any), and your reasons for wanting to serve as a director.
>
> Candidacies must be announced prior to 2022-06-06, 23:59 UTC.
>
> Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidates via
> Discourse at:
>
> https://discourse.gnome.org/c/community/elections-and-referendums/336
>
> These candidates might become your representative, so do not hesitate to
> ask them questions.
>
> Please try to avoid asking duplicate questions that others have
> already asked. Also, bear in mind that the candidates invest a lot of
> time answering questions, so please be reasonable with the amount and
> scope of the questions.
>
> A list of candidates will be announced on 2022-06-07.
>
> ELECTORATE
> ==========
>
> Every GNOME Foundation member whose membership is valid as of
> 2022-06-07 is eligible to vote in the elections. Please note that
> Emeritus members won't have voting rights. More details about what
> Emeritus members can and can't do are available at
>
> https://wiki.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee/EmeritusMembers.
>
> If you are not a member yet, please consider applying for membership
> as soon as possible at:
>
> https://www.gnome.org/foundation/membership/apply
>
> Late applications will most likely not be processed in time.
>
> The GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee do inform members
> they need to renew by mailing them once a month both on their personal
> email and on the foundation-list mailing list. We recommend that members
> also double check this to avoid a missed opportunity to vote. Please verify
> that the email address that is associated with your GNOME Foundation
> membership is valid and that you are able to read emails sent to this
> address. With the introduction of https://account.gnome.org verifying
> this information is now possible by just logging in with your GNOME
> Account. Your password can be reset via:
>
> https://password.gnome.org
>
> A new password will be e-mailed directly to the registered e-mail for your
> account.
>
> You can verify your membership status by visiting
> https://foundation.gnome.org/membership/members.php and
> looking for your name, surname on the list of members.
>
>
> VOTING
> ======
>
> The Electorate will receive complete instructions on how to vote by
> 2022-06-07 via email.
>
> This specific election run will elect only four (4) directors (instead of
> the former 7), as a result of the amendments that were recently introduced
> to the Foundation's Bylaws. The aforementioned changes introduced the
> ability to only renew a subset of the available seats of the Board. The
> rationale of the changes and the historical information about these
> specific amendments can be found here:
>
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2019-July/msg00007.html
>
> The candidates voted for most as counted by a single transferable vote
> system will be elected, except that no more than two individuals affiliated
> with any one corporation may be sitting on the Board as Directors during
> the same term. This holds true even in the case a subset of seats is up for
> renewal: as an example if X is affiliated with the Example Inc. and his/her
> seat is not up for renewal, the amount of possible candidates affiliated
> with Example Inc. that may be elected would be 1 (one). On top of that and
> as taken from the Foundation's Bylaws: "8.2.4: In the event that any
> election of directors results in a single entity representing greater than
> 40% of the Board, than the nominee representing that entity receiving the
> least number of votes, shall be replaced by the nominee receiving the
> greatest number of votes who was not elected to the Board." For a full
> definition of corporate affiliation, see the GNOME Foundation charter at:
>
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/Charter
>
> In the event of a tie for the final slot on the board, the Elections
> Committee will schedule run-off elections as soon as possible.
>
> ---
>
> More information about The GNOME Foundation Membership Committee and the
> voting process can be found here:
>
>   https://wiki.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee
>   https://vote.gnome.org
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Andrea
>
> Principal Systems Engineer at Red Hat,
> GNOME Infrastructure Team Coordinator,
> Former GNOME Foundation Board of Directors Secretary,
> GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee Chairman
>
> Homepage: https://www.dragonsreach.it
>


-- 
Cheers,
Andrea

Principal Systems Engineer at Red Hat,
GNOME Infrastructure Team Coordinator,
Former GNOME Foundation Board of Directors Secretary,
GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee Chairman

Homepage: https://www.dragonsreach.it

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Foundation members,<div><br></div><div>I&#39;d like to rem=
ind everyone the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors elections have officia=
lly started, please see [1] in case you are interested in running for a sea=
t.</div><div><br></div><div>[1]=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/arch=
ives/foundation-announce/2022-May/msg00003.html">https://mail.gnome.org/arc=
hives/foundation-announce/2022-May/msg00003.html</a></div></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 10, 2=
022 at 1:59 PM Andrea Veri &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">The GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee ar=
e pleased to announce the upcoming elections for the Board of Directors in =
Spring 2022.<br><br>The most important deadlines (UTC) in the timeline are =
the following:<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0*GNOME Board Elections 2022*<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 2022-05-31: Announcements and list of candidates opens.<br>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2022-06-06: Last day to announce can=
didacies, submit summary statements.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 2022-06-07: Final list of candidates.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2022-06-07: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, voting b=
egins.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2022-06-21: Voting clos=
es.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2022-06-21: Preliminary re=
sults are announced.<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2022-06-2=
8: Last day to challenge preliminary results.<br><br>ELECTIONS<br>=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>Four (4) of the seven members of our current Boar=
d of Directors have been ruling GNOME for 12 months now. We, the GNOME Foun=
dation Members, will have to elect what will be the Board of Directors for =
the next year.<br><br>Why are elections going to renew four (4) out of seve=
n seats this year? Please read below under the VOTING session.<br><br>The s=
eats that will be up for election during this run are:<br><br>- Regina Nkem=
chor Adejo<br>- Robert McQueen<br>- Felipe Borges<br>- Ekaterina Gerasimova=
<br><br>CANDIDACY<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>If you want to run =
for one of the seven positions on The GNOME<br>Foundation Board of Director=
s, then send an email to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" t=
arget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> with your full name, e-m=
ail, corporate affiliation (if any), and your reasons for wanting to serve =
as a director.<br><br>Candidacies must be announced prior to 2022-06-06, 23=
:59 UTC.<br><br>Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidat=
es via Discourse at:<br><br><a href=3D"https://discourse.gnome.org/c/commun=
ity/elections-and-referendums/336" target=3D"_blank">https://discourse.gnom=
e.org/c/community/elections-and-referendums/336</a><br><br>These candidates=
 might become your representative, so do not hesitate to ask them questions=
.<br><br>Please try to avoid asking duplicate questions that others have<br=
>already asked. Also, bear in mind that the candidates invest a lot of<br>t=
ime answering questions, so please be reasonable with the amount and scope =
of the questions.<br><br>A list of candidates will be announced on 2022-06-=
07.<br><br>ELECTORATE<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>Every GNOME =
Foundation member whose membership is valid as of<br>2022-06-07 is eligible=
 to vote in the elections. Please note that<br>Emeritus members won&#39;t h=
ave voting rights. More details about what<br>Emeritus members can and can&=
#39;t do are available at<br><br><a href=3D"https://wiki.gnome.org/Membersh=
ipCommittee/EmeritusMembers" target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.gnome.org/Membe=
rshipCommittee/EmeritusMembers</a>.<br><br>If you are not a member yet, ple=
ase consider applying for membership<br>as soon as possible at:<br><br><a h=
ref=3D"https://www.gnome.org/foundation/membership/apply" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://www.gnome.org/foundation/membership/apply</a><br><br>Late applicat=
ions will most likely not be processed in time.<br><br>The GNOME Foundation=
 Membership and Elections Committee do inform members they need to renew by=
 mailing them once a month both on their personal email and on the foundati=
on-list mailing list. We recommend that members also double check this to a=
void a missed opportunity to vote. Please verify that the email address tha=
t is associated with your GNOME Foundation membership is valid and that you=
 are able to read emails sent to this address. With the introduction of <a =
href=3D"https://account.gnome.org" target=3D"_blank">https://account.gnome.=
org</a> verifying this information is now possible by just logging in with =
your GNOME Account. Your password can be reset via:<br><br><a href=3D"https=
://password.gnome.org" target=3D"_blank">https://password.gnome.org</a><br>=
<br>A new password will be e-mailed directly to the registered e-mail for y=
our account.<br><br>You can verify your membership status by visiting <a hr=
ef=3D"https://foundation.gnome.org/membership/members.php" target=3D"_blank=
">https://foundation.gnome.org/membership/members.php</a> and<br>looking fo=
r your name, surname on the list of members.<br><br><br>VOTING<br>=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D<br><br>The Electorate will receive complete instructions on how t=
o vote by<br>2022-06-07 via email.<br><br>This specific election run will e=
lect only four (4) directors (instead of the former 7), as a result of the =
amendments that were recently introduced to the Foundation&#39;s Bylaws. Th=
e aforementioned changes introduced the ability to only renew a subset of t=
he available seats of the Board. The rationale of the changes and the histo=
rical information about these specific amendments can be found here:<br><br=
><a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2019-July/m=
sg00007.html" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-=
announce/2019-July/msg00007.html</a><br><br>The candidates voted for most a=
s counted by a single transferable vote system will be elected, except that=
 no more than two individuals affiliated with any one corporation may be si=
tting on the Board as Directors during the same term. This holds true even =
in the case a subset of seats is up for renewal: as an example if X is affi=
liated with the Example Inc. and his/her seat is not up for renewal, the am=
ount of possible candidates affiliated with Example Inc. that may be electe=
d would be 1 (one). On top of that and as taken from the Foundation&#39;s B=
ylaws: &quot;8.2.4: In the event that any election of directors results in =
a single entity representing greater than 40% of the Board, than the nomine=
e representing that entity receiving the least number of votes, shall be re=
placed by the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes who was not el=
ected to the Board.&quot; For a full definition of corporate affiliation, s=
ee the GNOME Foundation charter at:<br><br><a href=3D"https://wiki.gnome.or=
g/Foundation/Charter" target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/C=
harter</a><br><br>In the event of a tie for the final slot on the board, th=
e Elections<br>Committee will schedule run-off elections as soon as possibl=
e.<br><br>---<br><br>More information about The GNOME Foundation Membership=
 Committee and the voting process can be found here:<br><br>=C2=A0 <a href=
=3D"https://wiki.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee" target=3D"_blank">https://w=
iki.gnome.org/MembershipCommittee</a><br>=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://vote.gno=
me.org" target=3D"_blank">https://vote.gnome.org</a><br><div><br></div>-- <=
br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andrea</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Principal Systems Engineer at Red Hat,<br></div><div>GNOME=
 Infrastructure Team Coordinator,<br></div><div>Former GNOME Foundation Boa=
rd of Directors Secretary,</div><div>GNOME Foundation Membership &amp; Elec=
tions Committee Chairman</div><div><br></div><div>Homepage: <a href=3D"http=
s://www.dragonsreach.it" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dragonsreach.it</a><=
/div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andrea</=
div><div><br></div><div>Principal Systems Engineer at Red Hat,<br></div><di=
v>GNOME Infrastructure Team Coordinator,<br></div><div>Former GNOME Foundat=
ion Board of Directors Secretary,</div><div>GNOME Foundation Membership &am=
p; Elections Committee Chairman</div><div><br></div><div>Homepage: <a href=
=3D"https://www.dragonsreach.it" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dragonsreach=
.it</a></div></div></div>

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