NetBeans Governance Board Elections - Nominations Open

It's time to elect a new NetBeans Governance Board!

We encourage you to submit your nominations for NetBeans community 
members that you think should be considered for the Board. Send an 
e-mail with your nominations to the [email protected] 
<mailto:%[email protected]> alias, or use our contact form 
<http://www.netbeans.org/about/contact_form.html?to=2>. (/Note: 
nbdiscuss is the preferred channel since it is open to the community. Do 
not worry: the traffic is relatively low./)

The e-mail should contain the name(s) of the nominee(s), your reason for 
the nomination and a brief account of the nominee(s)'s NetBeans 
experience (for example, their projects, blogs, community activism and 
so on). You can also nominate yourself!

The *DEADLINE for nominations is Wednesday, February 11th*, at midnight 
in the last time zone.

Nomination & Voting Schedule:

    * January 28 - February 11: Two-week nomination period
    * February 16 - March 2: Two-week polling period
    * March 9, 2009: New Governance Board announced

For more information about NetBeans Governance, and the election 
process, visit the following pages:

    * NetBeans Board Elections
      <http://www.netbeans.org/community/articles/nbelections.html>
    * NetBeans Governance <http://www.netbeans.org/about/os/governance.html>
    * Board Election Process
      <http://www.netbeans.org/about/os/election-process.html>
    * Current and Past Board Members
      <http://www.netbeans.org/about/os/who-board.html>

Thank you. 
Tinuola Awopetu