[Kubuntu-council] Kubuntu Council Elections 2017 - Call for Nominations

[Aaron Honeycutt]

I'll stay on till then and put my hat in for another term.

On Aug 28, 2017 7:20 PM, "Clive Johnston" <clivejo at kubuntu.org> wrote:

> Hello Kubuntu community!
>
> Unfortunately, we overlooked that three (3) of our Kubuntu Council
> members are expiring shortly! It was only brought to our attention today
> (big heart felt apologies for that!).
>
> The terms for the following Council members are due to expire on the 9th
> September 2017:
>
> Aaron Honeycutt
> Clay Weber
> Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan
>
> I hereby call for nominations for the Kubuntu Council to elect three (3) members
> and hope that Aaron Honeycutt, Clay Weber and Ovidiu-Florin Bogdan will
> continue to serve until we have the names of the new Council members.
>
> I will update the Kubuntu Calendar to reflect these new dates, and include
> deadlines for announcing the next election/call for nominations.
>
> The term is for two years, spanning 11th September 2017 to 11th September
> 2019.
>
> As in the past, the election will be conducted using CIVS (Condorcet Internet
> Voting Service) - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html and the top
> three ranking vote recipients will be elected.   Good stuff!
>
> *Schedule:*
>
> Nomination period: Now to the 4th September 2017
> Ballot Preparation: 4th September to the next day
> Voting Period: 4th September to 11th September
> End Poll/Results Announced: 11th September
> New Term Begins: 11th September 2017
>
> This schedule shortens all the timelines. Please nominate yourselves or
> others quickly, so we can get to voting quickly. Please mention what you
> would like to accomplish within the Kubuntu project (Why people should vote
> for you)
>
> *Eligibility:*
>
> All Kubuntu Members ( https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members/+members )
> are eligible to be nominated and to vote. If you have a public email address
> in Launchpad, you need take no further action to receive your voting
> ballot. If you do not have a public email address, please
> contact me off-list with the address you'd like your ballot sent
> to, otherwise you will be unable to vote.
>
> *Nominations:*
>
> All Kubuntu members are eligible. The Kubuntu Council is intended to represent
> all of the Kubuntu community. Applications from involved non-developers
> are encouraged. If you are nominating someone else, please confirm their
> willingness to serve before nominating them.
> Nominations should be done in public via either kubuntu-users or kubuntu-devel
> mailing lists. If there is some extraordinary reason that precludes that,
> contact me directly.
>
> *Commitment:*
>
> The Kubuntu Council is the leadership body of Kubuntu.  Members of the council
> are expected to be active in the Kubuntu community/project. It has three
> primary roles:
>
>  - Approve development plans for future Kubuntu releases
>  - Approve Kubuntu membership applications
>  - Resolve disputes within the Kubuntu project
>
> The time commitment is not large. Meetings are generally only once every
> several months and conducted via IRC. However, we do need the Kubuntu
> Council to lead the community, not sit back and only attend meetings.
>
> *Questions:*
>
> If there are questions, you can contact me (preferably) via this mailing
> list or (if really necessary) via direct mail.  I can also be found on
> Freenode IRC in #kubuntu, #kubuntu-council or #kubuntu-devel, nickname:
> clivejo
>
> Many thanks to all and please remember "time is of the essence".
>
> Happy nominating and voting,
> Clive
>
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