Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations: Call Number Two (2)

[Svetlana Belkin]

All,

We have five more days for this and we are now (still) two short.  It's 
one great starting position for Community leadership!

Thank you,
Svetlana Belkin, on the behalf of the Membership Board and Community Council

On 07/11/2016 05:05 PM, Svetlana Belkin wrote:
> All,
>
> This is call number two (2) for Ubuntu Membership Board call for
> nominations.  I'm adding the Community Team and the LoCo Contacts list
> as I missed them in the first call.
>
> ---
>
>
> As you may know, Ubuntu Membership is a recognition of significant and
> sustained contribution to Ubuntu and the Ubuntu community. To this end,
> the Community Council recruits members of our current membership
> community for the valuable role of reviewing and evaluating the
> contributions of potential members to bring them on board or assist with
> having them achieve this goal.
>
> We have seven members of our boards expiring from their 2 year terms
> within the next couple months, which means we need to do some restaffing
> of this Membership Board.
>
> We’re looking for Ubuntu Members who can participate either in the 20:00
> UTC meetings or 22:00 UTC (if you can make both, even better).
>
> Both the 20:00 UTC and the 22:00 UTC meetings happen once a month,
> specific day may be discussed by the board upon addition of new members.
>
> We have the following requirements for nominees:
>
>     be an Ubuntu member (preferably for some time)
>     be confident that you can evaluate contributions to various parts of
> our community
>     be committed to attending the membership meetings
>     broad insight into the Ubuntu community at large is a plus
>
> Additionally, those sitting on membership boards are current Ubuntu
> Members with a proven track record of activity in the community. They
> have shown themselves over time to be able to work well with others and
> display the positive aspects of the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. They should
> be people who can discern character and evaluate contribution quality
> without emotion while engaging in an interview/discussion that
> communicates interest, a welcoming atmosphere, and which is marked by
> humanity, gentleness, and kindness. Even when they must deny
> applications, they should do so in such a way that applicants walk away
> with a sense of hopefulness and a desire to return with a more complete
> application rather than feeling discouraged or hurt.
>
> To nominate yourself or somebody else (please confirm they wish to
> accept the nomination and state you have done so), please send a mail to
> the membership boards mailing list (ubuntu-membership-boards at
> lists.ubuntu.com). You will want to include some information about the
> nominee, a launchpad profile link and which time slot (20:00 or 22:00)
> the nominee will be able to participate in.
>
> We will be accepting nominations through Friday July 1st at 12:00 UTC.
> At that time all nominations will be forwarded to the Community Council
> who will make the final decision and announcement.
>
> Thanks in advance to you and to the dedication everybody has put into
> their roles as board members.
> ---
>
> Thank you.
>
> P.S I posted a post about the call with some reasons on why to join:
> http://senseopenness.com/the-ubuntu-community-wants-you-to-join-the-membership-board/
>

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Svetlana Belkin
A.K.A: belkinsa
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