Nominations for X.Org Foundation Board of Directors are OPEN

[Martin Peres]

We are seeking nominations for candidates for election to the X.Org
Foundation Board of Directors.  All X.Org Foundation members are
eligible for election to the board.

Nominations for the 2015 election are now open and will remain open
until 23.59 GMT on 15 February 2015.

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 2014 were
Egbert Eich, Keith Packard, Matt Dew, and Alex Deucher. They will
continue to serve until their term ends in 2016.  Current directors
whose term expires in 2015 are Alan Coopersmith, Martin Peres, Peter
Hutterer and Stuart Kreitman.

A director is expected to participate in the bi-weekly 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 at 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 members account page onhttp://members.x.org, will be made available
to all voters to help them make their voting decisions.

Nominations, membership applications or renewals and completed personal
statements must be received no later than 23.59 GMT on 15 February 2015.

The slate of candidates will be published 17 February 2015 and candidate
Q&A will begin then.   The deadline for Xorg membership applications and
renewals is 16 February 2015.

The Election Committee
X.Org Foundation