2020 X.Org Board of Directors Elections Nomination period is NOW

[Daniel Vetter]

Another reminder that we're in the election process, and the next
deadline is approaching:

- Send board nominations to elections AT x DOT org

- Got to https://members.x.org/ to renew your membership (or become
one to begin with!)

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 7:21 AM Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch> wrote:
>
> Just a quick reminder that both board nomination and membership
> renewal periods are still opening:
>
> - Send board nominations to elections AT x DOT org
>
> - Got to https://members.x.org/ to renew your membership (or become
> one to begin with!)
>
> Cheers, Daniel
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 8:51 PM Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch> wrote:
> >
> > 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 202 election are now open and will remain open
> > until 23:59 UTC on 29th March 2020.
> >
> > 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 2019 wereSamuel
> > Iglesias Gonsálvez, Manasi D Navare, Lyude Paul and Daniel Vetter.
> > They will continue to serve until their term ends in 2021. Current
> > directors whose term expires in 2020 are Eric Anholt,  Bryce
> > Harrington, Keith Packard and Harry Wentland.
> >
> > A director is expected to participate in the fortnightly 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 member's account page on http://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 UTC on 02
> > April 2020.
> >
> > The slate of candidates will be published 6 April 2020 and candidate
> > Q&A will begin then. The deadline for Xorg membership applications and
> > renewals is 02 April 2020.
> >
> > Cheers, Daniel, on behalf of the X.Org BoD
> >
> > PS: I cc'ed the usual dev lists since not many members put in the renewal yet.
> > --
> > Daniel Vetter
> > Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> > +41 (0) 79 365 57 48 - http://blog.ffwll.ch
>
>
>
> --
> Daniel Vetter
> Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> +41 (0) 79 365 57 48 - http://blog.ffwll.ch



-- 
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
+41 (0) 79 365 57 48 - http://blog.ffwll.ch