Nominations for X.Org Foundation Board of Directors are OPEN

[Alex Deucher]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> 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 2010 election are now open and will remain open
> until 23.59 GMT on 11 February 2011.
>
> 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 2009 were
> Matthias Hopf, Keith Packard, Matthieu Herrb, and Alex Deucher.  They
> will continue to serve until their term ends in 2011.  Current
> directors whose term expires in 2010 are Eric Anholt, Donnie Berkholz,
> Alan Coopersmith, and Bart Massey.
>
> A director is expected to participate in the 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 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 GMT on 11
> February 2011.

Quick correction here on the dates, the nomination period ends 31
January 2011.  The slate of candidates will be published 7 February
2011 and candidate Q&A will begin then.  The deadline for Xorg
membership applications and renewals is 11 February 2011.  Sorry for
the confusion.

The Election Committee
X.Org Foundation

>
> The Election Committee
> X.Org Foundation
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