2017 X.org Foundation Election Schedule

[Alex Deucher]

The 2017 X.org Foundation Elections are coming up.  There are 4 board
positions up for election and there is a vote on changes to the
membership agreement.  The tentative election schedule is as follows:

19 Feb 2017 Nomination period begins
05 Mar 2017 Nomination period ends
05 Mar 2017 Publish slate of candidates
05 Mar 2017 Deadline for new membership applications and renewals
05 Mar 2017 Nominee Q&A period begins
12 Mar 2017 Nominee Q&A period ends
12 Mar 2017 Election period begins
26 Mar 2017 Election period ends
27 Mar 2017 Election committee presents results to the current X.Org
board for certification
27 Mar 2017 Results published to the membership

The updated membership agreement to be voted on can be found here:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/foundation/bylaws/plain/memberagreement.pdf?h=memberagreement-updates
The individual changes can be seen here:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/foundation/bylaws/log/memberagreement.tex?h=memberagreement-updates

Information about the current board and which seats are up for
election are available here:
https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/

Instructions on the nomination process and additional reminders will
be forthcoming.

Alex Deucher, on behalf of the X.Org elections committee