2018 X.Org Board of Directors Elections Nomination period is NOW

Rob Clark robdclark at gmail.com
Tue Feb 20 13:52:23 UTC 2018


Just a reminder, nominations are open for a few more days.  If you
would like to nominate yourself or someone else please send your
nomination to elections at x.org

BR,
-R

On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 9:01 AM, Rob Clark <robdclark 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 2018 election are now open and will remain open
> until 23:59 UTC on 23 Feb 2018.
>
> 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 2017 were Rob
> Clark, Martin Peres, Taylor Campbell and Daniel Vetter. They will
> continue to serve until their term ends in 2019. Current directors
> whose term expires in 2018 are Alex Deucher, Egbert Eich, Keith
> Packard and Bryce Harrington.
>
> 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 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 UTC on 23 Feb
> 2018.
>
> The slate of candidates will be published 1 Mar 2018 and candidate Q&A
> will begin then. The deadline for Xorg membership applications and
> renewals is 1 Mar 2018.
>
> Cheers, Rob Clark, on behalf of the X.Org BoD
> https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2018/


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