[advocacy-discuss] OGB Election 2008

[Brian Gupta]

On Dec 11, 2007 9:53 PM, Jim Grisanzio <Jim.Grisanzio at sun.com> wrote:

> Shawn Walker wrote:
> > On Dec 11, 2007 8:49 AM, Jim Grisanzio <Jim.Grisanzio at sun.com> wrote:
> >> hey ...
> >>
> >> There will be an election in March for the new OGB, so if you are
> >> interested in running or nominating someone to run, please review the
> >> Constitution http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/ and
> >> other documents from last year's election
> >> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/OGB_Election_Status/ to get an
> >> idea about what's involved. I'll send more info as it comes from the
> >> OGB. Also, in order to vote, you need to be a Core Contributor.
> Advocacy
> >> CG Core Contributors are listed under the "grants" tab here
> >> http://vote.opensolaris.org/. We should make sure that list is up to
> >> date and that we have a reasonable process for nominating Core
> >> Contributors. Suggestions?
> >
> > However, it should be clear that you don't need need to be a core
> > contributor to be elected. If elected, you will automatically receive
> > a core contributor grant for the OGB Community.
>
>
> Very good point. And actually, this is an opportunity for new people to
> feel free to get involved and run in the election. It would be great if
> the next OGB had representatives from India and/or China and/or Eastern
> Europe or other regions of the world that are rapidly growing. The
> Advocacy CG has the ability to shape the election in a profound way --
> if we vote.
>
> Jim
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Does everyone know how much work is involved in running the OGB? It seems
like quite a bit, and seems a pretty thankless job.  (Getting flack from all
sides). How many hours per week, etc. Are all the existing OGB members
interested in running again? Do candidates have ideas that they want to
pursue?

How does the nomination process work? Can I nominate someone now? Do we need
to have an election for all board members every election? (Some boards only
put up a certain number of seats for election each voting period).

How do other boards do this?

Can we require that candidates write a document outlining their viewpoints
on governance?

Cheers,
Brian

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- Brian Gupta

http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/
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