[ogb-discuss] 2008 OpenSolaris/OGB election planning

[Alan Coopersmith]

We discussed this at the OGB meeting today, and decided to take it to
the list for wider discussion before making a final decision.

The initial proposed draft schedule, based on last year's dates from
 http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/OGB_Election_Status/#electioncalendar
shifted to match the 2008 calendar weeks:

	Nominations Open	Mon Feb 18th
	Nominations Close	Mon Mar 3rd (24:00 hrs)
	Campaigning Opens	Tue Mar 4th (00:00 hrs)
	Election Voting Opens	Mon Mar 10th (00:00 hrs)
	Election Voting Closes	Mon Mar 24th (24:00 hrs)
	Election results posted	Tue Mar 25th (sometime)
	New OGB takes Office	Tue Apr 1st

Right now, elections of the OGB are the only matter on the ballot - I've
suggested that the close of nominations for the OGB candidates also be the
close of submissions for any other issues to appear on the ballot, with
the current OGB to determine which questions, if any, will appear at its
weekly meeting that week.   The discussion on the call seemed to favor this
as well.

There was also a discussion about whether the election should be moved a
month earlier, partially in jest and partially given the published plans
around the Indiana release in March and needing to have any community-wide
votes around that done in time, and the likely impact of Indiana on the
issues asked of the OGB candidates.

I've also just noticed that the day I've listed for opening of nominations
is the President's Day holiday in the US, but given our nomination process
consists of a simple e-mail to ogb-discuss, don't see that being a problem
at all.

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