Election 2014

This is a draft

The 2014 OSGeo the Charter Members election will take place in XXX 2014, followed by the Board nominations and elections in XXX so that new board members have a chance to meet face-to-face at FOSS4G in Portland, USA in September.

Charter Member Election
As every year we are electing new Charter Members into the Foundation.


 * See the official list of Charter Members as of 2013.
 * Full details of the Membership Process.
 * The New Member Nominations 2013 provide an illustration.
 * The role of the Chief Returning Officer.

Nominate new Charter Members: 2014-XX-XX to 2014-XX-XX (2 weeks)

 * Please confirm with the nominated person first!
 * Please email cro@osgeo.org with their name, contact email and paragraph describing why you are recommending this person as a Charter Member
 * Please also feel free to cc: the nomination to the OSGeo discussion list - discuss@lists.osgeo.org - so the community can be nudged along and have a sense of what is going on.
 * The list of nominees will be compiled at: New Member Nominations 2014

Nominated Member Introductions

 * During the period between a nomination and the start of the election, charter member nominees are encouraged to introduce themselves on the OSGeo discussion list (discuss@lists.osgeo.org).

Nominate new Board Members - 2014-XX-XX - 2014-XX-XX (2 weeks)

 * Please confirm with the person that they would like to stand for election as a Board member.
 * Email a nomination, consisting of name, current country of residence and a paragraph describing why you think this person would make a good Board member, to cro@osgeo.org by 23:59 (your time zone) on Tuesday 20 August 2013
 * Remember that only the Charter Members are eligible for a seat on the Board and voting but that anybody can nominate a board member.
 * The final list will be collected at Board Member Nominations 2014

Vote for new Board Members - 2014-XX-XX - 2014-XX-XX

 * Only Charter Members are eligible to vote.
 * Choose from Board Member Nominations 2014 list.
 * Email cro@osgeo.org with a list of names up to 4 lines long (one vote per board slot).
 * You can cast up to 4 votes, for 4 different people. Multiple votes for one person will be counted as one vote!
 * Voting closes at 23:59 (your timezone) XX XX 2014.
 * Results will be posted at Board Election 2014 Results on X XX 2014.
 * Contact cro@osgeo.org with questions.