Election 2013

The 2013 OSGeo the Charter Members election will take place in July 2012, followed by the Board elections in August so that new board members have a chance to meet face-to-face at FOSS4G in September.

Charter Member Election

In 2013 we are adding up to 30 new Charter Members to the Foundation.

Official list of Charter Members as of 2012.
Full details of the New Membership Process.
The New Member Nominations 2012 provide an illustration.
The role of the Chief Returning Officer.

Nominate new Charter Members: 2013-07-09 to 2013-07-23

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 2012

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).

Vote for new Charter Members: 2013-07-25 to 2013-08-01

Only Charter Members are eligible to vote!
Please email cro@osgeo.org with a list up to 30 lines long and one name per line.
You can vote for 30 different people, or the same person 30 times, or any balance in between.

Final Status: 2012-07-22

As per OSGeo bylaws we are free to add between 10% and one third of the existing charter membership. With 144 existing members in 2012 this means between 14 and 48 new members.

The new charter members for 2012 are (in alphabetical order):
1. First name, Name (Country)

The full list of nominees is at New Member Nominations 2012

Board Election

Following the Board Election Procedure there are x seats up for election this year.
Peter Batty, Michael Gerlek, and Mark Lucas have reached the end of their 2-year term. Board members wishing to stand in the 2013 election must receive a nomination, like any other candidate.
- xxx is planning to stand for re-election if he gets a nomination.
Continuing Board members who have another year to serve are

Nominate new Board Members - 2012-07-23 - 2012-08-01

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 Wednesday 1st August 2012
Please also 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.
Remember that only Charter Members of OSGeo are eligible for a seat on the Board
The final list will be collected at Board Member Nominations 2012

Vote for new Board Members - 2012-08-03 - 2012-08-12

Only Charter Members are eligible to vote.
Choose from Board Member Nominations 2012 list.
Email cro@osgeo.org with a list of names up to 5 lines long (one vote per board slot).
You can cast up to 5 votes, for 5 different people. Multiple votes for one person will be counted as one vote.
Voting closes at 23:59 (your timezone) 12-August-2012.
Results will be posted at Board Election 2012 Results on 14 August 2012.
Contact cro@osgeo.org with questions.