[OpenID board] Request for blog post announcing election?

[David Recordon]

Thanks I'll get this posted when I get home.

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On Dec 14, 2008, at 5:08 PM, "Chris Messina" <chris.messina at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Could we get a blog post up on OpenID.net announcing that the  
> election is now open?
>
> The last post on the election was about nominations being open and  
> was posted Dec 3.
>
> Has the election really opened if OpenID.net never announces it?  
> Here's a draft if no one else can get around to it:
>
> OpenID Foundation Board of Director Election Now Open
>
> The first OpenID Foundation election of community board members  
> opened on December 10th. All members of the OpenID Foundation are  
> eligible to vote for candidates. If you are not already a member of  
> the OpenID Foundation, you can join as an individual member for $25/ 
> year.
>
> There are 17 candidates running for a total of seven seats. You may  
> vote only once, for as many as seven different candidates. The  
> candidates are (alphabetized by first name):
> Allen Tom
> Brian Kissel
> Chris Messina
> David Recordon
> Dick Hardt
> Eran Hammer-Lahav
> Eric Sachs
> Johannes Ernst
> John Bradley
> Joseph Smarr
> Luke Shepard
> Martin Atkins
> Mike Kirkwood
> Nat Sakimura
> Peter Nixey
> Scott Kveton
> Snorri Giorgetti
> All candidates listed above received the requisite three seconds to  
> run for the election. The four candidates who receive the most votes  
> will serve two year terms and the three candidates receiving the  
> next highest numbers of votes will serve one year terms. (This  
> allows us to institute staggered two-year terms going forward.)
>
> Board membership requires a substantial ongoing investment of time  
> and energy. Board members will be called upon to serve both on the  
> board and on its committees where the work of the foundation is  
> conducted, and to actively contribute. The best candidates are  
> passionate about OpenID and advancing digital identity, will have  
> the time to devote to community service in this manner, and are  
> people who gets things done and work well with others.
>
> Voting requires that you sign in with the OpenID that you used to  
> register when you joined the Foundation. If you experience problems  
> participating in the election or joining the foundation, please send  
> a note to membership at oidf.org.
>
> Voting began on December 10 and ends on Wednesday, December 24.  
> Results will be announced by Wednesday, December 31, with the
> new board terms starting the next day, on Thursday, January 1.
>
> Upon completion of the election, the new board will elect the  
> officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) as well as the  
> Executive Committee.
>
>
> Chris
>
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