On 4/14/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Johannes Ernst</b> <<a href="mailto:jernst@netmesh.us">jernst@netmesh.us</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style=""><span class="q"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10px;">As to board elections, I agree that two years is probably the right term length though with seven members that does leave the possibility for high turnover. Other thoughts on this?
</span></font></span></div></blockquote><br></span><div>As Popper I believe said, democracy is not so much about being able to vote for somebody, it is about being able to get rid of somebody.</div><div><br></div><div>I think there is no problem with having relatively shorter time frames (could be even shorter than 2 years) but allowing board members (or officers, for that matter) to stand again in the next election. That allows for as much continuity as the electorate is willing to stomach ;-)
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Johannes Ernst</div><div style="margin: 0px;">NetMesh Inc.</div><br></span></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br>It is also important to note that during the initial phases of the board and comities, things may change faster than lets say 2-3 years from now.
<br><br>Having the option of turn over for new blood during the most influential phases (now) of the project is important to get the most for everyone involved.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Justen<br><br><br>-- <br>Justen Stepka
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