[OpenID board] Request for blog post announcing election?

[Johannes Ernst]

Chris, thanks for doing this. There is one spurious newline towards  
the end; otherwise looks good.

On Dec 15, 2008, at 16:20, Chris Messina wrote:

> If you want something done... ;)
>
> Here's the post:
>
> http://openid.net/2008/12/16/openid-foundation-board-of-director-election-now-open/
>
> I've linked to the pages that Google gave me for your names. If you  
> have a link or blog you'd also like linked up, please let me know.
>
> And yes, the list is marked up in hCard.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:21 PM, David Recordon <drecordon at sixapart.com 
> > wrote:
> Thanks I'll get this posted when I get home.
>
> ---
> Sent from my iPhone Classic.
>
> 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
>>
>> -- 
>> Chris Messina
>> Citizen-Participant &
>>  Open Technology Advocate-at-Large
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Johannes Ernst
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