[OpenID board] Draft board election notes

Mike Jones Michael.Jones at microsoft.com
Fri Nov 21 04:02:18 UTC 2008


Enclosed are drafts of two notes:  an explanatory note we'll send to general at openid.net<mailto:general at openid.net> and a shorter note that will be sent to members when the election begins.  Timely feedback is welcome on both.

                                                                -- Mike

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To:  general at openid.net<mailto:general at openid.net>
Subject:  OpenID Board Election

The OpenID Foundation is holding its first election of community board members starting today.  All members of the OpenID Foundation are eligible to nominate themselves, second the nominations of others who self-nominated, and vote for candidates.  If you're not already a member of the OpenID Foundation, we encourage you to join at https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration.

Board participation requires a substantial ongoing investment of time and energy and is a commitment that should not be undertaken lightly.  Rather, should you be elected, expect to 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.  That being said however, if you're passionate about OpenID and advancing digital identity, have the time to devote to community service in this manner, and are a person who gets things done and works well with others, we welcome your candidacy for the OpenID board of directors.

Voting and nominations are conducted using the OpenID you registered when you joined the Foundation.  Login at https://openid.net/foundation/members/ with that OpenID to participate in the election.  You should have also received instructions on how to participate in a separate note from membership at oidf.org<mailto:membership at oidf.org> if you're already a member.  If you experience problems participating in the election or joining the foundation, please send a note to membership at oidf.org<mailto:membership at oidf.org>.

Seven community directors are being elected to the board.  The four candidates receiving the most votes will serve 2 year terms and the three candidates receiving the next numbers of votes will serve 1 year terms.  (This allows us to institute staggered 2-year terms going forward.)  In order to be eligible for election, your candidacy must have been seconded by at least three other members.

The election will be conducted on the following schedule:
                Nominations open:  Monday, November 24
                Nominations close:  Monday, December 8
                Election begins:  Wednesday, December 10
                Election ends:  Wednesday, December 24
                Results announced by:  Wednesday, December 31
                New board terms start:  Thursday, January 1

Thank you for participating in advancing OpenID!

                                                -- Mike Jones, for the Elections Committee

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Hello < member.name >,



Nominations have opened on the < election.name (i.e. December 2008) > OpenID board member election.  The nominating process will remain open until < election.end_nominations_on (i.e. December 8, 2008) >.



The page below allows you to nominate yourself or second the nominations other candidates.  Thank you for your participation!



https://openid.net/foundation/members/elections/<<https://openid.net/foundation/members/elections/%3c> election.id >



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