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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=359512300-16122008>Chris:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=359512300-16122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=359512300-16122008>Eran's appears to be a dead link that points to:
<A href="http://heuniverse.com/">http://heuniverse.com/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=359512300-16122008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=359512300-16122008>Gary.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> board-bounces@openid.net
[mailto:board-bounces@openid.net]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
Messina<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 15, 2008 4:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
board@openid.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OpenID board] Request for blog post
announcing election?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>If you want something done... ;)
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Here's the post:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://openid.net/2008/12/16/openid-foundation-board-of-director-election-now-open/">http://openid.net/2008/12/16/openid-foundation-board-of-director-election-now-open/</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>And yes, the list is marked up in hCard.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:21 PM, David Recordon <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:drecordon@sixapart.com">drecordon@sixapart.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Thanks I'll get this posted when I get home.<BR><BR>
<DIV>---</DIV>Sent from my iPhone Classic.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>On Dec 14, 2008, at 5:08 PM, "Chris Messina" <<A
href="mailto:chris.messina@gmail.com"
target=_blank>chris.messina@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Could we get a blog post up on OpenID.net announcing that the election
is now open?
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The last post on the election was about nominations being open and was
posted Dec 3.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Has the election really opened if OpenID.net never announces it? Here's
a draft if no one else can get around to it:</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">OpenID Foundation Board of Director
Election Now Open</SPAN><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>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 <A
href="https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration"
target=_blank>join</A> as an individual member for $25/year.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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):</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia; FONT-SIZE: 16px; LINE-HEIGHT: 30px">
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://allentom.com/" target=_blank>Allen Tom</A>
<LI><A href="http://bkkissel.myopenid.com/" target=_blank>Brian Kissel</A>
<LI><A href="http://factoryjoe.com/" target=_blank>Chris Messina</A>
<LI><A href="http://davidrecordon.com/" target=_blank>David Recordon</A>
<LI><A href="http://blame.ca/" target=_blank>Dick Hardt</A>
<LI><A href="http://heuniverse.com/" target=_blank>Eran Hammer-Lahav</A>
<LI><A href="http://eric.sachs.googlepages.com/" target=_blank>Eric
Sachs</A>
<LI><A href="http://netmesh.info/jernst" target=_blank>Johannes Ernst</A>
<LI><A href="http://thread-safe.livejournal.com/" target=_blank>John
Bradley</A>
<LI><A href="http://josephsmarr.com/" target=_blank>Joseph Smarr</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Luke-Shepard/2901279"
target=_blank>Luke Shepard</A>
<LI><A href="http://mart.degeneration.co.uk/" target=_blank>Martin
Atkins</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.kirkwood.net/" target=_blank>Mike Kirkwood</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.sakimura.org/en/" target=_blank>Nat Sakimura</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.webkitchen.co.uk/" target=_blank>Peter Nixey</A>
<LI><A href="http://kveton.com/" target=_blank>Scott Kveton</A>
<LI><A href="http://snorri.eu/" target=_blank>Snorri
Giorgetti</A></LI></UL></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>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.)<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>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 <A href="mailto:membership@oidf.org" target=_blank></A><A
href="mailto:membership@oidf.org"
target=_blank>membership@oidf.org</A>.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Voting began on December 10 and ends on Wednesday, December
24. Results will be announced by Wednesday, December 31, with the</DIV>
<DIV>new board terms starting the next day, on Thursday, January 1.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Upon completion of the election, the new board will elect the officers
(Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) as well as the Executive
Committee.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Chris<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Chris Messina<BR>Citizen-Participant
&<BR> Open Technology Advocate-at-Large<BR><A
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href="http://diso-project.org" target=_blank>diso-project.org</A><BR><A
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