Is there any harm or difficulty in starting next week and making the nomination window wider?
On Tue, 3 Sept 2024 at 17:02, Veronica Andreo via grass-psc < grass-psc@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Michael, > > Thanks for your insight. > > Hernan assigned 2 weeks for nominations, do you think that's still not > enough? Then there's one week for nominees presentation, a buffer week in > between, then a week for the actual election and then the results. I think > the timeline is pretty reasonable. What do others think? > > Vero > > > > El mar, 3 sept 2024 a las 16:51, Michael Barton via grass-psc (< > grass-psc@lists.osgeo.org>) escribió: > >> My main concern is that the nomination period is very short. Maybe I >> underestimate the degree of enthusiasm, but normally a problem for >> organizations like this is to find enough candidates willing to serve on >> bodies like the PSC. >> >> Moving the elections back a week is fine, but I suggest keeping the start >> of nominations where it is so that more people can express interest. >> >> Michael >> _____________________________ >> >> C. Michael Barton >> Associate Director, School of Complex Adaptive Systems ( >> https://scas.asu.edu) >> Professor, School of Human Evolution & Social Change ( >> https://shesc.asu.edu) >> Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity ( >> https://complexity.asu.edu) >> Arizona State University >> Tempe, AZ 85287-2701 >> USA >> >> Executive Director, Open Modeling Foundation ( >> https://openmodelingfoundation.github.io) >> Director, Network for Computational Modeling in Social & Ecological >> Sciences (https://comses.net) >> >> personal website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton >> >> >> On Sep 3, 2024, at 9:53 AM, Hernán De Angelis via grass-psc < >> grass-psc@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: >> >> I have now received a suggestion by Vero to move everything a week later >> (i.e. starting on 2024-09-16 and ending on 2024-10-26), as well as a minor >> comment from Markus on the text. Any other comments or suggestions? >> >> If there is no more input and everyone is happy I could post this on the >> Wiki and inform the community on Thursday. >> >> Hernán >> >> >> Den 2024-09-02 kl. 15:43, skrev Hernán De Angelis: >> >> Dear PSC members >> >> I have now prepared a preliminary wiki text and timetable for the 2024 >> elections based on how we conducted the previous elections in 2020. My idea >> was to run the elections starting on monday 9 september so to be able to >> have the results ready by 19 october. >> >> Below you will find a draft of the Wiki, to be posted once a consensus is >> reached on the dates and form. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Hernán >> >> >> = PSC Election 2024 = >> >> == Call for election == >> >> The PSC election 2024 starts on **2024-09-09** and ends on **2024-10-19**. >> The new committee will be formed by **9** members, of which ***5*** are >> current members and ***4*** will be newly elected on this election. >> This is in accordance with the current PSC chair and the planning decided >> in light of the experiences in previous elections. >> >> >> === 1. The process=== >> >> The election process is split essentially in two phases: 1) the >> Nomination and 2) the Voting. >> Final actions are announcing the results and officially forming the new >> PSC, which will consist of **9** members, ***5*** already sitting and >> ***4*** newly elected. >> >> >> ==== 1.1 Nominations ==== >> >> During the Nomination phase, '''any''' member of the GRASS-GIS community, >> can nominate '''any''' community member for being a candidate for the PSC. >> >> Current PSC members are to be nominated for re-election in the same way >> by the community as possible new candidates. >> >> To set a nomination in motion, an e-mail should be directed to the CRO >> (cro.grass at osgeo.org) including '''name''', '''contact e-mail''' and >> shortly '''why''' a person is recommended as a PSC member. >> >> The CRO will then contact the recommended person asking for >> confirmation. The nominated person has to accept the candidacy for the PSC >> and will be asked to write a few lines stating what she/he wants to achieve >> as part of it. >> >> A nomination and its acceptance '''are required to be sent directly to >> the CRO''' in private. Following confirmation, it is the CRO's task to >> officially announce a nomination. >> >> >> ==== 1.2 Voting ==== >> >> The CRO will ensure to invite all eligible voters. >> >> Eligible voters are all people who: >> - have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass, grass-addons, >> grass-website, grass-promo repositories, >> - participated of GRASS PSC and community events, >> - have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to GRASS >> integration, >> - have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or >> - are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate >> >> A list of eligible voters has already been compiled on the basis of the >> criteria given above. The list can be found at: >> >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GdZUcwERaIJur9fXs1D05Sw-Jv57N3LfQ8njfM6Jd-4/edit?usp=sharing__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtIS60pHEnw$ >> >> >> If you believe you meet the criteria but do not find your name in the >> list, please contact the CRO at: cro.gr...@osgeo.org or make a pull >> request before September DDth. >> >> During the Voting period, eligible voters, can vote their preferred >> candidate(s) via an on-line tool which will protect privacy. >> >> Each voter can vote one time. However, there is no limit as to how many, >> among the candidates, a voter can select. >> >> >> === 2. Time frame === >> >> * announcement of elections: 2024-08-22 (incl. CRO) >> * nomination period: 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23 >> * presentation of the candidates: 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30 >> * elections: 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14 >> * announcement of the newly elected PSC: 2024-10-19 at latest >> >> >> ==== 2.1 Nomination Period ==== >> >> The nomination starts on 2024-09-09 at 12:00 UTC, runs strictly for 3 >> weeks and ends on 2024-09-30 at 12:00 UTC. Following this period, there >> will be a one week of no-action to have time to reflect and decide. >> >> You are kindly asked to refrain from canceling an already announced >> nomination or support and request for a new nomination. Unless there are >> serious reasons to cancel a nomination, modification of the list of >> nominees will not be possible after the end of the 3rd week. >> >> >> ==== 2.2 Presentation of the candidates ==== >> >> The presentation of the candidates will run from 2024-09-23 to >> 2024-09-30. The nominated candidates will be asked to write a few lines >> stating what she/he wants to achieve or work for as part of the PSC. >> >> >> ==== 2.3 Voting Period ==== >> >> The voting period will run from 2024-10-07 at 12:00 UTC up until >> 2024-10-14 at 12:00 UTC. >> >> >> ==== 2.4 Results ==== >> >> Votes will be counted and the top **4** voted candidates will fill the >> seats to form the new PSC. In case of a vote tie, the CRO will randomise >> the selection between the tied candidates for a PSC seat. >> >> Results to be announced, at latest, on 2024-10-19. >> >> Afterwards, the newly formed PSC will elect the chair person, being one >> of the new members. >> >> >> === 3. Overview === >> >> ==== 3.1 Nomination (I) ==== >> >> - from 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-23 >> - e-mails directed to the CRO by: >> - a community member to nominate a candidate >> - the nominee to confirm acceptance of candidacy >> >> >> ==== 3.2 Nomination (II) ==== >> >> - from 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30 >> - re-think, evaluate, decide for candidate(s) >> - e-mail from the candidate directed to the community with a statement >> of her/his aims as part of the PSC >> - email directed to the CRO by a candidate for canceling candidacy >> (possible '''only''' for important reasons) >> >> >> ==== 3.3 Voting: from 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-14 ==== >> >> Eligible voters are all people who: >> - have one or more merged pull requests in any of grass, >> grass-addons, grass-website, grass-promo repositories, >> - participated of GRASS PSC and community events, >> - have one or more merged pull requests in qgis/QGIS related to GRASS >> integration, >> - have one or more merged pull requests in rsbivand/rgrass, or >> - are registered and have translated for GRASS GIS in Weblate >> >> - privacy/anonymity guaranteed by using >> [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://limesurvey.osgeo.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtITbiWBxIw$ >> OSGeo LimeSurvey >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://limesurvey.osgeo.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtITbiWBxIw$%20%20OSGeo%20LimeSurvey>], >> OSGeo's on-line voting system >> - voters will be invited via email >> >> >> ==== 3.4 Results ==== >> >> The new PSC will be presented at latest on 2024-10-19. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-psc mailing list >> grass-psc@lists.osgeo.org >> >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-psc__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!e91JPJKgbSveEwvUK-SMO1JpPNm3CKV_mRRA5T8GktbZky4GJHUP3_AydVtCgcwG6m2qOYydnlNKUSi0oSlqtISqLgvugg$ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-psc mailing list >> grass-psc@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-psc >> > > > -- > Dra. 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