OGB Elections 2009
The official results of the elections were posted, and a new board was elected for the 2009/2010 term - John Beck, Valerie Fenwick, Michelle Olson, Simon Phipps, John Plocher, Peter Tribble, and Jim Walker. The new proposed constitution did not pass.
Annual Meeting
The 2009 Annual Meeting of OpenSolaris members began on February 26, 2009 at 12:00 noon US/Pacific (2000 UTC) on the #opensolaris-meeting channel on the FreeNode IRC network. See below for more information.
Proposed Constitutional Rewrite
A proposal for a new version of the OpenSolaris Constitution is now available at http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/elections/2009/Constitution_Proposal/. This version has been submitted to the membership for voting.
Election Timetable
| Election Event | Effective Timestamp (all times US/Pacific) |
|---|---|
| Deadline for Core Contributor Grants for voting in this election | originally Mon Feb 16th (00:00 hrs) extended to Thu Feb 26th (23:59 hrs) |
| Nominations Open | Mon Feb 16th |
| Annual Meeting begins | Thu Feb 26th (12:00 hrs) |
| Submissions for Constitutional Amendments and other Ballot Questions Close | Fri Feb 27 (23:59 hrs) |
| Nominations Close | Mon Mar 2nd (23:59 hrs) |
| Daylight Savings Time begins in US/Pacific Time Zone - offsets from other time zones shift one hour earlier for remaining events - see timeanddate.com to convert your local time | Sun Mar 8th (02:00 hrs) |
| Election Voting Open | Mon Mar 9th (00:00 hrs) |
| Election Voting Closes | Mon Mar 23rd (23:59 hrs) |
| Election results posted | Tue Mar 24th (sometime) |
| New OGB takes office | Wed Apr 1st (00:00 hrs) |
Details
- Eligibility to Vote and Polling Credentials
1* If you are entitled to vote in the Elections (you will have a valid Core Contributor Grant), please go now to ssh://poll.opensolaris.org and make sure your keys will allow you in. If they do not, please check the detailed instructions.
1* Detailed instructions can be found at the poll web site. - OGB Nominations
1* Any OpenSolaris community member can be nominated to stand for election to the OGB - all you need is a valid log-in ID for OpenSolaris.org. Nominations must however be made by a Core Contributor and accepted by the candidate.
1* The final deadline for all nominations and acceptances to be received and recorded in the mail archive at ogb-discuss@opensolaris.org was 23:59 US/Pacific on Monday, March 2, 2009.
1* Full details are in Alan's e-mail
1* A list of nominations appears below. - New Constitution
1* The OGB has noted all the comments made publicly and privately and has now published the final proposal for the new Constitution at http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/elections/2009/Constitution_Proposal/.
1* We believe this new document simplifies and clarifies the community governance to match our actual practice and realistic expectations.
1* The new Constitution, if adopted, would also require changes to the Charter. The OGB has sought, and Sun has granted, leave to make suitable changes to the Charter once the new Constitution is adopted. This would be the first task for the new OGB. A list of potential changes can be found on the wiki. - Meeting of Members
1* Under the terms of the existing Constitution, we have to gather a quorum of the voting membership on irc://irc.freenode.net/#opensolaris-meeting from noon US/Pacific on Thursday, February 27th.
1* Please log in to the IRC channel and announce yourself in the format "Hello, I am <//your name//> and an OpenSolaris Core Contributor. My OpenSolaris ID is <//your ID//>.
"
1* There is a bot monitoring the channel and recording these announcements as well as all channel discussion (logs)
1* All comments made after the start of the meeting will be recorded by the bot as minutes of the meeting.
1* Feel free to use the IRC channel to ask, or indeed answer, any questions about the election. The current OGB will be present as a minimum between 15:00 and 16:00 US/Pacific on Wednesday, March 4th. They can be identified as channel operators on the IRC channel.
Final List of Nominees for 2009-2010 OGB
The candidates can be reached collectively by e-mailing ogb-candidates AT this-domain and their candidate statements may be seen by clicking their name
Accepted
- Valerie Fenwick (IRC: bubbva)
- Simon Phipps (IRC: webmink)
- Jim Walker (IRC: jwalker)
- Joe George
- Peter Tribble
- Calum Benson (IRC: calumb)
- Michelle Olson
- Michal Bielicki (IRC: cypromis)
- Lynn Rohrer
- John Beck (IRC: JBeck)
- John Plocher (IRC: plocher)
- Dan Roberts (IRC: danroberts)
- Jason King (IRC: jbk)
- Ceri Davies (IRC: ceri)
- Pedro Gracia (IRC: LaSaRuX)
- David Fan
Not Accepted
- James Dickens
- Ben Rockwood
- Moinak Ghosh
Declined
- Shawn Walker
- Stephen Lau
- Glynn Foster
- David Comay
- Al Hopper
- Rich Teer
- Alan Coopersmith
- Jim Grisanzio
- Derek Cicero
- Roland Mainz
- Cyril Plisko
- Robert Milkowski
on 2009/10/26 12:08