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2003-10-22 Vincent Untz <vincent@vuntz.net>
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* index.html
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* elections/index.html: announce the new elections
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* elections/2003/overview.html
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* elections/2003/rules.html
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* elections/2003/voters.html: stuff for the new elections
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2003-10-16 Vincent Untz <vincent@vuntz.net>
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* membership-form.php: tell the applicant he will receive his
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>The GNOME Foundation: Fall 2003 Elections</title>
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</head>
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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="595" NOSAVE >
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<td VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
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<center>
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
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<img SRC="/gnome.jpg" ALT="" border=0></a><img
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SRC="/text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
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</center>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<center>
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<a href="/">Home</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/press/">Press</a> :
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<a href="/organization.html">Organization</a> :
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<a href="/documentation.html">Documentation</a> :
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<a href="/membership.html">Membership</a> :
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<a href="/elections/">Other Elections</a> :
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<a href="/directory.html">Directory</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/friends/">Fundraising</a>
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</center>
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<br>
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<center>
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General information :
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<a href="rules.html">Rules & Timeline</a> :
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<a href="voters.html">List of voters</a> :
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<a href="overview.html">Director overview</a> :
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</center>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<h2 align="center">Elections</h2>
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<p>
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The GNOME Foundation Membership elects the Board of Directors each
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November. Any member can nominate themself to run in the election.
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The overall election process is overseen by the Membership and Elections
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Committee, which can be reached at membership-committee@gnome.org.
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</p>
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<h3>Links:</h3>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="voters.html">List of registered voters</a> (this list is not
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definitive)
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="rules.html">Election Rules and Timeline</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="overview.html">Overview of the Board of Directors role</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by
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<a href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a>
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and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
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Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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</center>
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</body>
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>The GNOME Foundation: Board of directors overview</title>
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</head>
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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<center>
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<table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="595" NOSAVE >
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<tr VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
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<td VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
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<center>
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
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<img SRC="/gnome.jpg" ALT="" border=0></a><img
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SRC="/text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
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</center>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<center>
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<a href="/">Home</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/press/">Press</a> :
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<a href="/organization.html">Organization</a> :
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<a href="/documentation.html">Documentation</a> :
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<a href="/membership.html">Membership</a> :
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<a href="/elections/">Other Elections</a> :
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<a href="/directory.html">Directory</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/friends/">Fundraising</a>
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</center>
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<br>
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<center>
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<a href="index.html">General information</a> :
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<a href="rules.html">Rules & timeline</a> :
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<a href="voters.html">List of voters</a> :
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Director overview
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</center>
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</td>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<br>
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<h2 align="center">Running and Voting for the Board of Directors</h2>
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<br>
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<h3>GNOME Foundation Overview</h3>
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<p>
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The GNOME Foundation will work to further the goal of the
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GNOME project: to create a computing platform for use by
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the general public that is completely free software.
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</p>
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<p>
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To achieve this goal, the Foundation will coordinate releases
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of GNOME and determine which projects are part of GNOME. The
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Foundation will act as an official voice for the GNOME project,
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providing a means of communication with the press and with
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commercial and noncommercial organizations interested in GNOME
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software. The foundation may produce educational materials and
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documentation to help the public learn about GNOME software. In
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addition, it may sponsor GNOME-related technical conferences,
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represent GNOME at relevant conferences sponsored by others, help
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create technical standards for the project and promote the use and
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development of GNOME software. For more information, see
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<A HREF="/">The GNOME Foundation Web Site</A>.
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</p>
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<br>
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<h3>Becoming a Candidate for the Board of Directors</h3>
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<p>
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If you would like to become a candidate for the Board of Directors,
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please:
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</p>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Read this document.</P>
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<LI><P>Read the GNOME Foundation charter
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(<A HREF="/charter.html">http://foundation.gnome.org/charter.html</A>).</P>
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<LI><P>Read the GNOME Foundation by-laws
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(<A HREF="/bylaws.pdf">http://foundation.gnome.org/bylaws.pdf</A>).</P>
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<LI><P>Make sure you will have adequate time and interest in
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performing the tasks described below.</P>
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<LI><P>Announce your candidacy by sending an email to
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<A HREF="mailto:foundation-announce@gnome.org">foundation-announce@gnome.org</A>
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AND to <A HREF="mailto:foundation-list@gnome.org">foundation-list@gnome.org</A>
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with a description of how you have contributed to GNOME and why you
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want to be on the Board of Directors. (Deadline: Nov 7, 2003)
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</P>
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</OL>
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<br>
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<h3>Partial List of Tasks of the Board of Directors</h3>
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<p>
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The Board of Directors must perform a broad set of both technical
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and non-technical tasks including:
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</p>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Help set overall direction for GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify and resolve problems in GNOME. Identify weak points
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and opportunities for improvement and work toward improving GNOME in
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these areas.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify areas in which GNOME needs organizational improvement
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and appoint committees or individuals to work on these areas. Work with
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and help these teams to ensure the projects move forward succesfully.
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Some common examples are the release team, GUADEC organizing committee,
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membership and elections committee, and the fundraising committee.</P>
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<LI><P>Identify areas where GNOME needs improvements in policy,
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draft new policies, and go through revision and concensus-building of
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the policies with the GNOME community and Board. Some common examples
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include the GNOME Foundation charter, the membership policy, the
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GNOME accounts policy, and the software license policy.</P>
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<LI><P>Determine where and when GNOME conferences should be held and
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appoint individuals to coordinate the conferences.</P>
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<LI><P>Make announcements and press releases on behalf of GNOME.</P>
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<LI><P>Address any legal issues which come up (trademarks branding,
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licensing, copyright assignment, etc.).</P>
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<LI><P>Develop the GNOME Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Administer GNOME Foundation funds.</P>
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<LI><P>Hire, oversee, and work with any GNOME Foundation staff.</P>
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<LI><P>Maintain a web page and mailing lists. Post public parts of
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Board meeting minutes to foundation-list. Discuss them on the mailing
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list as necessary to guarantee all non-confidential Board activities are
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public and clear.</P>
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<LI><P>Arbitrate technical disputes between maintainers.</P>
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<LI><P>Act as a liaison with other open source projects.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with GNOME Foundation Advisory Board. Act as a liason with
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advisory board members, updating them
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to the state of GNOME, helping them to integrate into the GNOME
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community, and helping to bring their suggestions before the Board.</P>
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<LI><P>Work with companies who would like to learn more about GNOME
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and define how they can help and work with GNOME.</P>
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</OL>
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<br>
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<h3>Diversity of the Board of Directors</h3>
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<p>
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The Board of Directors should reflect the diversity of the GNOME
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project, including leaders of the core GNOME technologies, volunteer
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contributors as well as representatives of companies which are making
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major contributions to GNOME, individuals from various geographic
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regions, and representatives of other aspects of GNOME.
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The Board is tasked with addressing a diverse set of problems and
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challenges and will function best if the Board members are equally
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diverse in their skill set and expertise.
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</p>
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<br>
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<h3>Qualities of a Good Director</h3>
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<p>
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A good director will have the following characteristics:
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</p>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Be a good leader.</P>
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<LI><P>Be willing and able to dedicate a significant amount of time to
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GNOME Foundation work.</P>
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<LI><P>Be an active GNOME contributor who tracks the day-to-day
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happenings of GNOME.</P>
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</OL>
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<br>
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<h3>Director Requirements</h3>
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<p>
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All directors must be willing to:
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</p>
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<OL>
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<LI><P>Respect confidentiality of private discussions with
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corporations who are interested in working with the GNOME
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Foundation.</P>
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<LI><P>Contribute a significant amount of time to working on various
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GNOME Foundation projects and tasks.</P>
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<LI><P>Participate in biweekly meetings which are held over a
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telephone conference call.</P>
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<LI><P>Attend an annual in-person meeting of the Board of Directors
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(travel expenses would be covered by the Foundation).</P>
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<LI><P>Act on behalf of all GNOME contributors in the best interest
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of GNOME, and not solely represent the interests of a specific
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company or constituency.</P>
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</OL>
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</td>
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<td>
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<center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by
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<a href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a>
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and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
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Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</center>
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</body>
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</html>
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<title>The GNOME Foundation: 2003 elections rules</title>
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<table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="595" NOSAVE >
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<td VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
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<center>
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org">
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<img SRC="/gnome.jpg" ALT="" border=0></a><img
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SRC="/text.png" ALT="The GNOME Foundation" height=198 width=354>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<td>
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<center>
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<a href="/">Home</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/press/">Press</a> :
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<a href="/organization.html">Organization</a> :
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<a href="/documentation.html">Documentation</a> :
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<a href="/membership.html">Membership</a> :
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<a href="/elections/">Other Elections</a> :
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<a href="/directory.html">Directory</a> :
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/friends/">Fundraising</a>
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</center>
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<br>
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<center>
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<a href="index.html">General information</a> :
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Rules & timeline :
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<a href="voters.html">List of voters</a> :
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<a href="overview.html">Director overview</a>
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</center>
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</td>
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<h2 align="center">GNOME Foundation Election Rules & Timeline</h2>
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<h3>Election Rules</h3>
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<OL>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">See the <A HREF="/charter.html">GNOME
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Foundation charter</A> for general rules.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">There are 11 board slots that are
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to be filled during this election.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Members of the GNOME
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Foundation as of November 1, 2003 are eligible to vote in the
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election. Anyone who has made a contribution to GNOME can
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apply for membership by completing the <a href="/membership-form.php">application</a>.
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</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Any eligible voter is
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eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors. To announce
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your candidacy, send a message to
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foundation-announce@gnome.org with your full name, e-mail,
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corporate affiliation (if any), and a description of your
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reasons for wanting to serve as a director. Candidacies must
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be announced prior to November 7, 2003, 23:59 UTC.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">All candidates should mail a
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summary of their candicacy announcement (see previous rule) to
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elections@gnome.org. Summaries should be no more than 75
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words of continuous text (i.e. no bullet lists or multiple
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paragraphs) and must be received by the nomination deadline
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given above. A compilation of the summaries will be mailed to
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all registered voters several days prior to the election.</LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">All discussion related to
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the election should be held on foundation-list@gnome.org.
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Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidates
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on that list.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Ballots will be sent via
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e-mail to all eligible voters on November 21, 2003, and must
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be returned by December 5, 2003, 23:59 UTC (18:59 EST). Full
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instructions will be included in the ballot.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Ballots will be held
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confidential during the election, but an archive of all
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submitted ballots will be made publicly accessible at its
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conclusion.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The Elections Committee is
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responsible for counting the ballots, after taking appropriate
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action to fix misformatted ballots.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The 11 candidates who
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receive the most votes will be elected, except that no more
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than four individuals affiliated with any one corporation may
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be elected. Should more than four of the top eleven
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vote-getters be affiliated with the same company, only the
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four with the most votes will be considered elected. For a
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full definition of corporate affiliation, see the GNOME
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Foundation Charter.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">In the event of a tie for
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the final slot on the board, the Elections Committee will
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schedule a run-off election as soon as possible.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The Elections Committee will
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announce preliminary results as soon as possible after the
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election closes, along with instructions on how to access the
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ballot archive and how to independently verify the vote
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count.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Any eligible voter may challenge the preliminary
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results by e-mailing elections@gnome.org prior to December 19,
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2003. The decision of the Elections Committee as to any
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challenge shall be final. Once any challenges have been
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resolved, the Elections Committee shall announce the final
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results.</P>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Any questions regarding
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these procedures should be directed to the Elections Committee
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by e-mail to elections@gnome.org. The committee shall have
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the power to make any necessary changes or clarifications to
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these rules at any point during the election.</P>
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</OL>
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<h3>Timeline (all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)</h3>
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<UL>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">October 31 (Friday): Last
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day to apply for membership (to be eligible for this election).
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</p></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">November 7 (Friday): Last
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day to announce candidacies, submit summary statements.</p></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">November 10 (Monday):
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Final list of candidates, platform summaries mailed to
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foundation-announce@gnome.org</P></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">November 21 (Friday):
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Ballots mailed to eligible voters, voting begins.</P></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">December 5 (Friday):
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Voting closes.</P></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">December 8 (Monday):
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Preliminary results mailed to foundation-announce@gnome.org
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</P></LI>
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<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">December 19 (Friday): Last
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day to challenge preliminary results.</P>
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</UL>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<td>
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<center><font size=-1>This site is maintained by
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<a href="mailto:membership-committee@gnome.org">the GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee</a>
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and was designed by <a href="mailto:jpsc@users.sourceforge.net">JP
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Schnapper-Casteras</a> and <a href="mailto:bart@eazel.com">Bart Decrem</a>.</font></center>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</center>
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</body>
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<br>
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<center>
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<a href="2003/">2003</a> :
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<a href="2002/">2002</a> :
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<a href="2001/">2001</a> :
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<a href="2000/">2000</a>
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<h3>Links:</h3>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="2003/">Materials from the Fall 2003 Elections</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="2002/">Materials from the Fall 2002 Elections</a>
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</li>
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<br>
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<a NAME="News"></a><b>News</b>:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>2003 GNOME Foundation Elections</strong>
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<small>(22/10/2003)</small>
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<blockquote>
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The GNOME Foundation <a href="elections/2003/">elections</a> will begin in
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November. If you want to run for these elections, you have to nominate
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yourself before November 7th.<br />
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Take a look at <a href="elections/2003/rules.html">the rules and the
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timeline</a>!
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</blockquote>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>GUADEC 2003 to attract global audience of GNOME developers and enthusiasts</strong>
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<small>(18/02/2003)</small>
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