+ Below you will find a list of candidates who are running for the + GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. A short summary statement from + each candidate and a link to their full candidacy announcement is + provided to help you learn more about them. We encourage all voters + to read the full candidacy statements and related discussions on + foundation-list@gnome.org. +
+ ++ When deciding who you should vote for, please carefully consider + the various tasks the Board of Directors must perform. This + overview may be helpful. Keep in mind that + the board will make a number of important decisions and will also have to + perform many tasks which require a significant amount of time and effort + and the ability to work and communicate with other people, companies, and + the media. The board of directors will represent GNOME to companies and + the world in a very real way. It is a good idea to strive for a + well-balanced board consisting of people with various backgrounds, + skills, and perspectives. +
+ ++ Additional elections details can be found on the + GNOME Foundation Web Site. +
+ ++ If you have any questions, please send them to either + foundation-list@gnome.org + or to us at elections@gnome.org. +
+ +
+ 1. Máirín Duffy
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2006-November/msg00064.html
+
+I believe quite strongly in GNOME's design philosophy of simplicity and ease-of-use; as an interaction designer I apply the same philosophy to my professional work and understand its importance. ++ +
+ 2. Behdad Esfahbod
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2006-November/msg00065.html
+
+I run for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors, because I care about +GNOME and I think the Board is very important. I contribute to GNOME on +a daily basis, and the board is yet another area of the project I want +to challenge myself with. + ++ +
+ 3. Glynn foster
+ Affiliation: Sun Microsystems
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00042.html
+
+I've been working for the Sun desktop group and involved in GNOME for the past 6 +years. I've been a past Foundation board member during 2002 and 2003. My focus +has generally been on community development and communication between Sun and +GNOME, though I have been known to write some code from time to time. I have +previously been involved in the GUADEC organizing committee for several years, +and was a member of the Elections and Membership committee. I am also an active +member of the OpenSolaris community. ++ +
+ 4. Quim Gil
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00017.html
+
+I joined the board in June in substitution of Luis Villa. It took +me a while to know the basics of boarding and now that I kind of feel +comfortable comes the end of the year... I think I can do more and +better in 2007. ++ +
+ 5. Sara Khalatbari
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00068.html
+
+I want to run for the Board election. I have very strong +communications skills and am not swamped by hacking. On the board, I +want to help on every single issue that makes progress as smoothly as possible +in a timely manner. ++ +
+ 6. David Neary
+ Affiliation: Wengo
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00061.html
+
+I have spent a lot of time thinking about whether I will run for the board this year. In the end, I feel very invested in the success of the foundation, and I feel like we have made huge progress in the past two years. I really want to be part of keeping and growing the momentum we have. + +Over the past two years, I've played a part in increasing the transparency of the board's functions, improving our relations with the advisory board, getting new members on that board, and in event organisation and fundraising. ++ +
+ 7. Joachim Noreiko
+ Affiliation: None
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00161.html
+
+Waiting candidate + ++ +
+ 8. John (J5) Palmieri
+ Affiliation: Red Hat
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00155.html
+
+I am running for the board because I believe GNOME needs to reach out +and get more people involved, not just in development of code. We are +already really good at that and though there is always room for +improvement there are areas that need a bit more push to get going. ++ +
+ 9. Vincent Untz
+ Affiliation: Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2006-November/msg00066.html
+
+I've contributed in various ways to GNOME, and since the beginning I've +been interested in helping the Foundation. This year I want to help the +Foundation be more effective and more open to the membership. This means +better reactiveness to queries, more informations on what's happening +and trying to get more people involved in the Foundation. Don't vote for +me if you want to be a passive member of the Foundation :-) ++ +
+ 10. Jeff Waugh
+ Affiliation: Waugh Partners
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2006-November/msg00069.html
+
+I love GNOME. I am passionate, motivated, and dedicated to building our +success, both outwardly - a foot on every desktop; and inwardly - making +sure our developer and user communities are rocking all the time. I believe +I've earned the trust of the GNOME community to represent it, both as a +communicator outside the project, and as a mediator and leader within our +community. I am here to help GNOME rock. ++ +
+ 11. Anne Østergaard
+ Affiliation: Easterbridge.dk
+ Full statement at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2006-November/msg00016.html
+
+I was a volunteer at the 2nd GUADEC in Copenhagen in 2001. - I was +"sold" to GNOME and the GNOME Community because of the passionate, +motivated, warm and dedicated atmosphere among the developers, and in +fact everyone. We had a full house on user day. + +Since that time I have followed the foot prints and contributed to the +conferences and the community. In the past year I have served as board +member. + ++ +
+ Ballots will be sent out via e-mail to everyone who's registered to vote + on Friday, November 25th, to the address provided with registration. If + you need to change the address to which you want your ballot sent, please + contact elections@gnome.org + as soon as possible. People will vote by returning the ballot via e-mail. + A public archive of the ballot returns will be available after the + elections end on December 23rd. +
+ ++ Also, keep in mind that there is a 2-person maximum on the number of + people affiliated with any one company that can be on the board: if more + than 2 persons from one company get elected, only the top 2 vote getters + will get on. You will be able to vote for up to 7 candidates of your + choice, with no restrictions, except that you cannot vote more than once + for the same candidate. +
+ + + diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2006/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2006/index.wml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2ffdde --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2006/index.wml @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ + + + + + ++ The GNOME Foundation Membership elects the Board of Directors each + November. Any member can nominate themself to run in the elections. The + overall elections process is overseen by the Membership and Elections + Committee, which can be reached at elections@gnome.org. +
+ ++ The elections results from the 2006 Board of Directors elections will be archived here for public access. +
+ +