From ee23a8572d8d52a2b7b19aeaa9cbfe9bcdc27c13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Baris Cicek Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:10:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2007 election stuff svn path=/trunk/; revision=415 --- .../elections/2007/Makefile.am | 12 ++ foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/index.wml | 42 ++++ foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/rules.wml | 134 ++++++++++++ .../elections/2007/timeline.ics | 201 ++++++++++++++++++ foundation.gnome.org/elections/index.wml | 1 + 5 files changed, 390 insertions(+) create mode 100644 foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/Makefile.am create mode 100644 foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/index.wml create mode 100644 foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/rules.wml create mode 100644 foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/timeline.ics diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/Makefile.am b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7728754 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +SUBDIRS = + +urlpath = /elections/2007 + +page_SCRIPTS = \ + index.html \ + rules.html + +page_DATA = \ + timeline.ics + +include $(top_srcdir)/rules.common diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/index.wml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da58686 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/index.wml @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ + + + + + + GNOME Foundation 2007 Elections + + + + + + +

GNOME Foundation 2007 Elections

+ +

+ 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 2007 Board of Directors elections will be archived here for public access. +

+ +

2007 Elections Materials:

+ + + + diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/rules.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/rules.wml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..19fdb69 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/rules.wml @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ + + + + + + GNOME Foundation 2006 Elections Rules + + + + + + +

Rules & Timeline for the GNOME Foundation 2007 Elections

+ +

Elections Rules

+ +
    +
  1. + See the GNOME Foundation charter for + general rules. +
    2. +
  2. + There are 7 board slots that are to be filled during these elections. +
    3. +
  3. + Members of the GNOME Foundation as of November 8, 2007 are eligible to + vote in the elections. Anyone who has made a contribution to GNOME can + apply for membership by completing the application. +
    4. +
  4. + Any eligible voter is eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors. + To announce your candidacy, send a message to + foundation-announce@gnome.org + with your full name, e-mail, corporate affiliation (if any), and a + description of your reasons for wanting to serve as a director. + Candidacies must be announced prior to November 16, 2007, 23:59 UTC. +
    5. +
  5. + All candidates should mail a summary of their candicacy announcement + (see previous rule) to elections@gnome.org. + Summaries should be no more than 75 words of continuous text (i.e. no + bullet lists or multiple paragraphs) and must be received by the + nomination deadline given above. A compilation of the summaries will + be mailed to all registered voters several days prior to the elections. +
    6. +
  6. + All discussion related to the elections should be held on + foundation-list@gnome.org. + Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidates on that + list. +
    7. +
  7. + Instructions explaining how to vote will be sent via e-mail to all + eligible voters on November 25, 2007, and votes must be returned by + December 9, 2007, 23:59 UTC (18:59 EST). +
    8. +
  8. + Votes will be held confidential during the elections, but an anonymized + archive of all submitted votes will be made publicly accessible at its + conclusion. +
    9. +
  9. + The Elections Committee is responsible for counting the votes. +
    10. +
  10. + The 7 candidates who receive the most votes will be elected, except + that no more than two/four individuals affiliated with any one + corporation may be elected. Should more than four of the top eleven + vote-getters be affiliated with the same company, only the four with + the most votes will be considered elected. For a full definition of + corporate affiliation, see the GNOME + Foundation charter. +
    11. +
  11. + In the event of a tie for the final slot on the board, the Elections + Committee will schedule run-off elections as soon as possible. +
    12. +
  12. + The Elections Committee will announce preliminary results as soon as + possible after the elections close, along with instructions on how to + access the votes archive and how to independently verify the vote + count. +
    13. +
  13. + Any eligible voter may challenge the preliminary results by e-mailing + elections@gnome.org + prior to December 23, 2007. The decision of the Elections Committee as + to any challenge shall be final. Once any challenges have been + resolved, the Elections Committee shall announce the final results. +
    14. +
  14. + Any questions regarding these procedures should be directed to the + Elections Committee by e-mail to elections@gnome.org. + The committee shall have the power to make any necessary changes or + clarifications to these rules at any point during the elections. +
    15. +
+ +

Timeline

+

(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)

+ + + + diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/timeline.ics b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/timeline.ics new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dedf8f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/2007/timeline.ics @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ +BEGIN:VCALENDAR +CALSCALE:GREGORIAN +PRODID:-//Ximian//NONSGML Evolution Calendar//EN +VERSION:2.0 +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231122Z-5868-1000-1-2@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231122Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071108T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071108T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:5 +SUMMARY:applications/renewals closed +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115304 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115304 +DESCRIPTION:If you're not a member of the GNOME Foundation or if you + needto renew\nyour membership\, you have to apply at\nhttp: + //foundation.gnome.org/membership/application.php before + November\n8th2007 (23:59 UTC). +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231801Z-5868-1000-1-9@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231801Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071104T000000 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071104T000100 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:4 +SUMMARY:list of candidates open +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115309 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115309 +DESCRIPTION:If you are a member of the GNOME Foundation and areinterested + in\nrunning for election\, you may nominate yourself bysending an e-mail + to\nfoundation-announce@gnome.org with your name\,e-mail address\, + corporate\naffiliation (if any)\, and a description ofwhy you'd like to + serve\nbefore November 16th 2007 (23:59 UTC).\n\nYoushould also send a + summary of your candidacy announcement (75 words\norless) to + elections@gnome.org. If you are not yet a GNOMEFoundation\nmember and + would like to stand for election\, you must firstapply for\nmembership + and be accepted to be eligible to run. (You may\,however\,\nannounce your + candidacy prior to formal acceptance of yourapplication\;\nshould your + application not be accepted\, you will not beincluded in the\nlist of + candidates.)\n\nElected board members with thiselection will serve for a + period of 18 months \ninstead of 12 months[1]. +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231053Z-5868-1000-1-1@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231053Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/America/Santiago:20071104T000000 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/America/Santiago:20071104T000000 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:4 +SUMMARY:list of candidates open +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115315 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115315 +DESCRIPTION:If you are a member of the GNOME Foundation and areinterested + in\nrunning for election\, you may nominate yourself bysending an e-mail + to\nfoundation-announce@gnome.org with your name\,e-mail address\, + corporate\naffiliation (if any)\, and a description ofwhy you'd like to + serve\nbefore November 16th 2007 (23:59 UTC).\n\nYoushould also send a + summary of your candidacy announcement (75 words\norless) to + elections@gnome.org. If you are not yet a GNOMEFoundation\nmember and + would like to stand for election\, you must firstapply for\nmembership + and be accepted to be eligible to run. (You may\,however\,\nannounce your + candidacy prior to formal acceptance of yourapplication\;\nshould your + application not be accepted\, you will not beincluded in the\nlist of + candidates.)\n\nElected board members with thiselection will serve for a + period of 18 months \ninstead of 12 months. +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231456Z-5868-1000-1-7@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231456Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071211T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071211T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:4 +SUMMARY:preliminary results announced +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115410 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115410 +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231403Z-5868-1000-1-5@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231403Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071125T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071125T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:3 +SUMMARY:instructions to vote are sent +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115320 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115320 +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231614Z-5868-1000-1-8@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231614Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071223T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071223T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:3 +SUMMARY:challenges to the results closed +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115414 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115414 +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231426Z-5868-1000-1-6@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231426Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071209T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071209T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:3 +SUMMARY:votes must be returned +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115405 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115405 +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231332Z-5868-1000-1-4@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231332Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071118T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071118T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:3 +SUMMARY:list of candidates announced +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115323 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115323 +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VEVENT +UID:20071110T231257Z-5868-1000-1-3@simone +DTSTAMP:20071110T231257Z +DTSTART;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071116T235900 +DTEND;TZID=/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London:20071116T235900 +TRANSP:OPAQUE +SEQUENCE:4 +SUMMARY:list of candidates closed +CLASS:PUBLIC +CREATED:20071111T115258 +LAST-MODIFIED:20071111T115258 +DESCRIPTION:If you are a member of the GNOME Foundation and areinterested + in\nrunning for election\, you may nominate yourself bysending an e-mail + to\nfoundation-announce@gnome.org with your name\,e-mail address\, + corporate\naffiliation (if any)\, and a description ofwhy you'd like to + serve\nbefore November 16th 2007 (23:59 UTC).\n\nYoushould also send a + summary of your candidacy announcement (75 words\norless) to + elections@gnome.org. If you are not yet a GNOMEFoundation\nmember and + would like to stand for election\, you must firstapply for\nmembership + and be accepted to be eligible to run. (You may\,however\,\nannounce your + candidacy prior to formal acceptance of yourapplication\;\nshould your + application not be accepted\, you will not beincluded in the\nlist of + candidates.)\n\nElected board members with thiselection will serve for a + period of 18 months \ninstead of 12 months. +X-EVOLUTION-MOVE-CALENDAR:1 +END:VEVENT +BEGIN:VTIMEZONE +TZID:/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/Europe/London +X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London +BEGIN:STANDARD +TZNAME:GMT +DTSTART:19701026T010000 +RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-2SU;BYMONTH=10 +TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 +TZOFFSETTO:+0000 +END:STANDARD +BEGIN:DAYLIGHT +TZNAME:BST +DTSTART:19700330T020000 +RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 +TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 +TZOFFSETTO:+0100 +END:DAYLIGHT +END:VTIMEZONE +BEGIN:VTIMEZONE +TZID:/softwarestudio.org/Tzfile/America/Santiago +X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Santiago +BEGIN:STANDARD +TZNAME:CLT +DTSTART:19700308T230000 +RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=2SA;BYMONTH=3 +TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 +TZOFFSETTO:-0400 +END:STANDARD +BEGIN:DAYLIGHT +TZNAME:CLST +DTSTART:19701012T010000 +RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=10 +TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 +TZOFFSETTO:-0300 +END:DAYLIGHT +END:VTIMEZONE +END:VCALENDAR diff --git a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/index.wml b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/index.wml index e91b672..3646cac 100644 --- a/foundation.gnome.org/elections/index.wml +++ b/foundation.gnome.org/elections/index.wml @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@

Election Materials