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<h1>About the GNOME Foundation</h1>
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The GNOME Foundation is comprised of a number of bodies - the
Board of Directors, the Executive Director, the Advisory Board
and the GNOME Membership. The <a href="charter/">GNOME Foundation
Charter</a> outlines the overall purpose, structure, and process
for the GNOME Foundation. The <a href="bylaws.pdf">GNOME Foundation By-laws</a>
(PDF) document the policies and procedures of the Foundation as a
non-profit group.
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<p>
The GNOME Foundation publishes <a href="../reports/">Reports</a> on its
activities each quarter and each year. Here are the last reports:
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<ul>
<li><a href="../reports/gnome-report-2010-Q2.html">Q2 2010 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="../reports/gnome-annual-report-2008.pdf">2008 Annual Report</a> (PDF)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Board of Directors</h2>
<p>
The GNOME Foundation is run by a Board of Directors, which is elected
annually by the GNOME community, as the GNOME Membership, to carry out
much of the GNOME Foundation's tasks. The Board of Directors meets every
other week with a phone conference to discuss various topics pertaining
to the regular activities of the GNOME Foundation and GNOME. The minutes
to these meetings are posted publicly on the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">
foundation-list mailing list</a> and on the <a
href="http://live.gnome.org/FoundationBoard/Minutes">Minutes wiki
page</a> for easier access.
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<p>
The Board of Directors from July 2011 to June 2012 is:
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<ul>
<li>Brian Cameron</li>
<li>Emmanuele Bassi</li>
<li>Ryan Lortie</li>
<li>Shaun McCance</li>
<li>Bastien Nocera</li>
<li>Stormy Peters</li>
<li>Germán Póo-Caamaño</li>
</ul>
<p>
The <a href="./history/">history of the Board of Directors</a> lists all
directors elected in previous years.
</p>
<h2>Executive Director</h2>
<p>
Karen Sandler serves as the GNOME Foundation's executive director.
The Executive Director is tasked with managing and growing the GNOME Foundation as an organization.
Working with the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and the GNOME
Foundation members.
</p>
<h2>Advisory Board</h2>
<p>
The <a href="/about/advisoryboard/">Advisory Board</a> is made up of
organizations and companies that support GNOME. The Advisory Board has no
decision-making authority but provides a vehicle for its members to
communicate with the Board of Directors and help the Directors guide the
overall direction of GNOME and the GNOME Foundation. Get more details
about the <a href="/about/advisoryboard/">way the Advisory Board
works</a>.
</p>
<p>
The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following GNOME
Foundation member corporations and projects:
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<ul>
<li>Canonical</li>
<li>Collabora</li>
<li>Debian Project</li>
<li>Free Software Foundation</li>
<li>Google</li>
<li>IBM</li>
<li>Igalia</li>
<li>Intel</li>
<li>Motorola</li>
<li>Mozilla Foundation</li>
<li>Nokia</li>
<li>OLPC</li>
<li>Oracle</li>
<li>Red Hat</li>
<li>Software Freedom Law Center</li>
<li>Sugar Labs</li>
<li>SUSE</li>
</ul>
<p>
Each Advisory Board member has up to three representatives. An up-to-date
list of representatives is maintained on the <a
href="http://live.gnome.org/AdvisoryBoard">Advisory Board wiki page</a>.
</p>
<h2>GNOME Foundation Membership</h2>
<p>
The <a href="/membership/">GNOME Foundation Membership</a> consists of
all the contributors to the GNOME project. Members can run for election
to the Board of Directors, vote in the elections for the Board of
Directors, and suggest referenda.
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