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 (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/).

When deciding who you should vote for, please carefully consider the various tasks the Board of Directors must perform. This overview (http://foundation.gnome.org/overview.html) 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 election details can be found at the end of this message and on http://foundation.gnome.org (where you can also find this document).

If you have any questions, please send them to either foundation-list@gnome.org or to us at elections@gnome.org.

The elections committee.

CANDIDATES FOR THE GNOME FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ballots will be sent out via e-mail to everyone who's registered to vote on Monday, November 25, 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 ASAP. 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 2.

Additional election-related materials are available at http://foundation.gnome.org.