Dear Kubuntu friends I have decided that I would like to stand for another term on the Kubuntu Council, and I hope that you will consider supporting me
Best Wishes Rick On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 04:27, Valorie Zimmerman < [email protected]> wrote: > Super to hear that Rik and Aaron will be standing again. Please feel free > to mention what you do in Kubuntu and what you plan for the next while > > Rick Timmis, are you standing again, I hope? > > I'm going to be very busy the next few week with preparing for and > attending Akademy. Is anyone available to run the vote? Rik and Aaron can't > do it, obviously! It would be great for someone new to step up. > > Valorie > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:11 AM Rik Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I can confirm that I will also be standing for another term. >> >> On 07/08/2019 10:33, Rik Mills wrote: >> > Hello Kubuntu community! >> > >> > The terms for the following Council members are due to expire on the 1st >> > September 2019: >> > >> > Aaron Honeycutt >> > Rick Timmis >> > Rik Mills >> > >> > I hereby call for nominations for the Kubuntu Council to elect three (3) >> > members and hope that Aaron Honeycutt, Rick Timmis, Rik Mills will >> > continue to serve until we have the names of the new Council members. >> > >> > I will update the Kubuntu Calendar to reflect these new dates. >> > >> > The term is for two years, spanning 1st September 2019 to 1st September >> > 2021. >> > >> > As in the past, the election will be conducted using CIVS (Condorcet >> > Internet Voting Service) - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html >> and >> > the top three ranking vote recipients will be elected. >> > >> > Schedule: >> > >> > Nomination period: Now to the 24th August 2019 >> > Ballot Preparation: 23rd August to the next day >> > Voting Period: 24th August 31st August >> > End Poll/Results Announced: 31st August >> > New Term Begins: 1st September 2019 >> > >> > This schedule shortens all the time-lines compared to our usual 2 >> > months, so please nominate yourselves or others quickly. >> > >> > A volunteer Kubuntu Member is also now required to conduct the actual >> poll. >> > >> > The above deadlines may be subject to minor revision, and a follow up >> > email will give details if this is so. However, nominations open NOW so >> > please be as prompt as possible. >> > >> > Please mention what you would like to accomplish within the Kubuntu >> > project (Why people should vote for you) >> > >> > Eligibility: >> > >> > All Kubuntu Members ( https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members/+members ) >> > are eligible to be nominated and to vote. If you have a public email >> > address in Launchpad, you need take no further action to receive your >> > voting ballot. If you do not have a public email address, please contact >> > me off-list with the address you'd like your ballot sent to, otherwise >> > you will be unable to vote. >> > >> > Nominations: >> > >> > All Kubuntu members are eligible. The Kubuntu Council is intended to >> > represent all of the Kubuntu community. Applications from involved >> > non-developers are encouraged. If you are nominating someone else, >> > please confirm their willingness to serve before nominating them. >> > Nominations should be done in public via either kubuntu-users or >> > kubuntu-devel mailing lists. If there is some extraordinary reason that >> > precludes that, contact me directly. >> > >> > Commitment: >> > >> > The Kubuntu Council is the leadership body of Kubuntu. Members of the >> > council are expected to be active in the Kubuntu community/project. It >> > has three primary roles: >> > >> > - Approve development plans for future Kubuntu releases >> > - Approve Kubuntu membership applications >> > - Resolve disputes within the Kubuntu project >> > >> > The time commitment is not large. Meetings are generally only once every >> > several months and conducted via IRC. However, we do need the Kubuntu >> > Council to lead the community, not sit back and only attend meetings. >> > >> > Questions: >> > >> > If there are questions, you can contact us via this mailing list or (if >> > really necessary) via direct mail. We can also be found on Freenode IRC >> > in #kubuntu, #kubuntu-council or #kubuntu-devel >> > >> > Many thanks to all and please remember "time is of the essence". >> > >> > Happy nominating and voting, >> > >> > Rik Mills >> > Kubuntu Council >> > >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Best Wishes Rick *For additional info, social, blog and contact details drop by my website.* *ricktimmis.com* <http://www.ricktimmis.com>
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