Subj : 2017 FTSC Election, call for nominations
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Sun Oct 22 2017 04:28 pm
> 2017 FTSC election, call for nominations
> ========================================
>
>
> An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday 22th of
> October 2017 at 20:00 UTC.
>
> As per FTA-1000.002 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
> 7 and no more than 30. Presently there are 12 FTSC members, 7 of them
> have their term expire this year. That leaves room for a maximum of
> 30-(12-7)=25 members to be (re)elected.
>
>
> From FTA-1001.007
>
> 3.2 FTSC Standing Members
> -------------------------
>
> FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of
> appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
> renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of
> the terms.]
>
> To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a Fidonet
> node, and should be actively involved in Fidonet. Examples include
> having put out a Fidonet-related product or having updated a product
> in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
> Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.
>
> Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by all of the
> following methods:
>
> 1. Any RC.
> 2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
> 3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
>
> A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
> officer of the FTSC.
>
> Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs
> who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the
> nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive
> approval by a majority of votes.
>
> Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
> of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
> voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.
>
>
> The status of RC's will be determined by nodelist.293 of this year by
> the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.
>
> All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby
> invited to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the
> FTSC_PUBLIC echo.
>
> Nominations start at Sunday, 22 October 2017. 20:00 UTC and end at
> Sunday 5 November 2017, 20:00 UTC.
It is now 22:10 UTC, and RC17, 1:17/0, hereby nominates Dallas Hinton, Carol
Shenkenburger to stand for election as as members of the FTSC.
--- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50
* Origin: RC17 (email to
[email protected]) (1:140/12)
