Subj : 2017 FTSC Election, call for nominations
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Sun Oct 22 2017 07:45 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.
Further to the above, I also have the honor of nominating RJ Clay, and Mark
Hoffmn.
RC17
--- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50
* Origin: RC17 (email to
[email protected]) (1:140/12)
