<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hello all, Hola a todos!<br><br><br></div>So far we have no <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2017-2019-candidates">candidates</a> for the upcoming board elections in Sugar Labs!<br></div><div><br></div>According to the elections <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Events">calendar</a>, we at the Membership and elections Committee prepare to send the <b>second call for candidates next August 30, 2017</b>.<br><br><br>Please don't hesitate to send any feedback to make the call better, translate it or share it with the lists supported by the Community so it reaches all members.<br><br></div><br>Leading elections at Sugar Labs is big task and we certainly appreciate everyone's help.<br><br></div>Regards and blessings<br><br></div>Laura V<br></div>Memberships and elections Committee<br><div><div><div><br><br><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-08-15 1:22 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura@somosazucar.org" target="_blank">laura@somosazucar.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span>Hello all! Hola a todos!<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><br><br>Sugar Lab's Elections and Membership Committee announces t</span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></span></span>he upcoming </span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance/Elections_2017" target="_blank"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-">2017-2019 Sugar Labs Oversight Board Election</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">. </span></span></b></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br><br>F</span></b></span></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-">our (4) Oversight Board members shall be elected for the Sugar Labs Oversight Board project for the 2017-2019 period<span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></b></span></span>.</span></b></span></span></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><h2><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></h2><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is the first <u>call for candidates</u>: </span></b></span></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><br></span></font></span><br></span></b></span></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">The mission of the oversight board is to ensure that the Sugar Labs community has clarity of purpose and the means to collaborate in achieving its goals. <br></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><br><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members" target="_blank">Members</a> can run for election to the <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board" title="Oversight Board" target="_blank">Oversight Board</a> and vote in the elections for the Oversight Board. <br><br>Once e</span></font></span></span></b></span></span></span>lected, board members are expected to participate actively on Sugar Labs decision making processes and join Sugar-meeting IRC channel for SLOB's monthly meetings. </span></font><br></div><div><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><div><h2><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-mw-headline" id="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-Candidates"></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><h2>Candidates Submission:<br></h2><h2>Candidates should create one wiki entry per candidate on the Sugar Labs Wiki page <span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance/Elections_2017#Candidates" target="_blank">Candidates' Wiki submissions</a> </span></span></b></span></span>with 1500 characters maximum length, sharing their vision and motivation before September 15, 2017. </h2></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></span></h2><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></div></b></span></div></span><br><br>Important dates:<br></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></b></div></span><div><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-mw-headline" id="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-Calendar"></span></span></h2><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Stage I August 15, Announcement of election dates and first call for candidates. (Today)</b><br><span style="font-weight:normal"><br>Stage II August 30, Reminder of election date and second call for candidates. <br><br>Stage III September 15, <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance/Elections_2017#Candidates" target="_blank">Candidates' Wiki submissions</a> deadline. <br></span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(56,118,29)"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Stage IV October 1-15 Election. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><br><br></span></div></b></span></div></span><br><div>Hope to see many candidates this year!<br><br><br></div><div><b>Membership and Elections Committee <br></b></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="m_5985755567871752525gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-m_-8469300236922769228gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span></font></span></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Laura V.<br><font color="#ff00ff"><b> I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org</b></font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><br>“Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” </span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">~ L. 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