<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><br><br>Sugar Lab's Elections and Membership Committee announces t</span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></span></span>he upcoming </span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span><span class="gmail-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="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br><br>F</span></b></span></span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-">our (4) Oversight Board members shall be elected for the Sugar Labs Oversight Board project for the 2017-2019 period<span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></b></span></span>.</span></b></span></span></span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><h2><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></h2><span class="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><br></span></font></span><br></span></b></span></span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></b></span></span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal"><br><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members">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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><div><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><b><div><h2><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-mw-headline" id="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-Candidates"></span><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><h2>Candidates Submission:<br></h2><h2>Candidates
should create one wiki entry per candidate on the Sugar Labs Wiki page <span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></span></h2><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span><span class="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-"></span></span></span></b></div></span><div><h2><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-mw-headline" id="gmail-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="gmail-m_-6867265907834177852gmail-HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="gmail-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></div></div></div></div>