[bestbits] Steering committee nomination process: NOMINATE NOW

[Jeremy Malcolm]

Following on from a previous thread, I am announcing that I am now
receiving nominations from those interested in forming a new steering
committee for Best Bits.  I won't be running myself, because I will be
acting as returning officer.  If there is insufficient interest to form
a steering committee or if the list votes not to appoint those who
volunteer, then the current more informal status quo will continue.

The current procedures <https://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/>
(rules) for Best Bits suggest a steering committee size of 10 (largely
because of some ambitious targets for regional representation), but in
my view this is far too large.  In any case, the procedures allow us to
fall back to a smaller committee if not enough volunteers run.  In my
opinion about 5 nominees would be a decent number.

The procedure and the associated deadlines will be as follows:

  * If you are interested in running for a position in the new steering
    committee, please forward the following details to me personally by
    *14 August 2017 *(you may cc the list, but you don't have to).  If
    you want to nominate someone else, please get their consent first,
    then follow the same procedure:
      o Your name and institutional affiliation
      o Your gender (this is required because of a gender balance
        provision in the procedures)
      o Your agreement to the Best Bits guiding principles
        <https://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/>
      o If you plan to represent a specific region (Sub-saharan Africa,
        Middle East and North Africa, East/Southeast Asia and -Pacific,
        South Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe, North
        America/Other), which one and on what basis (eg. residency,
        citizenship, or both)
      o A statement about your candidacy of between 100-250 words
  * If at least 5 nominations are received, I will proceed to set up an
    online election and distribute voting tokens to all those have been
    subscribed to the list for 2 months prior to the election being
    called.  The voting tokens will be distributed on *21 August 2017*. 
    Even if fewer nominations are received than places, the election
    will still be held because "No candidate" will be included as an
    option, for those who do not wish one or more candidates to serve as
    steering committee members.
  * The election will be open for 10 days closing on *31 August 2017*.
  * I will announce the results of the election on *1 September 2017*
    and the result will either be that the candidates take office, or
    that we need to reach a consensus on the list about whether to
    accept the results of the election notwithstanding that it does not
    fully comply with the standards set out in the procedures (eg. if
    there is a poor gender balance).

If anyone has questions about this process please let me know. 
Otherwise, I will start receiving nominations between now and 14
August.  Thanks and best of luck!

-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

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