[governance] IGC Co-Coordinators Elections

[ian.peter at ianpeter.com]

I thi.nk in the circumstances the two slots is a good idea - most votes 
gets 2 years, second most 1 year. (actually both a little less, because 
following elections should be around June).

Ian





------ Original Message ------
From: "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
To: "Imran Ahmed Shah" <ias_pk at yahoo.com>
Cc: bruna.mrtns at gmail.com; "governance" <governance at lists.riseup.net>
Sent: 23/07/2019 3:54:48 AM
Subject: Re: [governance] IGC Co-Coordinators Elections

>My view is that if Bruna is willing, able and acceptable to a 
>reasonable majority she can be the default choice for the interim 1 
>year.
>
>That way we will vote on one position only (the 2 year one) which is 
>the norm.
>
>Best,
>C
>
>On Mon 22 Jul, 2019, 22:51 Imran Ahmed Shah, <ias_pk at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>May I suggest two co-coordinators slots, for one and two years, so 
>>that the term of both will not expire at same time.
>>
>>On Monday, 22 July 2019, 21:29:55 GMT+5, Bruna Martins dos Santos 
>><governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the replies so far, everyone!
>>
>>@Chaitanya, just to clear up, one of the co-coordinators term has 
>>expired for more than one year, but mine is only expired for less than 
>>two months. Nevertheless, I believe we should vote for the two 
>>co-coordinators slots. I am still eligible for re-election, but in 
>>case I dont run or get re-elected I will most definitely help with 
>>transition and concluding our processes.
>>
>>Best,
>>Bruna
>>
>>Le lun. 22 juil. 2019 à 13:21, Chaitanya Dhareshwar 
>><chaitanyabd at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>I agree for the 1st / 2nd week of August.
>>>
>>>For those who've been BestBits members for a long timeframe, and due 
>>>to the current circumstances, I would suggest that those who'll be 
>>>eligible to vote as of 31st October should be permitted to cast their 
>>>vote in the August election.
>>>
>>>What's the plan to address the situation of 2 coordinators with a 
>>>1-year term overlap? Are we voting one member (and will you continue 
>>>to serve for a while, to ensure smooth knowledge transfer) or are we 
>>>voting 2 members?
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>Chaitanya Dhareshwar
>>>
>>>Linkedin <http://in.linkedin.com/in/chaitanyabd> | Blog 
>>><http://cbd.vcio.in>| Book Me <https://chaitanya.youcanbook.me/> | 
>>>Skype: chaitanyabd
>>>Mobile: +91.9820760253
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 8:39 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos 
>>><governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>Dear IGC Members,
>>>>
>>>>I am writing to you in order to discuss the elections subject. After 
>>>>reading - and agreeing - to so many of your comments on the list, I 
>>>>concur to the idea that its best for us to host our elections for 
>>>>the Co-Coordinators slots as soon as possible.
>>>>
>>>>The situation of the Co-Coordinator's term is as it follows:
>>>>
>>>>Arsène Tungali, one of our previous Co-Coordinators, Arsene resigned 
>>>>and his term was also expired. In my case, after checking the last 
>>>>elections announcement I could verify that I do not have 6 more 
>>>>months of term as it expired less than two monts ago (May, 2019).
>>>>
>>>>I am happy that the discussion surrounding the IGC-BestBits merger 
>>>>have also helped us get this list back to activity and the shared 
>>>>interest in putting everything back to work - from website and 
>>>>mailing list archives to elections.
>>>>
>>>>On that note, I would agree on running elections right away. And my 
>>>>suggestion would be to wait until the first or second week of August 
>>>>for us to get some things in order to conduct this process. About 
>>>>this, I will need some help in setting a page to check-in members, a 
>>>>tally and ensuring that this elections is GDPR compliant.
>>>>
>>>>If you disagree with this approach, let me know by July 31st.  I 
>>>>understand that some of our members considered the idea of hosting 
>>>>it in october as it would allow the new members (most likely 
>>>>BestBits members) to go through their 'period of grace' and be able 
>>>>to vote.
>>>>
>>>>Looking forward to hearing back from you on this.
>>>>
>>>>Best Regards,
>>>>--
>>>>Bruna Martins dos Santos
>>>>IGC Co-Coordinator
>>>>
>>>>Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos
>>>>@boomartins
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>>
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>>Bruna Martins dos Santos
>>
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>>@boomartins
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