From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 32A722AB8 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:47:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk1-f169.google.com (mail-qk1-f169.google.com [209.85.222.169]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 95F7D13A for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:47:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk1-f169.google.com with SMTP id w18so554775qki.0 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:47:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lauras-mbp.fios-router.home (pool-96-235-39-235.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net. [96.235.39.235]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m9sm1398646qtp.27.2019.08.28.10.47.38 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:47:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Abbott Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:47:35 -0400 References: To: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <44D37D71-113E-40BA-81B8-5D8F0962C13A@labbott.name> Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board Elections -- Call for nominations List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > On Aug 9, 2019, at 2:24 AM, Laura Abbott wrote: >=20 > Hello everyone, >=20 > Friendly reminder that the TAB elections are coming soon: >=20 > The Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB) serves as the > interface between the kernel development community and the Linux > Foundation. The TAB advises the Foundation on kernel-related matters, > helps member companies learn to work with the community, and works to > resolve community-related problems before they get out of hand. We > also support the Code of Conduct committee in their mission. >=20 > The board has ten members, one of whom sits on the Linux Foundation > board of directors. >=20 > The election to select five TAB members will be held at the 2019 = Kernel Summit > in Lisbon, Portugal September 9-11. As has been announced[2], we are = moving to > an electronic voting system this year. Further details about the exact = voting > procedures will be coming soon. Anyone is eligible to stand for = election, > simply send your nomination to: >=20 > tech-board-discuss at lists.linux-foundation.org >=20 > With your nomination, please include a short candidate statement. This = candidate > statement should focus on why you are running and what you hope to = accomplish > on the TAB. We will be collecting these statements and making them = publicly=20 > available. >=20 > The deadline for receiving nominations is 9am GMT+1 on September 9th = (the first > day of Kernel Summit). Due to the use of electronic voting, this will = be a hard > deadline! >=20 > Current TAB members, and their election year: >=20 > Jon Corbet 2017 > Greg Kroah-Hartman 2017 > Steven Rostedt 2017 > Ted Tso 2017 > Tim Bird 2017 >=20 > Chris Mason 2018 > Laura Abbott 2018 > Olof Johansson 2018 > Kees Cook 2018 > Dan Williams 2018 >=20 > The five slots from 2017 are all up for election. As always, please > let us know if you have questions, and please do consider running. >=20 > Thanks, > Laura >=20 > [1] TAB members sit for a term of two years, and half of the board is > up for election every year. Five of the seats are up for election now. > The other five are halfway through their term and will be up for > election next year. >=20 > [2] = https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/0065= 82.html Reminder to send in your candidate statements, you can see the current ones at=20 = https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3_W1c-xJMx9o2PCnKiGt3vqs-mPh77yNO4GSq= NipOQ Thanks, Laura