Hi,

So I will volunteer to continue to be a SOB and throw my hat into the
ring.

But come on everyone, someone younger than me would be a great idea.

cheers

bruce

On 2023-02-10T17:06:48.000+01:00, Rein Patrick via Squeak-dev
<squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> It's that time again (sort of).
> Time to raise your voices and elect your leaders! Can you believe
> it's been over a year already?
> 
> It's a time for you to stand up, help your community and volunteer to serve!
> 
> Squeak wants you!
> 
> Every year we elect the SOB (Squeak Oversight Board) consisting of
> seven members from our community. The current board members are:
> 1. Marcel Taeumel
> 2. Tim Rowledge
> 3. David T. Lewis
> 4. Craig Latta
> 5. Jakob Reschke
> 6. Stéphane Rollandin
> 7. Bruce O'Neel
> 
> For more info on the board please see:
> https://squeak.org/board/#the-mission
> 
> Everything about the election, including schedule and more, is tracked here:
>                http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6664
> 
> Now until Friday 24th of February 2023, 18.00 UTC: Nominations of SOB members
> and campaigning!
> 
> Candidates should nominate themselves and start their campaign on the
> squeak-dev mailing list. Or if you nominate someone else, make sure
> that person really wants to run. :) I will not put anyone on the
> candidate list until that person makes it known on squeak-dev that
> he/she intends to run.
> 
> During this period, the candidates should ideally present themselves
> on squeak-dev, unless they have already done so, and the community can
> ask questions.
> 
> I encourage you to reach out to potential candidates, people that are
> active in the community and represent your views, and ask them to run.
> Some people will not run without encouragement.  Also, I know that
> some people wait to the last minute to run for the board to see if
> others will run but please consider getting this year off to a faster
> start and just jump right in!
> 
> The schedule and process are as follows:
> 
> Now until Friday 24th of February 2023, 18.00 UTC: Nominations of SOB members and campaigning!
> Friday 24th of February 2023, 18.00 UTC: Candidate list is finalized.
> Friday 24th of February 2023, 19.00 UTC: Online election starts.
> Friday 10th of March 2023, 19.00 UTC: Online election ends.
> Results will be announced immediately after the election ends. 
> 
> The voting period is two week long and ballots are sent out via email.
> 
> And how do you end up on the voter list? See below. :)
> 
> IMPORTANT: New voters will NOT be added once the election is started.
> You MUST try to get on the voter list before the 24th of February 2023
> or you will NOT be able to vote. If your Email has changed please try
> to make sure it is changed on the list of voters before the election
> starts.
> 
> --------------------------
> 
> If you were invited to vote last year you are already on the voter
> list, no worries! If you are a new Squeaker and wish to vote you
> should do ONE of the following:
> 
>       * Get a "known" Squeaker to vouch for you. If a known Squeaker
> sends an email to voters (at) squeak.org [http://squeak.org] giving me a name and email
> for you, then I will add you.
> 
>       * Send an email to voters (at) squeak.org [http://squeak.org] yourself (and CC to
> squeak-dev if you like) with information/arguments showing me that you
> are indeed serious about voting and that you are indeed a Squeaker.
> 
> When the voting period starts all voters will receive an email with
> instructions and a link to the voting website.
> 
> If there are any further questions, just reply *in this thread* and I
> will closely track it - or send email to voters (at) squeak.org [http://squeak.org] which
> points to me.
> 
> ...so let's get on with it!
> 
> All the best,
> Patrick Rein

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