[Osmf-talk] 2024 Board election - Submission of self-nominations is open

[Dorothea Kazazi]

Hello,

Submission of self-nominations for the 2024 OSMF board election
is open.

You can put yourself forward as a board candidate by adding your
information at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board#Submission_of_self-nominations
* Please check the eligibility requirements below.
* Deadline: 13 August 2024, 23:59:59 UTC
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OSMF+board+election+-+Deadline+for+self-nominations&iso=20240813T2359&p1=1440

At least four of the seven board seats are available. Board members
are volunteers and typically serve for two years until their seat is 
up for re-election.

You can find information on what the board is/is not, rules,
responsibilities and personal views of current and past board members at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board#What_the_board_is/is_not,_rules_and_responsibilities


### Eligibility criteria for board candidates
Any person may be elected to become a board member, provided that:
* They are normal(1) OSMF members 28 days before the General Meeting(2),
and
* they have been a normal member or associate(3) member during the full
180 days before the General Meeting, and
* are willing to act as a board member, and
* are permitted by law to do so.

(1) Normal members provide their full residential address and can vote
on all issues. Their residential address may be disclosed to other
members.
(2) The General Meeting is scheduled to take place on 19 October 2024.
(3) Associate members provide just their country of residence and can
vote - but not on all issues. More information at
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Membership


#### Finding the type of your OSMF membership (normal/associate)
If you want to find out the type of your membership (Normal or
Associate), please check the most recent approval/renewal membership
email before emailing the volunteers of the Membership Working Group
at membership at osmfoundation.org from the email address which is
associated with your OSMF membership.


#### Associate members who want to become board candidates
You can change your OSMF membership from associate to normal membership
by emailing the volunteers of the Membership Working Group
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Membership_Working_Group.
* Send your email from the email address which is associated with your
OSMF membership.
* It is necessary to provide your residential address, which will be
available to other OSMF members.
* Please change your membership type before adding your self-nomination
to the candidates' table. If you decide to be a candidate at the last
minute, you can still add yourself as an associate member, but you
have to change your membership type immediately after the submission
period of self-nominations closes. In this case please email both
membership at osmfoundation.org and dorothea at osmfoundation.org
Thank you.


### For candidates - general information
* Please do not answer the questions by the community at this stage.
The facilitator for the questioning process, Brian Sperlongano,
will publish an official set of questions, based on this year's community
questions and past ones. The official set of questions will be published
above the community questions, probably on 2024-09-07 at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board
and board candidates will be notified.
* Please read
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board#Answering_the_official_questions_and_writing_a_manifesto
* Answers and manifestos will be published by the administrative
assistant or the facilitator. The proposed date is 28 September 2024.
* Then discussion commences, preferably until 12 October 16:00 UTC, when
voting opens.

This is expected to be the official election campaign process. We won't
restrict members to continue to talk on our members' mailing list nor
will we restrict candidates to continue discussions, but we don't
encourage them to do so. The official answers and questions thereof
should be what voters use to judge.


# Additional resources
For more information regarding the 2024 board election and the 18th
Annual General Meeting please see the following links:
* OSM wiki:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board
* OSMF website:
https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2024

warm greetings,
Dorothea