FTSC_PUBLIC: FTSC Standing Member Election - Call for Nominations

Vladimir Fyodorov написал(а) к All в Jan 23 12:31:03 по местному времени:


> 29 января 2023 года начнутся выборы в FTSC (Комитет по техническим
> стандартам Фидонета). Благодаря недавним изменениям в FTA-1000 (ver.
> 003), минимальное количество постоянных членов FTSC было уменьшено с семи
> до пяти человек. В настоящее время в составе Комитета насчитывается 10
> человек, из них у семи истекает срок полномочий. Поскольку максимальное
> число членов FTSC осталось прежним (30), то теоретически в Комитете
> вакантно 27 мест.
>>
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* Area : FTSC_PUBLIC
* From : Andrew Leary, 1:320/219 (09 Января 2023 01:55)
* Subj : 2023 FTSC Standing Member Election - Call for Nominations
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2023 FTSC election, call for nominations
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An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday, 29th of
January 2023 at 20:00 UTC.

As per FTA-1000.003 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
5 and no more than 30. Presently there are 10 FTSC members; 7 of those
have terms expiring. That leaves room for a maximum of 30-(10-7)=27
members to be elected.

From FTA-1001.007

3.2 FTSC Standing Members
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FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of
appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of
the terms.]

To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a FidoNet
node, and should be actively involved in FidoNet. Examples include
having put out a FidoNet-related product or having updated a product
in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Нub.

Standing members may be nominated FidoNet-wide by all of the
following methods:

1. Any RC.
2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.

A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
officer of the FTSC.

Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs
who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the
nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive
approval by a majority of votes.
Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.

The status of RC's will be determined by nodelist.027 of this year by
the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.

All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby
invited to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the
FTSC_PUBLIC echo.

Nominations start at Sunday, 29 January 2022, 20:00 UTC and end at
Sunday, 19 February 2022, 20:00 UTC.

Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before
filing a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating
someone that has not shown interest and expressed willingness to
accept.

Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
practice. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create
standards out of the blue. Current FidoNet practice evolves and when
it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentation.
Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the
FTSC in order to "engineer FidoNet" may be in for a disappointment.
Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the technical manual, we do
not design the machine. To avoid disappointment, sysops interested in
joining the FTSC are strongly advised to read the following documents:

http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.003
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007

Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator
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* Area : FTSC_PUBLIC
* From : Andrew Leary, 1:320/219 (09 Января 2023 01:57)
* Subj : 2023 FTSC Standing Member Election - Time Frame
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2023 FTSC standing member election, time frame
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Submission of nominations:
Sunday, 29 Jan 2023, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 19 Feb 2023, 20:00 UTC

Acceptance of nominations by candidates:
Right after nomination - Sunday, 26 Feb 2023, 20:00 UTC

Candidates MUST accept by posting a message in FTSC_PUBLIC in order
to qualify, with the exception of self nominees. The message must
originate from a node number that has the candidate listed as SysOp
in NODELIST.027 as issued by the candidate's ZC.

Candidates MAY campaign in FTSC_PUBLIC right after accepting their
nomination. Everyone may challenge the candidates.

Submission of votes:
Sunday, 26 Feb 2023, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 19 Mar 2023, 20:00 UTC

Contesting of votes:
Sunday, 19 Mar 2023, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 26 Mar 2023, 20:00 UTC

If no contest: installation of new members:
Monday 27 Mar 2023.

Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator
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