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The following [[Elections|elections]] will take place in November/December 2012:
The following [[Elections|elections]] will take place in January 2014:


* [[Board_nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (two seats)
* [[Board_nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (two seats)
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (four seats)
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (four seats)
* [[FAmSCo_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] (three seats)
* [[FAmSCo_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] (three seats)
* [[Name suggestions for Fedora 19|Fedora 19 Name]] (separate schedule from the committee elections)


All dates and times noted are UTC time.
All dates and times noted are UTC time.


= Fedora Board Elections November/December 2012 =
= Fedora Board Elections January 2014 =


For the last election, please look at [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Board_nominations&oldid=291178 NominationsMayJune2012 ]
For the last election, please look at [https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Board_nominations&oldid=341168 NominationsmayJune2013]


There are two seats up for elections this year:
There are two seats up for elections this period:
* E1: currently held by [[User:Cwickert|Christoph Wickert]]
* E1: currently held by [[User:Misc| Michael Scherer]]
* E2: currently held [[JaroslavReznik|Jaroslav Reznik]]
* E2: currently held by [[User:Jreznik|Jaroslav Reznik]]


More information on board seats history is available [[History_of_Board_seats|here]]
More information on board seats history is available [[History_of_Board_seats|here]]
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= Candidates =
= Candidates =


==[[User:Yn1v|Neville A. Cross - YN1V]]==
Nicaraguan, using fedora since FC4, contributor since 2008, power user, zero programming skills, major in business administration, Amateur Radio.
* '''Goal statement:''' Help mature the LATAM community, so the region will have more contributors able to participate in meanaingful ways to events like FLOCK.
* '''Past work summary:''' Ambassador since 2008, Mentor (inactive), Freemedia coordinator, Famsco member twice in the past, Fedora Communitic Credit Card holder, organizing Fedora Release parties in Managua since Fedora 11.
* '''Future plans:''' Raise awareness that LATAM need a different approach for growing collaborator community. Get more small events building contributors skills to grow collaborators number. Raise awareness of the key skills needed to contribute to Fedora Project. Promote the idea of "pet projects" so people can get something concrete for learning how to contribute. Raise awareness of the gap for LATAM possible contributors and look for ways to create bridges.
* '''Anything else you want to add:''' Having new contributors in Nicaragua have sparked in me to follow more close how people get on board, the why and the obstacle that they have found. As non technical person I would like provide a more or less fresh eyes on how to create ramps to get on board of Fedora Project as contributor. For Beefy Miracle release party we had a hot dog cart.


== [[User:jdulaney|John Dulaney]] (j_dulaney) ==
==[[User:Hguemar| Haïkel Guémar (number80)]]==
* '''Mission statement:''' To promote Fedora in my role as an ambassador; to continue to develop test criteria for new features coming into Fedora and evolve the QA process as needed to fit with the evolution of Fedora.  I will also strive to make sure that Fedora remains at the forefront of technology and to be the best Free distribution of Linux.
* '''Goal statement:''' Ensure that Fedora community grows steadily and in a healthy way.  
* '''Past work summary''' I am a member of the Fedora Quality Assurance team.  I help write test cases for new features, I am a proven tester (testing critical path software updates), I test new releases starting prior to branching, and I help establish release criteria.  I am also a Fedora Ambassador, especially within the Fayetteville region.  I spread knowledge of Linux in general and Fedora in particular and inform people that they do have a choice for Freedom.
* '''Past work summary:'''  
* '''Future plans:''' Strive to improve the testing of Fedora; both personally and collectively throughout the QA team, to continue to educate people on the advantages of Linux and Free Software, and to continue to test Fedora.
** Fedora Cloud WG member
 
** Package maintainer since 2006 (sponsor)
== [[User:vicodan|Dan Mashal]] (dan408) ==
** Active Ambassador since 2006
*'''Mission statement:''' To make Fedora better in any way I possibly can for both users, sysadmins, and developers.
** Fedora Community Member since 2004
 
* '''Future Plans:'''
*'''Past work summary:'''
** Improve our recruiting process: make new contributors feel more welcome, push outreach programs
 
** [[Fedora.next]] is changing the shape of how we build and *think* Fedora, (servant) leadership is needed to make the transition smoother. The board may have to serve as a mediator.
'''Package maintainer:'''<br>
** Collaborate more tightly with our sister community aka CentOS
-BitchX and Scrollz IRC clients<br>
-MATE Desktop (official feature of Fedora 18) [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MATE-Desktop MATE Desktop] <br>
-Co maintainer of Cinnamon DE.<br>
[https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/vicodan My packages]
 
'''QA team/Triager/Bugzapper/Proventester:'''<br>
Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle)<br>
Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow)<br>
 
'''Ambassador:'''<br>
-Held Fedora 17 release party in Walnut Creek, CA.<br>
-Spoke at Silicon Valley Linux Users Group - Aug 1, 2012<br>
-Hosted puppetconf 2012 Fedora booth<br>
-Hosted OLPC Summit 2012 Fedora booth.<br>
-Spoke at Silicon Valley Linux Users Group - Nov 1, 2012'''<br>
 
*'''Future plans''': Improve communication between groups within Fedora, to make Fedora the "cool" distro to use again. To make Fedora easier to use for everyone. To make it more accessible for the every day person. To make Fedora the #1 free operating system on the planet.'''
 
*'''Anything else you want to add:'''  The first time I installed Linux it was Slackware in 1996. Since then I have my first encounter with Red Hat Linux was version 5. I have run Fedora on production servers. Fedora is like my 2nd job and my passion and I want to see it be the best distribution it possibly can be.'''
 
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Revision as of 12:37, 14 January 2014

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The nomination period is CLOSED
The nomination period ended at 23:59:59 UTC on January 13, 2014.

The following elections will take place in January 2014:

All dates and times noted are UTC time.

Fedora Board Elections January 2014

For the last election, please look at NominationsmayJune2013

There are two seats up for elections this period:

More information on board seats history is available here

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Eligible Voters
Voting eligibility is determined by a community member's Fedora Account System (FAS) memberships.

To vote for the Fedora Project Board you must have cla_done in FAS.

Candidate Template

Introduction

  • Goal statement:
  • Past work summary:
  • Future plans:
  • Anything else you want to add:

Questionnaire

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Candidates

Neville A. Cross - YN1V

Nicaraguan, using fedora since FC4, contributor since 2008, power user, zero programming skills, major in business administration, Amateur Radio.

  • Goal statement: Help mature the LATAM community, so the region will have more contributors able to participate in meanaingful ways to events like FLOCK.
  • Past work summary: Ambassador since 2008, Mentor (inactive), Freemedia coordinator, Famsco member twice in the past, Fedora Communitic Credit Card holder, organizing Fedora Release parties in Managua since Fedora 11.
  • Future plans: Raise awareness that LATAM need a different approach for growing collaborator community. Get more small events building contributors skills to grow collaborators number. Raise awareness of the key skills needed to contribute to Fedora Project. Promote the idea of "pet projects" so people can get something concrete for learning how to contribute. Raise awareness of the gap for LATAM possible contributors and look for ways to create bridges.
  • Anything else you want to add: Having new contributors in Nicaragua have sparked in me to follow more close how people get on board, the why and the obstacle that they have found. As non technical person I would like provide a more or less fresh eyes on how to create ramps to get on board of Fedora Project as contributor. For Beefy Miracle release party we had a hot dog cart.

Haïkel Guémar (number80)

  • Goal statement: Ensure that Fedora community grows steadily and in a healthy way.
  • Past work summary:
    • Fedora Cloud WG member
    • Package maintainer since 2006 (sponsor)
    • Active Ambassador since 2006
    • Fedora Community Member since 2004
  • Future Plans:
    • Improve our recruiting process: make new contributors feel more welcome, push outreach programs
    • Fedora.next is changing the shape of how we build and *think* Fedora, (servant) leadership is needed to make the transition smoother. The board may have to serve as a mediator.
    • Collaborate more tightly with our sister community aka CentOS
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