| [adoptium-wg] Adoptium 2026 Elections |
The Adoptium Initiative is currently seeking nominations to fill the following seats on its Steering Committee:
One seat at the Enterprise Member level
One seat at the Participant Member level
One seat at the Committer Member level
Nomination Eligibility:
Enterprise and Participant Members
All organisations who have joined Adopitum at an Enterprise and Participant level. The current list of Enterprise and Participant Members are listed below.
Enterprise Members are: Bloomberg L.P. , Canonical Group Limited, Fujitsu Limited
Participant Members are: iJUG Interessenverbund der Java-User Groups e V, Open Elements GmbH
Committer Members
Committer Members are those who are engaged in projects under the purview of the Adoptium. Committers may be considered members by virtue of either a) being employed by an Adoptium corporate member, or b) an individual committer who has executed the Eclipse Foundation Membership Agreement in order to attain the rights, privileges and obligations of a Committer Member. If you are interested but unsure if you are a committer member, please reach out to us and/or learn more here.
A reminder that Strategic Members each have a representative appointed to this committee and thus Strategic member organisations do not participate in this election.
Elections Schedule:
March 3 -13: Call for Nominations
March 16: Announce Candidates Standing
March 18 - 27: Ballots Distributed (Voting Period)
March 30: Announce Election Results
Nomination Process Nominations can be made by all members of Adoptium at an Enterprise, Participant, and Committer level (including self-nominations) by sending an email to this mailing list.
Nominees are strongly encouraged to include a short bio highlighting their relevant experience.
If you are nominating someone else, please confirm that they are willing to stand for election.
Election Process
After the nomination period closes, the list of candidates will be confirmed and announced.
Ballots will then be distributed to all Enterprise and Participant Member Organizations and Committer Members via email (one ballot per organization).
The election will follow the Eclipse Foundation's "Single Transferable Vote" method, as outlined in the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws.
The winning candidates will be announced on this mailing list after the voting period closes.
Call to Action
We encourage all Enterprise, Participant, and Committer Members to actively participate in this election process by nominating qualified candidates or standing for election themselves. Your involvement is crucial in shaping the strategic future Adoptium.
Additional Information
For more information about the roles and responsibilities of the Committees, please refer to the Adoptium Charter.
For more information regarding the overall election process, please refer to the Eclipse Foundation Working Group Operations Guide.
If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us on this mailing list or via collaborations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Thank you for your support and participation. We look forward to a successful election
Zahra Fazli
Membership Process Lead | Eclipse Foundation
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