| [jakarta.ee-wg] Election process and schedule for Jakarta EE working group committees |
| All, The Jakarta EE Working Group charter [1] identifies three key committees to drive the various facets of the working group for which there are elected positions to be filled: the Steering Committee, the Specification Committee, and the Marketing and Brand Committee. The elected positions are to represent each of the Influencer Members, Participant Members, and Committer Members. Through this email, we are announcing that the Foundation will hold elections on behalf of the working group using the proposed timetable listed below. FYI, this mimics the process used by other working groups as well as the process used by the Eclipse Foundation itself for filling the elected positions on our Board. All are encouraged to consider nominating someone for the positions, and self-nominations are welcome. The period for nominations is April 23 - May 1. Nominations may be sent to elections@xxxxxxxxxxx. Once nominations are closed, we will inform all working group members of the candidates, and will distribute ballots via email. The election process will follow the Eclipse “Single Transferable Vote” method, as defined in the Eclipse Bylaws [2]. The winning candidates will be announced on this mailing list immediately after the elections are concluded. Please be aware that the April - May timeframe has been chosen to maximize the opportunity for new members in each of the eligible classes to consider participating in the committee process. Given many of the strategic members have already put forward their nominees for these committees, the committees may hold initial meetings prior to the completion of the May elections. This is consistent with the Eclipse by-laws and the working group charter, and will allow initial work to begin prior to having a full complement of committee members. Election Schedule Nomination period: April 23 - May 1 (self nominations are welcome) Election period: May 6 - May 13 Winning candidates announced: May 14 The following positions will be filled as part of this election: Steering Committee Two seats allocated for Influencer Members One seat allocated for Participant Members One seat allocated for Committer Members Specification Committee Two seats allocated for Influencer Members One seat allocated for Participant Members One seat allocated for Committer Members Marketing and Brand Committee Two seats allocated for Influencer Members One seat allocated for Participant Members One seat allocated for Committer Members [1] https://www.eclipse.org/org/workinggroups/jakarta_ee_charter.php [2] https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/ Regards, Paul |