Dear
All,
The
Sparkplug Working
Group Charter
identifies its Steering Committee and Specification Committee as key governing bodies for which there are annual elected positions to be filled.
While
the Strategic Members are appointed to the Steering and Specification Committees, one seat each is allocated to Participant Member Representatives, and Committer Member Representatives.
Through
this email, we are announcing the Eclipse Foundation will hold elections on behalf of the working group using the proposed timetable listed below:
Nomination
Eligibility:
Participant
Members are: EMQ
Technologies, Inc., Integration Objects, Litmus Automation, Inc., N3uron Connectivity Systems, SignalFire Telemetry.
Committer
Members are those who are engaged in projects under the purview of the working group. Committers may be considered members by virtue of either a) being employed by a working group corporate member, or b) an individual committer who has executed the Individual
Working Group’s Individual Participation Agreement. If you are interested but unsure if you are a committer member, please reach out to us and/or learn more
here.
Time
Commitment
In
terms of time requirements, most committees meet on a bi-weekly basis for a one-hour conference call.
Election
Schedule:
June
3 - 11: Call for Nominations
June
13: Announce Candidates Standing
June
17 - 26: Ballots Distributed (Voting Period)
June
28: Announce Election Results
Nominations
must be sent to this mailing list indicating related Committee/Seat.
When the nomination period is closed, we will inform the working group of the confirmed candidates providing a short bio for each along with their position statement. At that point, we will distribute ballots via email to those eligible to vote. The election
process will follow the Eclipse “Single Transferable Vote” method, as defined in the
Eclipse Bylaws.
The winning candidates will be announced on this mailing list following the close of the election.
All
members are encouraged to consider nominating and self-nominations are also more than welcome!”
Please
let us know if you have any questions. Nominations are now open!.
Best
Regards,
Zahra
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Zahra Fazli
Membership
Process Lead | Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse
Foundation: The Community for Open Innovation
and Collaboration