I hereby nominate myself
            – Markus Spiekermann – for the open Committer Member seat in
            Steering Committee & Technical Advisory Committee. Due
            to my involvement in founding the EDWG and my Committer role
            within the Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC) and Dataspace
            TCK project I am already familiar with the working groups
            work and would love to support the further progress of the
            group’s charter and reaching all objectives.
         
        BR,
        Markus
         
        
         
        The
          Eclipse
                Dataspace Working Group charter identifies the four committees i.e.
            Steering Committee, Specification Committee, Marketing &
            Brand Committee, and Technical Advisory Committee; as the
            governing bodies to drive various aspects of the working
            group for which there are elected positions to be filled. 
         
        At this time, the Steering and Specification
            are fully operational. The Steering Committee is also
            fulfilling the duties of Technical Advisory Committee while
            the Marketing & Brand Committee is on hold for 2024. 
         
        While the Strategic Members are entitled to a
            seat on all the four committees, the elections are to be
            held for one Participant Member and one Committer Member
            seat for each operational committee. At this time, there are
            no Participant Members, and therefore,
            the elections are to be held for Committer Member
              Representatives.  
         
        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 Dataspace Working
            Group’s Individual Participation Agreement.  If you are
            interested but unsure if you are a committer member, please
            reach out to us.  
        All Committer members are encouraged to
            consider nominating and  self-nominations are also more than
            welcome!
         
        Through this email, we are announcing the
            Eclipse Foundation will hold elections on behalf of the
            working group for the Committer Member Representatives,
            using the proposed timetable listed below:
         
        Elections Schedule:
         
        July 8 - July 15 - Call for Nominations
        July 16:  Announce Candidates Standing
        July 17 - 24:  Ballots Distributed (Voting
            Period)
        July 26:  Announce Election Results
         
        Nominations must be sent to this mailing
                list indicating related 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. Self
            nominations are welcome. Candidates currently holding a seat
            are encouraged to self-nominate themselves should they wish
            to continue.
         
        Please let us know if you have any questions. 
            Nominations are now open!.
         
        Best Regards,
         
        Zahra
         
        
          -- 
          Zahra Fazli
          Membership Process Lead |
              Eclipse Foundation, Inc.
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