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
          
          -- 
            Zahra Fazli
            Membership
 Process Lead | Eclipse Foundation
            
              Eclipse
 Foundation: The Community for Open Innovation
 and Collaboration