[steering-discuss] Vote for MC elections

Hello,

since the MC agreed in yesterday's call [1] that they would be willing to serve for another couple of months, I call the BoD to vote on the following:

==
We postpone the MC elections and will have elections next year, so the next MC will be in place by July 1st, 2012. This also helps us to not having elections of BoD and MC in parallel. (NB: This is a "gentlemen's agreement", since we cannot legally enforce the MC stepping down effective that date.)

For voting on the composition of the MC until that time, I seek clarification from the MC itself:

The statutes in their current draft foresee 1. deputies are not attached to one specific seat holder 2. and the number of seat holders must be odd.

You proposed Norbert and Simon as members/deputies, but André also wrote, you want to have a 5+2 setup. For that, one more seat holder is missing. Do you want to propose someone, or shall the BoD come up with someone? Or do you want to have a 3+3 setup?

Florian

[1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Membership_Committee_Meetings#Minutes_2011-10-31

Hi,

Datum: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:30:27 +0100
Von: Florian Effenberger <floeff@documentfoundation.org>

The statutes in their current draft foresee 1. deputies are not attached
to one specific seat holder 2. and the number of seat holders must be odd.

You proposed Norbert and Simon as members/deputies, but André also
wrote, you want to have a 5+2 setup. For that, one more seat holder is
missing. Do you want to propose someone, or shall the BoD come up with
someone? Or do you want to have a 3+3 setup?

No, we'd prefere a 5+2 setup.

It is up to the BoD to appoint the new members / deputies (if we do not go
for elections). We as the MC would suggest that Simon and Norbert would
be considered for such position. We had a brief discussion, if we can
suggest a third name as well. We had some ideas but no strong preferences, so we would leave it to the BoD.

Btw. I don't want to give the impression that the BoD needs to follow our
suggestion.

regards,

André

+1 :slight_smile:

    Michael.

+1 from my side as well, of course

+1

Florian Effenberger wrote:

==
We postpone the MC elections and will have elections next year, so
the next MC will be in place by July 1st, 2012. This also helps us
to not having elections of BoD and MC in parallel. (NB: This is a
"gentlemen's agreement", since we cannot legally enforce the MC
stepping down effective that date.)

+1

-- Thorsten

Florian Effenberger wrote:
> ==
> We postpone the MC elections and will have elections next year, so
> the next MC will be in place by July 1st, 2012. This also helps us
> to not having elections of BoD and MC in parallel. (NB: This is a
> "gentlemen's agreement", since we cannot legally enforce the MC
> stepping down effective that date.)
> ==
>
+1

After much debate and thinking on that question, +1 to keep the existing MC.

best,
Charles.

+1

+1

+1, seems sane.

C.

+1

Regards,
Andreas

Hi,

No, we'd prefere a 5+2 setup.

ok. Looking at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Membership_Committee we currently have a 3+1 setup, which means we need three more people: Two seat holders and one deputy.

It is up to the BoD to appoint the new members / deputies (if we do not go
for elections). We as the MC would suggest that Simon and Norbert would
be considered for such position. We had a brief discussion, if we can
suggest a third name as well. We had some ideas but no strong preferences, so we would leave it to the BoD.

Ok. So I take it that you propose Simon and Norbert as seat holders, which means we have one deputy role open at the moment?

Btw. I don't want to give the impression that the BoD needs to follow our
suggestion.

No worries. :slight_smile: It's good to hear your thoughts and experiences, as you have been the one active in the MC and can judge best.

Florian

Florian Effenberger wrote (07-11-11 12:11)

Ok. So I take it that you propose Simon and Norbert as seat holders,
which means we have one deputy role open at the moment?

Currently I'm not able to follow any discussion on numbers, but it would be my suggestion to accept Drew his kind offer to help in the MC

Regards,

Hi,

Currently I'm not able to follow any discussion on numbers, but it would
be my suggestion to accept Drew his kind offer to help in the MC

still we need clarification if we need some more people. :wink:

Florian

Hi,

Hi,

Currently I'm not able to follow any discussion on numbers, but it would

be my suggestion to accept Drew his kind offer to help in the MC

still we need clarification if we need some more people. :wink:

I think it would be perhaps ungraceful at this stage to refuse more people,
although it's true that, on the other hand, we already have a working MC.
It's not a practical matter here.

best,
Charles.

Right; but now we have another offer of a deputy.

  Either way - we should put this to a vote on the public list.

  All the best,

    Michael.

Hi Michael, all,

Florian Effenberger wrote (07-11-11 12:11)
> Ok. So I take it that you propose Simon and Norbert as seat holders,
> which means we have one deputy role open at the moment?

Currently I'm not able to follow any discussion on numbers, but it would
be my suggestion to accept Drew his kind offer to help in the MC

Right; but now we have another offer of a deputy.

Either way - we should put this to a vote on the public list.

I offered my help as I thought form the discussions that more persons
are really needed.
If this is not really the case, I am fine with withdrawing my offer.

Volker

Hi Volker,

Volker Merschmann wrote (08-11-11 11:19)

I offered my help as I thought form the discussions that more persons
are really needed.
If this is not really the case, I am fine with withdrawing my offer.

I think that is a friendly step at the moment.
For sure, we will remember your name for the future :wink:

Kind regards,

Hi Volker,

> Either way - we should put this to a vote on the public list.

I offered my help as I thought form the discussions that more persons
are really needed. If this is not really the case, I am fine with
withdrawing my offer.

  Sorry about that; thanks for volunteering & hopefully you'll stand for
the next MC election ? :slight_smile: So I'd love the board to vote to approve (if
I got it right, and the existing MC are generally happy) on:

Members: (5)
  Andre Schnabel
  Fridrich Strba
  Norbert Thiebaud
  Simon Phipps
  Sophie Gautier
Deputies: (2)
  Cor Nouws
  Drew Jensen

  For approval as our initial Membership Committee.

  Thanks,

    Michael.

Hi,

Hi Volker,

>        Either way - we should put this to a vote on the public list.

I offered my help as I thought form the discussions that more persons
are really needed. If this is not really the case, I am fine with
withdrawing my offer.

Sorry about that; thanks for volunteering & hopefully you'll stand for
the next MC election ? :slight_smile:

Yes of course, I do.

Volker