Candidates for the 2017 PSF Board of Directors
The following people have been nominated as Directors of the Python Software Foundation for the term beginning in June 2017. Their self-written summaries follow. The specific dates of relevance to the election are:
- Open call for Board Director Nominations: May 1, 2017
- Board Director Nomination & Voter Eligibility cut-off: May 25, 2017 AoE - nominations & voting eligibility closes at 2017-05-25 23:59:59 UTC-12
- Voting start date: June 1, 2017 AoE - ballots will be sent out
- Voting end date: June 10, 2017 AoE - election closes at 2017-06-10 23:59:59 UTC-12
The above closing times are given in the "Anywhere on Earth" (AOE) timezone.
There are currently 11 seats on the Board of Directors (last changed in the 2012 PSF Members vote).
Links
- Letter from PSF Director of Operations - Expectations of Board Directors
- Duties and Responsibilities of Directors
- 2016 Board Candidates
- 2015 Board Candidates
- 2014 Board Candidates
- 2013 Board Candidates
- 2012 Board Candidates
- 2011 Board Candidates
- 2010 Board Candidates
- 2009 Board Candidates
- 2008 Board Candidates
Registering as a PSF Board candidate
To register as a candidate for the Board elections, add your nomination to this page using the format listed at the end of the page. We'd like as many groups within the PSF membership as possible to have the option of electing candidates that can directly represent their interests in Board discussions, so if there's someone you'd particularly like to have represent you, you may want to consider getting in touch with them and (politely!) asking if they'd be interested in nominating themselves.
Read through the Letter from PSF Director of Operations - Expectations of Board Directors & Duties and Responsibilities of Directors. Please note that the PSF bylaws require that Board candidates disclose significant organizational affiliations (for example, their employer).
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Registering to vote on PSF ballots
While PSF Membership is open to anyone that chooses to join, Basic Members are not entitled to vote on PSF ballots, including Board elections. In accordance with the bylaws, the following PSF Members are entitled to vote on PSF ballots:
- Managing Members
- Contributing Members
- Supporting Members (these were previously called "Associate Members")
- PSF Fellows
To register as a Managing or Contributing member, refer to this post on the PSF blog.
To register as a Supporting Member, please use the PSF Associate Membership site.
PSF Fellows must themselves be approved through a PSF ballot, and thus only existing Fellows will be entitled to vote on the upcoming ballot. This ballot will include bylaw updates for the newly established process for nominating Fellows.
Outgoing Directors
The following members of the 2015/16 Board are stepping down and will not be registering as candidates for the 2017/18 Board:
- Diane Clarke
- Carol Willing
Please use the following format:
Candidate Name ============== *2016 Board Member.* or *New Board Member.* Description. Affiliation: ... ----