OASIS Open CSA Member Section Steering Committee Nominations <Now Open> andElections - Reminder

Greetings!

I would like remind OASIS members that the nomination period is open until

12-May-2009 to fill the three seats on the OASIS Open CSA Member Section

Steering Committee.

Regards,

Mike Kaiser

Open CSA Member Section Steering Committee Vice-Chair & Secretary 

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Mike Kaiser/Raleigh/IBM

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Date:
04/24/2009 01:42 PM

Subject:
OASIS Open CSA Member Section Steering
Committee Nominations <Now Open> and Elections

OASIS OpenCSA members:

 

Three seats on the OASIS Open CSA Member Section Steering Committee [1]

are up for election in May. All Open CSA participants
are invited to 

nominate qualified candidates and/or serve on the
Steering Committee. 

If you aren't currently active in Open CSA, now is
a great time to join.

The Open CSA Steering Committee provides guidance to help the Member 

Section achieve its goal to advance open standards
that simplify SOA 

application development. The nomination and election
procedures for 

the Steering Committee is defined by the OASIS Member
Section Policy [2] 

and the Open CSA Member Section Rules of Procedure
[3]. 

There are seven elected members on the Open CSA Steering Committee; each

serve two-year terms. The elections are staggered
annually to assure 

continuity of leadership. This year, the Member Section
will elect three 

Steering Committee members to full two-year terms.

Any Open CSA participant [4] may nominate or be nominated as a candidate

for the Steering Committee. (Any OASIS member may
join the Open CSA Member 

Section at no additional cost additional cost [5].)

Each Open CSA Supporting Entity has one Qualified Elector who casts the

single vote on behalf of his/her organization. Unless
otherwise 

designated,the organization's Primary Representative
serves as the 

Qualified Elector. 

NOMINATION & ELECTION SCHEDULE 

Nominations will be open 24-April-2009 through 12-May-2009. 

The election will be held 13-May-2009 through 27-May-2009. 

These elected seats will be effective June 1st, 2009.  The Open CSA
Steering 

Committee has regularly scheduled teleconference meetings
on the second 

Friday of each month at 9AM Pacific, with occasional
extra meetings as 

needed.

NOMINATION PROCESS 

Any Open CSA participant may nominate a candidate via email to:

. 

Prior to being confirmed as a candidate, each nominee must: 

1. Accept the nomination;

2. Confirm his/her ability to meet the time commitments of the position

(participation in a two-hour teleconference each month, attendance at two

face-to-face meetings annually, additional support activities as needed);

3. Provide background information and a position statement describing

his/her

qualifications and motivations for serving on the Steering Committee; and

4. Be a participant in the Open CSA Member Section. 

ELECTION PROCESS 

The three new Steering Committee members will be selected by the Open CSA

Qualified Electors, using the Single Transferable Voting (STV) process
-

Scottish  Method [6]. STV considers each voter's ranked preference
for

candidates, in order to more accurately reflect the wishes of the

electorate. Open CSA Qualified Electors will be sent detailed voting

instructions separately. 

Results will be announced immediately after they are tabulated and

confirmed.  

We encourage all Open CSA participants to consider serving on the Steering

Committee. Please contact  with any questions

you might have regarding this process. 

 

[1] http://www.oasis-OpenCSA.org/steering-committee

[2] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ms_policy.php
  

[3] http://www.oasis-OpenCSA.org/RoP

[4] http://www.oasis-OpenCSA.org/roster

[5] http://www.oasis-OpenCSA.org/join

 

[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote
  

Mike Kaiser

Open CSA Member Section Steering Committee
Vice-Chair & Secretary