eGov Member Section Steering Committee Nominations Now Open

OASIS members:

Five seats serving a 'two-year term' on the OASIS eGov Member Section (MS)

Steering Committee [1] is up for election. Three seats are to be filled by

employees of governmental or public administration entities who are OASIS

AGA members, and two seats will be filled by any member of the Member

Section. All eGov MS participants are invited to nominate qualified

candidates and/or serve on the Steering Committee. If you aren't currently

active in the eGov Member Section, now is a great time to join.

The OASIS eGovernment Member Section (eGov MS) serves as a focal point for

discussions of governmental and public administration requirements for

e-business standardization. Bringing together representatives from global,

regional, national and local government agencies, the eGov MS provides a

platform for those who share a common interest in directing and

understanding the impact of open standards on the public sector.

The nomination and election procedures for the Steering

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

Member Section Rules of Procedure [3].

Any eGov MS participant [4] may nominate or be nominated as a candidate for

the Steering Committee. Any OASIS member may join the eGov MS [5]. The

process is simple but it must be completed during the nomination period to

submit a nomination.

Each eGov MS 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.

The Primary Rep may defer the voting member role to another employee member

by sending an email to member-services@oasis-open.org; any such change

should be in place before the ballot is cast.

NOMINATION & ELECTION SCHEDULE

Nominations will be held 02-February-2010 through 23-February-2010.

The election will be held 25-February-2010 through 11-March-2010.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Any eGov MS participant may nominate a candidate via email to:

nominations@oasis-open.org.

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

1. Accept the nomination;

2. Confirm his/her ability to meet the commitments of the position including but not limited to:

participation in a one to two-hour teleconference each month, promote the work of

the Member Section, participate in event planning, prepare and review

documentation related to the mission of the MS, etc.

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 eGov Member Section.

ELECTION PROCESS

The five new Steering Committee members will be selected by the eGov MS

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.

Results will be announced immediately after they are tabulated and

confirmed.

We encourage all eGov participants to consider serving

on the Steering Committee. Please contact (member-services@oasis-open.org)

with any questions you might have regarding this process.

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

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

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

[4] http://www.oasis-egov.org/members

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

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

Dee Schur, Manager of Member Support

OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society

http://www.oasis-open.org

+1.978.667.5115 x211

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