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

[Mike Kaiser <mkaiser@us.ibm.com>]

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 

----- Forwarded by Mike
Kaiser/Raleigh/IBM on 05/07/2009 02:06 PM -----

From:	Mike Kaiser/Raleigh/IBM
To:	<opencsa-ms@lists.oasis-open.org>, <opencsa-sc@lists.oasis-open.org>
Cc:	<opencsa-sc@lists.oasis-open.org>, "'Carol Geyer'" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>, "Dee Schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>
Date:	04/24/2009 01:42 PM
Subject:	OASIS Open CSA Member Section Steering Committee Nominations <Now Open> and Elections

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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:
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 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 member-services@oasis-open.org 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