Governance Group Nominations
Once an election has been announced, each Fedora Member that supports Fedora the Copper, Bronze, Silver or Gold level may nominate an individual from their institution who they believe would be a good representative of the community. The number of seats available are determined by the number of member institutions at each level:
- Gold ($10,000+) = 1 seat for every 2 institutions at Gold Level
- Silver ($5000+) = 1 seat for every 4 institutions at Silver Level
- Bronze ($2500+) = 1 seat for every 6 institutions at Bronze Level
- Copper ($1000+) = 1 seat for every 8 institutions at Copper Level
- Supporter ($500+) = no seat within Governance
- Community = Non-members 2 seats available within Governance
Governance Group Members serve 2-year terms once elected. See current members and their status.
At the end of the nomination process, nominated individuals will be asked for a brief personal statement to share with the Governance Group. Voting for available seats takes place within each membership category. Each member organization’s representative casts a vote for candidates at their specific Fedora membership support level (Copper, Bronze, Silver, or Gold) based on the direction of their management. In the event of a tie, the Governance Chair in consultation with the Program Manager will decide on the outcome to resolve the tie.
See Current Nomination/Election Information.
Committer Nominations
In order to facilitate transparent communication between Fedora Governance and the Technical Team, members of the Fedora Committers group may nominate (or self-nominate) a Fedora committer to serve as a representative on the Fedora Leadership Group on an annual basis. If more than one committer is nominated, an election will be held and each Fedora Governance Group member will have an opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choosing. In the event of a tie, the Governance Chair in consultation with the Technical Lead will decide on the outcome to resolve the tie
As of October 28, 2014 Fedora is officially launching the nominations phase of our Leadership Group elections.
New Project Governance
As you may be aware, each DuraSpace project is transitioning to a new governance model. This representative, community-based model includes several governing groups with various levels of responsibility (identifying project strategic direction, setting project roadmap, establishing project budget, etc.). Eligibility to serve in project governance is determined by participation in the DuraSpace Membership Program, incrementally enabling member organizations who have made the greatest commitments (financial or in-kind staff commitments) to the project. It is NOT TOO LATE to become a Member and participate in the Fedora project governance! For more information on how to become a Member visit http://duraspace.org/about_membership. And for more information about the new governing groups, please visit http://fedorarepository.org/fedora-governance.
Leadership Group
Individuals sitting on the Leadership Group play a key role in setting the strategic direction and priorities of the project through:
Approval of the annual budget allocation
Approval of the project roadmap
Establishment of the community direction
The Leadership Group will be comprised of individuals from organizations that have contributed $20,000 or more annually to the project, and representatives from institutions contributing in-kind resources at approved levels. Institutions that contributed at lower membership levels will also be given an opportunity to serve on a Leadership Group too, through annual elections based on policies that are customized by each project. This election process is where everyone in the community (both from member organizations and non-member organizations) can have a voice -- by nominating candidates for the Leadership Group from the pool of eligible member organizations.
Leadership Group Nominations
Beginning today, we invite anyone in the Fedora community, member or non-member, to nominate an individual who you believe would be a good representative of the community. All nominees must be from Fedora member organization that qualify for elections (see full list here http://bit.ly/fedora_members). Typically, Leadership Group candidates have fiscal or staffing responsibility within their organization and are able to allocate resources. And of course, they will, in your judgment, be able to bring the commitment, creativity, and dedication that the role calls for. Self-nominations are welcome and you may submit more than one nomination. Please submit your nomination/s using this form http://bit.ly/LGnomination by November 7.
Next Steps
At the end of the nomination process anyone nominated will be asked for a brief personal statement, which can either be emailed to David Wilcox or posted directly to the DuraSpace wiki. Voting will be based on membership levels and will take place before the end of November, with each member organization’s Community Liaison casting a vote for candidates based on the direction of their management. We will send additional instructions at the start of the election period later in November.
If you have any questions about the new Fedora project governance or the nomination and election process please contact David Wilcox.Arran Griffith .
Vacant Governance Group Seats
If an elected Governance Group member changes institutions during their two year term, the institution has the option to appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term. The only exception would be at-large community members, who are not elected based on institutional membership. For these positions, no action will occur since the person could retain their seat.
If an elected Governance Group member’s institution changes their membership level during the two year term, the elected member will retain their seat until the end of their term.