Candidacies Open for TOC Elections

[Eddie Knight]

Dear FINOS Community,

The FINOS Technical Oversight Committee is opening a new round of member elections. There are 2 upcoming vacancies, one to be filled by the governing board and one by the TOC.

Per candidacy rules If you’re either an active contributor to a FINOS project or an employee of a FINOS member organization, you can follow these steps to submit your candidacy:

• Review the TOC responsibilities and ways of working. 
• Feel free to contact t...@lists.finos.org if you have any questions.
• Open a Github issue on the TOC repo with the following information:
  • Affiliation: <name of the company you work for - if not applicable, put “Independent”>
  • Qualifications for candidacy: <member OR active contributor of project x,y,z OR both>
  • Bio: <relevant information about yourself that you would like to be considered during the election>
  • What impact do you hope to have on the ecosystem during your tenure as TOC member:

Below the full timeline of these elections:

• September 22nd - Candidacy Opens
• October 3rd - Candidacy Closes
• October 3rd - Governing Board Election Opens
• October 13th - Governing Board Election Closes
• October 13th - TOC Election Opens
• October 17th - TOC Election Closes
• October 20th - Election Results Announced
• October 30th - New terms begin

This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your experience and insight to support the community and influence the direction of FINOS.

Cheers,

Eddie Knight
Chair, FINOS Technical Oversight Committee