> Hi
>
> The following notice is to
> - have people reconfirm their intention to be members of the plenary,
> the general assembly that can vote and make policy decisions on behalf
> of the DataPortability community.
> - be aware of important dates that impact the 2011 Steering membership.
> - It is done in accordance with the regulations:
>
http://wiki.dataportability.org/x/OIAt
>
> Immediate action: PLEASE POST YOUR INTENTION TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
> PLENARY ASAP FOR 2011 AND THE UPCOMING ELECTION:
>
http://groups.google.com/group/dataportability-vote
> A follow up email will be sent as other deadlines hit.
>
> PLENARY
> * You must nominate yourself or someone else to be a member of the
> plenary by the 8th December 2010 to be eligible to vote. Plenary
> membership expires on the 31st of December so people from the previous
> year are still members but you must nominate yourself if you are new.
> Current members of the plenary that are in good standing include:
> - Nate Benes
> - Steve Repetti
> - J. Trent Adams
> - Rudy X. Desjardins
>
> Please note these four individuals still need to nominate themselves
> for 2011 if they wish to be a member in good standing, however due to
> the timing of their intent, they are eligible to vote in the upcoming
> Steering nomination and election process.
>
> The below listed were previous members of the plenary or their
> membership will not be in good standing for the election. *They will
> be ineligible to vote for the upcoming election that determines
> membership for Steering in 2011*
>
> - Fearghas McKay
> - Phil Wolff
> - Dan Brickley
> - Matthias Pfefferle
> - Drummond Reed
> - Matt Wilkinson
> - Wilhelm Kossen
> - Rai Pratibha
> - Steve Williams
> - Anthony Broad-Crawford
> - Steve Greenberg
> - Brady Brim-DeForest
> - Alisa Leonard
> - Tom Baker
> - Daniel Appelquist
> - Jay Meyers
> - Mark Lizar
> - Rick Yazwinski
> - Christian Scholz
> - Chris Lunt
> - Jeremy LeBard
> - Chris Saad
> - Loïc Dias Da Silva
> - Brett McDowel
> - Nick Givotovsky (RIP)
> - Elias Bizannes
>
> STEERING MEMBERSHIP 2011
> * Under 4.11 regulations, an election will formally open on the 22nd
> December (which will be two weeks after the plenary deadline)
> * To nominate yourself or someone else to be a member of Steering, you
> must do so no earlier than the 8th of December and no later than the
> 15th of December
> * If the total number of nominations exceeds 12 on the close of the
> 15th of December, an election will be held the following week from the
> 22nd and will stay open until the 29th December. If nominations are
> below 12 (the maximum number of positions on the Steering group),
> those who are nominated will become the new Steering members for 2011.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to post them in our public
> community forum:
http://groups.google.com/group/dataportability-public
>
> Regards,
>
> Elias Bizannes
> Chairperson, DataPortability Project
>