• Call for Nominations January 2008

Call for PSC Nominations - January 2008

Please read this entire document before submitting a nomination

Structure of the PSC

The QGIS PSC consists of five members.

Current Membership

The current membership of the PSC is:

• Marco Hugentobler - Technical Advisor

• Tim Sutton - Release Manager

• Otto Dassau Community Advisor

• Gary Sherman - Chairperson

Vacancies

The current vacancies are for the following roles:

• Financial and Marketing Advisor

Requirements

All members have equal standing and voice in the PSC. To be eligible for membership in the PSC, a person should have a demonstrated and substantial involvement in QGIS.

Responsibility

Members of the PSC must:

• Be willing to commit to the QGIS development effort
• Be responsive to requests for information from fellow members
• Be able and willing to attend online meetings
• Act in the best interests of the project

Qualifications

To be qualified for membership in QGIS PSC, a person must agree to the responsibilities listed previously and be willing to serve in one or more of the following capacities:

• Chairperson

• Community Advisor

• Technical Advisor

• Financial and Marketing Advisor

• Release Manager

Nominations

Anyone is eligible to be nominated to the QGIS PSC. Ideally nominees would be QGIS users or developers and have an understanding of GIS and the goals of the QGIS project. In addition, nominees should meet the qualifications set forth in this document. Anyone can submit a nomination.

Nomination Period

Nominations will open on January 24, 2008 and close on February 7, 2008 at http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=2&day=8&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=18&p2=456&p3=268&p4=264

How to Nominate Someone

Read this section carefully

To nominate someone for the position of Financial and Marketing Advisor:

1. Nominator checks with the nominee to make sure they are willing to serve on the PSC and commit to the goals and duties described in this document

2. Nominator submits the nomination via email to psc@mrcc.com

   • The subject line of your email must be Nomination for QGIS PSC

3. Nominations without the correct subject line will be rejected

4. Nominations without complete information will be rejected

   • Complete information includes:
     • Full name of the nominator (that's you)
     • Email address of the nominator
     • Full name of the nominee
     • Email address of the nominee
     • Justification why the person should be a member of the PSC. This can be just a sentence or two in length
5. The PSC contacts the nominee to confirm their willingness to serve and their name is added to the list of nominees.

You must submit all the information in item 4 for the nomination to be accepted

List of Nominees

As nominations are received, they will be posted daily to PSC Nominations January 2008