tux.org: Board of Directors Election Information

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2006-2007 BoD Election Calendar

Dec 2006 Call for candidates to serve on Tux.Org, Inc. BoD

Jan 31, 2007 Deadline for bios of candidates willing to serve on Tux.Org, Inc. BoD (posted on this site)

Feb 2007 LUG input on elections.

Mar 2007 BoD meets to vote in new member.

Mar 2007 Announcement of election results on this site.

TUX.ORG, INC. Board of Directors (BoD) Informational Website!

Tux.Org, Inc. was established to promote linux and open source software awareness and usage in the business, government, educational and private (home) communities. Educational services may be provided through public events like User Group meetings and Install-Fests, as well as sharing knowledge via the mailing lists of our member User Groups.

Tux.Org is a non-profit corporation and holds an IRS 501(c)(3) status. Donations are accepted and are tax-deductible.

BoD Election Information

Voting for candidates to serve on Tux.Org, Inc. Board of Directors ("BoD")

28 Mar. 2007: Election Results: At various LUG polling locations in February 2007 and some balloting done via snail mail, the BoD received a total of 42 votes. The breakdown is:

Nicholas Brenckle: 21 votes
Timothy Ferro: 14 votes
Benjy Messner: 21 votes
Jeff Stoner: 18 votes

CONCLUSION: We are pleased to announce the results of the Tux.Org 2007 Elections. Please join us in congratulating Nicholas Brenckle (aka Nick Danger) and Benjy Messner as our new Directors.

Thank you to all who voted or otherwise participated in the elections process. Please contact us with any questions.

The description/bios of the proposed candidates may be found on the Candidate Bios web page. The recent BoD activities may be found under the heading Recent History.

The Board of Directors (BoD) for Tux.Org,Inc. has recently approved an amended set of By-Laws (They will be linked here once I have them in appropriate format). These amended By-Laws were approved Oct. 18, 2006 and will take effect 1 January 2007; none of the accepted amended By-Laws are retroactive. The current By-Laws of Tux.Org, Inc. specify an election of the Board of Directors of the Corporation once a year. The ByLaws that go into effect 1 Jan 2007 now specify the term length of a BoD member. From Section 3.03:

The term of office of the Directors shall be limited to four consecutive two-year terms. Upon completion of four consecutive two-year terms, a person may be again re-elected to the board one year after the completion of his or her previous two-year term.

The new term limit will apply to all BoD members starting 1 Jan 2007. The Board is now working with local LUGs to incorporate the input of members in electing Tux.Org,Inc. Board of Directors members. The biographies of the candidates are available on candidates.html. Descriptions of BoD positions available here. Bios of current BoD members are also viewable. A fully-updated summary of the past years' activities of Tux.Org, Inc. are summarized here.

2006 Election Results
Our two Board of Directors candidates David Cafaro and Doug Toppin have been elected to the Tux.Org,Inc. board. Congratulations to both of these gentlemen for volunteering their time to assist in free, open-source software (FOSS) education and promotion. Thank you to LUG members who participated in the election process.

Any questions regarding the routine functions of the BoD should be emailed to Pete Nuwayser or any other Board member.

BoD Q & A

How frequently are meetings held?
The Tux.Org, Inc. BoD holds monthly meetings via IRC with occasional email supplements and at least three face-to-face (F2F) meetings per year.
Where are the F2F meetings?
The F2F meeting locations are decided upon by general agreement of the BoD via email. The meetings may be either in Northern Virginia, Maryland or DC. The location is usually a restaurant.
How long are the F2F meetings?
The duration of F2F BoD meetings is approximately two or three hours depending upon the availability of fellow Board members.

Last updated: 28 March 2007

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