• FidoGazette Vol 13 no 44 Page: 3

    From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to All on Wed Nov 6 12:34:58 2019


    2019 FTSC election, call for nominations
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    An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday, 10th of
    November 2019 at 20:00 UTC.

    As per FTA-1000.002 the number of FTSC members should be no less
    than 7 and no more than 30. Presently there are 14 FTSC
    members; 8 of those have terms expiring. That leaves room for a
    maximum of 30-(14-8)=24 members to be elected.

    From FTA-1001.007

    3.2 FTSC Standing Members
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    FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term.
    [50 of appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be
    for a 3 year renewable term, to ensure continuity of the
    Committee on expiry of the terms.]

    To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a
    Fidonet node, and should be actively involved in Fidonet.
    Examples include having put out a Fidonet-related product or
    having updated a product in the preceding two years, or having
    experience as a Coordinator, Echomail Coordinator or mail or
    file Hub.

    Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by all of the
    following methods:

    1. Any RC.
    2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the
    FTSC.
    3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the
    ZCC.

    A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
    officer of the FTSC.

    Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all
    RCs who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time
    the nominations are published. A successful candidate must
    receive approval by a majority of votes.
    Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and
    posting of RC votes, shall take place openly in the
    FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and voting shall close three weeks after
    publication of the vote.

    The status of RC's will be determined by nodelist.305 of this
    year by the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they
    reside.

    All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby invited
    to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the
    FTSC_PUBLIC echo.

    Nominations start at Sunday, 10 November 2019, 20:00 UTC and end
    at Sunday, 1 December 2019, 20:00 UTC.

    Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before
    filing a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating
    someone that has not shown interest and expressed willingness to
    accept.

    Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document
    current practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC
    does not create standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet
    practise evolves and when it has stabilized, it may become a
    standard through FTSC documentation. Also, the FTSC is not an
    enforcement body. Those who wish to join the FTSC in order to
    "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment. Our main job
    is that of a clerk. We write the technical manual, we do not
    design the machine. To avoid disappointment, sysops interested
    in joining the FTSC are strongly advised to read the following
    documents:

    http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.002
    http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007

    Andrew Leary
    FTSC Election Coordinator

    FIDOGAZETTE Vol 13 No 44 Page 3 November 06, 2019


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