From 11cd1e69c64be576301320d057f72e93899b2c4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carlos Santana Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:01:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Blog ksc nominations (#3013) * ksc election started * some gramar fixes --- blog/steering/2020-11-ksc-elections.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/steering/2020-11-ksc-elections.md diff --git a/blog/steering/2020-11-ksc-elections.md b/blog/steering/2020-11-ksc-elections.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b76c642f --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/steering/2020-11-ksc-elections.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +title: "Democracy is a beautiful thing" +linkTitle: "Democracy is a beautiful thing" +Author: [Carlos Santana](https://twitter.com/csantanapr) +Author handle: https://github.com/csantanapr +date: 2020-11-06 +description: "KSC Elections: Nominations" +type: "blog" +--- + +Democracy is a beautiful thing, those that want to dedicate their own time to improve a community can step up and those that have the right to vote can freely speak their mind to elect the candidate they think will be a net positive to the community. + +We are running an election to fill out the two (2) seats due for election +this year on the [Knative Steering Committee](https://knative.dev/community/contributing/steering-committee/). Each elected member will serve +a two (2) year term. + +This election will shape the future of Knative as a community and project. +The Knative Steering Committee (KSC) is +responsible for the general health of the Knative community, and this is the first general election for that body. + +The process already started on October 27th with the announcement of the elections to the mailing list. +The next milestone is to have a complete list of candidates, and nominations close on November 9th at 0000 UTC (5pm Pacific). + +If you are eligible and want to stand for election, the process is simple just open a PR against the +[knative/community repository](https://github.com/knative/community) to include +your candidate profile in the `/elections/2020/SC` folder, with your name as the +filename. This profile should include: + +* Your name +* Your company affiliation (employer or otherwise) +* Your contributions to Knative +* Why you are running + +You can find [a sample template in the folder](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/master/elections/2020/SC/candidate-template.md). + + +This is the schedule for the elections if you want to follow along. + + +| Date | Event | +| ------------ | ------------------------ | +| October 27 | Announcement of Election, call for nominations | +| November 9 | All candidate nominations due by 0000 UTC (5pm Pacific) | +| November 12 | Election Begins via email ballots | +| November 22 | Last call for exception & replacement ballots | +| November 29 | Election Closes by 0000 UTC (5pm Pacific) | +| December 3 | Announcement of Results at Knative Steering Meeting | + + +You can read the current [Knative Steering Committee Election - 2020 Voters Guide](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/master/elections/2020/SC/README.md) for all the details. + +And remember if you have the right to vote, then speak your mind by voting because every vote counts!