Hello OpenSFS Community members, As a reminder, February 14th is the deadline to submit nominations for the upcoming OpenSFS Board election. If you are interested in serving as an OpenSFS Board member, or would like to nominate an individual, please submit this information to Mark Gary (gary1(a)llnl.gov) by 2/14/17. Sincerely, OpenSFS Nominating Committee From: discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.opensfs.org] On Behalf Of OpenSFS Administration Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 9:28 AM To: OpenSFSBoard <board(a)lists.opensfs.org&gt;; participants(a)lists.opensfs.org; lustre-annouce(a)lists.lustre.org; discuss(a)lists.opensfs.org; hpdd-discuss(a)lists.01.org; lwg(a)lists.opensfs.org Subject: [Discuss] OpenSFS Board Nomination Opportunity Members of the OpenSFS Community - The OpenSFS Nominating Committee (ONC) would like to solicit your help with the election of OpenSFS Board Members. The actual election takes place during and in advance of this year's Lustre User Group (LUG) meeting. The ONC is charged with formally nominating candidates for each Board position two months prior to the actual election. We are looking to identify OpenSFS members who are interested in filling any of the five open Board positions. These positions and their terms are described below. Board Members must be OpenSFS members (or be affiliated with a member). This is your chance to make a difference with OpenSFS and/or to let us know of other qualified individuals that are interested. And if you aren't a member, and want a shot at being on the Board, membership is cheap! Board Positions are (from the OpenSFS bylaws): President (Term: Two years and then two years as Director-At-Large) The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the affairs to the Corporation, subject, however, to the control of the Board. The President shall, if present, preside at all Annual Meetings, and at all meetings of the Board. In general, the President shall perform all the duties incident to the office of the chief executive officer of a corporation and such other duties as are provided for by these Bylaws and as from time to time may be assigned to the President by the Board. Vice President (Term: One year for this first election cycle) At the request of the President, or in the President's absence the Vice President shall perform all duties of the President and in so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as may from time be assigned to the Vice President by the President or by the Board. Secretary (Term: One year for this first election cycle) The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the Board, and of the Members of the Corporation, and shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper medium to be provided for that purpose. The Secretary shall cause all notices required to be given by the Corporation to be duly given and served; shall have charge of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation; shall cause the report, statements and other documents required by law to be properly kept and filed; shall maintain a current list of Members and Participants, and be responsible for Membership applications; shall act as editor for correspondence received for publication and distribute this information at intervals not greater than six months; and shall, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the Secretary by the Board or by the President. Treasurer (Term: Two years) The Treasurer shall collect, and keep account of all moneys received and expended for the use of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall deposit sums received by the Corporation in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as shall be approved by the Board; prepare appropriate financial reports for review by the Board; and be a member of the Finance Committee. Director-At-Large (Term: Two years): A Director-At-Large <duties not described in bylaws> is a full voting member of the OpenSFS Board. For our community-based organization to be successful we need your help and participation. Please contact Mark Gary (gary1(a)llnl.gov <mailto:gary1@llnl.gov> ) with your interest or your suggestions for candidates by 2/14/17. All names put forward will be given full consideration by the ONC. Thank you in advance for your participation. Sincerely, Mark Gary (on behalf of the OpenSFS Nominating Committee) <Please note that there is a second avenue for nomination outside of the ONC process. An eligible member can be nominated by the petition of two or more Member Delegates.> ONC Members: Kent Blancett Dustin Leverman Mark Gary