Dear OpenSFS Adopters and Supporters, Nominations are now being accepted for candidates to serve as the 2014 OpenSFS Community Representative Director on the OpenSFS Board of Directors. This position will be open from April 2014 to April 2015. Nominations must be emailed to admin(a)opensfs.org before 5pm Pacific Time, Friday, January 31, 2013. Please take a moment to give this nomination serious consideration. The person selected for this position is responsible for representing the OpenSFS Supporter and Adopter Participants and has a full Board seat and voting rights to carry out that responsibility. Community participation is growing and we want to be sure all Supporters and Adopters have a strong voice in the decisions made by the OpenSFS Board. Your Community Board Member is guided by Supporter and Adopter values as the Board makes decisions for OpenSFS including how OpenSFS Development and Support funding is spent. We'd like to thank Tommy Minyard from Texas Advanced Computing Center for his excellent service as the 2013 Community Representative Director. Full details regarding the nomination process can be found online: www.opensfs.org/opensfs-community-rep-election/ Sincerely, Galen M. Shipman - Chairman, OpenSFS