<div dir="ltr"><div>I am forwarding this message from the Membership Team since it was somehow misdirected to numerous SPAM folders. I am hoping this message gets through.</div><div><br></div><div>regards.</div><div><br></div><div>-walter</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Sebastian Silva</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sebastian@fuentelibre.org">sebastian@fuentelibre.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:53 PM<br>Subject: SLOBs Election Set For Jan 17-23. File by Jan 3. 2016<br>To: iaep <<a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:sugar-sur@lists.sugarlabs.org">sugar-sur@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:members@sugarlabs.org">members@sugarlabs.org</a><br><br><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font size="3">Dear Sugar Labs Members
and Friends,</font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">It looks like we are
finally getting a slate of
candidates for the upcoming
SLOBs election. The Election
committee has concurred that we
will close both the candidate
list and membership list on
January 3, 2016. This is a firm
deadline. The election will take
place the week of January 17-23,
with board members terms
beginning the first week of
February 2016. Candidates
statements must also be posted
on the wiki by the January 3
deadline.</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Courier;color:rgb(68,68,68);min-height:14px"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"></span><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px">The
election/membership committee is
reviewing the membership list,
using your responses to the
survey sent out to all members.
The official list for voting
purposes will now include only
those who have actually replied
that they want to be active </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;letter-spacing:0.0px">or</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"> have
applied to the committee for
membership. You still have until
Jan 3 to return your survey or
apply for membership.</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">People who replied that
they wish to cancel
their membership will not appear
on the voter list. People who
have not responded have also
been removed. But, if you are
one of those people you can be
added back to the list if we get
your response by January 3. </font></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">Please check the list
before January 3 and, if you
find any errors with your name,
contact the committee
immediately so corrections can
be made in time for the
election. <i><br>
</i></font></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members/Survey2015" target="_blank"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"></font></span></a><font size="3"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members/Survey2015" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members/Survey2015</a></font></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"><i><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px">There
have been some concerns about
the candidates list, with people
who are not members of the
election/membership committee
adding and taking away names. As
with all wikis, ours allows
this. </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;letter-spacing:0.0px">Anyone
who is an active member of Sugar
Labs may add their own name as a
candidate</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px">.
If you wish to run, and are
having difficulties with the
wiki, please contact the
election/membership committee
for help and we will make sure
you are correctly entered.</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"></span></font><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"><br>
The list of candidates who have
declared intention to run is at
the link below. Each candidate
needs to make sure their
platform is linked by January 3.</font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2015-2016-candidates" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2015-2016-candidates" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2015-2016-candidates</a><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2015-2016-candidates" target="_blank"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(0,104,207)"></span></a></font></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Courier;color:rgb(68,68,68);min-height:14px"><font size="3"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"></span><br>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">We also hope that some
of you, who have not yet applied
for membership, will consider
taking this opportunity to do so
by January 3, so you will be
able to cast your votes for your
choices of candidates. To join,
simply send a short email
message to: </font></span><span style="font-size:12pt">samsongoddy
at <a href="http://hotmail.com" target="_blank">hotmail.com</a> or caryl at
<a href="http://laptop.org" target="_blank">laptop.org</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:0px"> (from
the election/membership
committee), following the
instructions you will find at this
link: </span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,104,207)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3"><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members#Applying_for_membership" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members#Applying_for_membership" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members#Applying_for_membership</a><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members#Applying_for_membership" target="_blank"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(0,104,207)"></span></a></font></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">Sincerely,</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(37,37,37)"><span style="letter-spacing:0.0px"><font size="3">Your Sugar Labs
Membership and Elections
Committee</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(37,37,37)"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><font size="3">Sebastian Silva, Samson
Goddy, and Caryl Bigenho</font></span></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Walter Bender<br>Sugar Labs<br><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br></div>
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