Last year we had one of our most diverse set of candidates for the Drupal Association board ever. We hope to see more of the same in 2016, so we're reaching out now to remind you - we're about to open nominations! For more information on what it means to serve on the board and how the elections process works, check out the 2016 elections home page.
How to Nominate Yourself
To nominate yourself, you should be prepared to answer a few questions:
- About Me: Tell us about yourself! Your background, how you got into Drupal, etc.
- Motivation: Why are you applying for a board position? What initiatives do you hope to help drive, or what perspectives are you going to try and represent?
- Experience: What Drupal community contributions have you taken part in (code, camps, etc.)? Do you have experience in financial oversight, developing business strategies, or organization governance?
- Availability: I am able to travel to three in-person board meetings per year (either self-funded, or with financial sponsorship)
- IRC Handle
- Twitter Handle
We've also made a few changes to the process based on community feedback from the 2015 election:
- We now display your username, not your given name, on your candidate profile to address privacy concerns that had been raised. Nominees should note that given names are required on legal documentation such as our 990 IRS filings, but we will do our best to preserve your privacy where we can.
- Updated sidebar block has more information about the elections, making it easier to the information you need.
- When you nominate yourself we will ask if you would like to opt-in to share your election results data. Last year was the first time we published full results from the vote data. Candidates that opt-in will have their name displayed next to their vote counts, as in this example from 2015.
We will also need to know that you are available for the next step in the process, meet the candidate sessions. We are hosting 3 sessions:
Meet the Candidate Web Conferences:
Session One
Tue 23 Feb 2016 at 16:00 UTC
- 7 AM PST Tue 23 Feb, US and Canada
- 10 AM EST Tue 23 Feb, US and Canada
- 1 PM Tue 23 Feb, Sao Paulo Brasil
- 3 PM Tue 23 Feb, London
- 11 PM Tue 23 Feb, Beijing
Session Two
Wed 24 Feb 2016 at 21:00 UTC
- 12 PM PST Wed 24 Feb, US and Canada
- 3 PM EST Wed 24 Feb, US and Canada
- 5 PM Wed 24 Feb, Sao Paulo Brasil
- 8 PM Wed 24 Feb, London
- 4 AM Thu 26 Feb, Beijing
- 7 AM Thu 26 Feb, Sydney Australia
Session Three
Thu 25 Feb 2016 at 01:00 UTC
- 4:00 PM PST Thu 25 Feb, US and Canada
- 7:00 PM EST Thu 25 Feb, US and Canada
- 9:00 PM Thu 25 Feb, Sau Paulo Brasil
- 12:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, London
- 8:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, Beijing
- 11:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, Sydney Australia
The nomination form will be open February 1, 2015 through February 20, 2015 at midnight UTC. For a thorough review of the process, please see our announcement blog post.
If you have any questions, please contact Holly Ross, Drupal Association Executive Director.