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                     2018 FTSC election, call for nominations   
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       An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday 27th of   
       January 2019 at 20:00 UTC.   
      
       As per FTA-1000.002 the number of FTSC members should be no less than   
       7 and no more than 30. Presently there are 8 FTSC members. That leaves   
       room for a maximum of 30-8=22 members to be elected.   
      
       From FTA-1001.007   
      
         3.2 FTSC Standing Members   
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         FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term.  [50 % of   
         appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year   
         renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of   
         the terms.]   
      
         To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a Fidonet   
         node, and should be actively involved in Fidonet. Examples include   
         having put out a Fidonet-related product or having updated a product   
         in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,   
         Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.   
      
         Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by all of the   
         following methods:   
      
         1. Any RC.   
         2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.   
         3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.   
      
         A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or   
         officer of the FTSC.   
      
         Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs   
         who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the   
         nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive   
         approval by a majority of votes.   
         Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting   
         of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and   
         voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.   
      
       The status of RC's will be determined by nodelist.025 of this year by   
       the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.   
      
       All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby   
       invited to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the   
       FTSC_PUBLIC echo.   
      
       Nominations start at Sunday, 27 January 2019, 20:00 UTC and end at   
       Sunday, 10 February 2019, 20:00 UTC.   
      
       Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before   
       filing a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating   
       someone that has not shown interest and expressed willingness to   
       accept.   
      
       Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current   
       practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create   
       standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet practise evolves and when   
       it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentation.   
       Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the   
       FTSC in order to "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment.   
       Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the technical manual, we do   
       not design the machine. To avoid disappointment, sysops interested in   
       joining the FTSC are strongly advised to read the following documents:   
      
       http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.002   
       http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007   
      
       Andrew Leary   
       FTSC Election Coordinator   
      
       FIDOGAZETTE  Vol 13 No 05    Page  3         January 30, 2019   
      
      
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