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                     2019 FTSC election, call for nominations   
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       An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday, 10th of   
       November 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 14 FTSC   
       members; 8 of those have terms expiring.  That leaves room for a   
       maximum of 30-(14-8)=24 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.305 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, 10 November 2019, 20:00 UTC and end   
       at Sunday, 1 December 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 46    Page  5         November 20, 2019   
      
      
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