August 2022 Zeek LT election announcement

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Hi Everyone,

Next month (August 2022) marks the start of the second Zeek LT election. During this election, half of the LT seats are up for re-election. The seats up for re-election are currently held by Johanna Amann, Seth Hall, and Nick Turley. The remaining seats will be up for re-election in August 2023. These seats are currently held by Aashish Sharma, Fatema Bannat Wala, Keith Lehigh.

The role-based seats are not part of the election process. These are held by Vern Paxson (Founder’s seat), and Robin Sommer (Technical Lead seat). The Community Lead seat (non-voting) is currently vacant.

The following shows the timetable for the August 2022 elections:

  • 9 August - Nomination Process begins
  • 20 August - Nomination Process ends
  • 22 August - Review Process begins
  • 2 September - Review Process ends
  • 5 September - Testimonial Phase negins
  • 16 September - Testimonial Phase ends
  • 19 September - Voting Process begins
  • 29 September - Voting Process ends
  • 3 October - Candidates are notified
  • 6 October - Change in Leadership starts and Community notified
  • 13 October - New members introduced at Zeek Week
  • 20 October - Change in Leadership ends, new members in place

Description of the process phases

  • Nomination Phase During this phase you can nominate yourself or someone you know for a seat on the LT by using a webform (URL to be announced at the start of the phase)
  • Review Phase During this Phase the LT will ensure all nominees are eligible to run and they understand the roles and responsibilities and are willing to run.
  • Testimonial Phase During this phase the nominees list will be made public and members of the community will be encouraged to add a testimonial.
  • Voting Phase During this phase members of the current Zeek LT will vote on the candidates.
  • Notification Candidates will be notified via email then the following day the community will be notified.
  • Change in Leadership A two week period to allow for transfer of knowledge, go over procedures and more. During the 2-week transition period the new LT members will vote on a Chairperson.

For more information, please the the Zeek Project Leadership Team Process and Description on our wiki.

I will update this thread when the respective phases begin.

If you have any questions, please comment in this thread or contact the LT (at lt@zeek.org) or me directly.

Johanna (for the Zeek LT)

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Hi Everyone,

the nomination stage is now open - and will close at the 20th of August EOD. Please submit nominations for a seat on the LT at https://forms.gle/XQEJriP8nh1v9n4A9.

Note that you can either self-nominate, or nominate someone else.

As always - let me know if you encounter any issues or have any questions.

Johanna

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Just a small reminder that the nomination phase ends tomorrow.