Sandro Mathys

People who’re watching the FAmSCo 2008 nominations wiki page may have noticed that the dates for the nomination period were changed recently – and that the nomination period has begun already. Unfortunately, everyone who wasn’t watching that page was not informed about this. I asked Max Spevack if I missed something but he confirmed the dates for the nomination period and that there’s been no announcement for this on the list. He then agreed to write an announcement and all ambassadors should have received it by now. The important dates:

• 2008-10-28: Nomination period started
• 2008-12-03: Nomination period ends
• 2008-12-07: Elections start
• 2008-12-20: Elections end

The other important facts:

• Every ambassador can nominate him-/herself
• Everyone can nominate an ambassador if that ambassador agreed on his/her nomination
• All 7 seats are open for election
• The elected (i.e. those 7 with the most votes) become FAmSCo members for 12 months
• At least 9 candidates are needed for the election to take place or the election will be held back by another week

Yes, it’s that simple! So, if you’re an ambassador, why don’t you nominate yourself? It doesn’t matter whether you think you can win it or not. It doesn’t matter if you’re only a Linux or Fedora user for some months. It doesn’t matter if your only ambassador for a bit over a month. It doesn’t matter at how many events you’ve been giving a talk or running a booth. It doesn’t matter where you live or how many ambassadors live in your region.

The voters will then decide if you’re ready and the right person for FAmSCo or not. You should only think about whether you’d like to do the job or not.

If you’d like to run for FAmSCo, do it! Nominate yourself! There’s no need to hesitate on that matter.

Oh, and don’t forget to vote once the election period has begun. Every ambassador’s vote is important and counts (I understand it, that the US citizens finally learned that…lately).