Articles

NOTICE OF FTSC
ADMINISTRATOR NOMINATIONS
by Adrian Walker, 1:153/752
06 October 1997

BACKGROUND

From 01 December 1996 until 24 March 1997, discussion in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo defined the mission and operating procedures for a revitalized Fidonet Technical Standards Committee (FTSC), ending in the publication of two new documents, FTA-1000 (FTSC Charter) and FTA-1001 (FTSC Operations).

From 24 March until 01 August 1997, nominations were accepted for FTSC Standing Members from RCs and RECs throughout Fidonet. From 16 August until 05 September 1997, the RCs and RECs voted, and 24 Standing Members were elected.

Since then, the Standing Members have been linked to the FTSC echo, and Working Groups are being set up to address revision of the existing Fidonet Technical Standards.

The final step is to elect the FTSC Administrator, at which point the FTSC becomes fully operational. The duties of the administrator are published in FTA-1001.

NOMINATIONS

The following extract from FTA-1001 describes the nomination and voting process:

• The FTSC administrator is appointed for a four year renewable term.
• To be eligible for appointment, an individual must be a Fidonet node, be actively involved in Fidonet, though not necessarily in a programming context, and should have proven organizational skills. A candidate need not be a member of the FTSC. It is recommended that a successful candidate not carry any *C or *EC responsibilities during the term of office.
• A candidate for FTSC Administrator may be nominated by any Standing Member.
• The FTSC Administrator is appointed on the basis of a vote by all Standing Members who are defined by the then-current edition of FTA-0003 (FTSC Membership List). A successful candidate must receive approval by at least a plurality of votes.
• Publication of the nominations and the voting procedure shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote. Votes shall be by netmail ballot to an independent enumerator.
• [Plurality as defined in FTA-1001:
  More votes than any other candidate, but less than a majority]

ACTION REQUIRED

Effective immediately, any FTSC Standing Member may nominate a person for the position of FTSC Administrator, such nominations to be posted in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo. Nominations close at 2359 UTC on Monday 27 October 1997.

At that time a list of all applicants having been properly nominated will be published in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and the voting process as defined above will then be followed.

Barring unforeseen delays, it is anticipated that voting will commence at 0000 UTC on Friday 31 October 1997 and close at 2359 UTC on Friday 21 November 1997.

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