Re: Inviting volunteer self-nominations for Solid CG co-chair empty seat

That sounds like an excellent idea for continuation of leadership and 
knowledge. Overlapping periods are a good idea.

+1 from Muze-team.

Op 11/12/2024 om 16:25 schreef Michiel de Jong:
> Despite what we said in this email thread, we discussed this in 
> today's meeting and agreed with the people present (including the 
> current co-chairs Hadrian and me, and the newly elected one elf 
> Pavlik) that we would prefer staggered rotation of co-chairs, so elf 
> Pavlik would now start a two-year cycle, not a one-year one.
>
> In order to make this decision we invite the opinion of CG members, 
> and propose a charter change to this effect: 
> https://github.com/w3c-cg/solid/pull/21
>
> If any current participant has a principled objection against this, 
> please see these instructions 
> <https://github.com/w3c-cg/solid/blob/main/charter/2023-09-01.md#amendments-to-this-charter>. 
> If not, we'll merge it in two weeks from now, and then inaugurate elf 
> Pavlik for a two year cycle.
>
> Cheers,
> Michiel de Jong
>
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 at 12:51, Michiel de Jong <michiel@unhosted.org> 
> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for clarifying! We hadn't interpreted it that way but I
>     guess that also makes sense, and you are after all a main author
>     of that charter text. :)
>
>     OK, so this invitation to self-nominate is to fill the third
>     co-chair seat for a /one-/year period (December 2024 - December
>     2025), not a two-year period. Sorry for the confusion.
>
>
>     Cheers,
>     Michiel.
>
>     On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 at 10:59, Sarven Capadisli <info@csarven.ca>
>     wrote:
>
>         On 2024-11-21 10:03, Michiel de Jong wrote:
>         > Hello everyone,
>         >
>         > Thanking Virginia for her service, and in adherence to our
>         charter
>         > (https://www.w3.org/community/solid/charter/
>         <https://www.w3.org/
>         > community/solid/charter/>), Hadrian and I would like to
>         invite each of
>         > you to consider volunteering as a Solid CG co-chair, for a 2
>         year cycle
>         > of service as defined by our charter. Since this chairing
>         year is
>         > already ending in a few weeks from now, there will be no
>         interim
>         > chair. For more information about CG chairs, see
>         https://www.w3.org/
>         > community/solid/charter/#chairs
>         <https://www.w3.org/community/solid/
>         > charter/#chairs>.
>
>
>         The charter explains that an interim vacancy occurs when a
>         chair steps
>         down before the natural end of their "2 year cycle of service".
>
>         Virginia Balseiro was appointed on 2023-12-23, meaning her
>         natural cycle
>         was set to end on 2025-12-22. The same holds true for the
>         current chairs
>         (
>         https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-solid/2023Dec/0027.html
>         ).
>
>         The premise you're building on is not aligned with the
>         charter. The
>         charter states (
>         https://www.w3.org/community/solid/charter/#choosing-a-chair ):
>
>          >In the case of interim vacancy, the remaining chairs may
>         appoint a
>         co-chair for each open seat, hold an election for the same, or
>         wait
>         until the next election, at their discretion. If the chairs do
>         not take
>         any action, the seat will automatically be up for election in
>         any cycle.
>         Any such interim appointments or elections shall hold the seat
>         until the
>         end of its natural cycle.
>
>         The options available are as follows:
>
>         * the CG can continue with two chairs until 2025-12-22, or
>         * the current chairs can appoint a third interim chair to
>         serve until
>         2025-12-22, or
>         * the current chairs can hold an election to fill the third
>         co-chair
>         seat until 2025-12-22 (see also "multiple nominees").
>
>         Regardless of the option, there will be an election for all
>         three chair
>         seats, with new terms (expected to) starting on 2025-12-23.
>
>         If you wish to set up an election now, that is of course still
>         within
>         the rights of the honourable chairs...
>
>         -Sarven
>         https://csarven.ca/#i
>
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