Fedora 21 election season has begun!

My fellow Fedorians, It's time for the Fedora 21 elections. In fact, we are already a little late: First Fedora 20 was delayed and then we had the holiday season, so we needed to adjust the schedule a little. == Election Schedule == The Fedora 21 election schedule looks as follows: * January 8 - 13: Nomination Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on January 13) * January 8 - 13: Questionnaire form open for the community to submit questions for the candidates. * January 13 - 18: Candidates Questionnaire. Results will be posted to the wiki prior to the first townhall * January 18 - 23: Townhalls * January 23 - 30: Voting Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on January 30) * January 31: Announce Results == Fedora Board, FESCo, and FAmSCo Elections == This election cycle will fill the following seats for a one-year period: * Fedora Board: 2 elected seats (2 additional seats will be appointed according to schedule) * FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee): 4 elected seats * FAmSCo (Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee): 3 elected seats Full information about the committee elections, including the elections schedule, and links to where one may nominate, can be seen here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections == Nominations == Nominations are NOW OPEN until 23:59:59 UTC on January 13. I encourage everyone to consider serving in an elected seat, or to encourage others that they feel would represent Fedora well to run for election. == Election questionnaire == Additionally, the elections questionnaire is NOW OPEN for adding questions which will be posed to candidates for the listed groups. Questions may be added until 23:59:59 on January 13 at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections/Questionnaire Following the closing of the questionnaire, candidates will be asked to answer questions relevant to the position for which they are seeking election. Further information regarding each body's election follows below. == Fedora Board == This election cycle will fill three elected seats for the Board (seats E3, E4, and E5). Two appointed seats (A3 and A4) will also be filled this cycle. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board_nominations https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board/Elections https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board/History == FESCo == This cycle will see candidates elected to five open seats in the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. For information on the nominations and elections, please refer to: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FESCo_election_policy == FAmSCo == This election cycle will see candidates elected to fill four open seats on the Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee. For more information, please refer to: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_nominations https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_election_rules https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_elections == Help us! == In order to make these elections a success, we need your help: * First and foremost, we need you to vote. * Tell others community members to vote. * Ask questions in the elections questionnaire. * Run for one of the elected bodies. With the new working groups and CentOS as our new family member, we have exciting times ahead. You can shape the future of Fedora and it's community! * Encourage others that they feel would represent Fedora well to run for election. * Attend the townhall IRC meetings and ask the candidates your questions. * Volunteer to host the townhalls. We strive to have two meetings for each body, that means six in total. I would appreciate your help. If you want to help out of have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Christoph Wickert