Hi. I will resign at the board meeting in September, so the current schedule looks like: Accept/Nominate/Discuss candidates until August 16th Discussion ends August 23th Voting ends September 4th Resolution send to board September 5th. New chair takes over immediately after the board meeting. The reason for my resignation is an ongoing disagreement between part of the PMC and myself. I expected the PMC to be willing to make changes when I was elected, but at least my way seems to be counterproductive. The 2 main discrepancies are: - the board reports which, even though discussed publicly, have been the cause of negative discussions after being sent to board - the attempt to make a cooperation with LO, caused many discussions, but ended with adding restrictions, that made it impossible for me to continue the attempt. I do not want to go deeper into details, since it does not help finding a new chair. As a volunteer I want to work, where the work makes a positive difference, and not cause endless negative discussions. I hope a new chair can help unite the PMC and help drive the project forward. The PMC was informed about this July 24th, and after some discussions, the time has come to find new candidates. Please use this mail thread to announce yourself as a candidate, or to nominate someone else (remark that person must state whether or not the nomination is accepted). There are no formal limits to being a nominee, apart from committer status. The rules for the vote, will depend on the number of candidates but is basically a majority vote, with PMC votes being binding. rgds jan i.