[python-nigeria] Python Software Foundation Elections

[Chukwudi Nwachukwu]

Dear Naomi,

Thank you so much for informing our community about this event.

Dear all,

Please feel free, if you can, to join the PSF through this means. This
level of *membership* is *free*. Thanks


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On 22 April 2017 at 20:52, Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I wanted to invite all of you to become members of the Python Software
> Foundation. It is free to join just by visiting
> https://www.python.org/accounts/login/ and creating an account. Also you
> can learn more about the PSF and membership here -
> https://www.python.org/psf/membership/
>
> Nigeria has one of the fastest growing Python communities in the world -
> you all have done so much in the past year! That means that many of you are
> eligible to be contributing (and VOTING) members of the PSF.
>
> To qualify to vote as a contributing member you need to spend 5 hours a
> month, or 60 hours a year, working to benefit the PSF community. Note, if
> you organise a meetup, this includes the time you spend at the meetup. It's
> nearly impossible to organise a monthly meetup and not spend that amount of
> time.
>
> So if you are spending the time to help the Python community in organising,
> tutoring, mentoring, etc please become a voting member of the PSF and cast
> your vote in selecting the directors you feel with best represent you and
> serve the wider Python community. To do that please apply here:
> https://goo.gl/forms/bjPOtSU6D5TwKZVh1 before May 1.
>
> Here is the election calendar of the PSF Board of Directors:
>
> Call for nominations (or self-nominations) for the Board of Directors: May
> 1, 2017 AoE [1]
> Date nominations close: May 25, 2017 AoE
> Voting request [2] deadline: May 25, 2017 AoE
> Date of beginning of the vote: 1 June 2017
> Date of close of voting: 10 June 2017
>
> All people who have organized or volunteered in the Python community for at
> least 5 hours per month can vote in the election. I know that many of you
> have contributed a lot and I hope you will participate in the PSF
> elections.
>
> If you have questions / concerns, please feel free to ask me.
>
> Cheers,
> Naomi Ceder
>
> [1] AoE: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe
> [2] If you are not yet a voting member, please apply here:
> https://goo.gl/forms/bjPOtSU6D5TwKZVh1. If unsure, send an email to
> ejodlowska @ python.org.
>
>
> --
> Naomi Ceder
> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about
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