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Hello Andrew!
24 Jan 26 06:26, you wrote to me:
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> 2026 FTSC election, call for nominations
> ========================================
> An election for FTSC standing members starts on Saturday, 24th of
> January 2026 at 20:00 UTC.
> As per FTA-1000.003 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
> 5 and no more than 30. Presently there are 5 FTSC members; 1 of those
> have terms expiring. That leaves room for a maximum of 30-(5-1)=26
> members to be elected.
> From FTA-1001.007
> 3.2 FTSC Standing Members
> -------------------------
> FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of
> appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
> renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of
> the terms.]
> To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a FidoNet
> node, and should be actively involved in FidoNet. Examples include
> having put out a FidoNet-related product or having updated a product
> in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
> Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.
> Standing members may be nominated FidoNet-wide by all of the
> following methods:
> 1. Any RC. Each RC is entitled to one (1) nomination.
> 2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
> 3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
> A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
> officer of the FTSC.
> Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs
> who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the
> nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive
> approval by a majority of votes.
> Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
> of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
> voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.
> The status of RC`s will be determined by NODELIST.023 of this year by
> the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.
> All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby
> invited to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the
> FTSC_PUBLIC echo.
> Nominations start at Saturday, 24 January 2026, 20:00 UTC and end at
> Saturday, 14 February 2024, 20:00 UTC.
> Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before
> filing a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating
> someone that has not shown interest and expressed willingness to
> accept.
> Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
> practice. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create
> standards out of the blue. Current FidoNet practice evolves and when
> it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC
> documentation. Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who
> wish to join the FTSC in order to "engineer FidoNet" may be in for a
> disappointment. Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the
> technical manual, we do not design the machine. To avoid
> disappointment, sysops interested in joining the FTSC are strongly
> advised to read the following documents:
>
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.003
>
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007
> Andrew Leary
> FTSC Election Coordinator
A list will be presented when complete with all nominations, etc.
Vincent
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