TSC Elections Chair and CPC representative.

[mhdawson]

We seem to have agreed on the approach for electing the CPC representatives for Node.js in nodejs/admin#316 with the process being similar to what we used for the directors so the TSC has 1 CPC voting representative to elect. The "target" date is May 1 as per openjs-foundation/cross-project-council#115.

I suggest the following timeline for the voting for the CPC representative and TSC Chair. It lines up with what we did for the TSC Chair last year (see #521) but accelerates the vote for the CPC representative in order to hit the May 1 target:

April 15 Call for nominations for both Chair and CPC representative
April 22 Close nominations and open balloting for CPC representative
April 29 Close balloting and announce CPC representative
May 1 open balloting for TSC Chair
May 15 - Announce TSC Chair representative
May 16-29- Handover
May 30 (or earlier if handover complete) Transition complete

Expectations on the voting CPC representative: https://github.com/openjs-foundation/bootstrap/blob/master/proposals/stage-2/CPC_CHARTER/CPC-CHARTER.md#voting-members. In addition to the Node.js voting members, other Node.js org members can participate as regular members.

Current status

• Nominees

  • TSC Chair

    • Michael Dawson

  • TSC CPC representative

    • Matteo Collina
    • Michael Dawson

[mhdawson]

As a related task we will also need a PR to update our governance to reflect the election of a CPC member instead of a Board representative but I think we can do that in parallel.

[mcollina]

I think we should open nominations tomorrow at the TSC meeting instead.

[mhdawson]

@mcollina I'm fine with that as well. Just chose the 15th so people would have some time to think about it before the call was open but if we don't see that as a concern we can do it earlier.

[mhdawson]

We discussed in the meeting today and agreement is that we should open the call for nominations today.

@nodejs/tsc if you are interested in running for either the position of Chair or CPC representative please nominate yourself in a comment in this issue.

[mcollina]

I'll be honoured to serve as CPC representative.

[mhdawson]

I'd like to put my name in for the CPC representative and TSC Chair positions. (EDITED to say TSC Chair)

[MylesBorins]

@mhdawson TSC Chair?

[mhdawson]

Sorry should have been clear, CPC representative and TSC Chair.

[mhdawson]

I've also edited the initial post to make it clearer that those are the 2 positions

[MylesBorins]

@mhdawson is there a reason for running the chair ballot a week after the CPC rep ballot? seems like those can run in parallel

[Trott]

@mhdawson is there a reason for running the chair ballot a week after the CPC rep ballot? seems like those can run in parallel

I can see benefit to running them separately. While I wouldn't rule it out entirely, I would be less inclined to vote for someone for Chair if they are also the CPC rep. I have no way to have that information if the elections are at the same time. (That might be OK too, although it means I'll be somewhat more likely to vote for someone running for only one of the two offices.)

[mhdawson]

@MylesBorins my main reason was to hit the target for the CPC representative (May 1) while not compressing the timeline that we use last year for the TSC Chair. I do agree @Trott's comment though in that if you run/win one position you might drop out of the second or on the flip side if you don't win the first one you might then run for the second.

At this point I think it may come down to whether we get any more candidates. For example I'm willing/interested in both positions (hence my indicating that I'd run for them), but I also know that we likely want to have 2 different people for the 2 positions given we have people to fill them.

It does say that the nominations for both do close on the 22nd so we should know at that point.

[mhdawson]

@nodejs/tsc given that only myself and @mcollina have self-nominated to run for the TSC Chair and TSC Node.js CPC representative positions I'm going to suggest that I drop out of the running for Node.js voting CPC representative. The result being that @mcollina becomes the TSC Node.js voting CPC representative and I continue as the TSC chair for another year.

Does that sound reasonable or do we still need to hold a vote or do something in addition to confirm who will hold these two positions?

[MylesBorins]

SGTM

[mhdawson]

From the TSC meeting today:

From gireesh punathil to Everyone: 05:38 PM
+1
From Jeremiah Senkpiel to Everyone: 05:38 PM
+1
From Anatoli to Everyone: 05:38 PM
+1
From Gabriel Schulhof to All Panelists: 05:38 PM
+1
From Sam Roberts to All Panelists: 05:39 PM
Nominations are close, right, so there can be no more candidates come forward?
+1

[mhdawson]

TSC meeting today

From Nikita Skovoroda to Everyone: 05:39 PM
+1

[mhdawson]

Looks to me like we have 10/17 expressing +1 and no objections so I think we can consider us to be moving forward with:

• TSC Node.js voting CPC representative: Matteo Collina (@mcollina)
• TSC Chair : Michael Dawson (@mhdawson

@congralations @mcollina and thanks for taking this on.

[Trott]

Seems like this issue can be closed. Re-open if I'm wrong, of course.

[mcollina]

I’m stoked! Thanks for the opportunity folks!

[jasnell]

Congrats to you both @mhdawson and @mcollina

(tho I do have to say, @mcollina ... aren't you supposed to be on vacation this week ;-) :-P ...)