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Foundation member Chairs are appointed for a term of two years, subject to their organization's continued membership. If a Chair resigns before completing their term, an election process will be triggered to find a suitable replacement . to nominate a new Chair.

Chair Role & Responsibilities

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• The role requires approximately 2-3 hours per week, including chairing meetings, preparation time, and offline communications.

• Chair(s) of the WG are responsible for leading with empathy and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members of the GSF.

• WG Chair(s) represent the GSF, so they must ensure benefits are shared among all. 

Chair Support

The Elected Chairs elected chairs will receive comprehensive support from their appointed PM and GSF Ops team to effectively carry out their responsibilities effectively.

WG Call for Chair

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Nominations

1. Forward an email to WG & cc: GSF-All, inviting members to submit their names for chair consideration.

   1. Existing chairs are eligible to submit their names for consideration to run for a second term.

   2. Details are additionally circulated in the GSF Newsletter

2. Member nominations are submitted to the GSF WG PM in reply to the circulated email.

   1. GSF members can self-nominate.

3. Include the following information.

   1. The candidate's name and company

   2. identify if it is a self-nomination or the nomination of somebody else

   3. NOTE: The use of GSF email lists shall not be permitted for any campaign purposes by cana candidate.

Results

• If ≤ 3 names are submitted, they are elected unopposed, after the Election Officers have reviewed the nominations. No voting occurs.

• If ≥ 4 names are submitted, it will trigger a *vote.

*Recommended tool OpaVote

Voting (Only required IF there are ≥ 4 Nomination)

Each member organization is entitled to one vote at the Green Software Foundation. The official primary representative, or alternate if the primary is unavailable, will vote on their organisation's behalf. However, before the vote is cast, a popular vote will be conducted to determine the majority choice of the WG. The member organization will then be informed of the popular vote and can either cast their ballot in favour or vote independently.

Note: Only required if the submitted nominations exceed 3.

Voting instructions

1. Any individual from a Steering or General level is entitled to vote.

2. Members are entitled to change their vote as often as they wish until the ballot closes.

   1. Recommended tool OpaVote

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