[NOTICE] Nominations open for SPI board members (2026-2029)

This is a notice of the upcoming election for the SPI Board of
Directors. The Directors are the lifeblood of the organization and
are responsible for the smooth running of the affairs and business
of SPI. This year there is one (1) vacant position due to an
expiring appointment:

(1) Director

Please contact secretary(at)spi-inc(dot)org if you would like to nominate
yourself for this important position.

The ideal candidate will have an existing involvement in the Free
and Open Source community, though this need not be with an
SPI-affiliated project.

Potential board members should be able to commit to attending the
monthly board meetings, which are conducted publicly via IRC (#spi
on the OFTC network). These take place at 20:00 UTC on the second
Monday of every month. More details, including all past agendas and
minutes, are found at https://spi-inc.org/meetings/ .

Furthermore, candidates should read
https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/onboarding/directors/ before
nominating themselves, to better understand the director's
responsibilities.

Please direct any questions about SPI board membership to the
spi-general mailing list, or to #spi on irc.spi-inc.org (OFTC),
before the formal nomination period closes.

The formal nomination period will open on Wednesday, July 1st and
run for 14 days. If required, an election will occur via secret
ballot of SPI contributing members. This schedule will be used:

* Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 at 00:00 UTC - Nomination period opens
* Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 at 23:59 UTC - Nomination period closes
* Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 00:00 UTC - Voting commences
* Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 at 23:59 UTC - Voting closes
* Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 at 23:59 UTC - Results announced

Elections are governed by SPI Resolution 2004-08-10.dbg.2
https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.dbg.2/
--
Jeremy Stanley, Secretary for Software in the Public Interest, Inc.