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Jasig, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)3, international consortium of educational institutions and commercial affiliates supporting community-driven, open source software development and promoting open system architectures for higher education.
Jasig Board
The Board is the group that manages strategic direction and policy for the entire organization, oversees all projects and events, provides shared infrastructure, and takes responsibility for the licensing and protection of intellectual property. The board also ensures that project management is consistent with the organization's mission, and makes sure that Jasig operates within its fiscal resources.
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Potential candidates should be aware of ongoing plans to pursue a corporate consolidation with the Sakai Foundation. If/when this occurs, a new set of bylaws will govern the newly merged organization and any Jasig Board incumbent's term will be terminated. Steering committee positions will likely carry over into the new organization.
uPortal Steering Committee
The uPortal Steering Committee will be filling one (1) Jasig member-elected stakeholder position in this current election cycle. Community representatives serve for a period of two years and may be re-elected to a second consecutive term. Anyone from the Jasig uPortal community may serve in an elected stakeholder representative role. Elected members need not be drawn from Jasig member organizations. Nominations of others and/or self-nominations are encouraged.
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You can learn more about the uPortal Steering Committee, its purpose and responsibilities, at http://www.jasig.org/uportal/steering-committee
CAS Steering Committee
The CAS Steering Committee will be filling one(1) stakeholder representative position, resulting from an annual planned cycling of positions. Anyone from the Jasig CAS community may serve in an elected stakeholder representative role. Elected members need not be drawn from Jasig member organizations. Nominations of others and/or self-nominations are encouraged.
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Steering committees serve as advocates for their project. They exercise strategic and operational oversight, encourage broadened support, and seek to increase participation from the community.
Requirements for Serving
The slates for these committees are open to all. While voting is cast by Jasig members, membership is not required to serve.
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Board and Committee members are not compensated for their work. Nominees will be expected to confirm that their organizational leadership approves of this commitment of time if elected.
Election Process
Nominations for all positions must be emailed to elections@jasig.org no later than 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Friday July 9, 2011. As stated earlier, anyone can be nominated to stand for election to these positions. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Receipt of any nomination you submit will be confirmed. The Jasig Election Coordinator will notify all nominees and confirm their willingness and ability to run for election. If they agree, a short bio and a personal statement will be solicited and posted on the Jasig wiki.
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The survey will be open through July 11. Thank you in advance for your input.
The Grouper Team
www.internet2.edu/grouper
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