>>               2017 FTSC election, call for nominations
 >>               ========================================
 >>
 >>
 >> An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday 22th of
 >> October 2017 at 20:00 UTC.
 >>
 >> As per FTA-1000.002 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
 >> 7 and no more than 30. Presently there are 12 FTSC members, 7 of them
 >> have their term expire this year. That leaves room for a maximum of
 >> 30-(12-7)=25 members to be (re)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.
 >>   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.293 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 Sunday, 22 October 2017. 20:00 UTC and end at
 >> Sunday 5 November 2017, 20:00 UTC.
 >
 >
 > It is now 22:10 UTC, and RC17, 1:17/0, hereby nominates Dallas Hinton,
 > Carol Shenkenburger to stand for election as as members of the FTSC.


Further to the above, I also have the honor of nominating RJ Clay, and Mark
Hoffmn.


          RC17

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