Upcoming TAB elections and New Working Group Statements
Dear friends,
In this newsletter we discuss the upcoming TAB elections and two new case statements that are now open for community review.
Please take the time to comment on the case statements, and consider the TAB election.
New Case Statement: Brokering Governance
As a result of discussion at the plenary in Dublin a new case statement for a brokering governance working group has been submitted.
Please take a look and comment here.
New Case Statement: Summer Schools in Data Science and Cloud Computing in the Developing World
The case statement can be found here, please have a look and comment.
Upcoming TAB Election | Call for Nominations
Dear Members of the RDA,
In September 2013 we had our first election of members to the TAB. Now, in September 2014 we will have the second election, which will open up four seats in the TAB for election. After the coming election we will have an almost fully elected TAB (except for two appointed members).
This election four of the TAB members that have been appointed will step down to open up the slot for election. They may stand for election themselves. At the next election (September 2015) the remaining appointed members will step down as well as two of the members elected in the first round. After the September 2015 election TAB elections will be running in a steady state.
Currently we are looking for candidates to stand for the election. Furthermore, the procedure for the election and the timeline is explained below as well.
[ Call for Nominations ]
Currently we are looking for candidates to stand for election. A term of service on TAB lasts three years.
To stand we need to receive the following by email on enquiries@rd-alliance.org before 15 August.
- Three statements of support. (Three members of the RDA must second the candidacy. A simple email is sufficient.)
- A short statement for the website.
- A photo for the website.
- A self-categorisation in the balance categories (see below under procedure for the categories)
[ Procedure ]
Here we briefly discuss the procedure for TAB election. If you are interested make sure to read the full document at www.rd-alliance.org/filedepot_download/418/117 .
- All members of the RDA can stand for election to the TAB.
- They must be seconded by three other members.
- They cannot be a member of the Council or the OAB.
All members of the RDA can vote on the TAB election. The TAB members with the most votes will be elected to TAB, except when prevented by the balancing criteria.
There are three Balancing Criteria:
- Region
- Discipline
- Role
These have the following values and minimum/maximum number of members:
Region | ||
America's | 2 | 5 |
Europe and Africa | 2 | 5 |
Asia and Australasia | 2 | 5 |
Discipline | ||
Natural sciences | 0 | 5 |
Engineering and technology | 0 | 5 |
Medical and Health Sciences | 0 | 5 |
Agricultural Sciences | 0 | 5 |
Social Sciences | 0 | 5 |
Humanities | 0 | 5 |
Role | ||
Data Generator | 0 | 5 |
Data Manager | 0 | 5 |
Data Technologist | 0 | 5 |
Data User | 0 | 5 |
Data Policy Maken | 0 | 5 |
other | 0 | 5 |
For the exact details please refer to the TAB Procedure document.
[ Timeline ]
The timeline for the election is as follows.
- 15 August: Deadline for nominations
- 20 August: Announcement of candidates and election
- At the Plenary: Voting Opens
- Two weeks after Plenary: Voting Closes
- Two weeks after Plenary: Announcement of new TAB members
Please consider who you would like to stand for TAB election including yourself.
Herman Stehouwer on behalf of the RDA Secretariat
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