[gentoo-nfp] robbat2 for Gentoo Trustee 2015-2016 term

[Robin H. Johnson]

I'd like to announce my intent to run as a Trustee of the Gentoo
Foundation once again (provided somebody will second my
self-nomination).

I took a break from being a trustee for personal reasons, but I'd like
to return to the mantle of ensuring Gentoo runs smoothly, and continues
to grow.

I have been a Gentoo developer since 2003, and led the Gentoo
Infrastructure team since 2007.

I have previously held office for Gentoo:
- Council Member: 2006-2007 term
- Foundation Trustee: 2009-2011 term
- Foundation Trustee: 2011-2013 term

I have also been appointed two Foundation roles
- Foundation: Infrastructure Liaison Officer, 2014/07-present
  - Enables Infrastructure to spend it's own small budget ($USD
    2K/year) as needed for servers and parts.
  - Responsible for ensuring that sponsors have a useful path to
    discuss matters with the trustees if needed.
- Foundation: Treasurer Assistant (Bookkeeping), 2015/06-present
  - This is a very new position, to help the Treasurer with book-keeping
	processes.

In 2009, I ran for the Foundation on a slate of improving our
transparency. I believe that goal was mostly accomplished in my prior
two terms.

For the next term, I want to consider two major things:
1.  The recent delays in financial information availability (due to
real-life concerns experienced by our standing Treasurer) have suggested
to me that some further work to ensure continuance of the Foundation in
the face of such adversity would be beneficial. Better availability to
critical information and processes, so any unexpected loss of a single
trustee does potentially cripple the Foundation. I will not hold the
sole office of 

2. After the success of the October 2012 Gentoo mini-conference in
Prague, I think that it would be beneficial to hold more Gentoo events
for the purpose of fostering developer growth.
- The events should ideally be co-located with another small open-source
  event (the miniconf was co-located with a OpenSuSE conference).
- The locations should reflect that Gentoo developers are predominantly
  in both North America and Europe. Perhaps alternating by year?
- Local committees/organizers will be required for the events, and
  should be able to get further sponsorship for the events.
- The Foundation should commit to partial coverage of the event expenses
  (I think a cap of $5K USD per event might be a good start).
- The Foundation will explicitly NOT cover the travel expenses of any
  person: to avoid any benefits taxation issues and any concerns of
  favouritism. 
(if you have remarks on this, please start a new thread or wait until
I'm elected and formally raise the issue for the Foundation)

-- 
Robin Hugh Johnson
Gentoo Linux: Developer, Infrastructure Lead
E-Mail     : robbat2@g.o
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