Board Elections 2021

What each member category votes for

Election and vote process is different for each member category:

• Corporate Members will vote to elect representatives, i.e. a number of representatives equal to the number of Strategic Members.
• Individual Members will vote to elect one representative.  
• Strategic Members do not vote.

Current Candidates

The candidates registration stage runs from Feb 03 to Feb 16. See how to apply further below. The list of candidates in the 2021 election of the Board of Directors is regularly updated on the following pages:

• Corporate Members representatives candidates are here
• Individual Members representative candidates are here

Election notice

The official notice will be sent around end January, for:

• The 2021 election of Board Members
• Election of the Chairperson of the Board

For more information about the process, please see the Bylaws of the OW2 Consortium.

Board representatives election schedule

The schedule for the 2021 election is as follows Feb 03-Feb 16: Candidates Registration Feb 17-Feb 24: Candidates campaign: Q&A with the applicants on the mailing lists Feb 25-Mar 02: On-line vote Mar 03: Result of representative election (All periods end 11:30pm CET.)

Chairperson election schedule

The Chairperson is a member of the Board and is elected by the newly elected members of the Board. The schedule for the 2021 election is as follows:

• Mar 03-Mar 09: Registration of Candidates
• Mar 10-Mar 17: Candidates campaign: Q&A with the applicants on the board mailing list
• Mar 18: Vote online or during board meeting
• Mar 19: Result of Chairperson election

(All periods end 11:30pm CET.)

How to apply to be a candidate

Only Corporate Members having fully paid their Membership fees, or duly informed the Management Office, can be candidates and are eligible to participate in OW2 Elections and Board Meetings votes.

For Candidate registration, as usual now, you must use the following template (applications will be published on the OW2 Web site - pages mentionned above):

• Subject: Application from (personal name) (organization name) to the OW2 board
• (Membership Category) (Corporate Members) or (Individual Members)
• (Applicant Name)
• (Motivations) (<200 words)
• (Applicant Bio) (<200 words)

Send your application to the relevant mailing list:

For **Corporate Members** representatives send your application to Corporate Members.For **Individual Members** representatives send your application to Individual Members.