OCI TOB Election 2025

[jorydotcom]

It's time to start the annual TOB Election process! Please review the following information to participate in the process:

Timeline

• Call for Nominations will open on Thursday, November 7th and end on Friday, November 29th
• Call for Votes will open Tuesday, December 3rd and end on Monday, December 17th
• Vote winner will be announced on Monday, January 20th (terms start on the 29th)

Governance
Each TDC maintainer may nominate up to two (2) candidates for election, except that only one (1) nominee may be employed by the TDC maintainer’s own company, which they are then voted upon by existing TDC maintainers. Here are the relevant sections from the OCI charter:

e. The TOB shall be composed of nine (9) individuals elected for their expertise, contribution to the advancement of container technologies and are considered to be thought leaders in the OCI ecosystem. Anyone may be elected to the TOB, regardless of whether the individual is an employee of an OCI Member, so long as they are an OCI TDC participant. A TOB member is elected as an individual and not as a representative of his or her employer. No more than two (2) TOB members may be employed by the same entity or its affiliates. Affiliates shall be defined as entities owning 50% or more of an entity, or owned by or under common ownership with each other. TOB members may not designate alternative representatives.

f. TOB members shall be split into two (2) groups, serving for a term of two (2) years on a staggered basis, where one group is elected each year. The initial TOB will have four (4) TOB members who will only serve for a term of one year and five (5) TOB members that serve for a term of two (2) years.

g. The initial TOB shall be established through a nomination and election process. The first group from which four (4) TOB members shall be elected, will be nominated and elected by the current TDC maintainers, initially identified in Section 4(e), and serve for a period of one (1) year. Each TDC maintainer may nominate up to two (2) candidates for election, except that only one (1) nominee may be employed by the TDC maintainer’s own company. The second group from which five (5) TOB members shall be elected, will be nominated and elected by the OCI Members and serve for a period of two (2) years. Each OCI Member may nominate one (1) candidate for election.

Expiring Seats
These are the TOB member seats that are expiring:

• Brandon Mitchell [Independent] (term date: 1/29/2023 - 1/29/2025)
• Vincent Batts [Microsoft] (term date: 1/29/2023 - 1/29/2025)
• Derek McGowan [Docker] (term date: 1/29/2023 - 1/29/2025)
• Aleksa Sarai [SUSE] (term date: 1/29/2023 - 1/29/2025)

Nomination Form
TDC maintainers must use the following form to make their nominations: https://forms.gle/S9eqG9Z9GfjR8Hia8

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[jdolitsky]

I will run. I'm coming for you Brandon 🫵

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TOB Nomination Period Closed
The nomination period has closed with 4 candidates for 4 open seats. We do not need to open a ballot as there is no competition for seats. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Congratulations to our 2025 TOB Member Electees

• Tianon Gravi
• Brandon Mitchell
• Aleksa Sarai
• Mike Brown

The Members Elect will serve a 2-year term that commences on 1/29/2025.

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