Overview

It’s a great time to be part of the Drupal Association. We’ve done some amazing work in the last few years, and we’re in a great position to work with the community to continue to improve and grow fully into our mission. As a Drupal Association At-Large Director, you’d be in the center of the action. The At-large Director position is specifically designed to ensure community representation on the Drupal Association board and we strongly encourage anyone with an interest to nominate themselves today.

Nominate Yourself Today

The Board of Directors of the Drupal Association are responsible for financial oversight and setting the strategic direction of the Drupal Association. New board members will contribute to the strategic direction of the Drupal Association. Board members are advised of, but not responsible for matters related to the day to day operations of the Drupal Association, including program execution, staffing, etc. You can learn more about what’s expected of a board member in this post and presentation.

Directors are expected to contribute around five hours per month and attend two in-person meetings per year (financial assistance is available if required). All board members agree to meet the minimum requirements documented in the board member agreement.

Today we are opening the self-nomination form that allows you to throw your hat in the ring. We're looking to elect one candidate this year to serve a two-year term.

How to Nominate Yourself

To nominate yourself, you should be prepared to answer a few questions:

• About Me: Tell us about yourself! Your background, how you got into Drupal, etc.
• Motivation: Why are you applying for a board position? What initiatives do you hope to help drive, or what perspectives are you going to try and represent?
• Experience: What Drupal community contributions have you taken part in (code, camps, etc.)? Do you have experience in financial oversight, developing business strategies, or organization governance?
• Availability: I am able to travel to three in-person board meetings per year (either self-funded, or with financial sponsorship)
• IRC Handle
• Twitter Handle

​We've also made a few changes to the process based on community feedback from the 2015 election:

• We now display your username, not your given name, on your candidate profile to address privacy concerns that had been raised. Nominees should note that given names are required on legal documentation such as our 990 IRS filings, but we will do our best to preserve your privacy where we can. 
• Updated sidebar block has more information about the elections, making it easier to the information you need. 
• When you nominate yourself we will ask if you would like to opt-in to share your election results data. Last year was the first time we published full results from the vote data. Candidates that opt-in will have their name displayed next to their vote counts, as in this example from 2015.

We will also need to know that you are available for the next step in the process, meet the candidate sessions. We are hosting 3 sessions: 

Meet the Candidate Web Conferences:

Session OneTue 23 Feb 2016 at 16:00 UTC

• 7 AM PST Tue 23 Feb, US and Canada
• 10 AM EST Tue 23 Feb, US and Canada
• 1 PM Tue 23 Feb, Sao Paulo Brasil
• 3 PM Tue 23 Feb, London
• 11 PM Tue 23 Feb, Beijing

Session TwoWed 24 Feb 2016 at 21:00 UTC

• 12 PM PST Wed 24 Feb, US and Canada
• 3 PM EST Wed 24 Feb, US and Canada
• 5 PM Wed 24 Feb, Sao Paulo Brasil
• 8 PM Wed 24 Feb, London
• 4 AM Thu 26 Feb, Beijing
• 7 AM Thu 26 Feb, Sydney Australia

Session ThreeThu 25 Feb 2016 at 01:00 UTC

• 4:00 PM PST Thu 25 Feb, US and Canada
• 7:00 PM EST Thu 25 Feb, US and Canada
• 9:00 PM Thu 25 Feb, Sau Paulo Brasil
• 12:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, London
• 8:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, Beijing
• 11:00 AM Fri 26 Feb, Sydney Australia

The nomination form will be open February 1, 2016 through February 20, 2016 at midnight UTC. For a thorough review of the process, please see the elections home page.

If you have any questions, please contact Holly Ross, Drupal Association Executive Director.

Flickr photo: Clyde Robinson