Hi Karen, On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Karen Sandler <ka...@gnome.org> wrote:
> I am extremely busy. I was just reading through all of the emails to board > candidates this morning, as the time I've had in the last few days for > GNOME I've spent volunteering on time sensitive things that I think must be > done. This includes following up on outstanding invoices and also tracking > a GNOME trademark matter. I also reviewed and commented on the contract for > the GUADEC local organization (there may have been other things that I'm > forgetting). And this is all in the last week, and not counting recording > the voice over for the cool documentation video that Bastian is putting > together :) > > I have to say: being on the GNOME board takes a lot of time. It's not a > small commitment that the candidates are offering to make! Most boards meet > quarterly at most, so meeting every other week is really a lot. However, I > think it's worth the time expenditure. I just recorded an oggcast on this > topic (what it means to serve on a board of directors and whether you > should want to do it), which unfortunately won't come out until next week. > > If elected, I'll probably use my time for GNOME by participating in the > meetings and working on things like I've been doing as a volunteer > mentioned above and am less likely than some other candidates to engage in > lengthy discussions on mailing lists, but I think that's ok provided that > some of the other board members focus on that important role (I will chime > in on discussion, it just might not be right away or in great detail). > It seems, from the other responses, that the other candidates plan to spend 5 - 10 hours per week on board-related duties. How many hours per week do you plan to spend? Thanks, Meg
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