This year’s Board Election Nomination period opens tomorrow and closes on June 25th. Who runs for the board? People who care about the Python community, who want to see it flourish and grow, and also have a few hours a month to attend regular meetings, serve on committees, participate in conversations, and promote the Python community. Check out our Life as Python Software Foundation Director video to learn more about what being a part of the PSF Board entails. We also invite you to review our Annual Impact Report for 2023 to learn more about the PSF mission and what we do.
Current Board members want to share what being on the Board is like and are making themselves available to answer all your questions about responsibilities, activities, and time commitments via online chat. Please join us on the PSF Discord for the Board Election Office Hours (June 11th, 4-5 PM UTC and June 18th, 12-1 PM UTC) to talk with us about running for the PSF Board.
Board Election Timeline
Nominations open: Tuesday, June 11th, 2:00 pm UTC
Nominations close: Tuesday, June 25th, 2:00 pm UTC
Voter application cut-off date: Tuesday, June 25th, 2:00 pm UTC
Announce candidates: Thursday, June 27th
Voting start date: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC
Voting end date: Tuesday, July 16th, 2:00 pm UTC
Not sure what UTC is for you locally? Check here!
Nomination details
You can nominate yourself or someone else. We encourage you to reach out to people before you nominate them to ensure they are enthusiastic about the potential of joining the Board. Nominations open on Tuesday, June 11th, 2:00 PM UTC, and end on June 25th, 2:00 PM UTC.
Please send nominations and questions regarding nominations to psf-board-nominations@pyfound.org. Include the name, email address, and an endorsement of the nominee's candidacy for the PSF Board. To get an idea of what a nomination looks like, check out the Nominees for 2023 PSF Board page. After the nomination period closes, we will request a statement and other relevant information from the nominees to publish for voter review.
Voting Reminder!
Every PSF Voting Member (Supporting, Managing, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this year’s election. You should have received an email from "psf@psfmember.org <Python Software Foundation>" with subject "[Action Required] Affirm your PSF Membership voting status" that contains information on how to affirm your voting status.
You can see your membership record and status on your PSF Member User Information page. If you are a voting-eligible member and do not already have a login, please create an account on psfmembership.org first and then email psf-donations@python.org so we can link your membership to your account.
