Director Election Cycles and Term Length

Last modified by Administrator on 2016/04/05 11:27

OSI Directors are appointed by the OSI Board, based on voting from the OSI's Affiliate and Individual Membership.

Current election eligibility policy can be found here in the OSI Bylaws, Sections 3 - 5 (http://opensource.org/bylaws).

  • March/April 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023...
     2 elected by Individual Members (1 year term, maximum 6 consecutive terms)
     1 elected by Affiliate Members (3 year term, maximum 2 consecutive terms)
  • March/April 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024...
     1 elected by Individual Members (1 year term, maximum 6 consecutive terms)
     2 elected by Affiliate Members (3 year term, , maximum 2 consecutive terms)
  • March/April 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025...
     1 elected by Individual Members (1 year term, maximum 6 consecutive terms)
     2 elected by Affiliates Members (3 year term, maximum 2 consecutive terms)
  • 1 Staff (General Manager, ex officio. Term to last length of employment)