Carpentry@UiO Charter

Organization

The Club board is made up of 6 members:

• 4 members elected for 2-years.
• 2 members are designated by the UiO Library.

Elections will be organized every year for renewing half of the elected members of the board (2 members).

The board will appoint a board chair and board secretary and these positions will rotate every semester e.g. 1st February and 1st August.

The board chair and board secretary are in charge of organizing annual election for board renewal.

Elections

Elections will be held at the start of each fall semester. Candidates will self nominate with a short (<300 words) statement that will be publicly posted for voters to review.

The criteria for individuals to stand for election to the board are:

• Is a member of the Carpentry@UiO, broadly defined
• Has participated in a Carpentries event in any capacity (learner, helper, instructor, organizer, or host) at UiO or elsewhere in the past 2 years

Anyone who has participated in a Carpentries event in any capacity (learner, helper, instructor, organizer, or host) at UiO or elsewhere in the past 2 years will be eligible to vote. An election manager will be identified by the board to maintain the eligible voter list, notify voters, and tally votes.

The board will select the two candidates who received the largest number of votes to constitute the newly elected members of the next board. In case of ties,the board may use any method to choose among tied candidates to ensure that no more than two candidates are selected to constitute the newly elected members of the next board.

Amendments to the Charter

Amendments to the charter can be proposed by existing board members in writing in advance of any board meeting.

Amendments require a 2/3 majority vote to be accepted.