<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<br><br>I know a lot of you are very interested in RISC-V. Here's a message about a call for nominations to their board. If you know someone in open source that would be a good fit for RISC-V, then let me know. I can help get that done.<br><br>ORI is a community partner of RISC-V. <br><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">-Michelle Thompson<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Calista Redmond</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:calista@riscv.org">calista@riscv.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, May 1, 2022 at 5:04 PM<br>Subject: [allmem] RISC-V Board of Directors Election announcement and call for nominations<br></div><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-3397211480149768893WordSection1"><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Hello RISC-V Members,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We've made tremendous progress in RISC-V across the first quarter of 2022 and I am grateful to this community for coming together, making bold strides forward, and engaging deeply in RISC-V. The value we bring through engagement and strategic impact across the industry and within the RISC-V community continues to grow. We are seeing the results across RISC-V programs and in growth of technical contributions from RISC-V stakeholders. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Call to Action!</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">I’m writing to you today in request for your thoughtful and strategic nominees to represent RISC-V member elected representatives on the RISC-V Board of Directors. We invite members to participate in RISC-V governance as outlined in our </span><a href="https://riscv.org/membership/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">governing documents</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> as well as through our many RISC-V committees and groups. All RISC-V members have a voice on the Board. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Role of a Board Director. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Elected Directors are members of and vote on behalf of their respective membership tier. Directors are expected to attend all board meetings, which are currently held at 7am Pacific time on the third Thursday of each month. At these meetings, they will represent the other RISC-V members at their level in discussions as well as votes, and will make themselves available for regular communication with the other members at their level. Representatives will vote on behalf of their membership tier, not for their specific companies. For more guidance on board member expectations and requirements, see Article 1 of the </span><a href="https://riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RISC-V-Amended-Internal-Regulations-APPROVED-2022-Feb-17.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">Internal Regulations</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">. Each board seat lasts for two years, provided that the Director’s organization remains a member in good standing during that time. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The following seats will be elected:</span><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">3 Director representatives for Premier TSC & Strategic members</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">1 Director representative for Community Organization members</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">1 Director representative for Community Individual members</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Nominations and election. </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Nominations are welcome May 2 - June 30, 2022. Any member in good standing may self-nominate </span><a href="https://riscv.org/2022-elections/2022-elections-nominations/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">using the online form</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> and candidates will be featured on our </span><a href="https://riscv.org/2022-elections/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">2022 Elections website page</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">All members in good standing between July 1 – 31 may vote on the candidates for their tier. A unique electronic ballot link will be sent to each member’s voting contact on July 1. For those members unable to vote using this method, we will accommodate votes by email on request.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Newly elected representatives will be announced and effective on August 1, 2022 and welcomed at the Board meeting on August 18. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Note for Organization Members: Ballot links will be sent to your organization’s primary voting representative. Each organization may only vote once. To confirm your organization’s primary voting representative, please email </span><a href="mailto:elections@riscv.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">elections@riscv.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Summary dates for RISC-V Board election:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">May 2 - June 30. Nominations accepted and candidates posted on election web page </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">July 1 - July 31. Ballots sent to members, open for voting</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">August 1. Effective date and announcement of newly elected Directors</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">August 18. First board meeting to include newly elected Directors</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">I'm incredibly proud of the important role our Board of Directors and I have in leading RISC-V as we build the open era of computing together with stakeholders around the world. I look forward to continuing our progress and invite you to engage deeply in our community. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Best<br>Calista</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Calista Redmond </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>CEO RISC-V International</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666">+1-202-489-5878 <br><a href="mailto:calista@riscv.org" target="_b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