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FTSC INFORMATION =================================================================
2026 FTSC election, call for nominations
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An election for FTSC standing members starts on Saturday, 24th of
January 2026 at 20:00 UTC.
As per FTA-1000.003 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
5 and no more than 30. Presently there are 5 FTSC members; 1 of those
have terms expiring. That leaves room for a maximum of 30-(5-1)=26
members to be elected.
From FTA-1001.007
3.2 FTSC Standing Members
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FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of
appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of
the terms.]
To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a FidoNet
node, and should be actively involved in FidoNet. Examples include
having put out a FidoNet-related product or having updated a produc
in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.
Standing members may be nominated FidoNet-wide by all of the
following methods:
1. Any RC. Each RC is entitled to one (1) nomination.
2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
officer of the FTSC.
Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs
who are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the
nominations are published. A successful candidate must receive
approval by a majority of votes.
Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.
The status of RC's will be determined by NODELIST.023 of this year by
the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.
All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby
invited to nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the
FTSC_PUBLIC echo.
Nominations start at Saturday, 24 January 2026, 20:00 UTC and end at
Saturday, 14 February 2024, 20:00 UTC.
Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before
filing a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating
someone that has not shown interest and expressed willingness to
accept.
Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
practice. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not creat
standards out of the blue. Current FidoNet practice evolves and when
it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentatio
Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the
FTSC in order to "engineer FidoNet" may be in for a disappointment.
Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the technical manual, we do
not design the machine. To avoid disappointment, sysops interested in
joining the FTSC are strongly advised to read the following documents:
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.003
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007
Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator -----------------------------------------------------------------
2026 FTSC standing member election, time frame
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Submission of nominations:
Saturday, 24 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC - Saturday, 14 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTC
Acceptance of nominations by candidates:
Right after nomination - Saturday, 21 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTC
Candidates MUST accept by posting a message in FTSC_PUBLIC in order
to qualify, with the exception of self nominees. The message must
originate from a node number that has the candidate listed as SysOp
in NODELIST.023 as issued by the candidate's ZC.
Candidates MAY campaign in FTSC_PUBLIC right after accepting their
nomination. Everyone may challenge the candidates.
Submission of votes:
Saturday, 21 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTC - Saturday, 14 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC
Contesting of votes:
Saturday, 14 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC - Saturday, 21 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC
If no contest: installation of new members:
Sunday, 22 Mar 2026.
Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator -----------------------------------------------------------------
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