How many council member positions are available?
How is the number of council members determined?
I ask this because of the great amount of talent with council member applications?
So how do you guys determine that over what is a global community?
The issue is that council will no represent on a global scale.
Dan
Six Council Members total. The number of Council members was originally outlined in the By-Laws. I can’t remember if it’s also listed in the Constitution. Let me see if I can get a current Council member to chime in here. It’s a great question so thanks for asking it.
The Council mix isn’t based on regions specifically. Region should be a part of the mix, yes, but you don’t ever want one region dominating the Council.
IMHO, the new Council mix should would be most effective if balanced by business acumen, diverse expertise/skill set (ex. meaning representatives that include developers, entrepreneurs, legal, government), diverse gender mix (we have an all male Council now), diverse/balanced regional mix (Asia, EU, North America, LATAM, etc.), strong communication skills, temperament/personality (something like doing a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test might be helpful), and having a track record of working well across different cultures + groups.
Also, there’s additional support with Directors, past ExCo, Advisors, Core Devs, and Legal. So the Council gets input from a wide range of areas.
Edit: Above I’m referring to the current 6 open Council positions (and not including the 4 ExCo positions in this.)
ok only 6.
Cheers
Dan
There are ultimately at least 10 people that attend the “Council Meetings”. The 6 council members and the President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer. Maybe the past President can attend to give input too.
This was original decided when we were writing the constitution but it could be amended.
A soft-re-boot is always good. Always good if the former head of NEM is on the boat.
The by-laws allow up to 15 council members, of which 4 or 5 of them are also ExCo members. It was decided by the council to elect 6 new council members this time (plus the ExCo).