2025-05-11 Require declaration of affiliation from TC Candidates

All candidates running for the OpenStack Technical Committee (TC) must have their organizational affiliation listed in their OpenInfra Foundation community profile at the time of nomination. The affiliations must also be listed on their nominations. Organizational Affiliation is defined in the TC’s charter.

This disclosure was informally encouraged in the past to promote transparency and help voters make informed decisions. It was also implied in the diversity requirement in the TC’s charter.

The Election Officials are requested to check if affiliation has been declared on a candidate’s OpenInfra Foundation community profile and within their candidacy while validating a nomination. Candidates cannot declare an affiliation within their candidacy that is not listed within their OpenInfra Foundation community profile. Unaffiliated candidates may use “Unaffiliated” or a similar word to declare their lack of affiliation.