Hi Yaroslav,
Yes, it's a good question; Philippe and I have talked about it.
In this instance I think it's okay for Philippe to remain on the
committee, for a couple of reasons. 1) As you say, the election is
four weeks away: practically speaking, it would be tough to find a
replacement for Philippe in that time-frame. And 2) There are lots of
safeguards in place to ensure fairness in the election outcome -- for
example, the committee doesn't actually administer the vote: that is
handled by an independent third party, Software in the Public
Interest.
Philippe offered to me to resign from the election committee if I or
the Board thought it was best. I personally think the benefit of him
fulfilling the commitment outweighs the downside. But I know
Philippe's sensitive to the issue: if people want to talk about ways
to mitigate or eliminate the conflict, I'm sure he'd be happy to have
that conversation :-)
Thanks,
Sue
2009/7/14 Yaroslav M. Blanter <putevod(a)mccme.ru>ru>:
I can only welcome Philippe's appointment, my
congratulations.
Since he is starting in July, and the elections are scheduled for August,
I am worried that his involvement as an election committee member could be
a conflict of interests?
Cheers
Yaroslav
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