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The Regional Membership Boards are responsible for approving new Ubuntu members, in the following geographical areas: = General information =
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 * Americas
 * Europe, Middle East and Africa
 * Asia / Oceania.
The [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-membership-board|Ubuntu Membership Board]] is responsible for approving new Ubuntu members. The board meets at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC as follows (please see below for the date of the next meetings):
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Meetings are weekly, and take place in the early evening for each timezone, although the day will vary a little each week, to ensure that as many membership candidates as possible can attend.  * 1st Thursday of the month: 22:00 UTC
 * 2nd Wednesday of the month: 12:00 UTC
 * 3rd Thursday of the month: 22:00 UTC
 * 4th Wednesday of the month: 12:00 UTC

The current sitting board members are listed [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards/SittingMembers|here]].

Before applying for membership, please read and carefully follow the [[Membership|membership guidelines]]. '''NOTE: Your personal wiki page should be prepared before you add your application to the agenda, that way it can be read beforehand.''' Also, make sure to be well prepared, otherwise the meetings will take too much time.

''NOTE: Please add your wiki page to the meeting agenda at least '''24 hours''' ahead of the meeting schedule so that there is time to review your application.''

/!\ The next 12:00 UTC meeting will be at [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20120822T12|Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 12:00:00 UTC]] in #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net.

/!\ The next 22:00 UTC meeting will be at [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20120906T22|Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 22:00:00 UTC]] in #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net.

== Membership Candidates ==

On this page you may apply to be considered for Ubuntu Membership, please select which meeting time in UTC you wish to apply for.

=== 12:00 ===

||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a">'''Name'''||'''IRC nick'''||'''Wiki Page'''||'''Launchpad Profile'''||'''Date added'''||
## || Mark Shuttleworth || sabdfl || MarkShuttleworth || [[https://launchpad.net/~sabdfl | sabdfl]] || May 21st ||
|| Anthony Harrington || untaintableangel || AnthonyHarrington || [[https://launchpad.net/~untaintableangel | untaintableangel]] || Sept 9th ||

=== 22:00 ===

||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a">'''Name'''||'''IRC nick'''||'''Wiki Page'''||'''Launchpad Profile'''||'''Date added'''||
## || Mark Shuttleworth || sabdfl || MarkShuttleworth || [[https://launchpad.net/~sabdfl | sabdfl]] || May 21st ||
|| Anas Emad || AnasEmad || AnasEmad || [[https://launchpad.net/~anas-emad | AnasEmad]] || Sept 12th ||

=== Guidelines for Ubuntu Membership Request. ===

'''Please read [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership|Ubuntu Membership]] before applying for membership consideration.'''

 * New candidates may be added to the bottom of the above table.
 * Only add yourself when you're sure you can make it to the next meeting.
 * The date at the end of the above table is the date you have added yourself to the membership candidate list, not the date of a meeting.
 * Add yourself to the list early, the board meetings usually take about an hour and if there are many applicants some may get postponed until the next meeting.

If you have questions or wish to give private testimonials email [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-membership-boards|ubuntu-membership-boards@lists.ubuntu.com]] (your message may initially be held for moderation)

''Candidates will NOT be considered if they have not [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SigningCodeofConduct|Digitally Signed]] the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.''

== Team Reports ==

To see the outcome of previous meetings please head over to the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards/TeamReports|Team Reports]] page.
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 1. Add successful membership candidates to the [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntumembers Launchpad group].  1. Coordinate meeting times and ensure that these are published on the Fridge calendar.
1. Add successful membership candidates to the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntumembers|Launchpad group]].
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'''Note:''' during a six-month trial period from April 2008, successful membership candidates will also be reported to the CommunityCouncil mailing list so that the CC can review the process. If there is a contentious or disputed membership application, it can be referred to the CommunityCouncil.
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If there is a contentious or disputed membership application, it can be referred to the CommunityCouncil. The term length of members of the Membership Boards is 2 years.

== Best practices ==

We want to collect best practices of the RMBs here:

 * If you can't sufficiently judge contributions from applicants, follow up with other Membership Boards and finish the application process over email.
 * ...


Ubuntu Official Ubuntu Membership means recognition of significant and sustained contribution to Ubuntu or the Ubuntu community.

General information

The Ubuntu Membership Board is responsible for approving new Ubuntu members. The board meets at 12:00 and 22:00 UTC as follows (please see below for the date of the next meetings):

  • 1st Thursday of the month: 22:00 UTC
  • 2nd Wednesday of the month: 12:00 UTC
  • 3rd Thursday of the month: 22:00 UTC
  • 4th Wednesday of the month: 12:00 UTC

The current sitting board members are listed here.

Before applying for membership, please read and carefully follow the membership guidelines. NOTE: Your personal wiki page should be prepared before you add your application to the agenda, that way it can be read beforehand. Also, make sure to be well prepared, otherwise the meetings will take too much time.

NOTE: Please add your wiki page to the meeting agenda at least 24 hours ahead of the meeting schedule so that there is time to review your application.

Warning /!\ The next 12:00 UTC meeting will be at Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 12:00:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net.

Warning /!\ The next 22:00 UTC meeting will be at Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 22:00:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net.

Membership Candidates

On this page you may apply to be considered for Ubuntu Membership, please select which meeting time in UTC you wish to apply for.

12:00

Name

IRC nick

Wiki Page

Launchpad Profile

Date added

Anthony Harrington

untaintableangel

AnthonyHarrington

untaintableangel

Sept 9th

22:00

Name

IRC nick

Wiki Page

Launchpad Profile

Date added

Anas Emad

AnasEmad

AnasEmad

AnasEmad

Sept 12th

Guidelines for Ubuntu Membership Request.

Please read Ubuntu Membership before applying for membership consideration.

  • New candidates may be added to the bottom of the above table.
  • Only add yourself when you're sure you can make it to the next meeting.
  • The date at the end of the above table is the date you have added yourself to the membership candidate list, not the date of a meeting.
  • Add yourself to the list early, the board meetings usually take about an hour and if there are many applicants some may get postponed until the next meeting.

If you have questions or wish to give private testimonials email ubuntu-membership-boards@lists.ubuntu.com (your message may initially be held for moderation)

Candidates will NOT be considered if they have not Digitally Signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

Team Reports

To see the outcome of previous meetings please head over to the Team Reports page.

Each Board should have an appointed secretary, who can vary as often as the board wishes, to carry out the following tasks:

  1. Coordinate meeting times and ensure that these are published on the Fridge calendar.
  2. Add successful membership candidates to the Launchpad group.

  3. Report successful membership candidates to the UbuntuWeeklyNews and add a short summary for each member (which should be taken from the candidate's personal wikipage).

If there is a contentious or disputed membership application, it can be referred to the CommunityCouncil.

The term length of members of the Membership Boards is 2 years.

Best practices

We want to collect best practices of the RMBs here:

  • If you can't sufficiently judge contributions from applicants, follow up with other Membership Boards and finish the application process over email.
  • ...

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