Open Food Facts Association - Election of the board - 2024

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Introduction

This page presents the elections of the Board of Directors at the Open Food Facts Association - General Assembly - 2023.

Article 13 of the Open Food Facts Association Statutes provides:

• "The association is managed by a board of 5 to 10 members. They are responsible for the legal personality of the association. The board of directors implements the orientations decided by the general assembly. [...]"
• "The members of the board of directors are elected for two years by the general assembly. Half of the Board of Directors is renewed each year, and in the first year the outgoing members are chosen by lot. [...]"

The Board of Directors currently comprises 10 members:

• 6 elected at the general assembly of 2023 : Alexandre Fauquette, Christian Quest, Florence Devouard, Léonore Wilhelm, Ludovic Dubost et Vincent Bataille.
• 4 elected at the general assembly of 2022 : Marie Fache, Éloïse Langer, Anca Luca, Sébastien Gathier

4 director positions are therefore potentially open.

• Application deadline: November 19, 2024

Members of the Open Food Facts association can submit their candidacy for the Board of Directors up to and including November 19, 2024, by sending their first and last names, Open Food Facts username and a short text introducing themselves and their motivation to contact@openfoodfacts.org.

List of candidates

In alphabetical order by first name, the list will be completed as we receive applications (you can also add yourself directly by editing the wiki page), and will be complete on November 19, 2024.

1. Marie Fache (chevalstar): As a committed contributor and member of the current Board of Directors, I reiterate my motivation and desire to participate in OFF's development and to see the projects submitted bear fruit.
2. Sébastien Gathier (sebleouf): As a contributor since 2013, and a board member since the association's creation in 2014, I've been lucky enough to witness the development of Open Food Facts. The size of the database has exploded, we've gone international with many volunteers from all over the world, we've secured significant funding and a salaried team has been formed. I wish to continue my investment in the association's governance in order to pursue the project's development and respond to the issues and problems encountered. I will continue to bring my profile and vision as a contributor.
3. My name is Marius Grote (marius-amb) contributor and ambassador of the Open Food Facts project in Germany and Denmark. I am motivated to join the Open Food Facts board to further contribute to the project's international success, amplify its impact, and support the development of a strong, well-functioning association that stays committed to achieving its visionary goals.
4. I'm Radhakrishna MV, a Solutions Architect from Hyderabad, India. I have benefited from open source & open data  and I try to contribute in any way I can. I love food and all aspects related to it (along with my wife who is a great cook). Last year, my interest in food, data and science converged. I was elated to find the citizen science project, Open Food Facts and I've been actively contributing to it since January 2023 (as @krishanti) by participating in both data collection and review. I'm thrilled that it has hit a milestone of 10,000 Indian products and it is growing fast. I've also started a blog titled "India Food Stats" to document my experiments, discoveries & learnings. Food transparency and good nutrition are more important for India than ever, given the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases. Through crowdsourced data and leading people to appreciate nutrition through data-driven choices, I believe Open Food Facts has a vital role to play in India and globally. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute further and would be honored to offer my candidacy for the Board of Open Food Facts, to strengthen my involvement and support its mission.
   

Date of election

The election will take place at the Open Food Facts general meeting on Thursday, December 05, 2024.

Online voting by e-mail will be possible from November 20, 2024 to December 04, 2024, and "physical" online voting on Slack on Thursday, December 05, 2024.

Voters

Voters are active members of the association. Don't forget to register or renew your membership to have the right to vote (mostly en French, should be understandable).

Voting presentation

Each voter may vote for zero, one or more candidates. Voters do not have to rank candidates in order of preference. Voting is public.

Advance online voting from November 20, 2024 to December 04, 2024

Voters wishing to vote online in advance must send an e-mail to votes@openfoodfacts.org before midnight on December 04, 2024, stating the names of the candidates they wish to elect (zero, one, several or all candidates).

In the same e-mail you can vote for:

• Approval of the 2023 Activity Report (French): yes, no, or abstention.
• Approval of Accounts 2023 (in French): yes, no, or abstention.
• motions : ...

Online voting on December, 05, 2024

Voters present at the meeting (physically or via the Internet on Slack, channel #ago) will be able to mark on a ballot paper (or in a message on Slack, channel #ago) the names of the candidates they wish to elect and will be noted as voting.

Results

The results of online votes and physical and online votes will be combined.

Candidates who obtain an absolute majority are elected.

If more candidates obtain an absolute majority than the number of positions to be filled, the candidates with the most votes are elected.