Governance

As of September 2012, the OpenStack project is governed by a number of bodies, defined by the OpenStack Foundation bylaws:

• Foundation board of directors
• Technical Committee
• User Committee

Processes

• New project inclusion process
• New program inclusion process

Elections

We are holding elections regularly to renew a number of members present in these bodies. The next elections are due in January 2015 (Board of Directors) and September/October 2014 (PTLs & Technical Committee).

Current elections:

• TC October 2014: TC_Elections_October_2014

Previous elections:

• PTLs September/October 2014: PTL_Elections_September/October_2014
• TC April 2014: TC_Elections_April_2014
• PTLs March/April 2014: PTL_Elections_March/April_2014
• TC September/October 2013: TC_Elections_Fall_2013
• PTLs September/October 2013: PTL_Elections_Fall_2013
• PTLs & TC, Spring 2013: PTL_Elections_Spring_2013, TC_Elections_Spring_2013
• PTLs & TC, Fall 2012: Governance/TCElectionsFall2012

How to Officiate an Election:

• Election Officiating Guidelines