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A quick reference to the candidates for the 2006 LDraw.org Steering Committee election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET [4] and LDraw.org, and corrections are welcome, please email Willy Tschager.

Please note that the LDraw.org Steering Committee election is now open.
Per the process documented in the Bylaws [5] and Policies & Procedures [6] Document, nominations were taken on LUGNET [7] and LDraw.org as replies to a particular post. This post on Lugnet [8] and post on LDraw.org [9] and the replies to them show who is nominated, who is seconded, and who has accepted.

The following table summarizes the status of each active candidate, and provides a link to the position statement if one exists. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and no ranking or endorsement should be inferred from their position on the list.

Candidate	Nominated By	Seconded By	Accepted?	Position Statement?
Kevin Clague	Orion Pobursky	Ross Crawford	Yes	-
Ross Crawford	Willy Tschager	Mike Heidemann	Yes	-
Chris Dee	Orion Pobursky	Ross Crawford	Yes	-
Tore Eriksson	Willy Tschager	Mike Heidemann	Yes	-
Timothy Gould	Ross Crawford	Larry Pieniazek	Yes	-
Willy Tschager	Reinhard "Ben" Beneke	Ross Crawford	Yes	-
Guy Vivan	Willy Tschager	Mike Heidemann	Yes	-

The following table summarizes the status of each inactive (declined or not formally accepted) candidate, and provides a link to the position statement if one exists. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and no ranking or endorsement should be inferred from their position on the list.

Candidate	Nominated By	Seconded By	Accepted?	Position Statement?
Steve Bliss	Willy Tschager	Timothy Gould	Declined	-
Travis Cobbs	Willy Tschager	Mike Heidemann	Declined	-
Mike Heidemann	Willy Tschager	Timothy Gould	Declined	-
Don Heyse	Willy Tschager	Travis Cobbs	-	-
Philippe "Philo" Hurbain	Willy Tschager	Larry Pieniazek	Declined	-
Niels Karsdorp	Willy Tschager	Timothy Gould	-	-
Larry Pieniazek	Chris Dee	Timothy Gould	Declined	-
Orion Pobursky	Kevin Clague	Ross Crawford	Declined	-
James Reynolds	Willy Tschager	-	-	-
Allen Smith	Willy Tschager	-	-	-
Jaco van der Molen	Willy Tschager	Reinhard "Ben" Beneke	-	-

Notes on the "Accepted" column

• "Yes" = the nominee posted a reply to the thread signifying acceptance
• "Declined" = the nominee posted a reply to the thread declining the nomination
• "-" = the nominee did not post anything to the thread in reply to their nomination and second. Nominees must affirmatively accept the nomination in order to be on the ballot.

Note: Created by Holly Wood 6 Mar 2006
Edited by Holly Wood 7 Mar 2006
Edited by Holly Wood 15 Mar 2006
Edited by Holly Wood 16 Mar 2006