Hello all, The Open Education Conference has begun its annual community election process to select six new members for the Board of Directors, who will serve two-year terms starting in January 2023. (Full details and FAQ <https://openeducationconference.org/2022-election>) Those interested in putting their name forward for the Open Education Conference Board of Directors Election will have until 11:59pm PST on Sunday November 6, 2022 to fill out the nomination form <https://form.jotform.com/222855098012152>. For interested candidates, full responsibilities and criteria are outlined in the Board Responsibilities & Requirements <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5h6Tr-I13w0XGGwEjiiI__KK7ajcshuWz_2iBhPA8c/>. In general, candidates must: - Have attended the Open Education Conference at least once. - Identify with the Open Education Conference community and work toward its Strategic Vision <https://openeducationconference.org/about/strategic-vision>. - Be able to fulfill the Board Responsibilities & Requirements <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5h6Tr-I13w0XGGwEjiiI__KK7ajcshuWz_2iBhPA8c/>, including the 6-10 hour monthly time commitment. Please consider this opportunity to shape the future of the Open Education Conference and share it with others who would make great candidates! Further details and an election FAQ can be found on the Open Education Conference website <https://openeducationconference.org/2022-election>. To stay up to date with the elections process, please ensure that you are subscribed to the Open Education Conference mailing list <https://form.openeducationconference.org/sign-up>. Please feel free to share with your networks. We encourage all interested nominees to fill out the self-nomination form <https://form.jotform.com/222855098012152>. Questions can be directed to election(a)openeducationconference.org. Thank you! Hailey Babb On behalf of the Open Education Conference Board of Directors -- *Hailey Babb* Open Education Project Manager SPARC <http://sparcopen.org>