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The Sugar Labs [[Sugar Labs/Membership|membership]] consists of all the contributors to the Sugar project. Members can run for election to the [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Oversight Board|Oversight Board]], vote in the elections for the Oversight Board, and suggest [[Sugar Labs/Governance#Sugar Labs Referenda|referenda]].

The Sugar Labs [[Sugar Labs/Membership|membership]] consists of all the contributors to the Sugar project. Members can run for election to the [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Oversight Board|Oversight Board]], vote in the elections for the Oversight Board, and suggest [[Sugar Labs/Governance#Sugar Labs Referenda|referenda]].

Any "significant and sustained" contributor to Sugar Labs is eligible for membership. Although it is difficult to specify a precise definition, a [[Sugar_Labs/Sugar_contributors|contributor]] generally must have contributed to a non-trivial improvement of the Sugar project or Sugar Labs activity. Contributions may be code, documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide resources, ''running a Sugar deployment'', or other non-trivial activities which benefit Sugar Labs. Membership eligibility is an individual determination: while contributions made in the course of employment will be considered, they will generally be ascribed to the individuals involved, rather than accruing to all employees of a "contributing" corporation. The Membership and Elections Committee ("MEC") will oversee membership applications (Please apply by sending email to ''members at sugarlabs.org'').

Any "significant and sustained" contributor to Sugar Labs is eligible for membership. Although it is difficult to specify a precise definition, a [[Sugar_Labs/Sugar_contributors|contributor]] generally must have contributed to a non-trivial improvement of the Sugar project or Sugar Labs activity. Contributions may be code, documentation, translations, maintenance of project-wide resources, ''running a Sugar deployment'', or other non-trivial activities which benefit Sugar Labs. Membership eligibility is an individual determination: while contributions made in the course of employment will be considered, they will generally be ascribed to the individuals involved, rather than accruing to all employees of a "contributing" corporation. The Membership and Elections Committee ('''MEC''') will oversee membership applications (Please apply by sending email to ''members at sugarlabs.org'').

The Membership and Elections Committee will review the membership list for currency once per year. This committie may be joined by any member, and is currently staffed by [[User:sdz|sdz]] and [[User:LFaraone|lfaraone]].

The Membership and Elections Committee will review the membership list for currency once per year. Any member may join this committee, which is currently staffed by [[User:sdz|Sebastian Dziallas]] and [[User:LFaraone|Luke Faraone]].

: '''Acknowledgment:''' Sebastian and Luke are both running for [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Oversight Board|Oversight Board]] positions in the [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Oversight_Board/2009-2010-candidates|upcoming election]].  [[User:Dfarning|David Farning]], as an outgoing (not running for re-election) Oversight Board member and current '''MEC''' laison, will audit and assure (along with the community) that the '''MEC''' work is transparent and fair.

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<noinclude>== Applying for membership ==</noinclude>

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All submissions MUST be sent to ''members at sugarlabs.org'' by <strike>September 1st</strike> '''5pm EDT (21h UTC) Saturday, September 5th'''. Submissions sent to other email addresses or sent after the deadline will not be processed for this year's election. One of the MEC will reply to your query within 2 business days.

All submissions MUST be sent to ''members at sugarlabs.org'' by <strike>September 1st</strike> '''5 pm EDT (21:00 UTC) Saturday 05 September 2009'''. Submissions sent to other email addresses or sent after the deadline will not be processed for this year's election. One of the MEC will reply to your query within 2 business days.

In your email, please include:

In your email, please include:

* Your name

* Your name

* Your [[IRC]] / Wiki / [http://git.sugarlabs.org Gitorious] username

* Your [[IRC]] / Wiki / [http://git.sugarlabs.org Gitorious] username

* A description of your contribution to Sugar Labs, links are preferable

* A description of your contribution to Sugar Labs, links are preferable.

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