Call for TAC Nominations - Email Template

The ArchivesSpace Nominating Committee is seeking nominations to fill multiple vacancies on the ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council (TAC).

The Technical Advisory Council is a critical part of the ArchivesSpace community, having responsibility for providing technical guidance to individuals or organizations contributing to application development, to the User Advisory Council, and to the ArchivesSpace Governance Board. TAC's current activities include:

• Reviewing user-submitted enhancements and priorities for the application, in collaboration with the User Advisory Council. (Development Prioritization)

• Conducting user-centered testing of the application prior to releases, in collaboration with the User Advisory Council. (Testing)

• Documenting the metadata standards used by ArchivesSpace and monitoring the standards landscape. (Metadata Standards)

• Maintaining and updating technical documentation, including documentation of the API. (Technical Documentation)

Nominees should preferably be presently employed at an ArchivesSpace member institution (please refer to the member list). or employees of a current Registered Service Provider or Consortium Provider. Nominations from non-member institutions will be considered based on their expertise and ability to contribute to the TAC. As the community for a software application used in many different settings, we seek diverse voices in working to improve ArchivesSpace and support those who use or may benefit from using it. We especially encourage Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and others currently less represented in our governance groups to consider joining us in these important leadership roles.

The anticipated time commitment for each appointee is expected to be two hours per week on average. 

The term of service will be July 1, 202?-June 30, 202?.

To nominate a candidate for the ArchivesSpace Technical Advisory Council, please submit this form at https://forms.gle/qkBS2DbPHfkwZYzi6. Self nominations are welcome. The Nominating Committee will review all nominations and recommend appointments to the Governance Board for approval.

All nominations must be submitted by 9:00 p.m. EDT, (date).  Please contact Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Senior Program Manager, at christine.dibella@lyrasis.org or any member of the Nominating Committee with questions.

Thank you for your participation in this important process, which is an essential part of our identity and operations as a community-based software organization. 

Respectfully,

(Name)

(Institution)
Chair, and Governance Board member (or: Chair, Technical Advisory Council)

On behalf of Nominating Committee members:

(Name), (Institution), Chair, and Governance Board member
(Name), (Institution), Chair of User Advisory Council
(Name), (Institution), Chair of Technical Advisory Council

(Name), (Institution), Vice Chair of User Advisory Council
(Name), (Institution), Vice Chair of Technical Advisory Council
(Name), (Institution), representing very large membership level
(Name), (Institution), representing large membership level
(Name), (Institution), representing medium membership level
(Name), (Institution), representing small membership level
(Name), (Institution), representing very small membership level
(Name), ArchivesSpace Senior Program Manager, ex officio