ZOMG Open Call for Candidates 2021

[Shawn]

@lawzec has withdrawn thier candidacy for ZOMG :

Abandoning candidacy

It hasn’t been fun watching memes and jpegs become 10x worth more than a better bitcoin. I’m not trying to blow smoke here, or seek forgiveness for some crass statements I’ve made here. And frankly I don’t care about being elected to ZIP1014/MGRC/ZOMG. I only first got involved from being a lurker to protect value of ZEC. Let me explain again why Zcash has my forever interest. If you truly believe that bitcoin has become a global money/digital gold/network/metanorm, Zcash offers a chance of …

I’ll close the thread and withdraw you from the candidates group.

[Shawn]

@tm3k has withdrawn thier candidacy.

_tm3k for ZOMG(Withdrawn)

Withdrawing my candidacy effective immediately. I regret rushing to submit my application. After sitting on it for a while and thinking, I simply don’t see the ZOMG working the way it is currently designed. It either needs to be completely independent or let ZF take over again and hire support staff until we form a DAO. The problem here is people, we are the weak link in the system. Additionally, I think that other candidates here may be better suited for the role. Let me be honest. Zcash h…

I will update your link from the top post and remove you from the candidates group.

[Shawn]

Welcome @wobbzz ! I have added your candidate post to the top of this thread and added you to the ZOMG-candidate group.

Wobbzz for ZOMG

Hello. I am running for ZOMG because I believe in the fundamental mission of Zcash, which I believe is to provide privacy preserving, decentralized financial freedom and speech for all. Where did I come from and who am I? → Zcash came on my radar in 2017/2018 due to hobbyist interest in mining bitcoin and other alt coins as far back as 2013. I knew early on that privacy was important for this space and took an interest in other privacy related projects that ultimately withered away due to lack …

Good luck!

[Shawn]

Welcome @Souptacular ! I have added your candidate post to the top of this thread and added you to the ZOMG-candidate group.

Hudson's Re-Election Campaign for ZOMG

Hello all! I am announcing that I am re-running as a candidate for ZOMG. I served on the first ZOMG for the past year and consider that invaluable experience to help usher in a new group of ZOMG participants. The past year for ZOMG has had both successes and failures. We have funded many projects who have produced net positive returns for Zcash. I think there is definitely issues that need to be resolved and I acknowledge that it is going to take a lot of communication and community effort to …

Good luck!

[Shawn]

Reminder! Tomorrow September 15th is the deadline to announce your candidacy for ZOMG!

@Shawn

Between now and 15th September 2021 , prospective candidates should submit a forum post

[Shawn]

Welcome @copernicus the final candidate to run for a spot on ZOMG!

Copernicus cryptocopernici Candidacy for ZOMG [Withdrawn]

Hi All. I am happy and honored to have the ability to run for ZOMG. I am running because I believe Zcash is fundamentally the most important technology of our time and should be distributed to the world in order to preserve freedom and empower individual liberties. ZOMG is the vehicle by which we can fund external projects for the good of the Zcash ecosystem and on-ramp new users. What I plan to work on for the 20 hours: -Evaluate and vet grants from a usability and consumer user experience pe…

I have added a link to your thread in the top post of this thread and added you to the ZOMG-Candidate group.

Good luck!

[Shawn]

Please Note: As stated in the OP of this thread, September 15 was the deadline to announce a candidacy for ZOMG.

No further candidates will be accepted for this year’s election.

[ Edit, see below post ]

[Shawn]

Please Note!

ZOMG Elections have been officially postponed for 90 days:

ZOMG Elections - 90 Day Postponement

After discussions with multiple stakeholders, the ZF board has approved a plan to postpone the ZOMG elections for 90 days in order to ensure all voices are heard as we move forward with improving and growing the community’s major grants work. In an effort to communicate quickly and transparently, I can only share tentative plan details at this time. Full details will be provided once we’ve had the time and perspective required to put dates to activities. ZF will work with ECC to reschedule th…

[dontpanicburns]

hopefully the call for candidates is reopened/ reevaluated during this time. This group holds a great deal of power in shaping the future of zcash and if the zomg’s role or purpose changes, being tied to 8 choices that applied under different terms would be tough to get behind.

[kayabaNerve]

I would appreciate these being reopened, which may be a requirement based on how candidates respond to the reorganization and requirements. The deadline was supposed to enable a proper amount of time between candidacy and action. With every event requiring a firm list of candidates being delayed, there seems no reason for them to remain closed, other to keep the list down to those who were sure they wanted to from when the original announcement was made. That may be valuable to some degree though…

[madars]

Thanks for the update!

I think many would appreciate if the (self-)nomination window was reopened as well. For example, I am contemplating running for ZOMG if that’s still possible.

[covfefe]

I’m in favour of the window being reopened now that the elections have been delayed.

[Shawn]

I haven’t heard any official word from ZF on if/when they will re-open the election for more candidates.

I will post any news on this thread as soon as I hear it.

[hloo]

“Mr Gorbachev . . . re-open this nomination window!!!”

"Mr. Gorbachev - tear down this wall." - Ronald Reagan, Berlin, 1987

[lrqstudy]

just hodl your zcash, don’t grant it to anyone. or you will ask for another four year’s incentive.

[Shawn]

It seems @copernicus has withdrawn thier candidacy. I have updated the top post of this thread to reflect this change and removed them from the candidates group.

Best of health and a speedy recovery!

Copernicus cryptocopernici Candidacy for ZOMG [Withdrawn]

FYI: Posting the below tweets because it sounds like @copernicus has withdrawn his candidacy for ZOMG due to health issues and is currently unable to access the forum. cc: @Shawn @decentralistdan

H.T. @aquietinvestor

[Shawn]

Just posted by Zcash Foundation:

Polling ZCAP on the ZOMG Elections & a Proposal to Amend ZIP 1014

Top post has been updated with this information.

[tokidoki]

From the ZF post above:

• Between now and 11th December 2021 , new candidates should submit a forum post (ideally five paragraphs or less) in the governance zomg-elections category of the Zcash Community Forum, announcing their candidacy, and outlining their priorities and vision for ZOMG. Community members will have an opportunity to ask candidates questions directly as replies to their respective posts.

cc @kayabaNerve @madars

• Candidates who had previously announced their candidacy must positively re-confirm that they are standing by posting to the this topic before 11th December. If they do not post reconfirmation of their candidacy by that date, we will assume that they are not standing . This is to ensure that there is no confusion or uncertainty regarding who is standing for election.

cc @aiyadt @aquietinvestor @Autotunafish @BrunchTime @hanh @Souptacular @wobbzz @ZOMG-Candidate

• On December 15th ZF will host an open community video call, inviting all candidates to participate and giving community members an opportunity to ask them questions directly. Candidates aren’t required to attend, but we encourage them to do so. We will post a signup link for the call next week.
• On December 20th ZF will open a Helios poll with the Zcash Community Advisory Panel to select five candidates to serve on the next ZOMG Committee.
• Polling will close on December 31st .

Edit: Tagging relevant people including current candidates and those who may have expressed interests in running for ZOMG.

[Shawn]

Also, please note @aiyadt @hanh @BrunchTime since you have received grants in the past from ZOMG it is important to understand that if you are elected you will be ineligible to submit new grant applications for the duration (1 year) of serving on ZOMG.

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The key points can be summarized as follows:

• Serving ZOMG Committee members and entities in which a serving ZOMG Committee member is an officer or director or otherwise has a financial interest are ineligible to submit a new grant application to ZOMG.
• A person who has submitted a grant application (or who is an officer or director or otherwise has a financial interest in an entity that has submitted a grant application) on which the ZOMG Committee has not yet rendered a decision is ineligible to serve as a ZOMG Committee member (unless the grant application is withdrawn).
• A person who is a current grant recipient (or a person who is an officer or director or otherwise has a financial interest in an entity that is a current grant recipient) is eligible to serve on the ZOMG Committee so long as the decision to accept their grant application was made before they began serving as a member of the ZOMG Committee.
• Milestone payout decisions that relate to a serving ZOMG Committee member’s grant (or a grant awarded to an entity in which a serving ZOMG Committee member has a financial interest) will be taken by the executive director or other officer of ZF.
• Before taking their seat on ZOMG Committee, newly-elected Committee members will be required to undergo the ZF’s KYC process, complete a conflict of interest questionnaire, and sign an independent contractor agreement with ZF (to ensure that their status and relationship with ZF is clearly-defined). Additionally, serving ZOMG Committee members will be required to notify ZF of any new conflicts of interest that develop or emerge during their tenure.

[wobbzz]

Am I still running for ZOMG…