- In 2012, OSI shifted toward operating as a member-driven organization.
- Every year since 2013, OSI has held elections where Individual and Affiliate members
- vote on Directors to represent them.
+ vote on directors to represent them.
- Although OSI is not legally bound to accept the results,
the elections have been a key part of community and membership engagement,
and OSI has always worked to follow best practices for public elections.
Normally, as in prior years, as with other organizations, and as stated during
candidate orientation, signing of the Board Agreement would happen only
-with the election winners as part of getting seated as new Directors.
+with the election winners as part of getting seated as new directors.
Kuhn and Fontana say that they brought up their concerns about the Agreement
during candidate orientation and came away with the understanding that they
would be able to discuss how to resolve the issue later if they won the election.