This thread serves to collect nominations for the election of nine newly appointed GMC members. The new roster will go into effect around November 1.
What GMC Members Will Do
Thoughtful Evaluation: Evaluate grant proposals meticulously, ensuring that incoming applications contribute significantly to the growth of the Rocket Pool’s ecosystem.
Collaborative Decision-Making: Work closely with fellow committee members to collectively finalize decisions on grant proposals, fostering a collaborative atmosphere for informed choices.
Expert Facilitation: Negotiate with applicants, assisting in the restructuring of project scopes and the establishment of achievable milestones, ensuring projects align with the network’s objectives.
Quality Assurance: Upon request from the admin, verify that project objectives have been met and assess if acceptance criteria have been fulfilled.
Active Participation: Attend award discussions, retrospectives, and general meetings, actively engaging in meaningful discussions.
Governance Voting: Actively participate in voting processes related to internal adjustments, contributing your perspective as the GMC evolves and optimizes itself.
Subcommittees
The introduction of subcommittees has empowered committee members to specialize in specific areas. In the past, members were expected to have a broad understanding of all systems. Now, knowledge can be more focused. The current subcommittees include:
Development: focusing on tools built on top of the protocol, such as Rocket Scan, RescueNode, RocketWatch, etc.
Research: dedicated to research papers, governance writing, etc.
Marketing: creating educational content, videos, graphics, etc.
Current Roster Member Activity
Below is a document that highlights contributions, attendance, voting decisions, etc for the current roster.
Anyone who is currently a GMC member or previously a GMC member can be nominated again
Anyone can remove themselves from consideration simply by saying so
After 5 days, there will be a “this thread is closed” comment, and the final list will then be generated
If you are nominated and don’t remove yourself from consideration, please read the “Nominee information sharing” section of RPIP-10 so you can be ready to provide your statements. It is also recommended to choose a subcommittee you are interested in.
I’ll start by nominating a few current members who have recently signaled their intention to run again:
@Dondochaka : Dedicated to expanding the GMC’s scope beyond reviewing applications, aiming to maximize GMC effectiveness.
@jcrtp : Our valuable link to the team, diligently reviewing detailed technical applications and contributing to a lot of the process development.
@rplmaxi.eth : Stepped up during busy periods, actively participating in application discussions, negotiations, and meetings.
@waqwaqattack : A strong contributor and responsive member in the GMC, staying up to date on all things Rocket Pool with his Rocket Fuel experience.
While I could praise numerous other members not mentioned here, these individuals have confidently expressed their intent to run again, as discussed during our recent meeting.
Thank you for the nomination. I accept. I am eager to make the GMC even better in the coming year and build on the work we have all done - especially you, Shfryn!
Thank you for the nomination @ShfRyn. I accept as well.
I‘m really looking forward to implement all of the exiting changes we‘ve been able to come to consensus to in the last months and serve the pDAO for another term.
I would like to nominate myself for re-election. I believe there is still substantial and rewarding work to continue in the early development and genesis of the GMC procedures.
I’ve been on the forum for 2 years, and posted more than a hundred times. My most liked post to date has been when I decided not to run for the GMC last cycle. So it is with heavy heart that I accept this nomination, knowing that declining could have brought joy to many.
