Kata citizens,

On behalf of myself, Fabiano Fidêncio, and Bin Liu as the approved election officials, we'd like to announce that the period for Architecture Committee elections submissions is now closed, and so is this round of elections.

We are am happy to announce that we have had submissions from: - Peng Tao - Samuel Ortiz

You can view those submissions at: https://github.com/kata-containers/community/tree/main/elections/arch-commit...

Given we have two open seats and two candidates, the election is now over.

We'd like to invite everyone to welcome and congratulate Peng Tao and Samuel Ortiz! <3

Last but not least, here's a reminder of the Architecture Committee Responsibilities.

Architecture Committee members guide the technical direction of the Kata Containers project. This includes, but is not limited to: * Serving the Kata technical community * Driving technical direction * Handling interactions with other governance bodies * Acting as the final call in technical disputes * Ensuring inclusive, open collaboration and development * Identifying gaps in technical direction or community health * Attending Architecture Committee meetings * Regular participation (and advanced notice of absences) in online Arch Committee meetings and in-person meetings is expected * Actively participates in Kata Containers design and development * Not restricted to code contributions, but active input and guidance is expected

Changes to our community documents will be done along this and the coming week to reflect the results of this election.

Again, congratulations Samuel and Tao!

Best Regards,