UCP Tech Council (TC) includes four seats for non-founding organizations that are open for re-election every six months, in June and December. See GOVERNANCE.md for more details on the UCP Governance Process.

The election date is finalized by the Governance Council and the nomination form is shared on the UCP announcement board. Organizations must submit the form by the deadline to be considered for the TC. The UCP Governance Council may decide to conduct elections at any time if there are open seats.

The primary criteria for nomination are based on the following factors:

• The organization is aligned and committed to UCP principles of building an open ecosystem and vendor-agnostic architecture.
• The organization has made contributions towards the growth and adoption of the protocol by endorsing, implementing, and promoting the protocol.
• The organization has made contributions towards the technical health and growth of the protocol by contributing via issues, PRs, etc.

Existing non-founding organization TC members can vacate their seat at any time by informing the TC. The open seats will be considered for the upcoming election.

Existing non-founding organization TC members must submit the nomination form to be considered for the upcoming elections.