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| The CentOS Project governance structure has two main tiers: |
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| * The Governing Board, a group of 8 to 11 people, responsible for overall |
| oversight of the CentOS Project |
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| * Special Interest Groups (SIGs), teams within the community that focus on |
| either enabling a technology solution as an add-on to the core CentOS |
| release, or building and maintaining a functional aspect of the Project, such |
| as infrastructure or documentation. |
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| <img class="figure-img img-fluid" src="/about/governance/governance-greenhouse.png" alt="Image describing the board"> |
| <figcaption class="figure-caption">The Governing Board is like a greenhouse, providing support for starting and maturing a SIG the way a greenhouse uses sunlight, water, nutrients, and soil to turn seeds in to fruiting plants.</figcaption> |
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| ## The CentOS Governing Board |
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| The focus of the Governing Board is to assist and guide in the progress and |
| development of the various SIGs, as well as to lead and promote CentOS. |
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| The CentOS Governing Board is the governing body responsible for the overall |
| oversight of the CentOS Project and SIGs, the creation of new SIGs, and the |
| election (and re-election) of new board members. The Board also has the |
| responsibility to ensure the goals, brands, and marks of the CentOS Project and |
| community are protected. The Board serves as the final authority within the |
| CentOS Project. |
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| ## Current Sitting Board |
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| The initial CentOS Governing Board will be made up of members of the CentOS |
| Project, many of whom have been around since the creation of the Project, as |
| well as new members from Red Hat who were instrumental in bringing the new |
| relationship together. |
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| The CentOS Governing Board is: |
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| * Josh Boyer |
| * [Davide Cavalca](https://wiki.centos.org/DavideCavalca) |
| * [Brian Exelbierd](https://wiki.centos.org/BrianExelbierd) ([Liaison](/about/governance/board-responsibilities/#red-hat-liaison-responsibilities)) |
| * [Johnny Hughes](https://wiki.centos.org/JohnnyHughes) |
| * [Tru Huynh](https://wiki.centos.org/TruHuynh) |
| * [Mike McLean](https://wiki.centos.org/MikeMcLean) |
| * [Thomas Oulevey](https://wiki.centos.org/ThomasOulevey) (Secretary) |
| * [Jim Perrin](https://wiki.centos.org/JimPerrin) |
| * [Pat Riehecky](https://wiki.centos.org/PatrickRiehecky) |
| * [Karanbir Singh](https://wiki.centos.org/KaranbirSingh) ([Chair](/about/governance/board-responsibilities/#chair-responsibilities)) |
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| Also in regular attendance: |
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| * [Rich Bowen](https://wiki.centos.org/RichBowen) (Community Architect, attendee ex-officio) |
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| ## More information |
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| * [Governing Board responsibilities](/about/governance/board-responsibilities) |
| * [SIGs](/about/governance/sigs) |
| * [Joining the project](/about/governance/joining-the-project) |
| * [Voting](/about/governance/voting) |
| * [Appendix: Glossary](/about/governance/appendix-glossary) |
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