>Yes, User Groups will have to submit a proposal, if for no other reason than it wouldn't make much sense to donate money to a group that had no plan for the use of the money.

Yes, it's kinda similar here for our special promotions.

>As for the Advisory Board, we initially had members in mind, but are hoping the community and User Groups will nominate the people they think should fill those slots. We'll be adding a link to allow nominations in the next few days.

Ok, good luck