To: [Candidate Email Address] Cc: private@[PROJECT].apache.org Subject: Invitation to become [PROJECT] PMC member: [PMC Member Name] Hello [invitee name], The [Project] Project Management Committee (PMC) hereby offers you membership in the PMC. These privileges are offered on the understanding that you'll use them reasonably and with common sense. We like to work on trust rather than unnecessary constraints. This personal invitation is a chance for you to accept or decline in private. Please let us know in reply to this message whether you accept or decline. The rights and responsibilities are described here: https://community.apache.org/pmc/responsibilities.html If that's in any way unclear, please reach out to me or any of the other PMC members for clarification, or to discuss this decision in more detail. [Your Name] On behalf of the [Project] PMC