[NBLUG/talk] General elections now open for 2015

[Zack Zatkin-Gold]

I nominate:
- Allan Cecil for President
- E. Frank Ball for Vice President

And I also want to nominate myself to be the unofficial NBLUG Janitor.  :^)

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Glenn Kerbein
<glenn at spontaneousdancing.net> wrote:
> Hello NBLUG members!
>
> It's that time again: North Bay Linux Users Group is holding its annual
> elections.
> Nominations begin at 02:00 Pacific time on November 1, 2015. Nominations
> close when elections are held on November 10, 2015 at 7:30PM.
>
> All positions are open, and all positions must be filled.
>
> Any person may nominate any other person, and this includes
> self-nominations. Nominations do not need to be seconded, but there is no
> harm in doing so.
>
> Positions are as follows, copied and pasted from the bylaws page
> (http://nblug.org/bylaws/).
> President: the glue that keeps it all together. She/he tries to keep NBLUG
> on track. Duties of the president shall include:
>
> To set the agenda for meetings
> To act as chair of the meetings
> To oversee the committees by keeping in regular contact with the committee
> chairs
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
>
> Vice President: does all the stuff that keeps NBLUG running. The duties of
> Vice President shall include:
>
> Making preparations for the meeting, including coordinating the advertising,
> reservations, setup of any necessary equipment, and with the guest speakers.
> To take over the duties of any officers that may be absent, or to arrange
> for someone else to.
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
>
> Treasurer: keeps track of money, bills, expenses, and financial matters. The
> duties of Treasurer shall include:
>
> Provide a current financial report at each board meeting.
> To keep track of the other key for the PO Box.
> Delegation of checking the PO Box at least once each month
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
>
> Scribe: does all the managerial and logistical work. The duties of scribe
> shall include:
>
> To take the minutes at regular meetings, as well as board meetings and
> coordinate with the webmistress/master to have them made available at the
> website.
> To conduct elections for officership and Constitutional and Bylaw
> amendments.
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
>
> Directors at Large: two officers who share many duties. Duties are
> determined after the election, but can include:
>
> Public Relations - work with the media to “get the word out”
>
> Publicize NBLUG meetings, and events like installfests
> Represent NBLUG in a positive light as an open organization that does not
> discriminate based on sex, race, creed, religion, sexual orientation,
> political affiliation, economic standing, employer
> Contact various media organizations such as newspapers, magazines, SRJC, and
> SSU to publicize NBLUG events
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
> Other duties as assigned
>
> Outreach - coordinate events / help find new presenters
>
> Work with librarian to ensure book lending service works well
> Oversee Installfest and take over for Installfest Coordinator when absent.
> Oversee Linux Day events and take over for Linux Day Event Coordinator if
> they should not be available.
> Coordinate Other events when Event Coordinator is absent
> Share responsibility of duties assigned to absent officers
> Other duties as assigned
>
> Use this thread for nominations, discussions, and general dialog.
> Happy nominating!
>
> Best,
> Glenn
>
> --
> Delta
>
>
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-- 
Zack Zatkin-Gold
Unofficial NBLUG Janitor
Former NBLUG Scribe (Nov 2012-Feb 2013)