[NBLUG/talk] talk Digest, Vol 139, Issue 1

marcus barrett bamarcus77 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 5 21:22:46 PST 2015


throw my hat in the ring for scribe


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>    1. Re: General elections now open for 2015 (Allan Cecil)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 22:00:48 -0800
> From: Allan Cecil <allan at nblug.org>
> To: "General NBLUG chatter about anything Linux, answers to questions,
>         etc." <talk at nblug.org>
> Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] General elections now open for 2015
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> We're always open to remote volunteers but board members should attend the
> majority of the general meetings and the board meetings, per the bylaws.
> One other clarification - nominations don't have to be seconded but the
> person being nominated must accept the nomination (either by E-Mail or in
> person at the November 10th meeting).
>
> Nominations are now open, so I'll kick things off by nominating Tom Most
> for a Board Member at Large position.
>
> A.C.
> ******
> President, North Bay Linux User's Group
>
> On 10/24/2015 10:01 AM, Zack Zatkin-Gold wrote:
> > Can positions be filled by remote individuals?  I'm in New York, but
> > would like to help in any way possible.
> >
> > 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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