[MLUG - ANNOUNCEMENT] MLUG elections

[Jay Buffington <jay>]

Elections for MLUG officers
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 - Elections for the offices of Jubei (President), Secretary/Treasurer
   will be held at the next MLUG meeting.

 - Nominations for these positions may be made to the mailing list
   (EMAIL:PROTECTED), but only those nominations made, and
   seconded, in person at the next meeting will be considered.

 - A candidate may nominate him/herself, but somebody else must second the 
   nomination. 

 - Each candidate must appear in person and be prepared to make a short
   statement to explain why he or she is a good person for the job and
   what he or she will do in the position if elected.

 - Votes must be cast in person at the next meeting by a show of hands.
   No proxy votes or absentee balloting will be allowed.

 - In the event that no suitable nominations are put forward the open
   positions will be run by a steering committee until elections can be
   held again, probably soon after the beginning of the Fall semester.


Here is a short description of the duties of each office:

President
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Schedule and run meetings
     o Find presentors
     o Reserve venue
     o Post announcement to website and mailing list
     o Meet and greet everyone at meetings
     o Bring up topics of discussion at meetings
     o Keep everything roughly on schedule 
       (make sure presentation starts on time)

Cooridinate with other officers
     o Monitor server activities
     o Be aware of monetary status

Misc.
     o Make judgement calls regarding anything requiring judgement :)
     o Help members learn who the right person is to contact


Secretary/Treasurer
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     o Take notes at meetings (attendance, outstanding business, etc.) 
     o Post those notes on the website and to mailing list
     o Read meeting minutes at following meetings
     o Take care of any finances 



Okay, thats all the stuff that I can think of now.  Any other obvious duties apply.  

We'll have these elections Wednesday, April 19th in room N15 at 6:30pm.

Thanks!
Jay