[Steering Committee] Officer Elections

[Brian Sheldon]

So you did get my email and you read it. I figured your spam filter ate it.
I'll be happy to fill any position(s) we might have.

So the positions we have might include:

prez
vice-prez
treasurer
sponsor czar
speaker csar
webmastermeeting reminder emailer
steering committee meeting scheduler (I nominate Paul)
door prize getter (when we have the money)
food/drink/ice getter (when we have the money)
plates/cups/napkins getter (when we have the money)

any others?

brian

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Jason Lee <jason at steeplesoft.com> wrote:

> I was asked recently in a private email if I am wanting to step down as
> president.  The writer was quick to say he doesn't feel I need to, but it's
> a good question.  When I volunteered/was elected president, we were
> operating on the assumption of one year terms.  While I've been honored to
> be allowed to serve in this capacity and would be happy to continue to do
> so, I also don't want hog the position, so to speak.  The topic came up
> after today's meeting with Derrick, who rightly pointed out that the
> election of new officers will inject new blood and fresh ideas.
>
> I'm going to guess that most everyone's first objection will be to point
> out the difficulty we've had in getting volunteers up to this point, and
> that's a fair one.  Derrick suggested sending out a call for candidates to
> see who is interested in which positions.  If no one volunteers, willing
> incumbents can then volunteer to continue to serve.  We could also approach
> individuals and encourage them to throw their hats in the ring.
>
> One issue with an election for a group of this type, I would think, is
> getting someone lined up for each "position," and I'm not sure how to solve
> that problem.  We could go the traditional route and let someone "run" for
> each position, or tell everyone here are the positions, and they'll be
> filled top down by the top vote getters.  *shrug* I have no firm opinion.
>
> Derrick also asked if we had any one person who was responsible for finding
> a speaker, which we don't.  Right now, it's all of us pestering our
> coworkers or volunteering to do it.  It might help to have a formal position
> (I think he said the OKC DG has something called the VP of...
> Something-or-Other) who would be responsible for that.  It would be a lot
> like the role Ryan now plays in getting sponsors (which, btw, we're in
> desperate need of).  Thoughts on that would be appreciated as well.
>
> Give that some thought.  Discuss here.  I'd like to be able to come to some
> sort of conclusion by our next SC meeting.
>
> Thanks! :)
>
> Jason Lee, SCJP
> President, Oklahoma City Java Users Group
> Senior Java Developer, Sun Microsystems
> http://blogs.steeplesoft.com
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