[Steering Committee] Officer Elections

[Jason Lee]

If we approach certain people specifically, we might have some takers.

On Aug 11, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Paul Smith wrote:

> I think we will just be in the same boat we our currently.... no one  
> wanting to participate.  We don't even have enough people that  
> attend the SC meeting to fill the below roles unless people double up.
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Brian Sheldon <brian.s.sheldon at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> 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
> webmaster
> meeting 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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Jason Lee, SCJP
President, Oklahoma City Java Users Group
Senior Java Developer, Sun Microsystems
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