RE: IIUG ELection
I agree with Jerry that it is sensible for the board to elect the president, but the 2006 board appointing the 2007 president and then asking for nominations for the 2007 board might seem a little premature. I know it's the way it has been done in the past but I don't think it's ever been as blatant as this. Could it be that people wouldn't put their names forward while Stuart remains president? You never know... Regards Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Hamilton Sent: 03 November 2006 15:34 To: Christine Normile; Sebastian, Norma J. Cc: informix-list@iiug.org; Paul Watson Subject: Re: IIUG ELection It does make sense if you think about it. When you have a group of people (13 board members) who have been working together all year, they have a very good idea who makes a good leader. Makes sense they should be the ones to elect the next President. Yes, I think term limits should be addressed and set, not only for the President, but for board members too. Don't know where the holy grail (by-laws) is. I think it should be reviewed and updated, say, material about working with IDUG. I do know being on the IIUG Board takes a lot of time and effort, being President can suck the life right out of you. --- Christine Normile <christinenormile@mac.com> wrote: > Excellent question, Norma Jean. It doesn't make > sense and I'm not > sure when this started. Perhaps Walt or Hal or > Jerry could give us > the historical perspective. The By-laws simply > states that the board > will elect the president and it seems to make sense > that it would be > the newly elected board rather than the outgoing > board. > > On another note, the Charter seems to have > disappeared from the website. > > Anybody have a copy handy before I start digging > through by backups? > > Thanks > > Christine > On Nov 2, 2006, at 9:20 PM, Sebastian, Norma J. > wrote: > > > I have a question. > > > > I just read the Insider for October that mailed on > 10/31. > > This Insider said the president of the IIUG board > for 2007 has already > > been elected. > > > > That doesn't make sense does it? > > > > The IIUG board for 2007 is not yet in place, but > the president as > > voted > > in by the board is already in place.....Why would > the OUTGOING > > board be > > responsible for positioning the president for the > new incoming board? > > > > Wouldn't the NEW board members in 2007 get a say > in it?..... for > > example... if new board is "seated" in January, > perhaps in February > > the > > president "run off" takes place and the new board > elects the prez > > for a > > year. > > This gives the current prez an opportunity to > impress the new board... > > and also others an option of becoming prez?.... > > > > Just 2 cents for discussion.... > > > > Norma Jean Sebastian > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf > Of Paul Watson > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:14 AM > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: IIUG ELection > > > > IIUG - Election time IIUG Board of 2007 > > > > The 2006 IIUG Board is made up of users, partners > and IBM employees > > from > > areas as diverse as North America, Europe and > Asia/Pacific. The > > current > > IIUG Board will complete its term at the end of > this calendar year and > > in preparation for the upcoming election of the > 2007 IIUG Board, an > > IIUG > > Nominating Committee, chaired by former Board > Member Sam Gentsch, has > > been established. > > > > The committee is currently seeking candidates to > run for the 2007 IIUG > > Board. If you have a passionate interest in > Informix products, and the > > drive, vision, and commitment to lead and > represent the world's most > > influential community of Informix users, please > give your potential > > nomination serious thought. > > > > The closing date for nominations is 15th November, > and the election > > will > > take place shortly afterwards. > > > > For additional info, visit: > http://www.iiug.org/iiug/committee.html. > > > > If you would like to nominate yourself or a > colleague, please contact > > the IIUG Nominating Committee by writing to > elections@IIUG.org. > > > > > > Sam Gentsch > > Former IIUG Board Member > > IIUG Elections Commissioner 2006 > > elections@iiug.org > > > > > > Paul Watson > > Tel: +44 1414161772 > > Mob: +44 7818003457 > > Web: www.oninit.com > > > > GO FURTHER with DB2 > > GET THERE FASTER with Informix. > > Attend IDUG 2007 San Jose, North America > > May 6-10, 2006 > > Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more > information. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > ============================================================ > > The information contained in this message may be > privileged > > and confidential and protected from disclosure. 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