Re: IIUG ELection
I second that. --- Christine Normile <christinenormile@mac.com> wrote: > So will you run for the board? > > Please? > > Christine > On Nov 3, 2006, at 3:47 AM, malcolm weallans wrote: > > > Christine, > > I can't find an electronic copy of the charter but > I do recall that > > the > > president is elected by the board. It doesn't say > when or how, or > > for how > > long. So, if the new board don't like Stuart as > president I > > suggest that > > they vote him out. However, he might not get > elected as a board > > member if > > enough people stand for the election and poll > enough votes to vote > > him off. > > I do think it is time that we had a different, > non-US president. > > But that's > > just my personal opinion. I don't think many of > the original board > > members > > ever thought that one person would stay as > president for this > > length of > > time. > > > > Malcolm > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > [mailto:informix-list- > > bounces@iiug.org] > > On Behalf Of Christine Normile > > Sent: 03 November 2006 03:50 > > To: Sebastian, Norma J. > > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org; Paul Watson > > Subject: Re: IIUG ELection > > > > > > 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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