BayLISA board elections coming November 17 - Come vote, or run for the board, or both.

Thu Oct 13 18:35:57 PDT 2011

Sorry for the second email, but it was pointed out that I misstated an
item below.

BayLISA membership is $45 for most individuals, $15 for students.

Board membership is not for sale and has no fees associated with it.

Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.

Robert Novak
BayLISA Secretary/Cheerleader

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Robert Novak <rnovak at indyramp.com> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> I'd like to remind everyone that our Board of Directors election will be held at the beginning of the November 17 meeting. All members in good standing (paid members, board members, and honorary members) are eligible to vote for the new class of board members, and are encouraged to attend the meeting to do so. You must be present to vote.
> If you're not a paying/honorary/board member but would like to get involved in the board election this year, and to help support BayLISA's activities over the next year, you can still do that.
> You can join BayLISA through our web site via Paypal (http://www.baylisa.org/members/join.shtml, preferred), mail a form with your payment (see the previous link for the membership form), or you can fill out a form and pay on site at either of our next two general meetings (October 20, November 17).
> Board membership is $45 for most individuals, $15 for students. Consult your tax advisor or employer to see if your membership is tax-deductible or reimbursable on expense reports.
> There are also corporate membership options, which give individual membership benefits to an institutional representative, with the option to sponsor meetings during the year as well. Details are at http://www.baylisa.org/members/join.shtml as well.
> For those of you who are motivated to get actively involved with BayLISA's operation, we will be looking for a couple of new board members. Several current board members are running for re-election, but some members have left or will be moving on to new challenges, and we would like to get a strong panel of people to help run and grow the organization for the next two years and beyond.
> It only takes about two hours a week, on average, including board and general meetings, outreach, and meeting coordination. If you can make this kind of commitment (or more) and would like to be on the ballot for the November 17 election, please get in touch with me directly with any questions or simply to state your candidacy. We'll ask that candidates be present promptly at the beginning of the meeting, and we will offer a chance for a brief statement if you wish to offer one.
> As far as answering the most popular question of the week... we're hoping to have details on the October general meeting (October 20, 7:30pm, LinkedIn at 2051 Stierlin Ct in Mountain View) on the website and the Meetup page soon. Details for November and December will be coming soon as well.
> Also, we're looking for some short presentations (demonstrations preferred) for December's short topics meeting. We're planning a similar format to the June meeting, with shorter topics at the beginning and a featured speaker to wrap up the meeting. If you'd like to volunteer for a ~10 minute talk on something you've done recently, get in touch with me to get on the schedule.
> Thanks all,
> Robert Novak
> BayLISA Secretary/Cheerleader