Hear ye, hear ye!

This is a preliminary call for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2008 until October 2009. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 30, 2007. Instructions follow.

The MUUG board is charged with coordinating the meetings and other events by the group. It's fun, and you get a role in guiding the group. All are encouraged to apply.

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MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations

Every October the Manitoba Unix User Group holds its Annual Meeting, the main goals of which are to elect a new Board of Directors and to pass any special resolutions. (Aside from that, it is a regular meeting) Any MUUG member in good standing can be nomi-nated to run for a position on the Board.

As of this writing, the following members of the cur-rent Board have let their names stand for re-election:

Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba Michael Doob Professor University of Manitoba Kevin McGregor Network Analyst City of Winnipeg Montana Quiring Systems Administrator University of Manitoba Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net

Of course, this list is just a starting point. Any member in good standing of the group can be nominated simply by getting the support of one other member. If you feel you would like to contribute to the group by running for a board position, please don't hesitate to do so. (In fact, we'd like to see the number of board members increase.)

If you want to be nominated, or to nominate someone else, send a letter to the group's postal box or deliver it in person to a current board member. The letter must contain the name, title, and employer of the nominee, along with a short (100 word or so) biography, and must contain the signatures of the nominee and one other member. The letter must be received no later than September 30, 2008, which is 14 days prior to the October 14 meeting.

Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing, with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending e-mail to election@muug.mb.ca, with the above information, and sending the signed paper copy later. In this case, please include the e-mail address of both the nominee and the supporter on the CC: list of the message, so that all parties concerned have a record of the communication.

Nominees should familiarize themselves with the MUUG bylaws, found here:

http://www.muug.mb.ca/pub/bylaws/

If you have any questions about the election or the nomination process, please contact Gilbert Detillieux, either by phone (474-8161) during business hours, or by e-mail to election@muug.mb.ca anytime.

Gilbert Detillieux Election Committee Chair

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