Genesee Valley SAS Users Group

GVSUG Will Be Holding Annual Elections At Our Next Meeting on October 17th, 2007.  A Total of Ten Positions on the Executive Committee will  Filled As A Result of This Election.  Any Member May Nominate Themselves for One of Three Officer Positions and/or One of Seven   "At Large" Positions.

Duties of GVSUG Executive Committee Members Include:
Regular Attendance at Monthly Meetings
Fulfilling Assigned Tasks and Agenda Items in a Timely Basis
Helping to Organize General Meetings, Including: Evaluating Presentations,  Assisting  Scheduling, Obtaining Refreshments, Clean-up, Soliciting Member Feedback and Other miscellaneous tasks/

Officer Positions Have Additional Defined Duties (See Here for More Information)

To Nominate Yourself, Please Fill in These Fields and then push the "Submit Nomination" Button.

Name        

Affiliation 

 E-mail      

 Telephone 

 Which Position on the  GVSUG Executive Committee
  Are You Nominating Yourself For?.
  Chairperson of The Executive Committee
  Vice Chair/Secretary
  Treasurer
  At Large Position Only (Up to 7 Available)
 

If Nominating Yourself for One of the Three Officer Positions of the GVSUG Executive Committee,  Are You Also Nominating Yourself For An At Large Position?
  Yes
  No

(See By-Laws Below for More Details on Dual Nominations)

 If You Would Like to Have a Short Description of  Yourself (or Anything Else) Printed Alongside Your Name On the Ballot Form, Please Enter That Here:

 Other Comments

Description of the GVSUG Executive Committee

(For a Full Copy of Current By-Laws, Click Here)

An Executive Committee shall govern GVSUG. The Executive Committee will be made up of three officers and at most seven at-large members. GVSUG will hold annual elections for members of the Executive Committee. Any member of GVSUG may be nominated and then elected to the Executive Committee. Nominees receiving the most votes for any office shall be elected to a one-year term. The nominees running for at-large positions on the Executive Committee who receive the seven highest vote totals shall be elected to the Executive Committee for a one-year term. A person may run for both an office and an at-large position; however if the person is elected to be an officer, then he/she shall not be elected for an at-large position.

The officers are:

• Chairperson of the Executive Committee: responsible for calling Executive Committee meetings and setting agendas; making sure that the general membership meetings are scheduled; acting as a liaison with SAS Institute; and any other duties as appropriate for the smooth functioning of GVSUG.
• Vice Chair/Secretary of the Executive Committee: shall be responsible for maintaining e-mail list(s) of members and other interested parties, and communicating with members and other interested parties; shall be responsible for keeping minutes of Executive Committee meetings; shall be responsible for any other duties as delegated by the Chairperson; and in the event that the Chairperson is unable to fulfill his/her duties, the Vice Chair shall become Chair until the next annual election.
• Treasurer: responsible for maintaining the GVSUG checking account, making disbursements from said checking account, recording the payment of dues, and maintaining a database of members and the status of each members dues payment.

In addition, the Executive Committee shall appoint individuals to the following positions, by majority vote of the Executive Committee.

• Co-ordinator(s) for the Next GVSUG General Membership Meeting: responsible for all aspects of the next General Membership Meeting; including finding a date and time and location; obtaining speakers; obtaining door prizes and gifts for the speakers; obtaining refreshments if GVSUG chooses to provide refreshments; and all aspects of publicizing the meeting. This position may be filled by any member of the Executive Committee or any volunteer from the general membership.
• Web-master(s): responsible for maintaining the GVSUG website. This position may be filled by any GVSUG member or non-member who is qualified