[OASIS members] RE: Nominations for Board of Directors

["Karl F. Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS members:

Due to a number of late nominations that may have been the result of
possible email delivery problems, the OASIS Board of Directors has
decided that in the best interests of OASIS the deadline for nominations
and the start of the voting period should be extended.

Nominations and acceptance letters MUST be received by 10 June Monday
5:00 pm ET at the nominations@oasis-open.org address.

Voting will start Wednesday 12 June.

</karl>
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Karl F. Best
OASIS - Director, Technical Operations
+1 978.667.5115 x206
karl.best@oasis-open.org  http://www.oasis-open.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott McGrath [mailto:scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:27 PM
> To: members@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [OASIS members] Nominations for Board of Directors
>
>
> OASIS Members:
>
> We are pleased to announce the opening of nominations for election of
> the OASIS Board of Directors.
>
> As you know, OASIS is governed by a democratic member-elected Board of
> Directors. The Board, which is comprised of eight Directors serving
> staggered terms, bears ultimate responsibility for all OASIS
> activities,
> and is supported by the OASIS Staff to fulfill the consortium's
> mission.
> The duties of the Directors are specified in Article 3 of the OASIS
> Bylaws (see http://www.oasis-open.org/who/bylaws.shtml)
>
> Because the Board membership is staggered four Directors are elected
> each year. OASIS ORGANIZATIONAL members may nominate ANY INDIVIDUAL
> for
> the Board. It is very important to note that
> individuals are elected to the Board, not companies, and that the
> Directors do not represent their companies on the Board. Because of
> this, OASIS member organizations are free to nominate a person from
> outside their organization or even someone from outside the consortium
> that is believed to be capable of providing OASIS with strategic
> direction.
>
> HOW TO NOMINATE
>
> Nominations by OASIS member organizations should be submitted by the
> organization's OASIS voting representative by 12:00 midnight EDT on 5
> June 2002 to nominations@oasis-open.org.
>
> ACCEPTING NOMINATION
>
> The person making the nomination should instruct the nominee to submit
> an acceptance letter for the benefit of the voting membership. The
> acceptance letter should include
> - A short biography and a statement describing the nominee's interest
> in
> and qualifications for serving on the Board.
> - Additional information, such as thoughts about OASIS' future, ideas
> for technical activities, and suggestions for business development
> initiatives or strategic partnerships. This letter  will be your
> primary
> vehicle to  help the membership know your vision for the future of the
> consortium.
> - A statement that the nominee has support from their management to
> devote approximately 10-20% of their time to OASIS Board activities,
> and
> is able to travel to attend face-to-face meetings approximately
> quarterly at their employer's or their own expense.
>
> If the acceptance letter is not received at the
> nominations@oasis-open.org address by the close of the nomination
> period
> the nomination will be considered to have been withdrawn.
>
> Nominees must be prepared, if elected to the Board, to attend the
> first
> meeting of the new Board on 31 July - 1 August in the Boston area.
>
> Members will be able to review the list of nominees and their
> acceptance
> letters on the OASIS website. The OASIS voting representative of each
> OASIS member organization will cast a ballot for those individuals
> they
> believe will best provide strategic leadership to the organization for
> the next two years.
>
> SCHEDULE
>
> The schedule for nominations and elections is as follows:
>
>    1 May:   Nominations open
>   5 June:   Nominations close at 12 midnight EDT; nominee
>             information will be posted on the OASIS web page
>             by the end of the week.
>  10 June:   Voting begins; votes will be submitted via a web form
>  30 June:   Voting ends at 12 midnight EDT
>   2 July:   Results announced
> 1 August:   New Board seated on second day of Board meeting
>
>
> Scott McGrath
> Member Services Manager
>
> +1 978 667 5115  (US & Int'l Voice)
> +1 978 667 5114  (US and Int'l Fax)
> scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org
> http://www.oasis-open.org
>
> OASIS
> PO Box 455
> Billerica, MA  01821
>
>
>
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