LOA Request and Chairman pro tem.

[Simon Holdsworth <simon_holdsworth@uk.ibm.com>]

I will be travelling and unable to attend
TC calls between 16th June and 2nd July.

In my absence David Booz has offered
to act as substitute chair for the meeting of the 17th June, and Bryan
Aupperle the meeting of 24th June.  I intend to cancel the meeting
of 1st July.

I don't see anything formal required
for this in the TC handbook.  I found the following in Robert's rules:

If it is necessary for the chairman
to vacate the chair the first Vice President, if there is one, should take
the chair, and in his absence the next one in order should take it. If
there is no vice president in the hall, then the chairman may, if it is
necessary to vacate the chair, appoint a chairman pro tem., but the first
adjournment puts an end to the appointment, which the assembly can terminate
before, if it pleases, by electing another chairman. But the regular chairman,
knowing that he will be absent from a future meeting, cannot authorize
another member to act in his place at such meeting; the secretary, or,
in his absence, some other member should in such case call the meeting
to order, and a chairman pro tem. be elected who would hold office during
that session, unless such office is terminated by the entrance of the president
or a vice president, or by the election of another chairman pro tem., which
may be done by a majority vote.

Given this I would suggest Dave/Brian
call each meeting to order and ask for any objections to their being elected
chairman pro tem.

Regards, Simon

Simon Holdsworth

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