Call for Nominations for SIG Elections
Hi all,
As the head of the International Technical Communication’s SIG Nominations committee, I’m announcing the leadership council elections for the year 2009. ITC’s bylaws ask for elections every two years.
There are four leadership positions to which the members of the group are elected:
- Manager
- Assistant Manager
- Secretary
- Treasurer
If you, or somebody you know would like to run for any ITC elected position, we would encourage you to participate! Below, please find a description of the procedure as well as a description for each of the posts up for election. As of this writing, we have volunteers to fill each of the positions; nevertheless, we are always interested in having more people involved in ITC.
To nominate yourself or another ITC member, use this procedure:
- Send an email to Swaminathan Moorthy (swami@itcglobaltalk.org) with the subject line: “Nominations for ITC Leadership Team 2009 Elections”.
- Mention the name of the persons you wish to nominate for different leadership council posts, in the mail.
- Include for each person nominated a brief biography of the candidate, the candidate’s management experience, and the candidate’s prior contributions to the ITC SIG and/or STC.
- Provide your full name at the end of the email.
- The email with your nominations should be sent by March 10, 2009 at midnight, Central Time.
DESCRIPTION OF ELECTED POSITIONS FOR STC ITC:
The roles and responsibilities of these Admin Council members, per our by-laws, are as follows.
Manager:
- Presides at meetings of the council and meetings of the International Technical Communication SIG;
- Corresponds with the Society’s officers and directors as speaker for the council and the International Technical Communication SIG;
- Appoints managers of the committees, subject to council approval; assigns special duties relating to those committees;
- Appoints the Newsletter Editor;
- As the International Technical Communication SIG’s executive officer, represents the council and the International Technical Communication SIG in the International Technical Communication SIG’s business with other organizations and individuals; and
- Assigns duties and responsibilities to other officers with the approval of the council.
Assistant Manager:
- In the absence of the Manager, presides at meetings of the council and meetings of the International Technical Communication SIG;
- Works with membership manager to build membership and to coordinate volunteer activities
- Attends meetings of the council; and
- Undertakes other duties as directed by the Manager.
Secretary:
- Tracks meeting minutes
- Updates SIG brochure
- Works with Webmaster and Newsletter Editor to ensure timely reporting of SIG events and news
- By May, reports the results of the International Technical Communication SIG’s bi-annual election to the Executive Director of the Society and the editors of Intercom and Tieline; and
- Undertakes other duties as directed by the Manager.
Treasurer:
- Receives, keeps, and disburses the International Technical Communication SIG’s funds and other negotiable assets;
- Keeps current records of the receipt, status, and disbursement of International Technical Communication SIG funds;
- Prepares for the council a quarterly financial report, including a balance sheet, income statement, and bank account(s) status;
- Prepares and submits to the Society Treasurer an annual financial report for the International Technical Communication SIG as required by the Society. The Treasurer holding office during the report period prepares and submits the report;
- Complies with Internal Revenue Service requirements concerning annual information reports;
- Attends meetings of the council; and
- Undertakes other duties as directed by the Manager.
NOMINATIONS:
You can nominate an ITC Special Interest Group member to any of the offices, and you should obtain the nominee’s consent before you nominate him or her. Of course, you can nominate yourself for any of these positions.
ELECTION SCHEDULE:
The list of nominees/candidates for each office will be announced via the ITC listserv and our newsletter, Global Talk (http://itcglobaltalk.org) on March 20, 2009.
Nominations can be withdrawn until March 30, 2009.
Online voting for candidates will take place April 10-17, 2009.
Officers will be announced by April 20, 2009.
QUESTIONS:
If you have any questions about the elections, please feel free to contact me at swami@itcglobaltalk.org.
Regards,
Swaminathan Moorthy
Head of Nominations Committee, International Technical Communication SIG
