Who are the current members that are up for election? It seems the minimum would be two, but how many seats need to be filled? Sorry if there are obvious answers that I missed. My head's not been in the game lately. Thanks, Kelly ________________________________ From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:41 PM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dean Notarnicola <dean.notarnicola@vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Annual Committee Member Election Dear VCF membership, It is time once again for the VCF-MA annual committee member election! There are two seats becoming vacant and nominations are now open. The election will be held according to section 4 and 5 of our published bylaws (copied below.) Anyone who directly received this message is eligible to vote. Nominations for committee members can be made by current list members in good standing simply by communicating the nomination via email to a committee member ( alexander@vcfed.org, andrew.diller@vcfed.org, tony.bogan@vcfed.org, chris. fala@vcfed.org, dean.notarnicola@vcfed.org.) Members may also self-nominate. To be eligible for the election, the prospective nominee must then accept the nomination by replying in the affirmative to the nomination email. One nomination per member can be made. Nominations close November 25th. An updated list of eligible nominees will be published weekly. Voting will commence on November 27th and close at 11:59 pm on December 8th. Winners will be announced on December 11th during the Town hall event at our annual VCF Festivus celebration. *This is your chance to help steer the direction of VCF Mid-Atlantic! Nominate someone and vote in the upcoming election!* Regards, Dean Notarnicola VCF Committee Chairperson *4. COMMITTEE ELECTIONS* Steering committee membership includes representation of VCF membership, as determined by the VCF governing board and VCF-MA sponsored elections. • The committee membership will be determined by elections to be held on a yearly basis (currently December.) • Committee membership is ideally composed of five people but may vary due to various circumstances. • Two seats will be up for election in every cycle, unless additional vacancies create the need for seats to be filled, in which case all vacant seats will be up for election in that cycle. • Nominations for committee members can be made by current members in good standing simply by communicating the nomination to a committee member. One nomination per member can be made. Members may also self-nominate. • In the case of off-cycle vacancies, the committee may move to, without an election, appoint new committee members to fill the seats until the next scheduled election. • A committee chairperson will be appointed by the committee members within 30 days of any completed election cycle. • Prospective committee members should be knowledgeable in some aspect of computing, preferably vintage computers, and show a demonstrated interest in vintage computing, computing history, and museum management and governance. • In order to be sufficiently aware and have proper perspective of museum and warehouse issues, prospective committee members should be able to physically attend VCF events at least quarterly. *5. MEMBERSHIP* VCF general membership is open and granted to anyone who joins the mailing list. Voting rights will be granted to members who register for the mailing list no less than 30 days before an election begins.