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Author:  pwaldron [ Thu May 12, 2011 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Board elections
It's time for the AGA's board elections. Is anyone from the L19 community planning to run this year?
Author:  mw42 [ Thu May 12, 2011 11:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
I'm voting for oak this year. I thought pine's "evergreen" policy was a disaster.
Author:  daniel_the_smith [ Thu May 12, 2011 12:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
I'm considering it again.
Author:  Joaz Banbeck [ Thu May 12, 2011 9:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
daniel_the_smith wrote:
I'm considering it again.


:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Author:  vash3g [ Fri May 13, 2011 7:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
and if he decides to run, thats leaves only two more seats open to run against.
Author:  daniel_the_smith [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
Is there a page for 2011 elections? All I can find is the page for last year: http://usgo.org/board/election.html
Author:  gurujeet [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
The website has not been updated, unfortunately. This alternate link was posted in the eJournal: http://agaelections.freeiz.com/election.html
Author:  daniel_the_smith [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
Thank you, I must have missed that. I emailed elections@usgo.org last night but hadn't heard back yet.

OK, I'm going to go for it. Is there anyone here living in the central region that would like to nominate me? Otherwise I know a number of people IRL that could.
Author:  xed_over [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
gurujeet wrote:
The website has not been updated, unfortunately. This alternate link was posted in the eJournal: http://agaelections.freeiz.com/election.html

That's silly. Why wouldn't they just post the page on the AGA's own website?
Author:  oren [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
xed_over wrote:
That's silly. Why wouldn't they just post the page on the AGA's own website?


Why would you expect anything not silly? :)
Author:  xed_over [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
oren wrote:
xed_over wrote:
That's silly. Why wouldn't they just post the page on the AGA's own website?


Why would you expect anything not silly? :)

Oh yeah... the president fired the webmaster, so I guess no one knows how to manage the website now.

I updated the site with the new page.
Author:  rubin427 [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
xed_over wrote:
gurujeet wrote:
The website has not been updated, unfortunately. This alternate link was posted in the eJournal: http://agaelections.freeiz.com/election.html

That's silly. Why wouldn't they just post the page on the AGA's own website?


The exact answer is this.
Following vash3g's run as webmaster, a call for a volunteer webmaster went out in November of 2010.
I volunteered for the new webmaster position and near the end of February I was informed that I had been the successful candidate.
I was trained and began work.
I did approximately two months of vaguely competent work (March, April). Then my personal life got amazingly complicated. I essentially stopped all AGA webmaster work and new requests sat and gathered dust in the webmaster’s inbox (most of May). I formally resigned as AGA webmaster June 1st. A new call for a volunteer webmaster went out on June 5th.

So, this particular failing isn’t some ambiguous bureaucratic failing of the AGA. No, this failing is specifically and completely my own. The AGA gave me a shot, and I flaked out on them. I feel really lousy about it.
Author:  xed_over [ Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
I didn't realize that you were the new webmaster for a while. I missed that bit of news.

Don't feel bad. Volunteering is really hard when you've still got your own life to run.

I assisted Roy for a while a couple years back, and then got too busy too. I still have access, so I help when I can, but I just can't commit to full duties. But I was never on the webmaster mailing list, so I'm usually in the dark as to what needs to be done, else I might try to help more from time to time.
Author:  daniel_the_smith [ Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
I don't think the page has been updated yet, but I'm now officially a candidate.

So, vote for me. :)

I plan to write some sort of position piece. Edward Zhang's is great, I don't think I can top that, and I hope he wins the eastern seat: http://ngol.us/Board.html

Also, this year, I'll be emailing chapters in my region to ask for votes. Seems like a super obvious thing to do, but it didn't occur to me last year. I was kicking myself when Lisa said that's what she did, hehe.

Although, at the moment, it appears I'll be unopposed. I'd encourage someone else to run, too; multiple choices can only be good for the organization.

Also, @rubin, thanks for letting us know what happened. IMO, there should be more than one person webmastering-- exactly because things like that happen, and the organization needs to plan for them, and so that if that happens you still have someone who knows his way around the site internals.
Author:  xed_over [ Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
daniel_the_smith wrote:
I don't think the page has been updated yet, but I'm now officially a candidate.

If you notice the other site gets updated, just message me and I'll update the AGA site (but going out-of-town for the weekend).
Author:  daniel_the_smith [ Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
I am now a board member (my term officially starts next month). AGA members (especially central region members) with opinions on issues facing the board are welcome to PM me.

It should go without saying, but I should probably say it anyway: my posts are not in any way official communication from the AGA.

I'm going to start a few threads to discuss some of the issues brought up at the meetings at congress in a few days when I will be back to a more regular schedule.
Author:  xed_over [ Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Board elections
daniel_the_smith wrote:
I am now a board member (my term officially starts next month).

congrats!
Author:  EdLee [ Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:39 pm ]
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daniel_the_smith wrote:
I am now a board member (my term officially starts next month).
Congrats & good luck, Daniel. Looking forward to some nice communication. :)
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