[wplug] [wplug-announce] 1st annual membership meeting discussion on wplug-plan

[beer]

Two things:

1.  Perhaps i missed earlier announcements, however giving the group only 2 days to pay dues so they can be included in the election seems unreasonable.

2.  I am certain I am simply not being thorough enough in my search, but where on the website does it discuss the value of memebership and use of funds.  

I have not been paying as much attention to the list as I would like (damn job getting in the way :) so forgive me if this has all been addressed previously.

thanks

-b

On Wed, October 12, 2005 6:04 pm, Beth Lynn said:
> Preliminary Note: This is announcement of organizational WPLUG changes.
> 
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> WPLUG is now under a new set of bylaws... 
> http://www.wplug.org/pages/bylaws
> 
> The new bylaws have four major changes 1. WPLUG will be a member-ruled
> organization with a board of directors. This means that dues paying
> members will be able to propose and vote on issues, run for office, and
> vote for others to take office. 2. The board of directors will no longer
> be self appointing but it will be filled by election from the membership. 
> 3. There will be an annual nominations meeting. This year's will be 
> October 15, 2005. 4. There will be an annual membership meeting for the
> purpose of electing a new board each year. This year's will be November 5,
> 2005.
> 
> WPLUG events, including the annual membership meeting, will continue to
> be open to the general public. Other resources such as the mailing lists,
> our website, and the irc channel will also continue to be open to the
> general public.
> 
> The purpose of membership is to give organizational ownership to those who
> are the members of WPLUG. In addition to voting rights, members receive a
> coupon for free pizza at any WPLUG gathering. Other perks of membership
> may be introduced after the new board takes office.
> 
> WPLUG Members are those 1. filled out the application 
> http://www.wplug.org/membership/ 2. Paid dues of $5. In person, by proxy,
> or via paypal. 3. Under the rules of the proviso, those who have fulfilled
> steps one and two must also be unanimous approved by the board. * After the
> annual membership meeting, steps 1 and 2 will be sufficient.
> 
> Please note: Only registered members can run for office and vote. The
> deadline for membership application in order to be considered a member for
> the nominations meeting is October 14, 2005 at 9am EST. The deadline for
> membership application in order to be considered a member for the annual
> membership meeting is November 1, 2005 at 11:59pm EST.
> 
> If you wish to run for office, please attend the nominations meeting on 
> October 15. For those who can not be present, you may request another 
> member who will be present to nominate you. The ballots will be finalized
> at the nominations meeting therefore if you wish to campaign after October
> 15, you may do so as a write-in. All campaigning will take place from
> October 15 until the membership meeting on November 5. All candidates are
> encouraged to use the organizational planning mailing list, 
> wplug-plan at wplug.org, as a forum to discuss the issues.
> 
> Thank you for your time and attention.
> 
> Sincerely, Beth Lynn Eicher WPLUG Board Chair
> 
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