Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!mason
From: mason@tmsoft.uucp (Dave Mason)
Newsgroups: can.usrgroup
Subject: Renewed Call for Nominations for Directors for /usr/group/cdn
Message-ID: <1989May4.042805.24120@tmsoft.uucp>
Date: 4 May 89 04:28:05 GMT
References: <1989Apr24.161951.16349@tmsoft.uucp> <544@aurora.AthabascaU.CA>
Reply-To: mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Followup-To: can.usrgroup
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Organization: TM Software Associates, Toronto
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(Deadline's been extended, see the bottom of this epistle for more.)

Lyndon seems to have misinterpreted my intentions.

In article <544@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> lyndon@atha.uucp (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:
>In article <1989Apr24.161951.16349@tmsoft.uucp>, I (Dave Mason) wrote:
>>  I would personally like to encourage people from outside the Toronto
>>area to run for Director, as I feel that is the best way to make this
>>a truly Canadian organization.  I would REALLY like to see a Director
>>from each of Quebec and the West elected this time, with further
>>representation in subsequent elections.
>
>Hmm, last time I looked there were 10 provinces and two territories.
>*I* would personally like to see the board consist of 12 people,
>with one person elected per province/territory.

I'd like that, or something very much like it, too.  Being realistic,
however, getting 2 board members from outside Ontario would be a step
in the right direction, and MIGHT be possible in THIS election.  It
would SIGNIFICANTLY improve the chances of our forming a truly
national organization (with possibly much reorganisation).  (Then at
least /usr/group/cdn wouldn't be just "those slimey *Toronto*
buzzards". :-) :-)

> This is /usr/group/*cdn* after all ... (isn't it?) 

Sometimes I have my doubts, but *I*'d sure like it to be.

>>  I would also like to
>>encourage women to run for the Board (one of our Founding Directors
>>was a woman, but no female board members in the last 1.5 years).  I
>>feel we need a more balanced, even keeled board in many different
>>ways, and both of these kinds of representation will help.
>
>Gasp! What a novel concept! But then again, since were letting those
>westerners in ...

Sigh.  If you know how to encourage people who "aren't doing something
that you and they agree would be desirable" to do it, without sounding
at least a little bit patronizing, you're a better person than I. (Of
which I have no doubts, after all YOU live somewhere semi-reasonable;
while I'm stuck in Toronto. (NOT :-), unfortunately.))

And more importantly we could certainly use you and your talents on
the board of /usr/group/cdn, so we can make it !!CDN!!

And now the good news (for Lyndon and others):

Because of the rather hurried notice, along with other reasons, we
have decided to have the Annual General Meeting a month later than
previously planned (if you want to argue THAT, please do it by mail),
so you still have time to become a member and send us a BIO to run for
the board.  The record date for people to become general members (so
they can vote) will be May 19, so you can join during the Unix 89 show
if you give this (I *won't* say OUR) fair city a visit.  Or, of
course, you can become a member via mail to 241 Gamma St., Etobicoke,
Ontario, M8W 4G7.  Send mail to bonnie@ontmoh for more information. 

We currently have 6 candidates for the 5 positions open, and again I'd
like to encourage others (particularly from outside Ontario) to help
put the CDN into /usr/group/cdn.  The deadline for bio's in my (or
Bonnie's) hands is May 24, when bio's and ballots will be mailed to members.

	Thanks for your reading time.
	../Dave