[TriLUG] Meeting July 09 - Elections and maybe something else

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

Two updates:

1. The Meetup link was wrong. It should be
https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/267709018/
2. Link to the jitsi event: https://meet.jit.si/TrilugElections

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 2:13 PM Mauricio Tavares <raubvogel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Topic: Elections and maybe something else
> Presenter: Nobody
> When: Thursday, 09 July 2020 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
> Where: Online, Jitsi
> Parking: Wherever you go, there you are
> Map: Video: Will Not be Recorded
> Speaker notes N/A
> Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/267709005/
>
> Summary
>
> As announced last month and on the trilug list, today we will be
> having the steering committee election. All positions are up to grab
> and we do need to fill them up!
>
> Because of the COVID-19 thing we will need to look carefully at our
> bylaws and ignore them: voting will be virtual. Probably something
> like create a google questionnaire thingie and then put the people
> there. And then you select all the people you want (maybe an AYE/NAY
> checkbox?).
>
> As you can guess by now, we will be doing this as we go: so far we
> have 2 people applying but have 5 positions. I do not think there will
> be much fighting for positions, but we do need to document the
> election.
>
> Jitsi link will be provided later.
>
> WHAT DO WE NEED
>
> Candidates! There are 5 positions (https://trilug.org/about-steering/)
> and we need at least 5 bodies (this is not federal, state, or local
> elections, so they all have to be alive). Want to be an officer?
> Nominate yourself. Or nominate someone you like... or not. If you have
> served and want a change in your position, again.
>
> If you want to be a candidate, make sure you can commit the time and
> effort. Also, it takes a team to make this work.
>
> No Experience Necessary besides a desire to help the trilug community
> and learn something (something; don't ask me complicate questions). It
> is actually a great experience; we will help you out.
>
> What does the steering committee do?
>
> plan meeting topics and meeting logistics
> keep our server-farm-of-one up-to-date and running
> solicit donations from sponsors, offer some value in return
> the drudgery of paperwork (bank, 501(3)c, etc).
>
> Bottom line is it takes a team to make trilug to work. Without it
> there is no trilug.
>
> Speech or something. I know things are interesting but it would be
> nice if people knew you existed if you are a candidate. Remember: when
> you don't you end up with someone like me.
>
> Dates. Since we are still in online mode, let's shoot for election in
> July. We can use our meetup page and/or website to post about the
> candidates.
>
> Some way to do the voting. I am open for discussion. I would like to
> limit the number of dead people voting to a minimum; this is not
> normal politics but just electing the trilug steering committee.
>
> Every single position is fair game.
>
> WHAT ELSE
>
> Floor's open after we do voting. If you want to
>
> Bio
>
> Links
> dd
>
> Sponsor
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