2000 USENIX Nominating Committee

Nominating Committee Chair


The biennial elections of the Association's Board of Directors will be held in the spring of 2000. The current Board has asked me to chair a committee to nominate candidates for the Board. At the time of this writing, the Nominating Committee is:

Evi Nemeth, University of Colorado, Chair

Dennis Ritchie, Lucent Technologies — Bell Labs

Others will be appointed.

Board members are elected for two years and will take office in June 2000. There are eight Board positions:

President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Board Member at Large (four positions)

All positions are typically filled from a combination of continuing Board members along with new folks.

We are soliciting suggestions for nominations. The Association needs people who are enthusiastic, energetic, and responsible, and who are willing and able to donate considerable amounts of time.

Candidates should have some political skills as well as a technical interest in USENIX. Vision, insight, and the ability to work and play well with others are also on the wish-list. Having a sense of humor is always an attractive bonus. Folks who are overcommitted tend to be no-ops on the board and that hurts the Association a lot; it needs an active and capable board.

Please send suggestions for nominees by late October to: <nominate@usenix.org>.

We also invite feedback and comments (which will be kept strictly confidential) on the current Board members.

If you think you might be interested in running for the Board but aren't sure quite what it entails, mail me (<evi@cs.colorado.edu>) and I will send you a crib sheet for potential candidates that includes a bit of the job description.

Thank you; your input and suggestions are important.