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Friendly Reminder: The call for volunteers closes next week, on 20 September 2018. We would love to have a full slate of candidates, especially those nominated from our members. On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 1:22 PM Chris Grundemann <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > IX-Denver will be holding an election at our 2018 members meeting. The > purpose of this election will be selecting three Board members for two year > terms (2018-2020). To ensure that IX-Denver has the best possible > leadership, we are now calling for volunteers who are willing and able to > serve our members as Directors. > > Three Board seats are up for election in 2018, two of which are being > vacated: > > * Mark Calkins - Seeking re-election > * Jay Hanke - Not seeking re-election > * Ogi Mitev - Not seeking re-election > > You can view all of the current Board members here: > https://ix-denver.org/governance/board-of-directors/ > > We are seeking volunteers and nominations to fill these three open Board > seats. To be considered; please send name, email, and a brief biography to > [log in to unmask] > > # Responsibilities > As an all volunteer organization, IX-Denver relies heavily on its Board of > Directors. > > Some of the various tasks performed by current Board members include: > > * Financial planning and book keeping > * Setting strategic direction for the organization based on member input > * Providing technical leadership to the organization based on industry > best practices > * Proposing and conducting configuration changes, upgrades, new installs, > etc. > * Developing new and existing software tools > * Configuring member ports, route server sessions, etc. > * Communicating with members directly and via mailing lists > * Seeking out new members and partners and bringing them on-board > * Evangelizing the use of peering > * Website and social media updates > * Event planning and execution > * Accounts payable and accounts receivable > * Leading other volunteers > > Not all members take on all of these tasks and this is not a comprehensive > list. You will need to commit at least 10 hours per month to this position (2-4 > hours per week), including monthly online board meetings. Twice a year we > meet in person for about a half a day. > > Folks who live in Colorado and have Internet technology related experience > are preferred. In particular this year, we are seeking someone with > accounting experience. > > # Important Dates > * 5 September 2018 - Call for Volunteers opens > * 20 September 2018 - Call for Volunteers closes > * 28 September 2018 - Slate of candidates announced > * 18 October 2018 - Members meeting and election > * 26 October 2018 - New Board announced > > This information is also posted here: > https://ix-denver.org/governance/2018-election/ > > Thank you, > ~Chris > > -- > President, IX-Denver > http://ix-denver.org/ > -- President, IX-Denver http://ix-denver.org/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the IXDENVER list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(IXDENVER,SIGNOFF);