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Grex > Coop12 > #49: Nominations for the Board of Directors | |
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spooked
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response 15 of 332:
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Oct 20 07:48 UTC 2001 |
Yup, yup - something like that was my idea... I'd definately "attend" in
real-time, via bits - netmeeting, or something along those lines. Maybe
we could set up a board meeting sometime, with netmeeting attendant
capibility?
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pfv
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response 16 of 332:
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Oct 20 08:13 UTC 2001 |
(I'm minded of the flat-screens & cameras mounted around the conference
table in "Demolition Man" ;-)
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aruba
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response 17 of 332:
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Oct 21 01:41 UTC 2001 |
The room we currently meet in is in a restaurant, and doesn't have a phone
line available that we could take calls on. We'd need to find a different
room or a cell phone with speaker capability (does such a thing exist?)
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other
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response 18 of 332:
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Oct 21 06:48 UTC 2001 |
Hmm. An option might be to obtain access to Zingermans' wireless network
-- an option suggested by Jared Mauch at the last board meeting.
Of course, this would restrict us to meeting within the range of their
wireless access point unless we can come up with a comparable
alternative.
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aruba
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response 19 of 332:
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Oct 21 16:15 UTC 2001 |
(Jared wasn't at the last board meeting.)
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other
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response 20 of 332:
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Oct 21 17:33 UTC 2001 |
He was in the next room.
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aruba
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response 21 of 332:
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Oct 21 21:45 UTC 2001 |
OK...
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mdw
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response 22 of 332:
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Oct 22 00:54 UTC 2001 |
Lots of places have wireless connections. But it is still another
restriction...
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keesan
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response 23 of 332:
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Oct 22 01:16 UTC 2001 |
Can't you meet in someone's home? (I would offer my house but it is not yet
heated.) Maybe the out of town board members could even get some sort of
computer (free) phone service set up.
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mary
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response 24 of 332:
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Oct 22 01:21 UTC 2001 |
I'd like to nominate Dave Lovelace (davel) and Scott Helmke (scott).
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aruba
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response 25 of 332:
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Oct 22 04:00 UTC 2001 |
I'll second those nominations.
Sindi: Yes, we could do that. I gather the founders used to meet a lot in
people's houses.
Experience has shown, however, that when the meeting is in a public place,
especially one with food, random Grexers are much more likely to show up to
meetings. The more people that show up, the more lively things are, and I'm
all for that.
That said, if it wasn't for the fact that Zingerman's allows us to have a
room to ourselves, i would have pushed for moving to someone's home a long
time ago. I find it very hard to hear other people and to concentrate when
trying to have a meeting in the middle of lots of people having unrelated
conversations.
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davel
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response 26 of 332:
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Oct 22 13:20 UTC 2001 |
I'm afraid I'll decline the nomination, Mary & Mark. But thanks.
#include "shermanquote.h"
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jp2
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response 27 of 332:
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Oct 23 13:58 UTC 2001 |
This response has been erased.
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scott
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response 28 of 332:
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Oct 23 14:03 UTC 2001 |
Oops, put it in the wrong item.
I hereby decline my nomination.
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richard
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response 29 of 332:
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Oct 24 20:05 UTC 2001 |
I nominate Sylvia (Bhelliom) and leslie (arabella) both are longtime
grexers who would make excellent board members. new blood is always good
on the board!
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krj
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response 30 of 332:
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Oct 24 21:43 UTC 2001 |
I would like to nominate Marcus Watts/mdw for re-election.
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jp2
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response 31 of 332:
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Oct 24 21:46 UTC 2001 |
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remmers
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response 32 of 332:
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Oct 24 23:33 UTC 2001 |
I'll post a summary from time to time. As of the moment:
Nominated:
other
eeyore
janc
cmcgee
mary
davel
scott
jp2
bhelliom
arabella
mdw
Accepted:
mary
jp2
Declined:
janc
davel
scott
Anybody feel free to correct any mistakes.
Folks who are nominated by the November 15 can change their minds
about accepting or declining anytime before December 1, which is
when voting starts.
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aruba
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response 33 of 332:
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Oct 25 03:59 UTC 2001 |
I nominate Dan Velleman (orinoco).
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arabella
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response 34 of 332:
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Oct 26 01:06 UTC 2001 |
Thanks for the nomination, Richard. Actually, I was a member of the
very first Grex Board, back in 1992 (and yes, we often met at people's
houses, and took collections of money from board members to keep
Grex afloat. Ah, those were the days). I'm afraid I'll have to
decline, despite my desire to serve Grex, as my future travel schedule
will very likely preclude me from attending board meetings on a regular
basis.
However, I'd like to nominate Ken Josenhans (login krj), as he's
heavily involved with Grex already, and would make a splendid
representative of our family on the board.
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richard
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response 35 of 332:
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Oct 26 03:08 UTC 2001 |
but doesnt krj work nights? actually I guess if he's working, he can
call the grex staff meeting and listen in. Just need somebody present
with a cell phone or something.
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jp2
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response 36 of 332:
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Oct 26 03:26 UTC 2001 |
This response has been erased.
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aruba
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response 37 of 332:
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Oct 26 03:44 UTC 2001 |
I heartily second the nomination of krj. He doesn't work nights, last I
heard.
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richard
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response 38 of 332:
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Oct 26 04:52 UTC 2001 |
although if krj runs, there could be the great virtual candidates debate
between krj and jp2. Have it on party and see who outlasts who. Of course
there is the possibility they might BOTH get elected, which means they
would most likely cancel each other's votes out every time, thereby
effectively reducing the size of the board from seven to five. But Im sure
those meetings wouldnt be dull!
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janc
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response 39 of 332:
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Oct 26 15:17 UTC 2001 |
Does krj come across on like as a firey or contentious character? Sometimes
knowing people face-to-face totally alters their on-line appearance.
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