Results of the 1999 Board Election

Dec 16 05:54 UTC 1999

Here are the results of the 1999 Board election.  There were 94
eligible members; 49 of those cast ballots.  The results, listed
in order by number of votes received, are as follows:

    Eric Bassey (other)             35
    Megan Heberlein (eeyore)        34
    Marcus Watts (mdw)              34
    Greg Fleming (flem)             33
    Anne Perry (mooncat)            24
    Andrew Christensen (morpheus)    9
    Todd Plesco (tod)                5

Since there are four open positions, this makes Eric, Megan, Marcus,
and Greg the winners.  Congratulations!

Although they aren't used in determining the outcome, I also tally
the non-member votes.  For your information, here are those.  They
exhibit some striking differences from the member votes:

    mooncat     54
    eeyore      49
    mdw         46
    flem        44
    morpheus    35
    tod         33
    other       29

A total of 116 non-members voted.

Terms of office begin on January 1, 2000.  In addition to the four
new members, there are three incumbents.  Members of the year 2000
board are:

    STeve Andre (steve)
    Eric Bassey (other)
    Greg Fleming (flem)
    Megan Heberlein (eeyore)
    John Remmers (remmers)
    Marcus Watts (mdw)
    Jan Wolter (janc)

Many thanks to the departing Board members for their terms of service:
Mark Conger (aruba), Scott Helmke (scott), and Misti Tucker (mta).

I'll be contacting members of the new board via email to schedule the
January meeting.  A major order of business at that meeting will be
selection of officers: chair, secretary, treasurer.  Board members
should be thinking about their interest in serving in those positions.
That issue is also fair game for discussion in this item, I'd think.

response 2 of 90:

Dec 16 06:56 UTC 1999

I think the fourth departing board member is dang, but I'm not sure about
that.

response 4 of 90:

Dec 16 11:17 UTC 1999

Congrats to the incoming board, and thanks Scott, Mark, and Misti.  The later
three have done super stuff.

response 6 of 90:

Dec 16 13:42 UTC 1999

Oops, apologies to Dan Gryniewicz (dang) - he's also a departing
board member, and deserves thanks for the service he put in as well.

response 8 of 90:

Dec 16 14:30 UTC 1999

Congrats to new board members!  I think we've elected a fine board.
(A minor correction - there were 87 members eligible to vote, not 94.)
(We currently have 96 members, but 3 of them are not paid up, 4 of them have
only paid for 1 or two months' membership, and 2 of them are institutional
members.)

response 10 of 90:

Dec 16 17:44 UTC 1999

(Wow, close votes...)

It looks like a fine board to me.  It's a great mix of people, and I can't
wait to attend the meetings.  

response 12 of 90:

Dec 16 22:27 UTC 1999

Um, I believe the current president will be president by default.  Correct?

response 14 of 90:

Dec 16 23:05 UTC 1999

Isn't an incumbent someone who is defending his seat rather than just some
shmuck who already has his seat?

response 16 of 90:

Dec 17 02:18 UTC 1999

Re 15: An incumbent can decide not to run again; it merely means the person
who currently holds the seat, not necessarily a candidate who is up for
re-election.

response 18 of 90:

Dec 17 02:35 UTC 1999

Actually, I think one of the J's would make a better chair creature,
either the one with a hammer, or the one with a baby.

response 20 of 90:

Dec 17 03:02 UTC 1999

I'm willing to consider Presidenting or Secretaritizing next year. I've
done both jobs before though, so a new face would be nice.

Pre-Arlo I'd have been willing to Treasurify, but post-Arlo I just can't
see where I'm going to find the time.  It isn't really all that much
time, but even finding an hour a week is beyond my capacity these days.

I'd encourage Greg, Eric, and John to think about the treasurer's
position.

response 22 of 90:

Dec 17 05:13 UTC 1999

Oh, I apologize.  I thought people kept their offices for consecutive terms
unless they wanted to leave it.  My mistake...  =}

response 24 of 90:

Dec 18 00:49 UTC 1999

Some who didn't get elected have been to board meetings.