Call for elections and nominations/candidacy: AAJA National Vice President for Print and Secretary. DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 2009.
Two AAJA national offices- national vice president for print and national secretary-- are up for election at the 20th Annual National Convention in Boston, August 12-15, 2009. AAJA members elected to these positions begin their two-year terms on January 1, 2010.
NOMINATIONS:
May 1, 2009 is the RECEIVED-BY DEADLINE for nominations/filing of candidacy.
Required materials to complete nomination process:
Official Nomination Form
Candidate's Statement (200 words or less)
Resume (outlining professional and other experience)
Photo (high resolution color JPEG file, 8”x10” or larger and 300 dpi)
Nomination forms will be included in the AAJA convention registration brochure to be mailed out in February. Download Nomination form PDF (122kb).
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates must be current, FULL AAJA members.
AAJA Officers are expected to attend a minimum of 3 AAJA Board meetings and on some occasions, may be asked to represent AAJA at other industry conventions or gatherings like the NAA, ASNE, RTNDA and other partner organizations.
DUTIES:
VICE PRESIDENT. In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents in order of their rank, if any, as fixed by the Governing Board, shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Governing Board under the By-laws. The holder of this office shall be a member of the corporation's Governing Board.
In the event that the secretary is a candidate for national office, the ranking vice president shall become the elections officer for that election.
SECRETARY. The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a book of minutes at the principal office or such other place as the board of directors may order, of all meetings of the directors and membership. Minutes shall include time and place of the meeting; whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized; the type of notice given; the name of those present at the directors' meetings; the number of members present; and the proceedings of the meeting.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all the meetings of the membership and of the board of directors required by the By-laws or by law. S/he shall keep the seal of the corporation in safe custody, and shall have such other powers and perform other duties as may be prescribed by the Governing Board or by the By-laws. The holder of this office shall be a member of the corporation's Governing Board.
For more information, please contact National Secretary Doris Truong or contact the AAJA National Office at (415) 346-2051 x105.