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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">As of today, this is
the slate for our November election.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b>Nominees</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">President Mike
Shreve</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">VP John Sandford</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Secretary Open</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Treasurer Todd
Springer</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Board</p>
<ol><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Geoff Shuck</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Jim Stewart</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Glenn Culler</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Rich Kennedy</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Matthew Stevens</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Mike Oliver</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Bill Johnson</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">David Zdanowicz</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">At the October
meeting members will have the opportunity to nominate additional
candidates. Names must be submitted to Chairperson Aimee before
October 18<sup>th</sup>. She will make this clear in her
presentation at the October meeting.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">One position remains
open, that of Secretary. This is a very important function. I say
this, not because I have served as secretary for the last six years,
but because of what the secretary’s function brings to the club.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">According to our
bylaws:</p>
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<b>The Secretary</b> shall keep a record of all meetings of the club
and the Board and of all meetings of which a record shall be ordered
by the club. He (She) shall have charge of the correspondence, notify
members of meetings, notify new members of their membership in the
club, keep a roll of members of the club with their addresses and
carry out such other duties as are prescribed in these By-Laws.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><i>Quoting</i></em><em style="font-style:italic">
Woody Allen, "80 percent of success is just showing up" </em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">
</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">There
is a lot of truth in this statement. </span></span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">The
secretary has to show up at both general as well as board meetings.
At the general meeting to manage the club’s projector, and get
copies of the presenter’s talk, if available, to publish on the
club’s website. At board meetings, t</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">o
take</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal"> notes, and
summarize discussions in bullet form for later publishing to the
membership. </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">In a
real sense, the secretary is the voice of the board, and the
information channel to the general membership. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">Most
of you know that I publish the club’s blog. This is </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><i><b>not</b></i></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">
the secretary’s responsibility. </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">Relax,
the secretary only needs to keep t</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">he
Blogmaster</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal"> informed
of upcoming events so they can be put on the blog. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">As
secretary you will have to deal with name badges. This involves
getting the name and call sign o</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">f</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">
new members from the Treasurer, and emailing them to a vendor. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">As
secretary you will visit the club’s PO Box on a regular basis to
collect the mail. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">As
secretary you will maintain and archive club records. These are
currently organized by year in four plastic hanging folder tubs. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">To
summarize, t</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">he
minimum s</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">kill set
</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">required </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">to
perform as secretary includes basic computer skills like creating
documents, and sending emails. </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">The
need to take notes and summarize them in written form </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">was
already mentioned</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">.
</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">I</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">f
not familiar with uploading files, the candidate for secretary m</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">ust</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">
be willing to learn how to perform this task. </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">You
will need a computer, and most likely have to download </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">and
install </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">some free
software to accomplish this. </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">Help
</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">will be provided
</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">during the
transition period. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">If
after reading this, you think this might be a way for you to both
contribute as well as give back to the club, please contact either
Aimee or myself. If you </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">think,
maybe, but </span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">are
unsure, I will b</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">e
happy to</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal"> w</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">alk</span></em><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">
you through the procedures before you commit. </span></em>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><em style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-style:normal">Bill
Johnson Secretary</span></em></p>
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