Each year, OpenMPE holds an election during February and March for seats on its Board of Directors (BOD).  OpenMPE has a total of nine Directors.  In keeping with good practice to assure corporate stability and as required by our Bylaws, the election terms of members on the Board are staggered.  Each seat on the Board has a term of service of two years.  Thus, approximately half the board is elected each year.  

Members are encouraged to review our corporate Bylaws.  They are posted on OpenMPE's website (http://www.openmpe.org/Articles-Bylaws.htm).

With 9 seats on the Board, this means that in even numbered years five will be up for election and in odd numbered years four will be subject to election.  This being an odd-numbered year (2007), the Bylaws require that we hold an election for the four Board seats expiring in March.  A Board member is elected to a two-year term.

This year the following BOD member positions will be open for election:
Birket Foster
Paul Edwards
Alan Tibbetts
Chuck Ciesinski

The 2007 election will begin Monday, February 12th at 8:00am (EST) and end on Friday, March 2nd at 5:00pm (EST).  The election will be ratified on Monday, March 5th -- the date of OpenMPE's annual general meeting.  The results will be announced on Tuesday, March 6th.

To ensure an adequate number of candidates, the BOD is seeking requests from people who would like to be listed on the ballot for OpenMPE's upcoming election.  If you would like to be a candidate, please send an email to Donna Hofmeister, Secretary for the BOD (dgarverick @ longs . com) expressing your desire to seek election along with a brief discussion of your qualifications.  There is only one requirement for becoming a BOD member -- a commitment of time.  The BOD meets weekly and the participation of the entire board is critical.

Finally, in order to vote in the upcoming election you must be a member of OpenMPE.  Membership is free and it only takes a few moments to complete the application form (http://openmpe.org/Membership.htm).

Show your support for MPE!  Send a clear message to HP that you want a future for MPE!  Join OpenMPE today!

On behalf of OpenMPE's Board of Directors

Donna Hofmeister
Secretary, OpenMPE

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Donna Hofmeister, HP-CSA Sr. System Programmer
dgarverick -at- longs -dot- com
925-210-6631 Longs Drug Stores

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