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 even-numbered year (2006), the Bylaws
require that we hold an election for the five 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:
John Wolff
Donna Garverick
Steve Suraci
John Burke 
Matt Perdue

The 2006 election will begin Monday, February 13th and end on Friday,
March 3rd.  The election will be ratified on Monday, March 6th -- the
date of OpenMPE's annual general meeting.  The results will be
announced on Tuesday, March 7th.

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 Garverick, 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).

2005 was the YEAR OF DECISION.  2006 is the YEAR OF COMMITMENT!  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 Garverick

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

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are.
"Ulysses", A. Tennyson

>>>MY opinions, not Longs Drug Stores'<<<

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