To ensure the section membership is broadly represented in this process, we are encouraging you to make additional nominations. If you wish to nominate someone for one of the offices mentioned above, please first contact the prospective nominee to ensure that they are currently a member of the section and are willing to serve in that position. Then contact one of the Nominating Committee members at the e-mail addresses or phone numbers below before April 20, 2002, with your nomination.
The only requirement for running and holding office is that the nominee must be a current member of the Accelerator Section. The Nominating Committee is in place to simply select at least one nominee who has agreed to run for office for each of the elective offices of president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and editor, and at least one nominee who has agreed to run for each one of the two seats on the executive board of directors. All nominations from the section will be put forward for voting. The Nominating Committee also makes sure that the entire nomination and voting process goes smoothly.
The Accelerator Section by-laws allow the section membership to vote by e-mail, facsimile, or proxy. The method of voting must simply allow for the vote to be authenticated. Again, the only requirement for voting is that the voter must be a current member of the Accelerator Section. We will send out directions for voting when that time comes.
The 2002 Accelerator Section Nominating Committee includes