View source for 2018 Elections - Questions

This page is to collect all questions for 2018 board candidates. Anyone can edit this page or post suggested questions at https://talk.makeict.org/t/questions-for-the-candidates/885.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to post their answers as new threads at http://talk.makeict.org by '''June 10 2018'''.

Candidates will also be given 2-3 minutes each to address the attendees at our [[2018 Annual Meeting]].

== Questions for all candidates ==

=== Tell us about yourself ===
# What are some favorite things you have already done for MakeICT?
# What, in your opinion, qualifies you to be a board member?
# If you have served on the Board in the past, What do you feel you did right?  What do you think you did wrong, or could have done better?
# Are you able to be at Board meetings, Maker Mondays and other events for the duration of your term?
# It is our mission to innovate, learn, and build community at the intersection of art, technology, science, and culture. How would you support our mission as leadership?
# As a member of the Board, you may occasionally be subject to personal attacks. How would you handle that kind of situation? Can you provide a specific example of a time where you've been in that kind of situation and how you handled it?

=== What should we do next? ===
# What are your thoughts about MakeICT's direction in the coming year? 
# What's your agenda for what you want to accomplish in the coming year?
# How will you gauge whether we're successful as an organization?
# What should our priorities be in terms of trying to find a different space versus extending the lease on our current building?
# Do you think MakeICT should focus on one space down town or multiple satellite locations in underserved communities?

=== How should we operate? ===
# Do you believe the Board should deal with day to day issues?  Should area leads have more authority over day to day operations?
# Do you support an expansion of board terms from 1 year to 2 years?  Why or why not?
# Would a 2 year term affect your decisions to accept a nomination?
# Would you support staggered elections June and December for general directors seats? Why or why not?
# Would you support staggered elections with half the board elected at each Annual meeting?
# Tell us one thing the Board did in the last 12 months that needs an undo. Be specific.
# Tell us one thing not done in the last 12 months by the Board that still needs done. Be specific.
# Do you believe the entire membership should vote each year at the annual meeting on the organizations Standing Rules? Refer to Article III Section 2 of the bylaws.