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*** '''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. | *** '''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. | ||
** Proposed: | ** Proposed: | ||
| − | ***'''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four '''elected''' Officers as defined in Article IV, | + | ***'''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four '''elected''' Officers as defined in Article IV, two '''elected''' at-large directors, '''and board-appointed program directors,''' all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No '''elected director''' may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. '''Each role on the board of directors will have one vote in board decisions.''' |
== Election of the board == | == Election of the board == | ||
| − | For roles and duties, please read the [ | + | * For roles and duties of board members, please read the [[Bylaws#Article_IV:_The_Officers|bylaws]]. |
| − | * | + | * For rules regarding votes, please read the [[voting|voting policy]]. |
| − | ** Dominic Canare | + | * Nominees |
| − | * Vice-president | + | ** President: [[User:Dominic Canare|Dominic Canare]] |
| − | + | ** Vice-president: [[User:Jens Torell|Jens Torell]] | |
| − | * Treasurer | + | ** Treasurer: [[User:Dustin Richey|Dustin Richey]] |
| − | + | ** Secretary nominees: [[User:Kip Landwehr|Kip Landwehr]] | |
| − | * Secretary nominees: | + | ** Director at large (2 positions): |
| − | + | *** [[User:Curt Gridley|Curt Gridley]] | |
| − | * Director at large | + | *** [[User:Tom McGuire|Tom McGuire]] |
| − | ** Curt Gridley | + | *** [[User:Barbara Davis|Barbara Davis]] |
| − | ** Tom McGuire | ||
| − | ** Barbara Davis | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 20 June 2015
- Date: 2015 June 20
- Time: 04:30pm
Contents
President's Report
| June 2014 | June 2015 | Change | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook fans | 700 | 1305 | +605 | +86.43% |
| Twitter followers | 260 | 698 | +438 | +168.46% |
| Square footage | ~3,000 | ~8,700 | +5,700 | +190.00% |
| Active members | 25 | 111 | +86 | +344.00% |
- Events
- 20 Workshops
- 17 other events (Off the grid, Arduino Day, Pi Day, Halloween challenge, Arts Festival, Expos, outreach activities, etc)
- 26 Open Hack Nights
- 12 devICT Monthly Talks + hackathons, social events, etc)
- Other Activities
- $117,200.00 Grant money (WCF, Knight Foundation, John, Vanessa, April)
- Featured on Instructables front page (Barb, Jess, Jens, James L, Stephan)
- Launched Meetup.com (Seth, Gina, Mike)
- Started a monthly newsletter (391 Subscribers!)
- Joined with devICT (Seth, Jacob)
- Electronic Door (Tom, Christian, Dustin)
- ArtDOG (WCF, April, Dustin, Jess)
- Benevolent dictator appointments (term: 1 year)
- James Seymour, Electronics
- Gavin Rondeau, Metal shop
- Mike Hutton, Woodshop
- Jess Bechtelheimer, Studio Arts
- Bryan Barr / James Lancaster, Fab lab/3D printing
- Accolades
- Front page of the Eagle - twice! (Roy Wenzl)
- Wichita Business Journal (Emily Behlmann)
- KMUW story (Abigail Johnson)
- Midwest Digest Podcast (Blake Hamilton)
- Contributors of the year
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Treasurer's Report
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Matters for discussion and voting
Budget approval
Proposed budget for remainder of 2015
Bylaw Changes
Click here to review the current bylaws
- Should program directors be given a vote on the board? This will include existing program directors (Seth Etter for devICT and Tom McGuire for the Makerspace), as well as future program directors when such entities are created.
- Current:
- Article V, Section 1:The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law.
- Proposed:
- Article V, Section 1:The board of directors shall consist of the four elected Officers as defined in Article IV, two elected at-large directors, and board-appointed program directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No elected director may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. Each role on the board of directors will have one vote in board decisions.
- Current:
Election of the board
- For roles and duties of board members, please read the bylaws.
- For rules regarding votes, please read the voting policy.
- Nominees
- President: Dominic Canare
- Vice-president: Jens Torell
- Treasurer: Dustin Richey
- Secretary nominees: Kip Landwehr
- Director at large (2 positions):
