2016 Annual Meeting

THIS IS A DRAFT

• Date: 2015 June 13
• Time: 05:30pm

President's Report

	June 2015	June 2016	Change	% Change
Active members	111	TBD	+TBD	+TBD%

Contributors of the year

• TBD

Treasurer's Report

• TBD

Matters for discussion and voting

Program adoption

1. Maker Outreach
   • Proposed objective statement: We advance the maker culture through hands-on activities in public venues.
2. Education
   • Proposed objective statement:
3. Kansas Linux Fest
   • Proposed objective statement: We promote education and the adoption of Linux and Free and Open Source software.
   • KLF is an annual tech conference. In 2015 it was held in Lawrence. In 2016 it was held in Wichita thanks to leadership from MakeICT, WuLUG, and devICT.
   • Adopting KLF will provide the annual conference with permanent 501(c)(3) status for donations, grants, and other funding opportunities.
   • 5% of all donations and grants received will go directly back to the MakeICT umbrella organization.

Bylaw change proposals

1. Change board voting to general board, rather than specific positions (Article V, Section 3)
   • Individuals with the most votes are elected on the board
   • Individuals in the newly elected board meet and decide among themselves for specific officer and at-large positions.
2. Increase at-large director positions from 2 to 4 (Article V, Section 1)
   • Growth of the makerspace and organization as a whole should needs adequate leadership to support it
   • A larger board of directors can help distribute workload/responsibilities
   • A larger board will better represent our members' increasingly diverse interests and backgrounds
3. Add a new board position for "Past President" (Article IV or Article V, Section 1)
   • Most recent available board president automatically assumes this role upon election of a new president
   • This type of position is common to provide continuity and capture as much of the experience and relationships generated by the past president
   • Should have a vote on the board? If so, is that incompatible with term limits (Article V, Section 1)?
   • What specific responsibilities will be held by the Past President?
   • Director emeritus?
4. Presently, program directors are appointed by the board of directors and have a vote on the board
   • Does this present a potential conflict (wherein a portion of the decision-making body is not directly elected by members)?
   • Should program directors be elected instead?
   • Should program directors not be given voting rights on the board?

Election of the board

• General (non-specific) nominations:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance
• President:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance
• Vice-president:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance
• Treasurer:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance
• Secretary:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance
• Directors at large:
  • Nominations are pending acceptance