Call for Nominees for Election to the SAGE Board of Directors

[Peg Schafer <BBN.COM">peg]

Call for Nominees for Election to the SAGE Board of Directors
Peg Schafer
<pegbbn.com>

The System Administrators Guild (SAGE) is at an exciting point - we will
turn one year old this fall.  Response has been tremendous, our membership
is larger than expected, and we have made significant progress this year.
Participation on the board of directors is an opportunity to make a
significant contribution to the development of the practice of system
administration.  Anyone who is interested in the development of SAGE, and
who is willing to work, is cordially invited to consider a position on the
board of directors.

The Facts

The SAGE charter calls for staggered, two-year terms for board members:
half of the board is elected one year, the other half the next.  As SAGE
will turn 1 year old this fall, 4 positions on the board will be up for
election.  In this second election, to be held this fall, four directors
will be chosen for 2 year terms, beginning January 1, 1994.  The SAGE
Board chooses its own officers after each general election (every year).

The current board consists of Carol Kubicki, Paul Moriarty, Pat
Parseghian, Peg Schafer, Steve Simmons, Pat Wilson, and Elizabeth Zwicky.
The SAGE Directors who were elected for 1993 and 1994, and who will remain
on the board, are Pat Parseghian, Steve Simmons and Peg Schafer.

SAGE is accepting nominations for 4 new members of the governing board
until 12 noon PST, Friday, November 5.  Anyone interested in running for
the SAGE board should send his or her name and telephone number, along
with a brief statement, to the nominating committee
<sage-nominationsusenix.org>.  You can also send U.S. Mail to the SAGE
Nominating Committee in care of the USENIX Association.  The nominating
committee will gather the candidates' names and contact each of them
before the election takes place.

At the USENIX LISA Conference, to be held November 1-5, 1993 in Monterey,
CA, there will be a candidates' forum to enable prospective board members
to introduce themselves and talk about the issues.  Prospective board
members unable to attend the LISA conference will be able to submit a
position paper to this forum.

The new board will take office in January, 1994, with the first board
meeting to be held at the Winter USENIX conference in San Francisco.
Current estimates indicate that the new board will have at least 4
meetings a year, three at LISA and USENIX technical conferences, and other
meetings via telephone.  At this time board members are responsible for
travel and lodging expenses to attend meetings.

Questions may be directed to Peg Schafer, chair of the SAGE election
committee <pegusenix.org>.  All inquires will be kept confidential.