[AISWorld] MWAIS - Officer Positions Available - Nominations Solication

[Larson, David K]

Dear MWAIS Chapter member



I hope this e-mail finds you well. I am writing to you in my capacity as the Chair of this year's Nominations and Election Committee by virtue of being the Immediate Past-President.



This year we are soliciting nominations for PRESIDENT-ELECT, SECRETARY, MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICITY DIRECTOR and AT-LARGE DIRECTOR.  Below you will find a summary of the positions.



Please send nominations to Dave Larson (dlars1 at uis.edu<mailto:dlars1 at uis.edu>) by MARCH 31st. Nominees must be members of good standing of the AIS and MWAIS and willing to serve in the position for which they are nominated. Qualifying nominees will be expected to submit a brief bio for distribution prior to the elections. Self-nominations are allowed.



Elections will be held at the 15th annual MWAIS conference at Drake University in Des Moines, IA, on May 28 - 29, 2020. http://mwais2020.wp.drake.edu/



Position Summaries - also available on the MWAIS website - https://mwais.org/bylaws/



DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT (3-year term)

The President-Elect shall serve as a general assistant to the President and shall assume the office of President at the end of the term of office of the President. Once the term as President ends shall assume the position of Immediate Past President.



DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY (2-year term)

The Secretary shall be the chief administrative officer of the Chapter and shall perform all duties that pertain to the office of Secretary and that may be assigned by the President and the Executive Board. The secretary's primary duties shall be to:

* Keep minutes of the annual general meeting and other business meetings of the Chapter.

* Attend the meetings of the Executive Board and act as the clerk thereof and record all the acts, notes, and minutes of the meeting.

* Submit an annual Activity Report (and any other reports) to the AIS Vice President of SIGs and Chapters as requested.

* Notify Chapter members and members of the Executive Board of all meetings.

* Perform other duties as time to time assigned by the President.

* Collect, maintain and manage documents and files on a secure platform accessible to all Executive Board members


DUTIES OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICITY DIRECTOR (2-year term)
There shall be the Membership and publicity director of the chapter and shall perform all duties that pertain to this office and that may be assigned by the President and the Executive Board.
The primary duties shall be to:
* Attend Executive committee meetings
* Review all applications for membership and maintain a membership roster
* Publicize the chapter events at appropriate venues as decided by the President and the Executive Board
* Solicit content, edit, publish and advertise the MWAIS newsletter after obtaining final approval of the MWAIS executive board.
* Maintain and update the mwais.org website.

DUTIES OF AT-LARGE DIRECTOR (2-year term)
The duties of At-Large Directors will be determined and defined by the Executive Board.
The At-Large Director shall be the chief advisory office of the Chapter and shall perform all duties that pertain to the office of the at-large Director that may be assigned by the President and the executive board. The at-large director's primary duties shall be to:
* Attend Executive committee meetings
* Provide guidance and advice to the MWAIS executive board on important issues
* Perform other duties as time to time assigned by the Executive Board

Dr. Dave Larson, CCP (Retired), PMP (Retired), Six Sigma Black Belt
Associate Professor Emeritus, Management Information Systems
University of Illinois at Springfield
College of Business and Management
Immediate Past President, Midwest Association for Information Systems (MWAIS)
Board Member, Society for Advancement of Management (SAM)
Email: dlars1 at uis.edu<mailto:dlars1 at uis.edu>