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Important Reminder
Call for Nominations: Deadline is August 31st
SNIA Board of Directors and Technical Council
Hello SNIA Member,
We wish to remind you of our nomination and election process for the Board of Directors and the Technical Council for service for 2015. Terms commence on October 9, 2014 with the Annual Members’ conference call Meeting and extend until the 2015 Meeting in early October of 2015.
Read on for information on the nomination and election process with the Deadline of August 31st. We particularly encourage every voting member company to consider nominating candidates for election – yourself or a company colleague. We also encourage non–voting member companies to consider the advantages of having additional influence and participation in SNIA and industry matters by becoming a voting member company and being able eligible to vote for our Association leaders. Find details here.
The Board of Directors (Board) is the governing body of SNIA. It is composed of up to 10 Directors elected by the membership, and up to 3 Directors appointed by the Board. For next year’s Board, 5 elected seat Directors are able to remain on the Board to complete the second year of their terms. For this year’s election, this leaves 5 seats open for election to 2–year terms by SNIA voting members, along with up to 3 seats open for At–Large appointments by the full Board (after elections).
For more information about SNIA Board and Officer positions and responsibilities, click here. See information on the current Board members at http://www.snia.org/about/organization/board.
The Technical Council (TC) is the body of technical experts that guides the technical direction of the SNIA. It is composed of up to 7 members elected by the membership and up to 2 members nominated by the Technical Council and appointed by the Board of Directors. For this year’s TC election, 2 of the existing TC members may remain on the TC to complete the second year of their terms. This leaves 5 seats open for election to a 2–year term by SNIA voting members and 2 seats open for appointment by the full Board (after elections). See information on the current Technical Council at http://www.snia.org/about/organization/tech_council.
The current composition of the Board and Technical Council is:
Board of Directors — Voting Members |
1.) David Dale (NetApp) Chairman |
2.) Molly Rector (DataDirect Networks) Vice–Chairman* |
3.) Jim Pappas (Intel) Secretary |
4.) Allan Zmyslowski (Fujitsu) Treasurer * |
5.) Ron Emerick (Oracle) |
6.) Dave Gimpl (IBM) |
7.) Skip Jones (Individual) * |
8.) J Michael Metz (Cisco Systems) * |
9.) Rupin Mohan (HP) * |
10.) SW Worth (Microsoft) * |
* = Term expires this Year |
Technical Council — Voting Members |
1.) Don Deel (Individual) Chairman* |
2.) Bill Martin (Samsung Electronics) Vice–Chairman |
3.) Craig Carlson (QLogic) * |
4.) Mark Carlson (Toshiba) * |
5.) Fred Knight (NetApp) * |
6.) Carlos Pratt (IBM) |
7.) Leah Schoeb (Evaluator Group) * |
8.) Doug Voigt (HP) * |
9.) Alan Yoder (Huawei) * |
* = Term expires this Year |
We encourage current Board and Technical Council members eligible for re–election to consider running again and remind you that you must participate in the nomination process as outlined.
Dates |
2014 Schedule of Activities |
August 1 | Board of Directors and Technical Council Nomination/Election Notice Distributed to Members as “Call for Nominations” |
August 2 – 31 | Nominations accepted from qualified candidates |
August 31, Midnight PT | Nominations are closed |
September 1 | Notice to Members of Election Period and Issuing of Election ballot by e-mail from SNIA Executive Director as “Call for Elections” |
September 3 | Candidate bios, photos, and Candidate statements (as available) posted on SNIA Website |
September 1–30 | Voting–Member Company designated Voting Representatives submit their ballot via e–Mail or FAX. Only the Executive Director and one other SNIA Staff member manage the balloting results. Votes may be changed by submitter any time during the voting period |
September 30, Midnight PT | Voting is closed |
October 2 | Results of votes disclosed to Candidates |
October 9, 10am PT | Election Results will be announced during our 2014 Annual Membership Teleconference Meeting |
Please use this Nomination Application to nominate yourself or one of your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Jim Pappas
Secretary, SNIA Board of Directors |
Leo Leger
Executive Director, SNIA |
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