[tei-council] Council Chair Elections

[James Cummings]

Hi All,

So in the good traditions of newly created procedures, we've 
failed to follow them at all. That is, it seems, that there is no 
one who has put forward their name to be Council Chair. I held 
off because I didn't want to stop anyone else who was thinking of 
doing so (and then because I was examining a DPhil on Friday it 
went clean out of my mind).

I will now put myself forward as Chair of the TEI Technical 
Council for the next year. The reasons I think you should accept 
me are:

1) I know what the job entails
2) I can do the work as part of my post in Oxford rather than in 
my spare time
3) I promise to try to be more organized this year
4) No one else seems to want to do it

According to 
http://wiki.tei-c.org/index.php/TEI-Council-FAQ#How_is_the_TEI_Technical_Council_Chair_elected.3F 
and common sense I should probably give you a couple days to make 
any strenuous objections or put yourself forward. How about if no 
one has nominated themselves or objected on the mailing list by 
Thursday 5 December at 10am (GMT), then I'll assume an 
acclamation and announce it to the Board and TEI-L.

So silence will indicate agreement. :-)

Best wishes,

-James

On 27/11/13 15:05, James Cummings wrote:
>
> Dear TEI Council,
>
> Please remember that the incoming Council must elect a chair from
> its own membership and that we had set a deadline of "the last
> Friday in November" for those interested in being chair to send a
> brief statement on why you think Council members should vote for you.
>
> This is your reminder. If you are on Council next year and wish
> to be Chair, please say so on the Council list before the end of
> this Friday.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> -James
>
>


-- 
Dr James Cummings, James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk
Academic IT Services, University of Oxford