[ASA-Official] ASA Spring GBM and Elections - Tuesday 4/12 (tomorrow) at 6pm in 54-100

[Rachel E Meyer]

Dear Student Group Leaders,


The Spring ASA General Body Meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday 4/12, at 6pm in 
54-100.  Check-in and food will start at 5:30pm.  The main item of 
business will be the elections for the 2011-2012 ASA Executive Board. 
More information about elections is below as well as further agenda 
details.

All groups are required to send a representative to this meeting.  GBMs 
are the primary way for the ASA and student groups to communicate in 
person and serve as an opportunity for groups to check-in with ASA and 
vice-versa.  Groups that do not send a representative group may face 
consequences including but not limited to warnings, fines, resource 
restrictions, and derecognition for inactivity.

Note: club sports and FSILGs are excused from this meeting as long as 
their respective governing organization attends; however these groups are 
eligible to receive a vote if they send a representative.


Agenda:
- Election/confirmation of appointed Board members for the remainder of 
the 2010-2011 term
- Announcments/Reminders: MIT150 Open House, Student Leader Awards, 
Recruitment Rules, Update your ASA Database Entry
- Funding and Finances Update
- Walker Update
- Elections for the 2011-2012 ASA Exec Board


Elections:
We will be electing ASA Executive Board members for the 2011-2012 term at 
this meeting.  This includes elections for: President, Treasurer, 
Secretary, two Graduate Members-at-Large, two Undergraduate 
Members-at-Large, and one Student Member-at-Large.

Details about ASA Executive Board positions and elections are posted at 
http://mit.edu/asa/about/elections.html.  If you are interested in running 
you can submit a candidate sheet as described on that page or any form of 
a slide to be shown at the meeting tomorrow.  Please email these to 
asa-elect at mit.edu by 4pm tomorrow at the latest.  If you don't submit 
anything in advance, you can also be nominated or nominate yourself off 
the floor during the meeting.  At the meeting nominees will have one 
minute to speak and will then answer questions from the audience.

If you would like to nominate someone besides yourself, please send an 
email with their name to asa-elect at mit.edu and we will contact them about 
running.  Please direct any questions about this process or about any of 
these positions to asa-elect at mit.edu or asa-president at mit.edu.



Please feel free to email asa-exec at mit.edu with any requests, questions, 
or other inquiries.



Sincerely,
The ASA Executive Board
http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html