rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) (02/03/88)
I just got my the Jan/Feb ;login: and was bothered to read that the Nominating Committee basically picked an "all commercial" slate. This is not in any way to denigrate their efforts, nor to cast any aspersions on any of the nominees. (And yes, I realize I'm splitting hairs by considering UCB a "corporation" and I don't what percentage of Bob Morris's time is spent in the classroom versus the boardroom. :-) If you know of any academic-types (graduate students, professors, staff, etc.) who you think should be nominated, or if you would like to be nominated yourself (and lack the ego :-), please drop me a line. A nomination requires a written statement from the contender, which must be endorsed by at least five current members. The deadline is February 26, so there's not much time. I will coordinate with prospective nominees, and round up enough signatories, and pay for next-day delivery if things get that close to the deadline. If you can't get through to me by electonic mail, call me at work. My number is, 617-873-3290, and I'm their during reasonable hours, USA Eastern Time. Again, I'm not faulting the past or prospective contributions of anyone. I just want an academic alternative. /rich $alz -- For comp.sources.unix stuff, mail to sources@uunet.uu.net.
spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (02/03/88)
Rich Salz noted that the nominating committee didn't pick any full-time
"academics" for the slate of candidates for offices and directors of
Usenix. Whether or not that is bad is, I suppose, a matter of
opinion; as one of those "academics" I'd like to think we have
something to contribute, too.
I had contacted the nominating committee early on and indicated an interest
in running for one of the Director positions; I didn't get selected.
The committee's statement in ";login:" describing why they picked
their candidates says:
"The Board needs a range of talents, and it needs a good mix of
experience and new ideas. Candidates must be committed to Usenix,
and must in addition have the skills needed to direct a rapidly
growing organization."
Does my residency in the midwest constrain my qualifications? Or does
the fact that I'm an academic faculty member mean I can't be committed
or have good ideas? Maybe my involvement with Usenet or Purdue makes
me unfit for such a position :-) Being the charitable type, I'll
assume that somebody overlooked my repeated expressions of interest,
and that is why my name didn't come up in the list of candidates --
accidents *do* happen from time to time.
However, to make life more interesting and help the nominating
committee make up for this oversight, I'm expressing my interest yet
again to run for a Director position. The statement in ";login:" says
that at least five *members* in good standing must submit nominations to the
Executive Director by Feb 26. If you think it would be worthwhile
to add my name to the list of qualified candidates, and you are a
member of Usenix, write (paper mail, not US mail) to:
Mr. Peter H. Salus, Executive Director
Usenix Association
P.O. Box 2299
Berkeley, CA 94710
Send him a piece of paper stating something to the effect of "I
nominate Eugene H. Spafford as a candidate to run in the 1988 elections
for the position of Director of the Usenix Association." Be sure to
sign your full name.
If at least 5 of you think I should be a candidate (note that I am *NOT*
soliciting anyone's vote...yet) and do this before the 26th, then thanks
in advance.
Let me also note that if anyone not currently nominated sincerely
wishes to be a candidate for a position as a Director or as an officer
and s/he sends me a note to that effect, I will be happy to submit a
nomination letter on his/her behalf.
--
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spafgeoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (02/04/88)
In article <3102@arthur.cs.purdue.edu> spaf@uther.cs.purdue.edu.UUCP (Gene Spafford) writes: > Does my residency in the midwest constrain my qualifications? Or does Obviously, Spaf, it's your well-known laziness and lack of contributions to the Unix community that caused you to be left out. :-)**100 (For those readers who don't know Spaf's rep, let me add that this is the most sarcastic comment I've made in five years of newsreading. Go Spaf!) -- Geoff Kuenning geoff@ITcorp.com {uunet,trwrb}!desint!geoff