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Subject: Re: [AllHandsActive] Re: Board election details
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LAST CALL FOR NOMINEES!!! Make your intentions for running known before
11:59pm TONIGHT!!!

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Dana Nelson <heibai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The board still needs to approve the push back date before we can formally
> accept more om nom nominations.
>
> All board members that have not given their aye or nye need to check their
> email. Thanks
> On Oct 19, 2012 1:52 PM, "Ech0aha" <ech0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I accept the nomination
>>
>> Jamison "The Silent Ech0" Lundy
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:11 PM, Jamie Finerman <finerma...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I would like to add Mr. Jamison Lundy to the nominations.
>> On Oct 18, 2012 9:24 PM, "Alexander Honkala" <alexander.honk...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Own it, my friends. You're hackers. You've looked at the world and found
>>> the gaps in between whimsy and reality and have decided that sitting idly
>>> and wishing them to be filled with beauty isn't enough. So you've set out
>>> to re-make reality itself, and the community and space of All Hands Active
>>> became a touchstone around which to orbit in that endeavor. AHA has
>>> survived on the dedicated effort of some beautiful core people and as such
>>> has gracefully accommodated great disparities in commitment levels to
>>> making the organization run. But at this point, AHA has grown so much in
>>> function and form that those core people are overwhelmed and for AHA to
>>> continue it must either cease all aspirations for growth OR become infused
>>> with the new enthusiasm of new badasses. I have faith (and this is a
>>> super-rare thing for me to evince) that, through the amplifying
>>> super-powers that AHA grants you by your participation, you can shake the
>>> world happier.
>>>
>>> Also, nominating: Starbuck for her grad school engineering perspective,
>>> Jonathan Beard simply for his wizened experience, and Josh Williams because
>>> he has become the hackerspace mom figure and knows everything going on. I
>>> endorse all currently nominated candidates, they're pretty much awesome.
>>>
>>> -X
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Dana Nelson <heibai...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Also, in case you tldr-ed nate dotz's post, don't. Read it, you
>>>> wankers. Your hackerspace relies on you. And you. But mostly you.
>>>>
>>>> And I would agree on delaying the election and amending bylaws and so
>>>> on if that's what it came down to. Great idea, nate.
>>>> On Oct 18, 2012 2:04 PM, "Dana Nelson" <heibai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I will also be running, officially this time.
>>>>> On Oct 18, 2012 12:54 PM, "N Y" <nymis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am nominating myself to run for The Board again.  I cannot, with
>>>>>> clear conscience, stop working now toward AHA's stability.  I cannot stop
>>>>>> when now, more than ever, we crucially need a group of driven leaders to
>>>>>> make time in their busy schedules to do some dirty work for the next six
>>>>>> months -- and beyond.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Given AHA's current financial situation, I resolve to try to raise
>>>>>> money.  We need to build strong alliances in our community: forming ties
>>>>>> with sympathetic organizations and our membership is critical.  We must do
>>>>>> some real legwork to accomplish this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope that *at least two* other brave individuals will find it in
>>>>>> themselves to join Ox, Thomas, and myself...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *The nomination deadline is tonight by midnight!* Let's work together
>>>>>> and make this happen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Nate Y.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:57 PM, N Y <nymis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello again,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just a quick reminder that there is a bit under a week remaining for
>>>>>>> board nominations, which will wrap up at 11:59PM on October 18th.  We
>>>>>>> are looking for at least five upstanding folks to help organize and
>>>>>>> oversee the operation of AHA.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So far, Michael Senkow and Thomas Hunter are both confirmed nominees.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you have the desire and time to help AHA grow, please consider
>>>>>>> running for board.  You may nominate yourself, and/or someone else
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>> you would like to see run.  If you decide to accept a nomination, or
>>>>>>> nominate yourself, please let us know here, and CC
>>>>>>> bo...@allhandsactive.com so we can easily keep track of who is
>>>>>>> running.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- Nate Y.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 09/28/2012 12:54 PM, N Y wrote:
>>>>>>> > Hello all,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > As Dana mentioned earlier, elections for the Board of Directors are
>>>>>>> > coming up. Today is the day when we will start the nomination
>>>>>>> process
>>>>>>> > for prospective board members.  If you feel you have the time and
>>>>>>> > ambition to perhaps do a bit of quick learning, help organize AHA
>>>>>>> as it
>>>>>>> > moves toward 501c3 status, help oversee the creation of more mature
>>>>>>> > educational programs, guide the acquisition of better tools and
>>>>>>> > workspaces for happy hackers, and create a weightier presence
>>>>>>> around
>>>>>>> > town, please consider running for the board!  The board term is six
>>>>>>> > months long, and you must remain a member in good standing during
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> > period.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Here's the breakdown of important dates for elections:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > - Today - October 18: People can start nominating themselves or
>>>>>>> others
>>>>>>> > over this mailing list.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > - October 18: NOMINATIONS: If you nominate *yourself* or wish to
>>>>>>> accept
>>>>>>> > someone else's nomination, send an email explicitly stating that
>>>>>>> you are
>>>>>>> > running to bo...@allhandsactive.com *by this date!* Any confirmed
>>>>>>> > nominees might also want to send a note to this list so that
>>>>>>> people know
>>>>>>> > they are running.  I will also send out periodical reminders of
>>>>>>> > confirmed nominees as I collect them.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > - October 19 - October 25 ABSENTEE VOTING: If you know that you are
>>>>>>> > unable to make it to the voting party at AHA on the evening of the
>>>>>>> 25th,
>>>>>>> > you will be able to submit your absentee ballot at the front desk
>>>>>>> during
>>>>>>> > this period. We will send along more info on this as the date
>>>>>>> approaches.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > - October 25: ELECTIONS: We host a themed Build Night in which the
>>>>>>> goal
>>>>>>> > is to build a board! Converge on AHA at 7:00PM, eat potluck-style
>>>>>>> foods,
>>>>>>> > and cast your ballot.  We will tally votes at 10:00PM.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > - October 26: New board is put in place.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > We will be using an instant-runoff-style vote. You will assign each
>>>>>>> > nominee a number from 1 to N (N being the number of nominees we
>>>>>>> have by
>>>>>>> > the 19th). Higher numbers represent the nominees you favor most,
>>>>>>> with 1
>>>>>>> > being your least-favored. We will add up all of your ranking
>>>>>>> values and
>>>>>>> > pick the five highest-scoring nominees, who will become the next
>>>>>>> board.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > If you are a fully-paid Standard Member ($50), or Student or
>>>>>>> Starving
>>>>>>> > Hacker Member ($20) in October, you are entitled to one vote. You
>>>>>>> may
>>>>>>> > become a paying member at any time up until the 25th if you would
>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>> > to be counted for this election.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > And here's the current board:
>>>>>>> > Dana Nelson
>>>>>>> > Jamison Lundy
>>>>>>> > Michael Senkow
>>>>>>> > Nathan Dotz
>>>>>>> > Nathan Yost
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Please post any election-related questions to this thread.  If you
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> > matters of a sensitive nature, you may also email the board
>>>>>>> directly at
>>>>>>> > bo...@allhandsactive.com .
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Thank you, and see you for elections on October 25th!
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > -- Nate Y.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>


-- 
Dana Nelson
*All Hands Active*
*AHAkids Class Coordinator*

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LAST CALL FOR NOMINEES!!! Make your intentions for running known before 11:=
59pm TONIGHT!!!<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2=
:01 PM, Dana Nelson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:heibaiwow@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">heibai...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>The board still needs to approve the push=
 back date before we can formally accept more om nom nominations.</p>
<p>All board members that have not given their aye or nye need to check the=
ir email. Thanks</p><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 19, 2012 1:52 PM, &quot;Ech0aha&quot; &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:ech0...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ech0...@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>I accept the nomination=A0<br><br>Jamison &qu=
ot;The Silent Ech0&quot; Lundy=A0<div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><=
br>On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:11 PM, Jamie Finerman &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:finer=
ma...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">finerma...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

<br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><p>I would like to add =
Mr. Jamison Lundy to the nominations.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 18, 2012 9:24 PM, &quot;Alexander Honkala=
&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:alexander.honk...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank"=
>alexander.honk...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex">


Own it, my friends. You&#39;re hackers. You&#39;ve looked at the world and =
found the gaps in between whimsy and reality and have decided that sitting =
idly and wishing them to be filled with beauty isn&#39;t enough. So you&#39=
;ve set out to re-make reality itself, and the community and space of All H=
ands Active became a touchstone around which to orbit in that endeavor. AHA=
 has survived on the dedicated effort of some beautiful core people and as =
such has gracefully accommodated great disparities in commitment levels to =
making the organization run. But at this point, AHA has grown so much in fu=
nction and form that those core people are overwhelmed and for AHA to conti=
nue it must either cease all aspirations for growth OR become infused with =
the new enthusiasm of new badasses. I have faith (and this is a super-rare =
thing for me to evince) that, through the amplifying super-powers that AHA =
grants you by your participation, you can shake the world happier.<div>



<br></div><div>Also, nominating: Starbuck for her grad school engineering p=
erspective, Jonathan Beard simply for his wizened experience, and Josh Will=
iams because he has become the hackerspace mom figure and knows everything =
going on. I endorse all currently nominated candidates, they&#39;re pretty =
much awesome.</div>



<div><br></div><div>-X</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct=
 18, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Dana Nelson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
heibai...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">heibai...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br>



<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Also, in case you tldr-ed nate dotz&#39;s=
 post, don&#39;t. Read it, you wankers. Your hackerspace relies on you. And=
 you. But mostly you. </p>




<p>And I would agree on delaying the election and amending bylaws and so on=
 if that&#39;s what it came down to. Great idea, nate.</p><div><div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 18, 2012 2:04 PM, &quot;Dana Nelson&quot;=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:heibai...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">heibaiwow@gma=
il.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">




<p>I will also be running, officially this time. </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 18, 2012 12:54 PM, &quot;N Y&quot; &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:nymis...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nymis...@gmail.com</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





Hello,<br><br>I am nominating myself to run for The Board again.=A0 I canno=
t, with clear conscience, stop working now toward AHA&#39;s stability.=A0 I=
 cannot stop when now, more than ever, we crucially need a group of driven =
leaders to make time in their busy schedules to do some dirty work for the =
next six months -- and beyond.<br>






<br>Given AHA&#39;s current financial situation, I resolve to try to raise =
money.=A0 We need to build strong alliances in our community: forming ties =
with sympathetic organizations and our membership is critical.=A0 We must d=
o some real legwork to accomplish this.<br>






<br>I hope that *at least two* other brave individuals will find it in them=
selves to join Ox, Thomas, and myself...<br><br>*The nomination deadline is=
 tonight by midnight!* Let&#39;s work together and make this happen.<br>






<br>-- Nate Y.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:=
57 PM, N Y <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nymis...@gmail.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank">nymis...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">






Hello again,<br>
<br>
Just a quick reminder that there is a bit under a week remaining for<br>
board nominations, which will wrap up at 11:59PM on October 18th. =A0We<br>
are looking for at least five upstanding folks to help organize and<br>
oversee the operation of AHA.<br>
<br>
So far, Michael Senkow and Thomas Hunter are both confirmed nominees.<br>
<br>
If you have the desire and time to help AHA grow, please consider<br>
running for board. =A0You may nominate yourself, and/or someone else who<br=
>
you would like to see run. =A0If you decide to accept a nomination, or<br>
nominate yourself, please let us know here, and CC<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:bo...@allhandsactive.com" target=3D"_blank">board@allhand=
sactive.com</a> so we can easily keep track of who is running.<br>
<br>
-- Nate Y.<br>
<div><div><br>
On 09/28/2012 12:54 PM, N Y wrote:<br>
&gt; Hello all,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; As Dana mentioned earlier, elections for the Board of Directors are<br=
>
&gt; coming up. Today is the day when we will start the nomination process<=
br>
&gt; for prospective board members. =A0If you feel you have the time and<br=
>
&gt; ambition to perhaps do a bit of quick learning, help organize AHA as i=
t<br>
&gt; moves toward 501c3 status, help oversee the creation of more mature<br=
>
&gt; educational programs, guide the acquisition of better tools and<br>
&gt; workspaces for happy hackers, and create a weightier presence around<b=
r>
&gt; town, please consider running for the board! =A0The board term is six<=
br>
&gt; months long, and you must remain a member in good standing during this=
<br>
&gt; period.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Here&#39;s the breakdown of important dates for elections:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - Today - October 18: People can start nominating themselves or others=
<br>
&gt; over this mailing list.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - October 18: NOMINATIONS: If you nominate *yourself* or wish to accep=
t<br>
&gt; someone else&#39;s nomination, send an email explicitly stating that y=
ou are<br>
&gt; running to <a href=3D"mailto:bo...@allhandsactive.com" target=3D"_blan=
k">bo...@allhandsactive.com</a> *by this date!* Any confirmed<br>
&gt; nominees might also want to send a note to this list so that people kn=
ow<br>
&gt; they are running. =A0I will also send out periodical reminders of<br>
&gt; confirmed nominees as I collect them.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - October 19 - October 25 ABSENTEE VOTING: If you know that you are<br=
>
&gt; unable to make it to the voting party at AHA on the evening of the 25t=
h,<br>
&gt; you will be able to submit your absentee ballot at the front desk duri=
ng<br>
&gt; this period. We will send along more info on this as the date approach=
es.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - October 25: ELECTIONS: We host a themed Build Night in which the goa=
l<br>
&gt; is to build a board! Converge on AHA at 7:00PM, eat potluck-style food=
s,<br>
&gt; and cast your ballot. =A0We will tally votes at 10:00PM.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; - October 26: New board is put in place.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; We will be using an instant-runoff-style vote. You will assign each<br=
>
&gt; nominee a number from 1 to N (N being the number of nominees we have b=
y<br>
&gt; the 19th). Higher numbers represent the nominees you favor most, with =
1<br>
&gt; being your least-favored. We will add up all of your ranking values an=
d<br>
&gt; pick the five highest-scoring nominees, who will become the next board=
.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; If you are a fully-paid Standard Member ($50), or Student or Starving<=
br>
&gt; Hacker Member ($20) in October, you are entitled to one vote. You may<=
br>
&gt; become a paying member at any time up until the 25th if you would like=
<br>
&gt; to be counted for this election.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; And here&#39;s the current board:<br>
&gt; Dana Nelson<br>
&gt; Jamison Lundy<br>
&gt; Michael Senkow<br>
&gt; Nathan Dotz<br>
&gt; Nathan Yost<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Please post any election-related questions to this thread. =A0If you h=
ave<br>
&gt; matters of a sensitive nature, you may also email the board directly a=
t<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:bo...@allhandsactive.com" target=3D"_blank">board@al=
lhandsactive.com</a> .<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thank you, and see you for elections on October 25th!<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -- Nate Y.<br>
<br>
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</div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>=
Dana Nelson<div><i><font size=3D"1">All Hands Active</font></i></div><div><=
i><font size=3D"1">AHAkids Class Coordinator</font></i></div><br>

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