> Tuesday, November 6th (a week from tomorrow) will be our second annual
> meeting, and is also (appropriately) the date of our board member
> elections!

> The developments and activities at Splat over the past year have been
> incredible: MakerFaire, Bullitron, 501c3 status, RobotCamp, our own
> printer (thanks Jeff!) are just a few of them.  I really look forward
> to celebrating the end of year two, and the beginning of year three,
> with you all.

> To celebrate our achievements, I will be bringing my mythical Nutella
> pop tarts to share, and I encourage others to bring baked goods,
> snacks, and drinks.  Let's have a party!

> Agenda-wise, last year's annual meeting was fairly low key, and I
> expect this year's to be similar - officers will report, and then
> we'll pass around a hat to submit votes for positions with multiple
> candidates.

> Election Stuff
> ------------------

> If you are a full member of Splat Space, you are eligible to run for a
> board position, and I *highly* encourage you to do so if you are
> interested.  Here are some reasons to consider running for a board
> position:

> * It's awesome
> * It's not hard.  Really!  Depending on the position, you can expect
> to spend a few hours a week (and often less) on Splat business, or
> more at your discretion.
> * The existing officers are really nice and will help you learn how to
> do stuff, and will still be around to help.
> * We're a real 501c3 and recognized Durham/Triangle tech/make
> presence, and a leadership position could be a sweet little resume
> bullet.
> * Most importantly: we need you!  We've been around long enough to
> establish routines and habits, and new and inspired leadership could
> take us to higher dimensions of awesomeness.

> You can run for any of the following positions.  The official
> description of each position can be found on the wiki [1], but I
> summarize here:

> * President (me) - run meetings and keep forgetting to fix the wiki
> * Vice President (Justis) - do sweet projects, tell people about us,
> occupy Durham and Raleigh simultaneously
> * Treasurer (Darren) - oversee Cayman accounts, automate all the
> things, make Bullitrons
> * Secretary (Lenore) - take monthly meeting notes, blow minds with
> amateur radio knowledge
> * Public Relations (Phil) - Hypermedia Social Web 2.0 Semantic
> Facebook Synergy Microblogging and Tweet geyser
> * Members at Large (Peter, Shaw) - help as needed and maintain high
> degree of radicalness

> Thanks all, see you tomorrow at the last regular meeting of year 2!
> Alan

> 1. http://wiki.splatspace.org/index.php/Bylaws#Article_IV:_The_Officers