I'll second Tyler's comments. Congratulations, Russell. Also, I thought those were thoughtful comments on the future thrust of PTP, as posted on Mike Rogoway's blog.
- Sam Churchill --------- On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Tyler Booth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Right, I'm well aware of the bylaws and how the elections process > works for PTP. > Also I am certainly not questioning the way the board voted for the > delegation of duties. > Just pointing out that it caught me off guard in that I didn't expect > that you Russell would > actually want the extended duties of President considering the amount > of work > you're already putting into PTP. > > Regardless, contrats once again to you and thanks again to Michael for > his > 2 years of dedication to the presidency of PTP. > > On Aug 14, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > > > > >>>>>> "Tyler" == Tyler Booth <[email protected]> writes: > > > > Tyler> Woa, curve ball. I guess I just expected Chris would be prez > > Tyler> as it's been the norm for the past 6(?) years. > > > > I've droned on about this at various meetings. For a long time, > > members thought they were voting for officers (President, Secretary, > > Treasurer). When I became Secretary, I thought it would be a good > > idea to read the bylaws, and when I did it became exceedingly clear > > that Members elect the Board of Directors (for two year terms, > > staggered) and the Board of Directors selects officers (for one year > > terms). > > > > The pattern up to now is that the person elected to what was Michael's > > Board seat also went on to be President, but that was a coincidence > > rather than structural. However, the pattern of experience was strong > > enough that several people didn't believe either me or their own eyes > > when I pointed directly at the various clauses in the bylaws. The > > bylaws are online, you can read for yourself! ;-) > > > > http://www.personaltelco.net/download/nonprofit/PTP_bylaws.doc > > (Note: the optional parts at the end are not considered part of the > > bylaws in force, per board decision, see: > > http://wiki.personaltelco.net/BoardMeeting20061206). > > > > I also want to thank Michael for his two years of service, both on the > > Board and his able service representing us as President, not to > > mention his extensive history as a volunteer prior to that. I hope > > that we can continue to profit from his good judgement on the Advisory > > Board and as a volunteer. > > > > I'll just say a few words about my goals as President. I think the > > most important thing for PTP is to remain active as a beacon, an > > educational resource and a rallying point for communications freedom, > > and for endeavoring to secure the means for people and their > > electronic helpmates to transfer information at their own discretion, > > and not at the whim or under the arbitrary policy constraints of those > > self-interested groups that have seized control of the pathways. In > > the process, we will continue to assist those who wish to share their > > internet connections with their community, activities for which we are > > best known, and we will continue to work to advance the goals of > > communications freedom by whatever means present themselves. > > > > > > -- > > Russell Senior, President > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sam Churchill (www.dailywireless.org) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
