SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: General Assembly Meeting/Elections - January 28!

Open Nominations/Elections for Board of Directors

ATASC is proud to announce the General Assembly meeting to be held on Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the Huntington Room in the Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel (2640 Lakewood Blvd. Long Beach, California 90815 (562-597-4401)).  Please see the agenda below for details.  The Board is requesting that each chapter attend and provide at least two representatives to be involved in this very important meeting.

At this meeting, we must elect three (3) At-Large members for the Board of Directors.  One of the positions will be for a one-year term and two of the positions will be for two-year terms as described in our Bylaws.  Additionally, we must elect the President and the Treasurer who also serve on the Board of Directors.  All ATASC and Chapter members are invited to participate and vote in person at the General Assembly Meeting.

The elected Board members will be responsible for the overall policy and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the President, Treasurer, and ad-hoc committees.  The nominees must be members in good standing (i.e., paid membership to ATASC or a Chapter through 2007).

Please identify candidates who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors or nominate yourself.  Please send an e-mail to Ahmet Atahan (ahmetatahan@yahoo.com) by Friday, January 26, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. with the following information:

§         Name of Nominee/Candidate;
§         Name of Nominator;
§         Short “Statement of Interest” indicating why he/she is interested in serving on the Board of Directors; and
§         Photograph in .jpg, .bmp, .gif, or .pdf format.

The Election Committee (Ahmet Atahan (Chair), Arzu Kurkoglu, Michelle Deniz Drousé) will provide copies of this information at the General Assembly meeting.  Nominees may also be identified during the General Assembly and run off the floor in accordance with the Bylaws.

Following the election, the ballots will be counted and results will be announced by one of the Election Committee members.  If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can send a written voter proxy with one of the members in good standing (click here to download a voter proxy).

We encourage you to get involved in ATASC!

AGENDA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
JANUARY 28, 2007
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order and Verify Quorum/Roll Call – Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

2. Welcome and Meeting Overview – Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

3. Identify a Recording Secretary - Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

4. Special Guest Introductions - Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

5. Approval of Agenda - Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

6. Approval of Minutes - Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair)

7. Old Business - none

8. New Business (Items to be Voted on)
    a. Bylaws Revisions - Michelle Deniz Drousé (Vice Chair/Bylaws Revision Committee)
    b. Board of Directors Elections – Ahmet Atahan (Elections Committee Chair)

• President (1-year)
• Treasurer (1-year)
• At-Large (1-year)
• At-Large (2-year)
• At-Large (2-year)

9. Officer/Committee Reports
    a. President’s End-of-the-Year Report – Yunus Aksoy (President) - 30 minutes
    b. Treasurer’s End-of-the-Year Report – Ergun Tamer (Treasurer) – 15 minutes
    c. Izmit School Report – Vega Sankur (Board member/Izmit School Chair) – 15 minutes
    d. Advisory Council Report – Orhan Gurbuz (Advisory Council Chair) – 15 minutes

10. Announcements

11. General Assembly Adjournment

12. Establish Next Board Meeting