Welcome to the August 2001 Issue of the OAUA Newsletter For the online version with full length articles, go to: http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/ The Contents: Important Notice! September is election month and the Notice of Election is at the end of this email. It is also at the top of the newsletter "Final Bid" page on the OAUA site. Final Bid: Notice of Election, Online Newsletters, Call for volunteers, Chuckles and more chuckles... http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/0108-final-bid.shtml Editorial: "What A Year"... http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/0108-editorial.shtml Walt's Whimsies: Neatness is nice... http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/0108-waltswhim.shtml Some Observations On Feedback http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/0108-feedback.shtml Would you like to write an article for the newsletter? Please write to newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -------- **Notice of Election** In accordance with OAUA's bylaws, four current seats are announced for election to the Board of Directors for three-year terms. The terms of office will commence September 6th, 2001 and will expire on September 9th, 2004. Duties and requirements may be found in the bylaws under ARTICLE III, Board of Directors, Section 3.1. Duties and Qualifications. http://www.auctionusers.org/bylaws.shtml#31 Members who are interested in running for one of these seats should submit their name by email to the OAUA Secretary, Ken Knull, secretary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx no later than 12:00 PM PST August 15th, 2001. Candidates may also submit a brief statement and/or a photo if desired. The statement shall be no longer than 250 words, preferably as part of an email or an attached Wordpad file or text file. No HTML please. Photos must be in jpeg (.jpg) format. On August 25th, 2001, an online ballot and a candidate information page containing the candidates' names, statements, and photos will be posted on the OAUA site. An email notice will be sent to members on that date. Voting by online ballot will begin on August 25th, 2001 and end at 12:00 PM Pacific daylight time on September 5th, 2001. Members of record by midnight August 24th, 2001 will be eligible to vote. The candidates elected to fill these seats will be announced at the General Membership Meeting to be held on September 6th, 2001. The Board anticipates electing Officers at its regular October 4, 2001 meeting. The Officer positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Operations Officer. Details of the duties can be found in the bylaws. Members interested in applying for an Officer position should also contact the Secretary. Visit the Annual Member Meeting & Board Election Forum on the OAUA Discussion Board for the latest information and to discuss the election. http://www.auctionusers.org/forums/ -------- We at the OAUA respect your online privacy. If you would like to be removed from the newsletter mailing list, click the link below and send the email. Or, if the link doesn't work properly, send an email to oauanewsletter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject line of the email. oauanewsletter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe