Fellow ROC Members, Election season is upon us, once again. The ROC Board would like to sincerely thank David Erbas-White for again agreeing to serve as our independent Election Chairman this year. He did the same job the last couple of years and deserves a great deal of thanks! There are nine ROC Board members, each serving 3-year terms on a rotating basis. There are three ROC Board seats expiring this year: Allen Farrington, Lee Scott, and myself, Greg Lyzenga will all have their current terms on the ROC Board of Directors end at ROCstock 40 in November, 2014. Also, our Tripoli Prefect, Rick Magee will have his term expire and will need to be re-elected or replaced. We will hold the election as usual, with the three top vote-getters gaining the three-year terms. We are now accepting self-nominations from prospective ROC Board Members. By the way, voting rights and eligibility to serve on the ROC Board are limited to paid ROC "Executive" members, ROC Board members, and ROC "Lifetime" members only. While ROC "Daily" and "Family" members are welcome to fly with us at any launch, they are not eligible to vote in ROC elections, nor to run for positions on the ROC Board of Directors. So, if you'd like to be eligible to vote in the ROC election, or to run for the Board, now is the time to pay your annual dues, and become an Executive Member of ROC. To self-nominate, prospective candidates for the ROC Board should prepare a short statement of their qualifications, and send it directly to David Erbas-White, our Election Chair. All candidates are also encouraged to include a photograph with their statements. Candidate statements and photographs should be emailed or postmarked as soon as possible between now and the end of August. The address for candidate statements and photographs is: ROC Board Nominations c/o: David Erbas-White P.O. Box 323 Lake Forest, CA 92609-0323 Alternatively, candidate statements and photographs may be emailed to: bigbearrockets@xxxxxxx <mailto:bigbearrockets@xxxxxxx> Ballots will be printed and mailed out during September to all eligible ROC Members, along with a copy of the statements and photos submitted by every candidate. Candidate statements and photos will also be posted on the ROC web site and social media. Completed ballots must also be mailed back to our Election Chair, David Erbas-White, and must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2014. Late ballots will not be counted. David will tabulate the election results, and the results of the election will be announced at a ROC membership meeting to be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at ROCstock 40. The newly elected board members will start their terms at that time. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks, Greg --------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Lyzenga ROC President - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088