ISEA on Fri, 24 Apr 1998 23:43:27 +0100 |
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Syndicate: ISEA Board nominations |
Dear Syndicate friends ++++ an important announcement from the ISEA HQ in Montreal ++++ __________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR - ISEA BOARD NOMINATIONS - are now open until 12 June 1998 __________________________________________________________________ Since January 1998, the HQ has a dynamic, multilingual team of 5 part time staff members who coordinate and administer ISEA's virtual and physical presence. The HQ team is committed to develop ISEA's international and local presence by extending our networks and providing a diverse range of benefits to our membership. ISEA advocates a culturally diverse community, which stimulates a global promotion and development of electronic art practices. The next 5 months will prove to be a very exciting period for ISEA. Right now our current ISEA Board has served its agreed 1 year term and new elections are on the horizon and we are preparing for our first AGM to be held at ISEA98 in Liverpool / Manchester in September. For more information on ISEA98 please visit our web site: http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea/symposium/isea98.html So now is the time and the chance to make significant difference in the direction of our organization. We look forward to the new challenges the future will bring with a newly elected ISEA Board. In this ISEA news bulletin you will find: --+ ISEA HQ Information +-- --+ Call for participation information-- --+ ISEA's Board structure +-- --+ Indication of Board Members Tasks and Terms +-- --+ Nomination Submission Form +-- __________________________________________________________________ --+ ISEA HQ Information +-- * ISEA is a non-profit, international organization whose membership and collaborators consists of a wide range of individuals and institutions involved in the creative, theoretical and technological aspects of electronic arts. * Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, the ISEA HQ moved its Headquarters to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the end of 1996. In its first year of activity in Montreal, the ISEA HQ focused on restructuring the organization. During this period, ISEA acquired the status of international non governmental organization (INGO). _________________________________________________________________ --+ Call for participation information+-- This deadline for nominations to the ISEA Board closes --- JUNE 12 1998 --- --- Please note --- ONLY ISEA MEMBERS will be able to be elected for Board positions!! Non-members interested in presenting themselves as nominees can register and submit their application at the same time. Please see our web site http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea for information on how to become an ISEA member or email us the ISEA HQ. DETAILS CONCERNING THE VOTING PROCEDURES, AGM STRUCTURE AND AGENDA WILL BE FORWARDED TO ALL ISEA MEMBERS IN THE NEXT ISEA NEWSLETTER. FOR ANY INQUIRIES, CONTACT US AT THE ISEA HQ. _________________________________________________________________ --+ ISEA Board Structure +-- Up to 9 ISEA Board positions are available. The outgoing board will recommend to the incoming board that, by a gentlepersons agreement, 3 members resign at the end of a one year period and three members resign at the end of a two year period. This will then ensure that at future Annual General Meetings, a number of board members will be continuing and a number will be newly elected, providing for a rotation of Board members offering new insight and perspectives for the development of ISEA. __________________________________________________________________ --+ Indication of Board Member Tasks and Terms +-- Tasks: * Board members should act in the best interest of the ISEA network and its membership. * Persons nominated should consider their personal time and interests which they will bring to ISEA * Board members shall collaboratively and actively promote and shape the future development of ISEA * Board members should creatively assist in converging an interdisciplinary art practice and technological developments. * During the course of the next year, the ISEA Board and the ISEA HQ shall keep regular contact by holding on-line meetings every 2 months to help manage, plan and develop ISEA. * ISEA98 in Liverpool, UK could set the scene for the first new Board meeting to take place. __________________________________________________________________ --+ Nomination Submission Form +-- Please print this form and fax or sent by mail only to the ISEA HQ office. Surname: __________________________FirstName: _____________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________________________________ State:_______________ ZipCode: ___________ Country: ___________________________ Email: ________________________________ URL: ________________________________ ISEA member: ______ yes _______ no (please note: Membership application forms can be received via email: isea@sat.qc.ca or on our web site http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea) I, _______________________________________________ being a member of the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts hereby agree to be nominated as an ISEA Board member. Signature _____________________________ date _____________________ Please submit these Personal Details with your nomination: 1. Short descriptive bio (max. 250 words) 2. How do you foresee your nomination to benefit ISEA and its membership (max. 250 words) 3. Briefly outline your past involvement in the field of Electronic Art 4. Please list 3 concerns you have regarding ISEA Looking forward to receive your nominations! The ISEA HQ